[Influencing Mechanism of Eh, pH and Iron on the Release of Arsenic in Paddy Soil].

The massive release of soil arsenic and its enrichment in rice are significantly associated with the flooded and anaerobic management in paddy soil. Soil redox potential (Eh), pH and iron oxides exert remarkable impacts on arsenic release, which remain to be explored. In this study, long-term aerobic and anaerobic as well as intermittent aerobic incubation treatments were applied to investigate the influences of Eh, pH and iron content on arsenic release. It was found that anaerobic and flooded treatment contributed to the highest arsenic release. With decreasing Eh, significant enhancement in As(Ⅲ) and As(Ⅴ) contents in soil solution was observed. Particularly, As(Ⅲ) and As(Ⅴ) contents during the second phase increased by 1.37 and 0.99 μg·L -1P2+