Plant Soil Environ., 2023, 69(12):628-639 | DOI: 10.17221/361/2023-PSE

Differences in the removal efficiency of heavy metals in soils with different vegetation backgrounds along the China-Russia crude oil pipelineOriginal Paper

Shiyi Chen1,2, Cunyong Ju1,2, Yang Du3,4, Tianqi Mu1,2, Tijiu Cai1,2
1 School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, P.R. China
2 Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, P.R. China
3 Harbin Research Institute of Forestry Machinery, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Harbin, P.R. China
4 Research Center of Cold Temperate Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Harbin, P.R. China

This work discusses the differences in the removal efficiency of heavy metals in soils along the China-Russia crude oil pipeline in different vegetation backgrounds. In this paper, two representative forest types, birch forest and larch forest, were selected for replicated sampling and experimental study in the soil of disturbed and undisturbed areas along the pipeline, respectively. The results showed that after ten years of vegetation restoration, the amount of heavy metals in the soil of birch and larch forests decreased, the Cu content in the soil under the background of the birch forest was higher than that of the larch forest, while the Zn, Mn and Pb contents were lower than that of the larch forest. The order of decreasing magnitude was Mn, Pb, Zn and Cu, and the overall decreasing rate of heavy metal content in larch forest soil was more obvious. The above conclusions indicate that vegetation restoration is an effective measure to alleviate soil heavy metal pollution.

Keywords: pipeline laying; petroleum; toxic element; contamination; ecosystem

Received: September 2, 2023; Revised: November 20, 2023; Accepted: November 22, 2023; Prepublished online: November 22, 2023; Published: December 20, 2023  Show citation

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Chen S, Ju C, Du Y, Mu T, Cai T. Differences in the removal efficiency of heavy metals in soils with different vegetation backgrounds along the China-Russia crude oil pipeline. Plant Soil Environ. 2023;69(12):628-639. doi: 10.17221/361/2023-PSE.
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