Matrix-bound phosphine in paddy fields under a simulated increase in global atmospheric CO2

J. Zhang; J. J. Geng; R. Zhang; H. Q. Ren; X. R. Wang

doi:10.1071/EN09164

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Matrix-bound phosphine in paddy fields under a simulated increase in global atmospheric CO₂

J. Zhang ^A , J. J. Geng ^A ^C , R. Zhang ^B , H. Q. Ren ^A and X. R. Wang ^A

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^A State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.

^B School of Chemical and Environmental Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China.

^C Corresponding author. Email: jjgeng@nju.edu.cn

Environmental Chemistry 7(3) 287-291 https://doi.org/10.1071/EN09164
Submitted: 25 December 2009 Accepted: 21 April 2010 Published: 22 June 2010

Environmental context. Although phosphine (PH₃) is an important gaseous carrier in the phosphorus cycle, its production and environmental behaviour remain unclear. Paddy fields are thought to be one of the main sources responsible for the production and emission of PH₃. Understanding the behaviour of PH₃ in paddy fields under elevated CO₂ concentration is crucial in understanding the phosphorus cycle and its response to rising global atmospheric CO₂ concentration.

Abstract. The behaviour of matrix-bound phosphine (MBP) in paddy fields under elevated [CO₂] (ambient + 200 μmol mol^–1) is investigated to understand the soil phosphorus cycle and its link to increasing global atmospheric [CO₂]. MBP concentrations range from 17.0 ± 5.8 to 1035 ± 331 ng kg^–1. Concentrations at the transplanting and harvest stages are significantly higher than during the growing stages. The MBP level (212 ± 61 ng kg^–1) under elevated [CO₂] is slightly higher than under ambient [CO₂] (189 ± 44 ng kg^–1). Root exudates and addition of inorganic phosphate fertiliser speed up the production of MBP, whereas fast paddy growth and increasing air temperature accelerate the emission of MBP into the atmosphere. Significant positive correlations are found between MBP and inorganic phosphorus and organic matter, indicating that MBP may be produced from the microbial reduction of inorganic phosphorus in paddy fields.

Additional keywords: elevated [CO₂], FACE, MBP, phosphorus cycle.

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (grant no. BK2008276), the National Basic Research Program of China (no. 2008CB418003), the National Science Foundation of China (no. 20607009), the International Foundation of Science (no. A/4425–1), the Key Special Program on the Science and Technology for the Pollution Control and Treatment of Water Bodies (no. 2008ZX07316–004) and Self-Research Subject of the State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Ministry of Education. The authors thank Wang Rui from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics and Professor Zhu Jianguo from the Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, who provided great assistance in the field investigation.

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