Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals by Aquatic Macrophytes around Wrocław, Poland

Samecka-Cymerman, Aleksandra; Kempers, Alexander J.

doi:10.1006/eesa.1996.0106

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“…In R. aquatile, Martinez ). Samecka-Cymerman et al (1996) found in R. aquatile (from contaminated river) higher amounts of Hg and Ni (0.16 mg · kg -1 and 9.5 mg · kg ). There is much more information in the literature concerning F. antipyretica.…”

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confidence: 84%

Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.)

Pokorny¹,

Pokorny²,

Dobicki³

et al. 2015

Archives of Environmental Protection

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Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.)

Pokorny¹,

Pokorny²,

Dobicki³

et al. 2015

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“…The largest concentrations of Cd and Hg were observed in the macrophytes, where leaves float on the water surface. Also, the correlation between concentration of Cu, Zn and Cd in the plant biomass and concentration of Cu in water and between concentration of Ni and Cd in the plants and concentration of Ni in water were pointed out [76]. Biomonitoring studies of two small rivers were carried out: Olobok and Pilawa, located in south-western Poland.…”

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The Use of Water Plants in Biomonitoring And Phytoremediation of Waters Polluted with Heavy Metals

Krems¹,

Rajfur²,

Wacławek³

et al. 2013

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Abstract:The publication is a synthetic review of many years of research on the possibility of using water plants (macrophytes) to assess pollution of surface waters and the possibility of using the biomass in phytoremediation processes. The results of the research of kinetics and equilibria of heavy metals sorption and desorption conditions were presented in order to repeatedly use the biomass, as well as the research on the influence of abiotic factors on sorption processes. Defence mechanisms of macrophytes, which enable them to vegetate in considerably polluted waters, have been discussed. The results presented herein and carried out in many countries demonstrate that macrophytes can be successfully used in the biomonitoring of water environments and phytoremediation of waters and sewage; however, validation of these procedures requires more detailed research of the mechanisms, which accompany them.

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“…Among them, physical methods are widely used, usually by motorized machinery to physically remove or cut the vegetation (Carpenter & Adams 1978;Hussner et al 2017). The main advantages of these methods are the increased water quality for consumption purposes and the elimination of toxic substances (Samecka-Cymerman & Kempers 1996) and excessive nutrients accumulated by plants (Scheffer 2004;Kansiime et al 2007). These substances compromise water use while promoting the increase in harmful organisms (Carpenter & Adams 1978).…”

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Potential effects of mechanically removing macrophytes on the phytoplankton community of a subtropical reservoir

Wojciechowski

Burda²,

Scheer³

et al. 2018

Acta Bot. Bras.

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Intensive growth of aquatic macrophytes interferes with water quality and ecosystem dynamics worldwide. Although mechanically removing macrophytes is the most commonly used method for their eradication, it can also cause undesirable disturbances in aquatic reservoir communities. We performed laboratory incubations of phytoplankton sampled before and after macrophytes were mechanically removed from the Piraquara II reservoir, South Brazil. We analyzed changes in growth and composition of the main phytoplankton groups with respect to nutrient shifting. Prior to removing the macrophytes, the phytoplankton community was dominated by low cell abundances of diatoms and flagellates. In contrast, growth rates of cyanobacteria (mainly Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, Pseudanabaena sp., and Geitlerinema sp.) and of colonial chlorophytes were favored after macrophyte removal, while the abundances of diatoms and flagellates decreased. Our results suggest that removing macrophytes causes dramatic changes in phytoplankton composition and biomass and selects for toxigenic species of cyanobacteria. These changes were probably associated with the disturbance caused by removing the macrophytes, which immediately created new environmental conditions prone to species competition. These findings indicate that the use of mechanical techniques to manage macrophytes should be carefully considered, along with monitoring of harmful species and changes of limnological parameters.

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Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals by Aquatic Macrophytes around Wrocław, Poland

Cited by 60 publications

References 13 publications

Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.)

Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.)

The Use of Water Plants in Biomonitoring And Phytoremediation of Waters Polluted with Heavy Metals

Potential effects of mechanically removing macrophytes on the phytoplankton community of a subtropical reservoir

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