Minimalizing Non-point Source Pollution Using a Cooperative Ion-Selective Electrode System for Estimating Nitrate Nitrogen in Soil

Nitrate nitrogen (NO3- -N) in the soil is one of the important nutrients for growing crops. During the period of precipitation or irrigation, an excessive NO3- -N readily causes its leaching or runoff from the soil surface to rivers due to inaccurate fertilization and water management, leading to no...

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Main Authors: Rui Su, Junfeng Wu, Jiandong Hu, Liuzheng Ma, Shakeel Ahmed, Yanyan Zhang, Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem, Zephania Birech, Linze Li, Can Li, Wentao Wei
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.810214/full
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author Rui Su
Rui Su
Rui Su
Junfeng Wu
Jiandong Hu
Jiandong Hu
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Liuzheng Ma
Liuzheng Ma
Liuzheng Ma
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed
Yanyan Zhang
Yanyan Zhang
Yanyan Zhang
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Zephania Birech
Linze Li
Linze Li
Linze Li
Can Li
Can Li
Can Li
Wentao Wei
Wentao Wei
Wentao Wei
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Shakeel Ahmed
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Yanyan Zhang
Yanyan Zhang
Yanyan Zhang
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
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Can Li
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description Nitrate nitrogen (NO3- -N) in the soil is one of the important nutrients for growing crops. During the period of precipitation or irrigation, an excessive NO3- -N readily causes its leaching or runoff from the soil surface to rivers due to inaccurate fertilization and water management, leading to non-point source pollution. In general, the measurement of the NO3--N relies upon the laboratory-based absorbance, which is often time-consuming, therefore not suitable for the rapid measurements in the field directly. Ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) support the possibility of NO3--N measurement by measuring the nitrate (NO3-) ions in soil quickly and accurately due to the high water solubility and mobility of NO3- ions. However, such a method suffers from a complicated calibration to remove the influences caused by both temperature and other ions in the measured solution, thus limiting field use. In this study, a kind of all-solid ISE system combined with a temperature sensor and a pH electrode is proposed to automatically measure the concentrations of the NO3--N. In this study, a soil water content calibration function was established, which significantly reduces a relative error (RE) by 13.09%. The experimental results showed that the stabilization time of this electrode system was less than 15 s with a slope of −51.63 mV/decade in the linear range of 10–5–10–2.2 mol/L. Both the limit of detection of 0.5 ppm of the NO3--N and a relative SD of less than 3% were obtained together with the recovery rate of 90–110%. Compared with the UV-Vis spectroscopy method, a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.9952 was obtained. The performances of this all-solid ISE system are satisfied for measuring the NO3--N in the field.
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spelling doaj.art-90c4fa1941a54572a24f27a9ae62d5fe2022-12-21T21:19:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2022-01-011210.3389/fpls.2021.810214810214Minimalizing Non-point Source Pollution Using a Cooperative Ion-Selective Electrode System for Estimating Nitrate Nitrogen in SoilRui Su0Rui Su1Rui Su2Junfeng Wu3Jiandong Hu4Jiandong Hu5Jiandong Hu6Liuzheng Ma7Liuzheng Ma8Liuzheng Ma9Shakeel Ahmed10Shakeel Ahmed11Shakeel Ahmed12Yanyan Zhang13Yanyan Zhang14Yanyan Zhang15Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem16Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem17Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem18Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem19Zephania Birech20Linze Li21Linze Li22Linze Li23Can Li24Can Li25Can Li26Wentao Wei27Wentao Wei28Wentao Wei29Department of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Agricultural Science Education, Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate, NigeriaDepartment of Physics, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Zhengzhou, ChinaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan International Joint Laboratory of Laser Technology in Agriculture Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Zhengzhou, ChinaNitrate nitrogen (NO3- -N) in the soil is one of the important nutrients for growing crops. During the period of precipitation or irrigation, an excessive NO3- -N readily causes its leaching or runoff from the soil surface to rivers due to inaccurate fertilization and water management, leading to non-point source pollution. In general, the measurement of the NO3--N relies upon the laboratory-based absorbance, which is often time-consuming, therefore not suitable for the rapid measurements in the field directly. Ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) support the possibility of NO3--N measurement by measuring the nitrate (NO3-) ions in soil quickly and accurately due to the high water solubility and mobility of NO3- ions. However, such a method suffers from a complicated calibration to remove the influences caused by both temperature and other ions in the measured solution, thus limiting field use. In this study, a kind of all-solid ISE system combined with a temperature sensor and a pH electrode is proposed to automatically measure the concentrations of the NO3--N. In this study, a soil water content calibration function was established, which significantly reduces a relative error (RE) by 13.09%. The experimental results showed that the stabilization time of this electrode system was less than 15 s with a slope of −51.63 mV/decade in the linear range of 10–5–10–2.2 mol/L. Both the limit of detection of 0.5 ppm of the NO3--N and a relative SD of less than 3% were obtained together with the recovery rate of 90–110%. Compared with the UV-Vis spectroscopy method, a correlation coefficient (R2) of 0.9952 was obtained. The performances of this all-solid ISE system are satisfied for measuring the NO3--N in the field.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.810214/fullnitrate nitrogenall-solid nitrate ion-selective electrodeswater content calibration functionnon-point source pollutionrecovery rate
spellingShingle Rui Su
Rui Su
Rui Su
Junfeng Wu
Jiandong Hu
Jiandong Hu
Jiandong Hu
Liuzheng Ma
Liuzheng Ma
Liuzheng Ma
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed
Yanyan Zhang
Yanyan Zhang
Yanyan Zhang
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Mukhtar Iderawumi Abdulraheem
Zephania Birech
Linze Li
Linze Li
Linze Li
Can Li
Can Li
Can Li
Wentao Wei
Wentao Wei
Wentao Wei
Minimalizing Non-point Source Pollution Using a Cooperative Ion-Selective Electrode System for Estimating Nitrate Nitrogen in Soil
Frontiers in Plant Science
nitrate nitrogen
all-solid nitrate ion-selective electrodes
water content calibration function
non-point source pollution
recovery rate
title Minimalizing Non-point Source Pollution Using a Cooperative Ion-Selective Electrode System for Estimating Nitrate Nitrogen in Soil
title_full Minimalizing Non-point Source Pollution Using a Cooperative Ion-Selective Electrode System for Estimating Nitrate Nitrogen in Soil
title_fullStr Minimalizing Non-point Source Pollution Using a Cooperative Ion-Selective Electrode System for Estimating Nitrate Nitrogen in Soil
title_full_unstemmed Minimalizing Non-point Source Pollution Using a Cooperative Ion-Selective Electrode System for Estimating Nitrate Nitrogen in Soil
title_short Minimalizing Non-point Source Pollution Using a Cooperative Ion-Selective Electrode System for Estimating Nitrate Nitrogen in Soil
title_sort minimalizing non point source pollution using a cooperative ion selective electrode system for estimating nitrate nitrogen in soil
topic nitrate nitrogen
all-solid nitrate ion-selective electrodes
water content calibration function
non-point source pollution
recovery rate
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.810214/full
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