Biochar and exogenous calcium assisted alleviation of Pb phytotoxicity in water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk) cultivated in Pb-spiked soil

• Published in: Environmental geochemistry and health Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 207 - 219
• Main Authors: Jiang, Shaojun, Liu, Yuehong, Shu, Yuehong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Calcium; Calcium chloride; Charcoal; Detoxification; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; Geochemistry; Humans; Ipomoea; Ipomoea aquatica; Lead; Lead - toxicity; Original Paper; Phytotoxicity; Public Health; Shoots; Soil; Soil contamination; Soil improvement; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Soil Pollutants - toxicity; Soil pollution; Soil remediation; Soil Science & Conservation; Soil treatment; Spinach; Terrestrial Pollution; Toxicity; Uptake; Vegetables; Water pollution; Pb; Biochar; Water spinach; Exogenous calcium

The consumption of vegetables grown in Pb-polluted soils causes serious threats to human health around the globe. In this study, we evaluated the Pb toxicity alleviation in water spinach grown of pot experiments in Pb-spiked soil treated with biochar and exogenous calcium. The results showed that bo...