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Phytoremediation of Water Polluted by Thallium, Cadmium, Zinc, and Lead with the Use of Macrophyte Callitriche cophocarpa

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Title: Phytoremediation of Water Polluted by Thallium, Cadmium, Zinc, and Lead with the Use of Macrophyte Callitriche cophocarpa
Authors: Augustynowicz, Joanna, Tokarz, Krzysztof, Baran, Agnieszka, Płachno, Bartosz
Source: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 66:572-581
Publisher Information: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014.
Publication Year: 2014
Subject Terms: 0301 basic medicine, Cadmium/analysis, Metals, Heavy/analysis, Zinc/analysis, Thallium/metabolism, 01 natural sciences, 03 medical and health sciences, Metals, Heavy, Thallium, Lead/metabolism, Plantago, Environmental Restoration and Remediation, Thallium/analysis, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Environmental Restoration and Remediation/methods, Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis, Biodegradation Environmental, 6. Clean water, Zinc/metabolism, Water Pollutants, Chemical/metabolism, Zinc, Biodegradation, Environmental, Lead, 13. Climate action, Lead/analysis, Metals, Heavy/metabolism, Cadmium/metabolism, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Plantago/physiology, Cadmium
Description: The objective of the present work was to study the phytoremediation capacity of Callitriche cophocarpa concerning water contaminated with thallium (Tl), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb) derived from the natural environment. We found that after a 10-day incubation period, shoots of C. cophocarpa effectively biofiltrated the water so that it met (for Cd, Zn, and Pb) appropriate quality standards. The order of accumulation of the investigated elements by shoots (mg kg(-1) dry weight) were as follows: Zn (1120) < Tl (251) < Cd (71) < Pb (35). The order of bioconcentration factors were as follows: Cd (1177) < Tl (1043) < Zn (718) < Pb (597). According to Microtox bioassay, C. cophocarpa significantly eradicated polluted water toxicity. During the experiment, the physiological status of plants was monitored by taking measurements of photosystem II activity (maximum efficiency of PSII, photochemical fluorescence quenching, nonphotochemical fluorescence quenching, and quantum efficiency of PSII), photosynthetic pigment contents, and shoot morphology. Plants exposed to metallic pollution did not exhibit significant changes in their physiological status compared with the control. This work is potentially applicable to the future use of C. cophocarpa in the phytoremediation of polluted, natural watercourses.
Document Type: Article
Language: English
ISSN: 1432-0703
0090-4341
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-013-9995-0
Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24477868
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Abstract:The objective of the present work was to study the phytoremediation capacity of Callitriche cophocarpa concerning water contaminated with thallium (Tl), cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), and lead (Pb) derived from the natural environment. We found that after a 10-day incubation period, shoots of C. cophocarpa effectively biofiltrated the water so that it met (for Cd, Zn, and Pb) appropriate quality standards. The order of accumulation of the investigated elements by shoots (mg kg(-1) dry weight) were as follows: Zn (1120) < Tl (251) < Cd (71) < Pb (35). The order of bioconcentration factors were as follows: Cd (1177) < Tl (1043) < Zn (718) < Pb (597). According to Microtox bioassay, C. cophocarpa significantly eradicated polluted water toxicity. During the experiment, the physiological status of plants was monitored by taking measurements of photosystem II activity (maximum efficiency of PSII, photochemical fluorescence quenching, nonphotochemical fluorescence quenching, and quantum efficiency of PSII), photosynthetic pigment contents, and shoot morphology. Plants exposed to metallic pollution did not exhibit significant changes in their physiological status compared with the control. This work is potentially applicable to the future use of C. cophocarpa in the phytoremediation of polluted, natural watercourses.
ISSN:14320703
00904341
DOI:10.1007/s00244-013-9995-0