The effect of biochar and crop straws on heavy metal bioavailability and plant accumulation in a Cd and Pb polluted soil.

Biochar derived from various materials has been investigated with regard to its ability to decrease the bioavailability of heavy metals in contaminated soils, and thus reduce their potential to enter the food chain. However, little attention has been given to the adsorption capacity of untreated crop straws, which are commonly used as a biochar feedstock, especially in soils. Hence, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of crop straws on heavy metal immobilization and subsequent heavy metal uptake by maize and ryegrass in a soil artificially polluted by Cd and Pb.

[Degradation of carbendazim in paddy soil and the influencing factors].

The influences of microorganism, soil moisture and cadmium (Cd) on degradation of carbendazim in paddy soil were investigated with laboratory microcosm experiments. The results showed that the half-life of carbendazim (5.0 mg x kg(-1) and 10.