Mapping of nickel in root cross-sections of the hyperaccumulator plant Berkheya coddii using laser ablation ICP-MS

Tools for the Discovery of Hyperaccumulator Plant Species and Understanding Their Ecophysiology

“…However, in contrast to NanoSIMS, it is possible to analyze hydrated samples using LA-ICP-MS, in which analyses are performed at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. Moradi et al (2010b) examined Ni in cross sections of fresh (hydrated) roots of the hyperaccumulator Berkheya coddii, with Ni concentrations found to be higher in the cortex compared to the stele. Using LA-ICP-MS, Tian et al (2011) examined Cd distribution in Sedum alfredii using fresh (entire) leaves and freeze-dried sections taken from both leaves and stems.…”

Relative Enrichment of Mo in the Radicle of Peanut Seed (Arachis hypogaea), Observed by Multi-elemental Imagining with LA-ICP-MS

“…Some reports showed that LA-ICP-MS with matrix-matching calibration could provide quantitative imaging results of the elements in plant samples. 11,17 The authors are trying to establish a quantitative imagining method for the elements in peanuts by LA-ICP-MS.…”

Phytoremediation

“…Furthermore it causes hair loss (Salem et al 2000 ;Khan et al 2007 ;Das et al 2008 ). Ni-hyperaccumulating plants are Berkheya coddii (Robinson et al 1997 ;Moradi et al 2010 ), Sebertia acuminate (Jaffre et al 1976 ;Perrier 2004 ), Phidiasia lindavii (Reeves et al 1999 ), and Bornmuellera kiyakii (Reeves et al 2009 ). Isatis pinnatiloba can accumulate Ni to a level of 1,441 mg kg −1 (Altinozlu et al 2012 ).…”