Research Updates on Heavy Metal Phytoremediation: Enhancements, Efficient Post-harvesting Strategies and Economic Opportunities

Muthusaravanan, Sivasubramanian; Sivarajasekar, N.; Vivek, J. S.; Priyadharshini, S.; Paramasivan, T.; Dhakal, Nirajan; Naushad, Mu.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-17724-9_9

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“…The phytoremediation should be a holistic approach to immobilize or lower the HM from the contaminated soil and restore the healthy soil characteristics to perform its normal functions. The success of this practice depends on the ability of the selected plant to produce rapid biomass and accumulate HMs within their tissues [15,16]. Plant mediating to absorb, transfer and accumulate hazardous contaminants using edible plants [17], non-edible plants including medicinal and aromatic species [18,19] along with trees, grasses, and ornamental plants [20] has been documented.…”

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Ornamental Plant Efficiency for Heavy Metals Phytoextraction from Contaminated Soils Amended with Organic Materials

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Accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) by ornamental plants (OPs) from contaminated agriculture soils is a unique technique that can efficiently reduce the metal load in the food chain. Amaranthus tricolor L. has attractive characteristics acquiring a higher growth rate and large biomass when grown at heavy metal contaminated soils. Site-specific detailed information is not available on the use of A. tricolor plant in metal phytoremediation from the polluted sites. The study aimed to enhance the uptake of HMs (Pb, Zn, and Cu) via amending poultry litter extract (PLE), vinasse sugarcane (VSC), and humic acid (HA) as natural mobilized organic materials compared to ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), as a common mobilized chemical agent by A. tricolor plant. The studied soils collected from Helwan, El-Gabal El-Asfar (Cairo Governorate), Arab El-Madabeg (Assiut Governorate), Egypt, and study have been conducted under pot condition. Our results revealed all organic materials in all studied soils, except EDTA in EL-Gabal El-Asfar soil, significantly increased the dry weight of the A. tricolor plant compared to the control treatment. The uptake of Pb and Zn significantly (p > 0.05) increased due to applying all organic materials to the studied soils. HA application caused the highest uptake as shown in Pb concentration by more than 5 times in Helwan soil and EDTA by 65% in El-Gabal El-Asfar soil while VSC increased it by 110% in El-Madabeg soil. Also, an increase in Zn concentration due to EDTA application was 58, 42, and 56% for Helwan, El-Gabal El-Asfar, and El-Madabeg soil, respectively. In all studied soils, the application of organic materials increased the remediation factor (RF) than the control. El-Madabeg soil treated with vinasse sugarcane gave the highest RF values; 6.40, 3.26, and 4.02% for Pb, Zn, and Cu, respectively, than the control. Thus, we identified A. tricolor as a successful ornamental candidate that, along with organic mobilization amendments, most efficiently develop soil health, reduce metal toxicity, and recommend remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils. Additionally, long-term application of organic mobilization amendments and continued growth of A. tricolor under field conditions could be recommended for future directions to confirm the results.

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“…The organic materials, including poultry litter, Vinasse, humic acid are by-products or industry wastes with various unique benefits related to soil quality and health [31,34,35]. Using such organic materials and different plant species to boost phytoextraction was previously reported [16,20,21]. For example, Ref.…”

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“…Soil Zn availability is a critical problem for cereal production, causing a severe reduction in both the yield and nutritional quality of grains which can affect human health especially in regions with cereal-based diets (Cakmak 2008;Sadeghzadeh 2013;Ryan et al 2013). On the other hand, in several industrial areas high soil Zn levels might cause environmental problems if it is dispersed into the trophic chain or into water (Muthusaravanan et al 2020). Soil analysis enables possible deficiencies to be determined in advance of growing the crop so that appropriate fertilisation or other treatments can be made to prevent the yield and/or quality of the future crop being impaired by Zn deficiency (Alloway 2008).…”

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“…In China, Liu et al (2017) found that the optimal soil Zn-DTPA concentration required to attain high maize grain yields (> 10 t grain ha −1 ) was 4.7 mg kg −1 . The evaluation of soil Zn levels is critical to determine a fertilization strategy (Lins and Cox 1988) and to prevent the loss of Zn to drinking water which can cause adverse effects in human beings (Muthusaravanan et al 2020).…”

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The Development of a Model for Recommending the Application of Zinc Fertilizer in the Mediterranean Region of Central Chile

Salazar

Manrique

Tapia

et al. 2020

J Soil Sci Plant Nutr

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The main aim of this study is to develop a mechanistic model of fertilization for recommending the application of zinc (Zn) fertiliser for maize based on the mass balance of Zn. The model would consider the critical Zn level for maize (Zn CL), Zn availability in the soil (Zn A) and Zn buffering capacity (Zn b). Soil samples were collected from 78 maize fields for chemical and physical characterization including measuring Zn A and Zn b. Additionally, a crop management survey was carried out in each field. The classification and regression trees method (CART) was used and relationships between Zn b and some soil properties were established, clay content being the most relevant to the model, besides soil reaction (pH) and silt content. The application of Zn fertilizer can be adequately calculated by a mechanistic model that considers Zn A , Zn b and Zn CL above that which maize crop yields do not increase. This work highlights the importance of Zn b evaluation by the incubation procedure and the extraction of available Zn by DTPA solution. As hypothesised and then demonstrated in this work, Zn b is closely related to soil pH and texture (clay and silt). Our results suggest that, in between 51 and 97% of fields examined, it would be necessary to apply Zn fertilisers to produce the maximum maize yield.

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“…So the wise way is to use this natural resource in bio-applications, which can meet the increasing demand in renewable and biodegradable materials [18]. In addition, these sources can be used in other application, such as absorbing some toxic ions like lead, producing energy that is one of the most problematic issues in the world [19,20].…”

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A Review on Date Palm Tree: Properties, Characterization and Its Potential Applications

Jonoobi¹,

shafie²,

Shirmohammadli³

et al. 2019

Journal of Renewable Materials

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Date palm (phoenix dactylifera), which is mostly found in the middle east countries such as Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the United States (California) that play a significant role in the economical and the environmental condition in those areas. The main purpose of planting dates is its fruit, which is consumed as fresh, dried or processed forms. There are approximately 100 million date palm trees in the worldwide that 62 million of these trees located in the Middle East and North Africa. In Saudi Arabia only, 15000 tons of date palm leaves is prepared as waste materials. The leaves of date palm tree are used in several applications such as making ropes, baskets, and mats in many parts of the world. Unfortunately, the huge amount of the non-food products from the date palm remains as landfill materials without any specific usage. By attention to the date palm properties, the literature clearly showed that each part of date palm has great potential to be used for a variety of applications such as: making paper, absorption of heavy and toxic metals, energy production and soil fertilizing. Some of the obstacles and solutions for using palm date in these applications were also explored. Considering these issues and their solutions, the date palm is a favorable alternative. Despite some limited and traditional uses of these palm wastes, this review considered date palm applications and the properties' of the most important part of that tree in recent researches and related issues for future research are also spotted.

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Research Updates on Heavy Metal Phytoremediation: Enhancements, Efficient Post-harvesting Strategies and Economic Opportunities

Cited by 31 publications

References 124 publications

Ornamental Plant Efficiency for Heavy Metals Phytoextraction from Contaminated Soils Amended with Organic Materials

Ornamental Plant Efficiency for Heavy Metals Phytoextraction from Contaminated Soils Amended with Organic Materials

The Development of a Model for Recommending the Application of Zinc Fertilizer in the Mediterranean Region of Central Chile

A Review on Date Palm Tree: Properties, Characterization and Its Potential Applications

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