Advanced Search
Influence of Different Pig-raising Patterns on Soil As Accumulation
Received:April 23, 2014  
View Full Text  View/Add Comment  Download reader
KeyWord:bio-bed raising method;traditional raising;litters;soil;As
Author NameAffiliationE-mail
MA Han College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225127, China
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing 210095, China 
 
GUO Hai-ning College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225127, China
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing 210095, China 
 
ZHENG Kai-qi College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225127, China  
LI Mai-jun College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225127, China  
YIN Wei-qin College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225127, China
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing 210095, China 
 
WANG Xiao-zhi College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225127, China
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing 210095, China 
xzwang@yzu.edu.cn 
FENG Ke College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu 225127, China
Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource Utilization, Nanjing 210095, China 
 
GU Hong-ru Institute of Animal Science, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China  
Hits: 2434
Download times: 2722
Abstract:
      Increasing use of feeding additives in large scale pig farms has caused environmental and food safety concerns. Here we investigated soil As accumulation under different pig-raising methods. Arsenic concentrations in bio-bed litters and soils below litters(BL), from out of bio-bed(OBB) and from out of traditional pig farm(TPF) were continuously monitored. Significant accumulation of As in litter layers occurred after one year of pig-raising,and As concentration was 7.5 mg·kg-1 and 6.7 mg·kg-1 in 0~20 cm and 20~40 cm layers, respectively. Moreover, As had a potential to move down to 40~80 cm in the soil below litters. The accumulation of As in the BL soils was higher than that in OBB soils(P<0.05). Arsenic concentrations in waste litters varied between 11.5 mg·kg-1 and 12.0 mg·kg-1, which met the China's organic fertilizer agriculture standards. Bio-bed raising mode had less impact on As accumulation in surrounding soils than traditional raising method.