Table 2 Heavy metal concentrations in the edible part of lettuce of different treatments (S: control; SB: soil amended with B38; SC: soil amended with corn straw-derived biochar; SCB: soil amended with corn straw-derived biochar and B38; SP: soil amended with pig manure-derived biochar; SPB: soil amended with pig manure-derived biochar and B38) (n = 3).

From: Evaluation of biochars from different stock materials as carriers of bacterial strain for remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil

heavy metal

Cd

Cr

Hg

Pb

concentration(mg kg−1)

reduction (%)

Limita(mg kg−1)

concentration(mg kg−1)

reduction (%)

Limita(mg kg−1)

concentration(mg kg−1)

reduction (%)

Limita(mg kg−1)

concentration(mg kg−1)

reduction (%)

Limit a(mg kg−1)

S

0.52 ± 0.03

0.2

4.42 ± 0.05

0.5

0.79 ± 0.02

0.01

5.33 ± 0.04

0.3

SB

0.40 ± 0.01

23.08

3.75 ± 0.07

15.16

0.40 ± 0.02

49.37

4.14 ± 0.22

22.33

SC

0.32 ± 0.02

37.96

3.18 ± 0.11

27.82

0.59 ± 0.01

25.96

0.89 ± 0.03

83.26

SCB

0.16 ± 0.01

68.64

2.62 ± 0.15

40.69

0.41 ± 0.03

48.94

0.33 ± 0.01

93.73

SP

0.17 ± 0.04

67.39

2.25 ± 0.41

49.04

0.34 ± 0.01

57.68

0.27 ± 0.03

94.90

SPB

0.06 ± 0.01

87.65

1.33 ± 0.01

69.95

0.15 ± 0.02

80.66

0.21 ± 0.01

96.06

  1. aLimit established by Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China for the maximum levels of contaminants in foods (GB2762–2012).