The Effect of Planting Oilseed Rape and Compost Application on Heavy Metal Forms in Soil and Cd and Pb Uptake in Rice

Pot experiments were conducted under greenhouse condition to investigate whether Cd and Pb uptake by rice could be reduced when it was rotated with oilseed rape and compost application. The results showed that the rice grown after oilseed rape had significantly lower Cd and Pb concentrations in both straw and grains. Cd and Pb concentrations in the grains of the rice rotated with oilseed rape decreased by approximately 46–80% and 17–86%, respectively, although the Cd and Pb removal by oilseed rape ranged only from 2.39–3.67 and 0.032–0.13% of the total content in soil. Compost amendment also decreased the bioavailability of Cd and Pb in the soil and reduced Cd and Pb uptake by oilseed rapes and rice. The concentrations of Cd and Pb significantly decreased in the exchangeable and carbonate fractions and Pb concentration decreased in the organic matter and sulfide fractions in the contaminated soil after planting oilseed rapes.