The soils in abandoned iron-steel industries contained high concentrations of heavy metals, which adversely affected the environmental quality. In this study, a greenhouse orthogonal (L16) experiment was conducted to investigate the optimal ratio of organic fertilizer, biochar,
Maifan stone, attapulgite and phosphate fertilizer assisted with S. nigrum L., aimed to reach the maximum phytoremediation effects. T17 (organic fertilizer:biochar:Maifan stone:attapulgite:phosphate fertilizer = 2:2:2:1:2) was recommended as the optimum chemical proportions of the amendments.
The results showed that after the application of amendments, the length and fresh weight of plants increased significantly, the accumulation of heavy metals in plant roots increased, and the transfer to the shoots decreased. The effective fractions of Pb, Zn and Cd were immobilized. The removal
rates of heavy metals were the highest after adding the soil amendments in T17, and by the following of Zn (44.0%) > Cd (39.5%) > Pb (36.7%). In conclusion, it was shown that the results of metal phytostabilization can be significantly improved by the synergistic effect of S. nigrum
L. and amendments, especially in T17 treatment.
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