Affiliation:
1. Department of Applied Environmental Science, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, South Korea
Abstract
To ensure the safety of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, insight into the potential impacts of CO2leakage on the ecosystem is necessary. We conducted a greenhouse experiment to investigate the effects of high soil CO2on plant growth and the soil environment. Treatments comprised 99.99% CO2injection (CG), 99.99% N2injection (NG), and no injection (BG). NG treatment was employed to differentiate the effects of O2depletion from those of CO2enrichment. Soil CO2and O2concentrations were maintained at an average of 53% and 11%, respectively, under CG treatment. We verified that high soil CO2had negative effects on root water absorption, chlorophyll, starch content and total biomass. Soil microbial acid phosphatase activity was affected by CG treatment. These negative effects were attributed to high soil CO2instead of low O2or low pH. Our results indicate that high soil CO2affected the root system, which in turn triggered further changes in aboveground plant tissues and rhizospheric soil water conditions. A conceptual diagram of CO2toxicity to plants and soil is suggested to act as a useful guideline for impact assessment of CCS technology.
Funder
Korea Ministry of Environment
Korea-CO2 Storage Environmental Management (K-COSEM) Research Program
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine,General Neuroscience
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