Bioremediation of cadmium polluted soil using a novel cadmium immobilizing plant growth promotion strain Bacillus sp. TZ5 loaded on biochar.

Bioremediation of cadmium polluted soil using biochar (BC) and plant growth promotion bacteria (PGPB) have been widely concerned. In our study, a novel Cd immobilizing PGPB strain TZ5 was isolated based on the Cd immobilizing potential and plant growth promotion (PGP) traits. Further, changes of surface morphology and functional groups of TZ5 cells were observed after exposed to Cd by SEM-EDS and FTIR analyses. Then, the strain TZ5 was successfully loaded on BC as biochemical composites material (BCM). Pot experiment indicated that the percentage of acetic acid-extractable Cd in BCM treatments significantly decreased by 11.34 % than control. Meanwhile, BCM significantly increased the dry weight of ryegrass by 77.78 %, and decreased the Cd concentration of ryegrass by 48.49 %, compared to control. Microbial counts and soil enzyme activities in rhizosphere were both significantly improved by BCM. Furthermore, the proportion of relative abundance of Bacillus genus was enhanced after treated by BCM, which indicated that the strain TZ5 was successfully colonized in the rhizosphere. This study provided a practical strategy for bioremediation of Cd contaminated soil.