• Stabilization of Agricultural Soil Contaminated by Arsenic and Heavy Metals using Biochar derived from Buffalo Weed
  • Koh, Il-Ha;Kim, Jungeun;Kim, Gi Suk;Park, Mi Sun;Kang, Dae Moon;Ji, Won Hyun;
  • National Environment Lab. (NeLab);National Environment Lab. (NeLab);National Environment Lab. (NeLab);Korea Mine Reclamation Corporation (MIRECO);Korea Mine Reclamation Corporation (MIRECO);Korea Mine Reclamation Corporation (MIRECO);
  • 단풍잎돼지풀 기반 바이오차를 이용한 비소 및 중금속 오염 농경지의 안정화
  • 고일하;김정은;김지숙;박미선;강대문;지원현;
  • 환경기술정책연구원;환경기술정책연구원;환경기술정책연구원;한국광해관리공단;한국광해관리공단;한국광해관리공단;
Abstract
Biochar, which has high alkalinity, has widely studied for amendment of soil that contaminated with heavy metals. The aim of this study is assessment of amendment for arsenic and heavy metals contaminated acidic agricultural soil using biochar that derived from buffalo weed (A. trifida L. var. trifida). Pot experiments were carried out including analysis of soil solution, contaminants fractionation, soil chemical properties and plant (lettuce) uptake rate. Arsenic and heavy metals concentrations in soil solution showed relatively low in biochar added experiments when compared to the control. In the heavy metals fractionation in soil showed decrease of exchangeable fraction and increase of carbonates fraction; however, arsenic fractionations showed constant. Soil chemical properties indicated that biochar could induce recovery of soil quality for plant growth in terms of soil alkalinity. However, phosphate concentration in biochar added soil decreased due to Ca-P precipitation by exchangeable calcium from biochar. Arsenic and heavy metals uptake rate of plant in the amended experiment decreased to 50% when compared to the control. Therefore biochar derived from buffalo weed can be used as amendment material for agricultural soil contaminated with arsenic and heavy metals. Precipitation of As-Ca and metal-carbonates are major mechanisms for soil amendment using char.

Keywords: Biochar;Stabilization;Arsenic;Heavy metal;Plant uptake;

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