Ecophysiology of Plant Growth Under Heavy Metal Stress

Hagemeyer, J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-662-07745-0_8

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“…Similar to our study, Puccinelli et al (1998) reported that evergreen and deciduous tree leaf POD activities in the urban environment were higher than those from the non-urban environment as related with the level of air pollution. A strong correlation was shown between Zn and POD activity in the study of Hagemeyer (2004). In our study, we also observed such a relationship between metals and POD activities (Table 3).…”

Section: Peroxidase Enzyme Activity In Plant Leavessupporting

confidence: 79%

Influence of Airborne Pollution on Cd, Zn, Pb, Cu, and Al Accumulation and Physiological Parameters of Plant Leaves in Antakya (Turkey)

Doğanlar

Atmaca

2010

Water Air Soil Pollut

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In this study, the effects of industrial and urban pollution on Pb, Al, Cd, Cu, and Zn accumulation, peroxidase activity, and pigment and protein contents were investigated in shrub and tree leaves in Antakya, Turkey. We determined that industrial and traffic activities produce the most plant-incorporated air pollutants in Antakya City. Cu and Al amounts were high in plants in the urban street location and Cd, Pb, and Zn amounts where high for all plants in the industrial site. Acer negundo L. showed maximum Pb and Zn accumulation at the industrial site and Al accumulation for the urban street site. Higher Cd and Cu amounts were detected in Platanus orientalis L. and Nerium oleander L. in the industrial and urban street sites, respectively. Compared to the control site, decreases in pigment and total soluble protein contents and increases in peroxidase enzyme activity were more evident in industrial and urban street sites. Our results indicated that industry and urban air pollution is high in Antakya City and Pb pollution was at an especially alarming level for vegetation and human health.

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Section: Peroxidase Enzyme Activity In Plant Leavessupporting

confidence: 79%

Influence of Airborne Pollution on Cd, Zn, Pb, Cu, and Al Accumulation and Physiological Parameters of Plant Leaves in Antakya (Turkey)

Doğanlar

Atmaca

2010

Water Air Soil Pollut

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“…This may indicate that the ash treatment initially caused a salt effect, leaching ions like potassium and sodium, that released bound heavy metals in the mor layer, as suggested by . The elevated Zn content in the wood after 3 years of ash treatment (Table III; Figure 1C) is probably not a problem for the spruce plants, since Zn is not a very toxic heavy metal (Hagemeyer, 1999). The increased Cu content of the bark, however, may influence the Ca content due to its higher competitive ability, as discussed above (Österås and Greger, 2003).…”

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“…If the bioavailability of some metal ions is increased, as in the case of wood ash application, it may influence the content of other similar metal ions in the plants due to competition for uptake, translocation and binding (Marschner, 1995;Hagemeyer, 1999). Increased levels of Ca have been shown to reduce the content, uptake and/or translocation of Cd, Cu and Zn in plants (Chaudhry and Loneragan, 1972;Jarvis et al, 1976;Tyler and McBride, 1982;Saleh et al, 1999;Österås and Greger, 2003).…”

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The Impact of Wood Ash and Green Liquor Dregs Application on Ca, Cu, Zn and Cd Contents in Bark and Wood of Norway Spruce

Österås

Sunnerdahl

Greger

2005

Water Air Soil Pollut

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To counteract nutrient depletion and acidification of forest soils, recycling of waste products from the forest industry has been suggested. Spreading of these waste products will probably change the concentration and availability of Ca and heavy metals in forest soils and thereby the contents of these metals in trees. This field study aimed at examining the influence of pellets of wood ash (ash) or a mixture of wood ash and green liquor dregs (ash+GLD) on the contents of Ca, Cd, Cu and Zn in wood and bark of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]. The waste products were spread in an amount of 3000 kg ha −1 in 1996 at a felling site in Sweden and in 1999 and 2002 young spruce trees, planted in 1995, were collected and wood and bark were analysed for Ca, Cd, Cu and Zn with AAS. Changes in the metal content of wood and bark of young spruce trees were found 3 and 6 years after spreading pellets of ash or ash+GLD compared with the control. The effect of the treatments on the metal contents of bark and wood differed and was larger after 3 years than after 6 years. Treatment with ash+GLD tended to have less effect on the metal contents of bark and wood than treatment with only ash. An increase in the contents of Cu and Zn in bark or wood, compared with the control, was only found for the ash treatment and only 3 years after application. Both the ash and ash+GLD treatment decreased the Cd content of the wood and/or bark after 3 years, and after 6 years it still was, or tended to be, lower than the control.

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“…In general, the plants growing in the spill-affected soils tended to have lower concentrations of N, P and K and higher concentrations of S, Ca and Mg than in the unaffected soils. Metals such as Cd can limit the N-NO 3 , K, Ca and Mg uptake by plants, reducing their concentrations in plant tissues (Fodor et al, 1995;Boussana et al, 1999;Hagemeyer, 1999;Stolt and Oscarson, 2002). In the case of N, that uptake decrease seems to be an indirect consequence of changes in the fluidity and H-ATPasa activity of the plasma membrane (Fodor et al, 1995;Stolt and Oscarson, 2002).…”

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Bioaccumulation of Trace Elements in a Wild Grass Three Years After the Aznalcóllar Mine Spill (South Spain)

Madejón

Murillo

Marañón

et al. 2006

Environ Monit Assess

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In this paper, we surveyed the concentration of nine trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Tl and Zn) in bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) 3 years after the mine spill in Aznalcóllar (south Spain). The results were compared with those that had been obtained for the same species in a previous study, 18 months after the accident. Three types of soil condition were determined: i) unaffected soils (UN, control); ii) cleaned up and amended soils (A, amended); and (iii) non-amended soils, inaccessible to the clean-up and remediation operations (NA, non-amended). The trace element concentrations in the plants were lower than those reported in the first sampling for both washed (plant tissues) and unwashed plants (as consumed by herbivores). Apart from Cd, trace elements concentrations (plant tissues) were similar in the A and the UN soils. In the NA soils, the Cd, Fe, Mn, Zn and Pb levels in unwashed plants were excessive for animal consumption. This wild grass seems to be suitable as a soil stabilizer for spill affected soils and as a biomonitor for soil pollution by some trace elements (As, Cu and Zn); however, its potential for phytoextraction is negligible.

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Ecophysiology of Plant Growth Under Heavy Metal Stress

Cited by 52 publications

References 78 publications

Influence of Airborne Pollution on Cd, Zn, Pb, Cu, and Al Accumulation and Physiological Parameters of Plant Leaves in Antakya (Turkey)

Influence of Airborne Pollution on Cd, Zn, Pb, Cu, and Al Accumulation and Physiological Parameters of Plant Leaves in Antakya (Turkey)

The Impact of Wood Ash and Green Liquor Dregs Application on Ca, Cu, Zn and Cd Contents in Bark and Wood of Norway Spruce

Bioaccumulation of Trace Elements in a Wild Grass Three Years After the Aznalcóllar Mine Spill (South Spain)

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