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Effect of nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles(N-CNPs) on nitrogen runoff and leakage loss in paddy fields
Received:April 10, 2017  
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KeyWord:nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles;paddy;nitrogen fertilizer;runoff loss;leakage loss
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HU Wei Institute of Ecological Landscape Remediation and Design, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China 
XIANG Jian-hua Institute of Ecological Landscape Remediation and Design, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China 
XIANG Yan-ci Institute of Ecological Landscape Remediation and Design, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China 
ZHOU Lian Institute of Ecological Landscape Remediation and Design, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China 
CHEN Yan Institute of Ecological Landscape Remediation and Design, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China 
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Abstract:
      A field experiment was conducted from May to December 2016 in Changsha County,Hunan Province,China,to determine the effects of nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticles (N-CNPs) on nitrogen loss in runoff and leakage in a paddy field.The results showed that the application of N-CNPs led to significantly lower runoff of NH4+-N,and leakage of NO3--N.Compared with the urea treatments,during the first natural rainfall runoff after base fertilizer had been applied,the 15‰N-CNPs treatments decreased NH4+-N concentrations by 30.33% in runoff and NO3--N concentrations by 27.22% in leakage water within seven days after fertilizer application.The results of monitoring for N loss with natural rainfall runoff indicated that,with 15‰N-CNPs application,total nitrogen (TN) loss from the paddy was 8.15 kg·hm-2 throughout the rice growing season.It accounted for 4.08% of urea-N applied.Furthermore,The loss amount of total nitrogen decreased by 20.02% under the condition of adding 15‰N-CNPs into urea compared with urea treatments.The results of monitoring for nitrogen loss with leakage indicated that,with 15‰N-CNPs application,leakage TN loss from the paddy was 16.59 kg·hm-2 throughout the rice growing season.It accounted for 8.30% of urea-N applied.Lastly,15‰N-CNPs application decreased by 34.73% compared with that of urea,and TN loss with runoff and leakage in 15‰N-CNPs treatments decreased by 5.67% and 15.70%,respectively,compared with 5% dicyandiamide treatments.Collectively,the application of N-CNPs can be effective in reducing nitrogen loss from paddy fields and promoting pollution control of agricultural non-point source pollution.