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Effects of Yak Dung Biomass Black Carbon on the Soil Physicochemical Properties of the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

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  • Xiuyun Min

    (Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
    Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Geology and Environment of Salt Lakes, Xining 810008, China
    College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Jun Wu

    (Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
    Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Geology and Environment of Salt Lakes, Xining 810008, China
    College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)

  • Jian Lu

    (College of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China)

  • Chunliang Gao

    (Key Laboratory of Comprehensive and Highly Efficient Utilization of Salt Lake Resources, Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
    Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of Geology and Environment of Salt Lakes, Xining 810008, China)

Abstract

The physicochemical properties of soils might be affected by the addition of biomass black carbon, a special black carbon produced by incomplete combustion of biomass. Therefore, this study performed experiments to explore the effects of yak dung biomass black carbon (YBC) on physicochemical properties of soils in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Three YBCs (pyrolyzed at 300, 500, and 700 °C) were separately added into four typical soils with three addition amounts (1%, 5%, and 10%). Changes of soil texture, pH, electrical conductivity (EC), cation exchange capacity (CEC), CHN contents, morphologies, functional groups, and mineral constituents of soils were comparatively studied. The results showed that addition of YBCs affected physicochemical properties of soils. Soil pH, EC, CEC, and carbon/nitrogen content were positively related with addition amount of YBCs. YBC particles were unevenly distributed among soil particles and positively related with addition amount. Addition of YBCs did not change texture, functional groups, and mineral constituents of soils. These results indicated that addition of YBC would be beneficial to stability of the soil ecosystem and sustainability of the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

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  • Xiuyun Min & Jun Wu & Jian Lu & Chunliang Gao, 2019. "Effects of Yak Dung Biomass Black Carbon on the Soil Physicochemical Properties of the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(6), pages 1-11, March.
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