Interactive e ect of dissolved organic matter and phenanthrene on soilenzymatic activities
Xinhua Zhan , Wenzhu Wu , Lixiang Zhou , Jianru Liang , Tinghui Jiang
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Received June 22, 2009,Revised October 09, 2009, Accepted , Available online
Volume 22,2010,Pages 607-614
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The investigation of dissolved organic matter (DOM) on urease, catalase and polyphenol oxidase activity in a phenanthrene (Phe)-
contaminated soil was conducted under laboratory incubation conditions. Values of soil enzymatic activity depended mainly on
incubation time. In the initial 16 days, urease activity increased, and was followed by a decrease. In the initial 8 days, catalase activity
decreased and then increased. Variation of polyphenol oxidase activity was just the reverse of catalase activity. After 30 days of
incubation, no pronounced di erence among treatments with Phe, Phe and DOM, and control were detected in urease, catalase and
polyphenol oxidase activity. Phe might inhibit urease and catalase, and stimulate polyphenol oxidase. DOM could improve inhibition
of Phe in soil urease and catalase activity during the initial period of applying DOM. Nevertheless, DOM had no significant e ect on
polyphenol oxidase activity in the Phe contaminated soil. There was a negative correlation between catalase and polyphenol oxidase
(r = –0.761***), and catalase and urease (r = –0.554**). Additionally, a positive correlation between polyphenol oxidase and urease
was also detected (r = 0.701***). It is implied that the formed DOM after application of organic wastes into soils may counteract the
inhibition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil enzyme activities.
