The Use of Higher Plants in Biomonitoring and Environmental Bioremediation

Gorelova, S. V.; Frontasyeva, M. V.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-52381-1_5

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“…The development of these variables in T1, T2, and T3 was relatively low compared to T0, except for plant height, which was higher in T3. In this study, phytotoxicity was shown by necrosis and leaf drop for T2 and T3 ( Figure S2 ), at 24 days after planting, so it could be a response of the plants to Hg, Pb, and Cd exposure as part of their process of tolerance and adaptation to the environment during the vegetative stage of some plants [ 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 ].…”

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Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals from Gold Mining Activities Using Clidemia sericea D. Don

Durante-Yánez

Macea

Enamorado-Montes

et al. 2022

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Soils contaminated by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) as a result of anthropogenic activities such as mining are a problem due to the adverse effects on human and environmental health, making it necessary to seek sustainable strategies to remediate contaminated areas. The objective of this study was to evaluate the species Clidemia sericea D. Don for the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with PTEs (Hg, Pb, and Cd) from gold mining activities. The study was conducted for three months, with soils from a gold mining area in northern Colombia, and seeds of C. sericea, under a completely randomized experimental design with one factor (concentration of PTEs in soil) and four levels (control (T0), low (T1), medium (T2), and high (T3)), each treatment in triplicate, for a total of twelve experimental units. Phytotoxic effects on plants, bioconcentration (BCF), and translocation (TF) factors were determined. The results obtained for the tissues differed in order of metal accumulation, with the root showing the highest concentration of metals. The highest values of bioconcentration (BCF > 1) were presented for Hg at T3 and Cd in the four treatments; and of translocation (TF > 1) for Hg and Pb at T0 and T1; however, for Pb, the TF indicates that it is transferable, but it is not considered for phytoextraction. Thus, C. sericea demonstrated its potential as a phytostabilizer of Hg and Cd in mining soils, strengthening as a wild species with results of resistance to the stress of the PTEs evaluated, presenting similar behavior and little phytotoxic affectation on the growth and development of each of the plants in the different treatments.

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Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals from Gold Mining Activities Using Clidemia sericea D. Don

Durante-Yánez

Macea

Enamorado-Montes

et al. 2022

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“…Bioremediation can be carried out using bacteria, micromycetes, and plants. When selecting plants, one should take into account their accumulative properties and the ability to form sufficient biomass as well as resistance to toxic components of soil [3,4]. Amaranth is a plant with C-4 type of photosynthesis, which is capable of forming a sufficiently large biomass in drought conditions, including physiological, which occurs against the background of disturbances in the structure and physicochemical properties of the soil, its salinization and acidification.…”

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Phytoextraction of toxic elements by Amaranthus Tricolor grown on technogenically polluted soils in open ground conditions

2022

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Using the INAA method, the ability of Amaranthus tricolor L. variety “Valentina” growing on soils with different degree of pollution to extract heavy metals was evaluated in the field experiments. It was found that amaranth of the studied variety characterized by the content of betacianin pigment, amaranthine, in the shoots and generative organ, is able to accumulate elements such as Mn, Fe and Ni from soils. The content of most of the studied elements decreases in the following order: leaves inflorescences stems. Under conditions of soil pollution with emissions from metallurgical plant, the phytoextraction of such elements as Mn, Fe, Co, Sb increases. The content of Fe and Mn in the leaves of A. tricolor var. “Valentina” exceeds the average data for vegetation from 7 to 17 times; the Co content exceeds the average data for vegetable from 4 to 7 times; the Sb content in the leaves exceeds the average data for vegetable from 10 to 23 times. Due to the fact that amaranth forms a sufficient biomass for the growing season, it can be recommended for phytoextraction of heavy metals from soils in case of polymetallic pollution.

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“…However, moss and lichens are mainly grown in wetland regions and barely find them in arid and hot countries like Egypt. Therefore, high plants have a root system, and tree leaves act as good biomonitors (Farahat, 2011;Gorelova and Frontasyeva, 2017;Jiang et al, 2018;Kabata-Pendias, 2011;Norouzi et al, 2015;Panda and Rai, 2015;Peterson and Girling, 1981); Quénéa et al (2019); (Rai, 2016;Ukpebor et al, 2010). The Egyptian population is 98 M, and almost 40 % is mainly inhabited in Delta Nile, according to CAPMS (2019).…”

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Monitoring of Air Pollutants Using Plants and Co-Located Soil – Egypt: Characteristics, Pollution, and Toxicity Impact

Badawy

Sarhan

Duliu

et al. 2021

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The present work was conducted to characterize and monitor the air quality in terms of pollution and toxicity impact using two evergreen tree leaves, Eucalyptus globulus Labill and Ficus benjamina L. as biomonitors. Thirty tree leaves and an equal number of co-located soil samples from different regions of Egypt (urban Greater Cairo Metropolitan GC and rural Menoufia Governorate MG) were collected. The concentrations of 34 and 40 elements were determined using instrumental neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectrometer. Bivariate and multivariate statistical analysis were implemented. The air pollution was assessed using enrichment factor, pollution load index, potential ecological risk, and risk index. In addition, human and ecotoxicity were evaluated based on the ReCiPe method. The mean concentration values of the obtained elements in tree leaves in urban Greater Cairo and rural Menoufia Governorate show that the major elements are slightly higher in F. benjamina than in E. globulus. Likewise, the mean values of elements in soil from Greater Cairo and Menoufia Governorate show no significant difference except for major elements (Fe, Al, Mg, K, Na, and Ti) in Menoufia Governorate. The normalized concentrations of tree species and soil show that the accumulated elements by F. benjamina is slightly higher than in E. globulus in Greater Cairo GC and Menoufia Governorate MG. While in terms of the investigated area, the concentrations of elements in MG is considerably higher than in GC. PLI spatial distribution over investigated areas showed that despite high population density, heavy traffic, and urban pollution, the Cairo samples exhibit significantly lower values as compared to those from Menoufia, which is most likely due to the uncontrolled industrial and domestic waste disposal outside Cairo. PER was significant for As in Soil and for As and Cd for tree species. Human toxicity shows higher values in urban locations. Contrariwise, in the terrestrial ecotoxicity aspect, the rural locations are much higher than in urban ones.

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The Use of Higher Plants in Biomonitoring and Environmental Bioremediation

Cited by 18 publications

References 90 publications

Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals from Gold Mining Activities Using Clidemia sericea D. Don

Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals from Gold Mining Activities Using Clidemia sericea D. Don

Phytoextraction of toxic elements by Amaranthus Tricolor grown on technogenically polluted soils in open ground conditions

Monitoring of Air Pollutants Using Plants and Co-Located Soil – Egypt: Characteristics, Pollution, and Toxicity Impact

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