Excess sulfur and Fe elements drive changes in soil and vegetation at abandoned coal gangues, Guizhou China.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 06 2020
26 06 2020
Historique:
received:
18
12
2019
accepted:
27
05
2020
entrez:
28
6
2020
pubmed:
28
6
2020
medline:
15
12
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Coal gangue piles accumulate outside mines and can persist for years, negatively impacting the regional environment. To determine the main cause of soil pollution at coal gangues, several coal gangues in Guizhou Province, China that had undergone natural recovery via native plants for 8 years were investigated in summer 2019. Three plots (2 m × 2 m) from the coal gangue area were selected for the treatment (GP). Control plots that were 100 m away from GP were also investigated in contrast (CK-near). In addition, plots from forest, farmland and lake land that were far from GP and largely undisturbed were also investigated as more extreme contrasts (CK-far). A series of soil indicators that can be affected by coal-gangue, such as heavy metals (Mn, Cr, Cd, Ni, Zn, Cu, Pb), As, pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), sulfur (S) and iron (Fe), were tested for in the plots. Plant species, coverage and height were also analyzed to uncover biodiversity and dominant species information. The results suggested that coal gangue significantly influences soil S, pH and plant species after 8 years of natural recovery. The CK-far plots contained relatively low soil sulfur content, normal pH (close to 7) and abundant plant biodiversity. Generally, pH related positively with both the Patrick (R = 0.79, n = 22, p < 0.001) and Shannon indices (R = 0.67, n = 22, p < 0.001); the soil S related negatively with both the Patrick (R = 0.85, n = 22, p < 0.001) and Shannon indices (R = - 0.79, n = 22, p < 0.001). S content was highest (S = 1.0%) in GP plots, was lower in CK-near plots (S = 0.3%) and was the lowest of all in the plots distant from the coal mine (S = 0.1%, CK-far). S content was negatively correlated with pH. Soil pH decreased significantly, from 7.0 in CK-far, to 5.9 in CK-near, to 4.2 in GP. Soil Fe was 3.4 times higher in GP and CK-near than in CK-far. The excess sulfur and Fe elements and the acidified soil drove changes in soil and vegetation in the coal gangue areas. After 8 years of natural recovery, only a few plants, like Miscanthus floridulus, were able to live near the coal gangue in the area where the soil was still acidic and high in S and Fe.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32591606
doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-67311-z
pii: 10.1038/s41598-020-67311-z
pmc: PMC7320150
doi:
Substances chimiques
Industrial Waste
0
Metals, Heavy
0
Soil
0
Sulfur
70FD1KFU70
Iron
E1UOL152H7
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
10456Références
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