著者

栗原 宏幸 渡辺 美生 早川 孝彦

出版者

一般社団法人日本土壌肥料学会

雑誌

日本土壌肥料學雜誌 (ISSN:00290610)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.76, no.1, pp.27-34, 2005-02-05

被引用文献数

15 6

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The Japanese limit of cadmium (Cd) in brown rice is 1.0 mg kg^<-1>, and brown rice containing >0.4mg kg^<-1> has not been previously used for human consumption. The CODEX commission of FAO/WHO stipulates that the Cd content in cereal grains, such as rice and wheat, should be <0.4 and <0.2 mg kg^<-1>, respectively. Given this situation, the rehabilitation of polluted paddy fields is vital to Japanese agriculture. Phytoremediation is an emerging technology that employs plants to remove environmental pollutants such as heavy metals. Such efforts have proven cost-effective and are less disruptive to the environment compared to conventional soil clean-up methods. We could select kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) as a suitable plant for phytoremediation of cadmium-contaminated soils through pot-scale experiments. Then we conducted field trials using kenaf for 3 years (2001-2003) at a cadmium-contaminated paddy field in the southwest area of Japan. The kenaf showed large amounts of Cd-uptake each year. As fallen leaves contained large amounts of Cd, which was proven in the 2nd year trial, we managed to cultivate them in a proper space to avoid leaf fall in the 3rd year. Concerning with the production and Cd concentration, both of which are depending on width between plant rows and cultivation period, we proposed double cropping of kenaf in the southwest area of Japan for remediation of Cd. Our data clearly demonstrated that a significant level of Cd in the soil was taken up through the phytoremediation with kenaf.