Abstract:Cynodon dactylon plants were grown in pots filled with either slag soil or natural soil.Soil pH,organic matter (SOM),total content of Pb,Zn,Cd,Cr ,Cu,and different forms of heavy metals including extracted (F1),reducible (F2),oxidizable (F3) and residual (F4) forms were measured before and after culture.After 100 days,soil pH decreased by 0.10~0.25 unit (1.31%~3.21%),while soil organic matter content increased by 0.163%~1.854%.The natural and slag soil contained different levels of heavy metals,which followed an order of Zn>Cu>Pb>Cr>Cd in the natural soil,and an order of Zn>Pb>Cu>Cr>Cd in the slag soil.The content of all five heavy metals decreased after planting Cynodon dactylon for 100 days,with an order of Cd>Zn>Cr>Pb>Cu in the natural soil,and an order of Cd>Cr>Cu>Pb>Zn in the slag soil.All those five heavy metals were mainly in the form of residue,while the content of weak acid extraction state accounted for a relatively low proportion in each metal valence state.After planting Cynodon dactylon for 100 days,the contents of weak acid extracted state,reducible state and oxidizable state all decreased,while the residue state of all five metals except Cd increased.Our results showed that Cynodon dactylon is an ideal species for the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil.