Enrichment of copper, zinc, manganese, and iron in five species of pondweeds (Potamogeton spp.)

Aulio, Kai; Salin, Matti

doi:10.1007/bf01706235

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“…Welsh and Denny (1980) considered that algae of the genus Nitella were useful monitors of copper and lead in fresh waters, and both N.flexilis and the rooted grass Gtyceria fluitans were studied in the Derwent Reservoir in northern England by Harding and Whitton (1978) and Harding et at. in Finland; the floating leaves of Trapa natans and Polygonum amphibium in Lake Maggiori in Italy; and the macrophyte Elodea densa in Canada Aulio and Salin, 1982;. They found that N. flexilis responded to the concentrations of metals in solution, whereas G. fluitans appeared to take up metals from sediments also.…”

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Biomonitoring of Trace Aquatic Contaminants

Phillips¹,

Rainbow

1993

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Section: Field Investigations (I) Trace Metalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biomonitoring of Trace Aquatic Contaminants

Phillips¹,

Rainbow

1993

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“…Higher plants take a very important part in migration of those metals and they cumulate them in their tissues unevenly [5,8]. A lot of heavy metals shows a high correlation between their content in the environment, including the aquatic environment, and the concentration in aquatic macrophytes [ 1,4]. The purpose of this work was : − to define participation and abilities of chosen aquatic plants in Lake Gardno to cumulate zinc, copper, lead, cadmium and manganese and to assess the correlation among metals in this process; − to define to what degree sea water flows into the lake influence the content of heavy metals in plants.…”

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Cumulation of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Mn in Plants of Gardno Lake

Trojanowski

Trojanowska

Antonowicz

2013

E3S Web of Conferences

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Abstract. In the present paper there have been shown the results of research on yhe content of Zn, Cd, Cu, Mn and Pb in chosen plants of Lake Gardno.The biggest concentration of those metals has been observed in Potamogton natans and Elodea canadensis, on average Zn -34.9, Pb -2.77, Cd -0.62, Cu -3.24 and Mn -257.4 µg g -1 . It has been found that the over-ground parts of the plants under analysis cumulate several times less of heavy metals than their roots. The determined enrichment factors enabled the researchers to state that Cu in the examined plants is of natural origin while Mn, Cd and Zn -of anthropogenic origin.

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“…Several studies on the enrichment of heavy metals by aquatic plants and their possible use as biological indicators have been reported [12,13,15]. Plants may indicate the quality of water in a wide variety of ways [16,17].…”

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Accumulation of Metals by Vascular Plants

Abdel‐Shafy

Hegemann

Teiner

1994

Environmental Management and Health

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Describes a study carried out to evaluate the accumulation of heavy metals by two different vascular aquatic plants in the artificial wetlands which were constructed for the treatment of municipal wastewater in Berlin, Germany. The studied plants were Pharagmites australis and Schoenoplectus lacustris. The investigated metals were: Zn, Cr, Cu, Fe, Cd, Ni and Pb. The translocation of such metals in the plant roots, stems and leaves was also determined. The level of metals in the influent and effluent of the wastewater, as well as the sludge, was investigated. The concentration factor of each metal by plants and sludge was further studied. Results revealed that P. australis has a higher tendency for the accumulation of metals than S. Lacustris. The level of metals was higher in roots, followed by leaves, then stems. Metals were more concentrated in the sludge than in the plants. Further study showed that the levels of metals in plants grown in the artificial wetlands were higher than in those grown in a “controlled” area. Concludes that vascular plants can act as scavengers of metals from the municipal wastewater while still maintaining a healthy status.

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Enrichment of copper, zinc, manganese, and iron in five species of pondweeds (Potamogeton spp.)

Cited by 9 publications

References 8 publications

Biomonitoring of Trace Aquatic Contaminants

Biomonitoring of Trace Aquatic Contaminants

Cumulation of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Mn in Plants of Gardno Lake

Accumulation of Metals by Vascular Plants

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