Mercury Accumulation by Myriophyllum Spicatum L.

Solute Movement in Submerged Angiosperms

“…Sutton & Blackburn, 1971), very few experiments have identified translocation of metals within the plants. Myriophyllum spicatum was shown to accumulate mercury when grown in sediments containing either organic or inorganic mercury compounds (Dolar, Keeney & Chesters, 1971) but no attempt was made to separate the sediment from the culture medium and, contrary to the authors' beliefs, translocation cannot be assumed. Results from ecological studies in lead-enriched lakes (see p. 73) pointed to lead absorption by the roots of submerged plants, and translocation to the shoots (Welsh & Denny, 1976), but when carefully tested in laboratory experiments very little translocation was observed (Welsh, 1978;Welsh & Denny, 1979b;and in press).…”

Phytoremediation in Wetland Ecosystems: Progress, Problems, and Potential

“…An early study focus of phytoremediation, uptake of toxic metals, including: Hg (Dolar et al, 1971), As (Lancaster et al, 1971;Reay, 1972), and other metals (Stanley, 1974) helped lay a foundation for later phytoremediation research. Our understanding of metals phytoremediation reactions has progressed from basic uptake studies to quantifying the importance of chemical speciation for bioavailability and the role of genetic engineering for hyperaccumulating species (Reay, 1972;Gupta, 1980;Muramoto and Oki, 1983;Campbell et al, 1985;Jain et al, 1989;Outridge and Noller, 1991;Robinson et al, 1995;Schnoor et al, 1995;Debusk et al, 1996;Ali et al, 1999;de Souza et al, 1999;Khan et al, 2000;Compton et al, 2001;King et al, 2001;Lavid et al, 2001;Vajpayee et al, 2001;Zurayk et al, 2002).…”

Performance of Three Aquatic Plant Species in Bench-scale Acid Mine Drainage Wetland Test Cells

“…Uveges et al (2002) reported that Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife) was quite tolerant of lead contaminated wastewater. Dolar et al (1971) has shown that Myriophyllum spicatum accumulates mercury when grown in sediments containing either organic or inorganic mercury compounds. Cheng et al (2002) reported that constructed wetlands with well-grown Cyperus alternifolius and Vallarsia exaltata are an effective tool in phytoremediation of cadmium, copper, lead, manganese, and zinc.…”