Research Article

Estimation of Copper and Cadmium Bioavailability in Contaminated Soil Remediated by Different Plants and Micron Hydroxyapatite

Table 2

Surface soil properties after the harvest of four plant species during the three years.

TimeTreatmentpHSOC
g kg−1
T-N
g kg−1
A-N
mg kg−1
T-P
g kg−1
A-P
mg kg−1
T-K
g kg−1
A-K
mg kg−1
CEC
cmol kg−1

2013CK4.24 ± 0.207b16.2 ± 0.191a1.11 ± 0.0379a52.5 ± 7.85a0.190 ± 0.0100b86.9 ± 1.71c2.06 ± 0.140a51.6 ± 2.98b8.32 ± 0.0153a
MW5.17 ± 0.118a16.3 ± 0.0458a1.36 ± 0.0666a54.8 ± 4.31a0.620 ± 0.0872a120 ± 7.26b2.25 ± 0.0800a94.3 ± 6.97a8.41 ± 0.149a
ME5.33 ± 0.0503a17.8 ± 0.398a1.32 ± 0.0900a55.8 ± 12.6a0.650 ± 0.0306a170 ± 9.12a2.14 ± 0.164a82.4 ± 15.1ab8.63 ± 1.15a
MS5.19 ± 0.102a18.0 ± 0.508a1.26 ± 0.104a52.6 ± 1.16a0.780 ± 0.0723a152 ± 5.89a2.32 ± 0.0851a94.7 ± 12.6a7.84 ± 0.974a
MP5.15 ± 0.135a18.0 ± 1.39a1.27 ± 0.173a52.5 ± 3.01a0.710 ± 0.202a149 ± 15.8a2.07 ± 0.135a71.7 ± 20.4ab8.65 ± 0.575a

2014CK4.23 ± 0.110b16.1 ± 0.172 b1.05 ± 0.0306a52.8 ± 7.06a0.190 ± 0.0379b88.1 ± 15.3b1.97 ± 0.121b49.5 ± 3.28b8.39 ± 0.0404a
MW5.16 ± 0.130a16.2 ± 0.118b1.40 ± 0.0305a56.3 ± 1.79a0.620 ± 0.0764b120 ± 10.2a2.33 ± 0.0839a98.0 ± 5.66a8.53 ± 0.285a
ME5.24 ± 0.261a18.4 ± 0.725a1.33 ± 0.112a56.4 ± 14.1a0.520 ± 0.0404a134 ± 3.60a2.16 ± 0.159ab84.0 ± 15.0ab8.64 ± 0.710a
MS5.13 ± 0.195a18.4 ± 0.239a1.25 ± 0.123a53.0 ± 0.197a0.680 ± 0.0608a132 ± 4.90a2.31 ± 0.114ab95.6 ± 13.4a8.47 ± 0.180a
MP5.14 ± 0.253a18.8 ± 0.546a1.27 ± 0.251a52.2 ± 2.47a0.630 ± 0.242a128 ± 3.27a2.07 ± 0.147ab72.0 ± 20.5ab8.56 ± 0.206a

2015CK4.20 ± 0.280b16.5 ± 0.451b1.08 ± 0.0600b54.0 ± 7.00a0.190 ± 0.0153b89.4 ± 4.02b2.02 ± 0.0945c51.1 ± 3.57b8.36 ± 0.140b
MW5.03 ± 0.137a16.6 ± 0.358b1.45 ± 0.0379a58.9 ± 3.70a0.510 ± 0.136a98.0 ± 5.70ab2.43 ± 0.0265a103 ± 5.12a8.51 ± 0.0929b
ME5.26 ± 0.172a19.0 ± 0.593a1.46 ± 0.0436a61.7 ± 11.9a0.460 ± 0.0252ab118 ± 5.16a2.38 ± 0.0802ab92.5 ± 12.9a8.84 ± 0.071a
MS5.13 ± 0.161a18.6 ± 1.09a1.28 ± 0.0751ab54.1 ± 2.05a0.620 ± 0.102a119 ± 11.5a2.39 ± 0.0322ab99.3 ± 16.8a8.53 ± 0.0200b
MP5.07 ± 0.0971a19.5 ± 0.478a1.35 ± 0.276ab55.5 ± 2.00a0.550 ± 0.140a116 ± 14.2a2.20 ± 0.128bc76.5 ± 19.1ab8.56 ± 0.0819b

CK = untreated soil, MW = hydroxyapatite + Setaria lutescens, ME = hydroxyapatite + Elsholtzia splendens, MS = hydroxyapatite + Sedum plumbizincicola, MP = hydroxyapatite + Pennisetum sp. SOC, soil organic carbon; T-N, total nitrogen; T-P, total phosphorus; T-K, total potassium; A-N, available nitrogen; A-P, available phosphorus; A-K, available potassium; and CEC, cation exchange capacity. Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between treatments at the same time (n = 3, ).