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Reducing Arsenic Accumulation in Rice Grain through Iron Oxide Amendment
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
  • Eric M. Farrow
  • Jianmin Wang, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Joel Gerard Burken, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Honglan Shi, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Wengui Yan
  • John Yang
  • Bin Hua
  • Baolin Deng
Abstract

Effects of soil-arsenic (As), phosphorus and iron oxide on As accumulation in rice grain were investigated. Cultivars that have significantly different sensitivity to As, straighthead-resistant Zhe 733 and straighthead-susceptible Cocodrie, were used to represent different cultivar varieties. The grain accumulation of other elements of concern, selenium (Se), molybdenum (Mo), and cadmium (Cd) was also monitored. Results demonstrated that high soil-As not only resulted in high grain-As, but could also result in high grain-Se, and Zhe 733 had significantly less grain-As than Cocodrie did. However, soil-As did not impact grain-Mo and Cd. Among all elements monitored, iron oxide amendment significantly reduced grain-As for both cultivars, while the phosphate application only reduced grain-Se for Zhe 733. Results also indicated that cultivar type significantly impacted grain accumulation of all monitored trace elements. Therefore, applying iron oxide to As-contaminated land, in addition to choosing appropriate rice cultivar, can effectively reduce the grain accumulation of As.

Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Second Department
Chemistry
Comments
This research was funded by U.S. Department of Agriculture (Award no. 2008-38814-04727) to Missouri University of Science & Technology through Lincoln University of Missouri.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Arsenic,
  • Grain accumulation,
  • Iron oxide,
  • Rice cultivar,
  • Soil
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2015 Academic Press, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
8-1-2015
Publication Date
01 Aug 2015
PubMed ID
25910688
Citation Information
Eric M. Farrow, Jianmin Wang, Joel Gerard Burken, Honglan Shi, et al.. "Reducing Arsenic Accumulation in Rice Grain through Iron Oxide Amendment" Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety Vol. 118 (2015) p. 55 - 61 ISSN: 0147-6513
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/honglan-shi/77/