[Objective] The aim was to restore heavy metal pollution of urban sewage river sediment by using Lolium perenne.[Method] Through cultivation test,the phytoremediation of heavy metal pollution in river sediment by L.perenne was analyzed from the aspects of removal effect,optimal removal time and the changes of sucrase activity,urease activity and microbe quantity.[Result] After planting L.perenne for three months,Ni content in sediment was basically stable,while the removal effect of Cr and Mn in sediment was optimal,and the removal rate of Cr reached the maximum value (57.1%).After 4-5 months,sucrase and urease activity were 4.59 and 10.34 times the previous activity respectively.In addition,the quantity of bacteria and fungi was 2-3 times the previous quantity after 3-4 months.In a word,L.perenne had obvious effects on the removing of heavy metal,improvement of enzyme activity and microbe quantity in polluted river sediment,and the optimal planting time of L.perenne was four months.[Conclusion] The study could provide theoretical foundations for the control of polluted sediment in river.
WU Qing,ZHENG Bo,ZHAO Cai-yun,LI Dong-mei School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Tianjin University,Tianjin 300072,China
