Inter-population variation on the accumulation and translocation of potentially harmful chemical elements in Cistus ladanifer L. from Brancanes, Caveira, Chança, Lousal, Neves Corvo and São Domingos mines in the Portuguese Iberian Pyrite Belt

Pioneer Mediterranean Shrub Species Revegetating Soils Developed on Mining Soils/Spoils

“…Although the care handling with the data when using MCA the variance percentage of explanations covered by these three axis was relatively low, which may be explained by the low number of samples and the heterogeneity of the material. Nevertheless, the results are encouraging and consistent with those of the other approaches and with results from previous studies (Santos et al, ). The substrate where these plants were developed is composed of black scoria and heterogeneous materials dominated by gossan materials.…”

Potentially harmful elements in soil–plant interactions

“…Shahid et al (2014a, b) assessed the influence of two phosphorus (P) amendments-KH 2 PO 4 and Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 OH-on metal speciation in rhizosphere soil and soil-plant transfer of metals. This study was performed in field and laboratory experiments with pea, tomato and mustard plants.…”

“…According to the EC 466/2001 legislation, arbutus berry consumption does not constitute a health risk for humans, and arbutus trees can be used for phytostabilization in the Panasqueira area. Santos et al (2014) studied the effect of interpopulation variation on the accumulation and translocation of potentially harmful elements and nutrients in Cistus ladanifer L. from six mines in the Portuguese Iberian Pyrite Belt. C. ladanifer plants are able to survive in soils with heterogeneous characteristics and polymetallic contamination.…”

“…Pé-Leve Santos et al (2014) calculated the concentrations of As, Cu, Zn and W of plants and soils of mining wash sites, in order to compare the uptake of harmful elements from the contaminated soils in the different plants. The quantification was based on the fundamental parameters method for plants and on the WinAxil "compare" mode, using a standard reference material for soils.…”

“…The bioremediation of soils contaminated with Ace and BaA using P. ostreatus is an interesting way of eliminating these PAHs from the polluted soils. Shahid et al (2014a, b) evaluated the effect of organic ligands such as EDTA and citric acid on Pb-induced oxidative stress to Vicia faba L. roots. They concluded that EDTA could inhibit Pb-induced toxicity to V. faba L. seedlings by forming stable PbEDTA complexes due to its high binding strength for Pb.…”