Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the
effects of maize root exudates and LMWOAs, oxalate and citrate, on the desorption of phenanthrene from soils under
abiotic and biotic conditions, respectively, with or without
the addition of NaN3 to inhibit microbial activity. Furthermore,
in order to clarify the influence of soil properties on
phenanthrene desorption, eight Chinese soils with various
physicochemical properties were used in this study.