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    The aim of this study was to explore a novel method to immobilize heavy metals (HM) in composting through increasing the combination of these with humic substances. An electric-field assistant technique was applied to strengthen biomass biodegradation and assess the impact on the humification process and HM immobilization in composting. Results demonstrated that the application of an electric field enriched bacterial abundance and enhanced bacterial metabolism. Humic substance and humic acid (HA) contents in compost product were significantly increased by 19 and 69%, respectively. The HA-complexed Cu, Zn, As, Cd contents were increased by 34, 41, 29 and 135.1%, respectively, which was attributed to the promotion of HA formation since a positive correlation between HA and HA-complexed HM (R2 = 0.60-0.87) was established. The evidence presented here supports the future development of electric field implementation as an intrinsic bioremediation technique for HM immobilization. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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    Yubo Cao, Xuan Wang, Xinyuan Zhang, Tom Misselbrook, Zhaohai Bai, Lin Ma. An electric field immobilizes heavy metals through promoting combination with humic substances during composting. Bioresource technology. 2021 Jun;330:124996

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