Zhian Li

TL;DR: Estimated daily intake (EDI) and THQs for Cd and Pb of rice and vegetables exceeded the FAO/WHO permissible limit and bio-accumulation factors of heavy metals were significantly higher for leafy than for non-leafy vegetable.

TL;DR: Investigation of heavy metal contamination levels of soils, vegetables, and rice grown in the vicinity of the Dabaoshan mine found concentrations of Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd in paddy soil exceeded the maximum allowable concentrations for Chinese agricultural soil.

TL;DR: In this article, the response of litter for the dominant tree species in disturbed (pine), rehabilitated (pine and broadleaf mixed) and mature (monsoon evergreen broadleaf) forests in subtropical China to simulated N deposition was studied to address the following hypothesis: (1) litter decomposition is faster in mature forest (high soil N availability) than in rehabilitated/disturbed forests (low-soil N availability).

TL;DR: A pot experiment was conducted in a greenhouse to evaluate the phytoremediation abilities of four forage grasses with respect to soil Cd and Zn pollution, finding that Pennisetum americanum (L.) LeekexPennisetum purpureum Schumach and P. atratum could be useful for phytoextraction of either or both Cd, Zn, and S. guianensis had no remediation capability.

TL;DR: In this article, the impacts of nitrogen (N) addition, phosphorus (P) addition and N×P interaction on soil microbial biomass and microbial community composition in tropical forests were explored, and it was shown that N addition usually did not affect microbial biomass, which was increased by P addition over 3 years of fertilization.