Ming Chen

Prof. Ming Chen


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 January 2025 in Toxics
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MCMing Chen
Ming Chen
YWYangzhou Wang
Yangzhou Wang
JPJunchao Pan
Junchao Pan
LZLin Zhong
Lin Zhong
MQMengjiao Qiao
Mengjiao Qiao
Yangyang WangYangyang Wang
Yangyang Wang
Although the cultivation of food crops in farmland heavily contaminated by heavy metals is prohibited in China, vegetables can still be planted on a small-scale due to their short growth cycles and flexible sale models, posing a significant threat to local consumers. In this study, a pot culture experiment was conducted to investigate the feasibility of safe production through the in-situ stabilization of heavy metals in heavily contaminated soil. The remediation efficiency of wheat straw biochar and N-doped biochar, the growth of spinach, the heavy metal accumulation in spinach, and potential health risks were also explored. The results indicated that both biochar and N-doped biochar significantly affected the soil pH, cation exchange capacity, organic matter, available phosphorus, available potassium, alkaline nitrogen content, and spinach biomass, but the trends were variable. Additionally, the diethylenetriaminepentaacetic-extractable Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, and Ni concentrations decreased 9.23%, 7.54%, 5.95, 7.44%, and 16.33% with biochar, and 10.46%, 12.91%, 21.98%, 12.62%, and 12.24% with N-doped biochar, respectively. Furthermore, N-doped biochar significantly reduced the accumulation of Pb, Cd, and Ni in spinach by 35.50%, 33.25%, and 30.31%, respectively. Health risk assessment revealed that the non-carcinogenic risk index for adults and children decreased from 17.0 and 54.8 to 16.3 and 52.5 with biochar and 11.8 and 38.2 with N-doped biochar, respectively, but remained significantly higher than the acceptable range (1.0). The carcinogenic risk assessment revealed that the risk posed by Cd in spinach exceeded the acceptable value (10−4) for both adults and children across all treatments. These results may imply that biochar and N-doped biochar cannot achieve the safe production of vegetables in soil heavily contaminated by heavy metals through in-situ stabilization.