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Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Agricultural Product Quality

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 1837

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Huafen Li

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Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: environmental monitoring; organic standard; fertilizer management; heavy metal control; environmental risk assessment
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Dr. Yanan Wan

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College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: soil; heavy metal pollution; agronomy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

With the increase in agricultural inputs and rapid industrialization, soil heavy metal pollution has become an important factor affecting the quality of the ecological environment and human health. However, most heavy metal pollutants in soil do not undergo chemical and microbial degradation, leading to their accumulation in soil and subsequent absorption by crops. This poses a threat to the safety and quality of agricultural products. Therefore, identifying ways to effectively regulate heavy metals in soil–crop systems is of great significance in ensuring the safe production of agricultural products in polluted soil and the sustainable development of agriculture.

Therefore, this Special Issue on “Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Agricultural Product Quality” seeks high-quality works focusing on the latest research on the destinations and ecological effects of heavy metals in soil and plants, as well as novel strategies for reducing their risk in soil–agricultural-product systems. Researchers around the world are invited to contribute relevant papers to this Special Issue. Possible topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  1. Effects of heavy metals on the biological characteristics and nutritional quality of agricultural products;
  2. Migration and transformation of heavy metals in soil–plant systems;
  3. Soil heavy metal remediation agents based on physical, chemical, or biological methods and their remediation mechanisms;
  4. Agronomic measures to control heavy metals in agricultural products;
  5. Novel technologies for the safe utilization of heavy-metal-polluted farmland and their application;
  6. Source apportionment and risk assessment for heavy metals in agricultural soil and products.

Prof. Dr. Huafen Li
Dr. Yanan Wan
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • heavy metals
  • quality
  • food safety
  • soil amendment
  • phytoremediation
  • bioremediation
  • agronomic measure
  • safety utilization
  • source apportionment
  • risk assessment

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Potential to Ensure Safe Production of Water Spinach in Heavy Metals-Contaminated Soil by Substituting Chemical Fertilizer with Organic Fertilizer
by Hao Qi, Zhong Zhuang, Jiang Liu, Siyu Huang, Qiqi Wang, Qi Wang, Huafen Li and Yanan Wan
Plants 2024, 13(20), 2935; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13202935 - 20 Oct 2024
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Organic fertilizers are widely used to improve soil quality. However, their potential for ensuring the safe production of vegetables in soils with varying levels of heavy metals pollution remains inadequately explored. Here, we conducted a pot experiment to investigate the effects of substituting [...] Read more.
Organic fertilizers are widely used to improve soil quality. However, their potential for ensuring the safe production of vegetables in soils with varying levels of heavy metals pollution remains inadequately explored. Here, we conducted a pot experiment to investigate the effects of substituting chemical fertilizers with organic fertilizer on the HMs accumulation in water spinach by simulating soils with different levels of HMs pollution. The results showed that the organic fertilizer significantly increased the soil pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and organic matter (OM). Furthermore, it led to a reduction in the soil DTPA–Cd and DTPA–Pb levels by 3.3–20.6% and 22.4–47.3%, respectively, whereas the DTPA–As levels increased by 0.07–7.7 times. The organic fertilizer effectively reduced the Cd and Pb content in water spinach below the safety limits when the added Cd content in the soil was less than 2 mg/kg and the Pb content was equal to or less than 90 mg/kg. However, its efficacy in reducing As accumulation in water spinach was limited, emphasizing the need for caution when using organic fertilizers in As-contaminated soils. Our results provide valuable insights for the scientific and precise utilization of organic fertilizers, thereby contributing to the safe production of vegetables. Full article
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Comparing the Effects of Lime Soil and Yellow Soil on Cadmium Accumulation in Rice during Grain-Filling and Maturation Periods
by Hu Wang, Lang Teng, Xu Mao, Tengbing He and Tianling Fu
Plants 2024, 13(15), 2018; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13152018 - 23 Jul 2024
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The karst area has become a high-risk area for Cadmium (Cd) exposure. Interestingly, the high levels of Cd in soils do not result in an excessive bioaccumulation of Cd in rice. Carbonate rock dissolution ions (CRIs) could limit the accumulation and translocation of [...] Read more.
The karst area has become a high-risk area for Cadmium (Cd) exposure. Interestingly, the high levels of Cd in soils do not result in an excessive bioaccumulation of Cd in rice. Carbonate rock dissolution ions (CRIs) could limit the accumulation and translocation of Cd in rice. CRIs can become a major bottleneck in the remediation and management of farmlands in karst areas. However, there is limited research on the effects of CRIs in soils on Cd accumulation in rice. The karst area of lime soil (LS) and the non-karst areas of yellow soil (YS) were collected, and an external Cd was added to conduct rice cultivation experiments. Cd and CRIs (Ca2+, Mg2+, CO32−/HCO3−, and OH−) in the rice–soil system were investigated from the grain-filling to maturity periods. The results showed that CRIs of LS were significantly higher than that of YS in different treatments. CRIs of LS were 2.05 mg·kg−1 for Ca2+, 0.90 mg·kg−1 for Mg2+, and 42.29 mg·kg−1 for CO32− in LS. CRIs could influence DTPA Cd, resulting in DTPA Cd of LS being lower than that of YS. DTPA Cd of YS was one to three times larger than that of YS. Cd content in different parts of rice in YS was higher than that of LS. Cd in rice grains of YS was one to six times larger than that of LS. The uptake of Cd from the soil during Filling III was critical in determining rice Cd accumulation. CRIs in the soil could affect Cd accumulation in rice. Ca2+ and Mg2+ had significant negative effects on Cd accumulation of rice at maturity and filling, respectively. CO32−/HCO3− and OH− had significant negative effects on DTPA Cd in soil. Full article
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