Bio-stimulating effect and mechanism of rice straw amendment for enhancing the elimination of soil benzo[a]pyrene

In this study, we conducted four treatments for soil contaminated with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) using various doses (w/w) of rice straw (CK, 0 %; SL, 0.5 %; SM, 1.5 %; SH, 4.5 %) over a 100-day incubation period to investigate the bio-stimulating effect and underlying microbial mechanism of straw amendm...

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Main Authors: Dian Zhang, Ling-Chi Wan, Ming-Xia Wang, Zhi-Feng Zhou
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Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
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description In this study, we conducted four treatments for soil contaminated with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) using various doses (w/w) of rice straw (CK, 0 %; SL, 0.5 %; SM, 1.5 %; SH, 4.5 %) over a 100-day incubation period to investigate the bio-stimulating effect and underlying microbial mechanism of straw amendment for BaP elimination. The results indicated that the SL and SM treatments improved the BaP elimination rate (BER) by 6.40 % and 8.09 %, respectively, compared with that of CK, but SH treatment decreased it by 34.58 %. The soil BER showed significant correlations with the prokaryotic community structure (bacteria and archaea), which had a positive and negative relationship with microbial biomass nitrogen (MN) and the ratio of microbial biomass carbon (MC) to MN, respectively. Straw amendment enriched several known polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degrading microbes, including Agromyces, Sphingomonas, Rhizopus, Steroidobacter, Xylaria, Chaetomium, Mesorhizobium, Fusarium, Nocardioides, Micromonospora, and an unclassified Pseudomonadota genus. Furthermore, genes encoding both upstream (cmtAb, cmtB, and phtB; dioxygenase and dehydrogenase) and downstream (bphI, xylK, nahM, or tesG; aldolase) enzymes responsible for the degradation of aromatic compounds showed a significantly positive relationship with the soil BER. These results suggest that moderate-dose amendment with straw can improve soil BER by promoting the growth of PAH-degrading bacteria and enriching the key genes responsible for BaP degradation.
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spelling doaj-art-14a3f6e654434dc08da3200def286b272025-08-20T03:41:17ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132025-09-0130211857010.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.118570Bio-stimulating effect and mechanism of rice straw amendment for enhancing the elimination of soil benzo[a]pyreneDian Zhang0Ling-Chi Wan1Ming-Xia Wang2Zhi-Feng Zhou3College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaCollege of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaCollege of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaCorresponding author.; College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaIn this study, we conducted four treatments for soil contaminated with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) using various doses (w/w) of rice straw (CK, 0 %; SL, 0.5 %; SM, 1.5 %; SH, 4.5 %) over a 100-day incubation period to investigate the bio-stimulating effect and underlying microbial mechanism of straw amendment for BaP elimination. The results indicated that the SL and SM treatments improved the BaP elimination rate (BER) by 6.40 % and 8.09 %, respectively, compared with that of CK, but SH treatment decreased it by 34.58 %. The soil BER showed significant correlations with the prokaryotic community structure (bacteria and archaea), which had a positive and negative relationship with microbial biomass nitrogen (MN) and the ratio of microbial biomass carbon (MC) to MN, respectively. Straw amendment enriched several known polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degrading microbes, including Agromyces, Sphingomonas, Rhizopus, Steroidobacter, Xylaria, Chaetomium, Mesorhizobium, Fusarium, Nocardioides, Micromonospora, and an unclassified Pseudomonadota genus. Furthermore, genes encoding both upstream (cmtAb, cmtB, and phtB; dioxygenase and dehydrogenase) and downstream (bphI, xylK, nahM, or tesG; aldolase) enzymes responsible for the degradation of aromatic compounds showed a significantly positive relationship with the soil BER. These results suggest that moderate-dose amendment with straw can improve soil BER by promoting the growth of PAH-degrading bacteria and enriching the key genes responsible for BaP degradation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325009157Straw amendmentMicrobial biomassSoil BaP eliminationMicrobial community structurePAH-degradation genes
spellingShingle Dian Zhang
Ling-Chi Wan
Ming-Xia Wang
Zhi-Feng Zhou
Bio-stimulating effect and mechanism of rice straw amendment for enhancing the elimination of soil benzo[a]pyrene
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Straw amendment
Microbial biomass
Soil BaP elimination
Microbial community structure
PAH-degradation genes
title Bio-stimulating effect and mechanism of rice straw amendment for enhancing the elimination of soil benzo[a]pyrene
title_full Bio-stimulating effect and mechanism of rice straw amendment for enhancing the elimination of soil benzo[a]pyrene
title_fullStr Bio-stimulating effect and mechanism of rice straw amendment for enhancing the elimination of soil benzo[a]pyrene
title_full_unstemmed Bio-stimulating effect and mechanism of rice straw amendment for enhancing the elimination of soil benzo[a]pyrene
title_short Bio-stimulating effect and mechanism of rice straw amendment for enhancing the elimination of soil benzo[a]pyrene
title_sort bio stimulating effect and mechanism of rice straw amendment for enhancing the elimination of soil benzo a pyrene
topic Straw amendment
Microbial biomass
Soil BaP elimination
Microbial community structure
PAH-degradation genes
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325009157
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