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DOI 10.1021/acs.est.5c03552
Title (Primary) Alternate wetting and drying limits arsenic in porewater and rice grain under severe future climate conditions
Author Duncan, A.H.; Armenta, N.; Garcia-Ledezma, F.; Heck, C.A.; Hafner, S.; Planer-Friedrich, B.; Fendorf, S.
Source Titel Environmental Science & Technology
Year 2025
Department AME
Volume 59
Issue 42
Page From 22796
Page To 22806
Language englisch
Topic T7 Bioeconomy
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Keywords intermittent irrigation; arsenic; rice; climate change; cadmium; irrigation management
Abstract Climate change, coupled with widespread soil arsenic (As) contamination, is expected to decrease rice yields and increase grain As, threatening food security. One promising mitigation strategy is alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation. However, AWD has not previously been tested under potential future climate conditions. Using rhizoboxes to visualize the rhizosphere, we evaluated the efficacy of AWD for limiting porewater and grain As under both current (daily high of 33 °C and 420 ppmv CO2) and severe warming conditions (daily high of 38 °C and 850 ppmv CO2). Compared to continuous flooding, AWD decreased cumulative As exposure 10 cm below the surface by 8.2× under a 33 °C climate and by 15.9× under a 38 °C climate. Grain total As concentrations decreased by 1.5× with AWD under a 33 °C climate and by 1.3× under a 38 °C climate. Porewater cadmium (Cd) concentrations often increased following drainage but never exceeded 1 μg L–1, and grain Cd concentrations were 14.7× to 119.7× lower than grain As concentrations. Both AWD and the 38 °C and 850 ppmv CO2 climate conditions enhanced root growth. Our findings indicate that AWD may still be an effective As mitigation strategy under severe future climate conditions.
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Duncan, A.H., Armenta, N., Garcia-Ledezma, F., Heck, C.A., Hafner, S., Planer-Friedrich, B., Fendorf, S. (2025):
Alternate wetting and drying limits arsenic in porewater and rice grain under severe future climate conditions
Environ. Sci. Technol. 59 (42), 22796 - 22806 10.1021/acs.est.5c03552