Vermiculite addition to soil decreases N water pollution by over 30%

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 15 - Trang 507-513 - 2017
Hui Zhang1, Yiqing Yao1
1School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

Tóm tắt

The large amounts of nitrogen-containing mineral fertilisers in industrial agriculture are leading to water pollution with effects such as eutrophication and death of aquatic life. There is therefore a need for techniques to keep N in the soil to prevent leaching in waters. Here, we tested the effect of the addition of vermiculite, a phyllosilicate mineral, to the soil, on fertiliser NH4 +-N retention in laboratory experiments during 14–45 days. The added amount of vermiculite was twice the amount of the nitrogen fertilizer added. Our results show that addition of vermiculite increases NH4 +-N retention by over 30%, compared to a control. Adding vermiculite is thus a promising technique to control the eutrophication of water systems as well as reducing agriculture cost.

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