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- Title
Incubation study on remediation of nitrate-contaminated soil by Chroococcus sp.
- Authors
LIU, Shuaitong; LIU, Ying; CAI, Yong
- Abstract
The possibility of using the non-nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium (Chroococcus sp.) for the reduction of soil nitrate contamination was tested through Petri dish experiments. The application of 0.03, 0.05 and 0.08 mg/cm2Chroococcus sp. efficiently removed NO3−-N from the soil through assimilation of nitrate nutrient and promotion of soil denitrification. At the optimal application dose of 0.05 mg/cm2, 44.06%, 36.89% and 36.17% of NO3−-N were removed at initial NO3−-N concentrations of 60, 90 and 120 mg/kg, respectively. The polysaccharides released by Chroococcus sp. acted as carbon sources for bacterial denitrification and facilitated the reduction of soil salinity, which significantly (p < 0.05) stimulated the growth of denitrifying bacteria (Hyphomicrobium denitrificans and Hyphomicrobium sp.) as well as significantly (p < 0.05) elevated the activities of nitrate reductase and nitrite reductase by 1.07–1.23 and 1.15–1.22 times, respectively. The application of Chroococcus sp. promoted the dominance of Nocardioides maradonensis in soil microbial community, which resulted in elevated phosphatase activity and increased available phosphorus content. The application of Chroococcus sp. positively regulated the growth of soil bacteria belonging to the genera Chitinophaga, Prevotella and Tumebacillus, which may contribute to increased soil fertility through the production of beneficial enzymes such as invertase, urease and catalase. To date, this is the first study verifying the remediation effect of non-nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria on nitrate-contaminated soil.
- Subjects
NITRATE reductase; SOIL remediation; NITRITE reductase; SOIL microbiology; SOIL salinity; SOIL pollution
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 55, p117637
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-023-30383-1