ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Effects of Pb Smelting on the Soil Bacterial Community near a Secondary Lead Plant.
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- The Usefulness of physiological and biochemical stress response of soil collembola (Xenylla welchi Folsom, 1916) as a biomarker in a lead-amended garden soil.Environmental analysis, health and toxicology · 2025Article
- The Bacterial Genus Ramlibacter: Betaproteobacteria Capable of Surviving in Oligotrophic Environments Thanks to Several Shared Genetic Adaptation Traits.Environmental microbiology · 2025Review
- The Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution on Collembola in Urban Soils and Associated Recovery Using Biochar Remediation: A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
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- Ecologically different earthworm species are the driving force of microbial hotspots influencing Pb uptake by the leafy vegetableFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Cracks Reinforce the Interactions among Soil Bacterial Communities in the Coal Mining Area of Loess Plateau, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
Secondary lead smelting is a widespread industrial activity which has exacerbated Pb or Cd contamination of soil and water across the world. Soil physicochemical properties, soil enzyme activities, heavy metal concentrations, and bacterial diversity near a secondary lead plant in Xuzhou, China were examined in this study. The results showed that secondary lead smelting activities influenced nearby soils. Soil acidification decreased one order of magnitude, with a mean value of 7.3. Soil organic matter also showed a downward trend, while potassium and nitrogen appeared to accumulate. Soil urease and protease activity increased in samples with greater heavy metal pollution, but overall the soil microbial biodiversity decreased. Soil heavy metal concentration-especially Pb and Cd-greatly exceeded the concentrations of Chinese Environmental Quality Standard for Soils (GB 15618-1995). Some environmental factors-such as pH, organic matter, enzyme activity, and the concentration of heavy metals-significantly affected bacterial diversity: compared with the control site, the Chao1 estimator decreased about 50%, while the Shannon diversity index dropped approximately 20%. Moreover, some genera have significant relationships with heavy metal concentration-such as
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