Lithium toxicity in plants

Wallace, A.; Romney, E. M.; W., J.; Chaudhry, F. M.

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“…Li is known to act upon plants in three ways: at low concentrations it increases resistance to disease and stimulates growth, at high concentrations it inhibits growth and can become toxic to plants with a low tolerance for Li like citrus plants [71]. There are numerous studies showing that at low Li levels, plant growth stimulation has been observed [29,63,64,67,69,[72][73][74][75][76][77]. Species of plants tolerant to Li are found mainly in the Solanaceae and Asteraceae families and are also said to include the Ranunculacae and Rosaceae families [66,68,71,78].…”

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Induced Plant Accumulation of Lithium

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Lithium's (Li) value has grown exponentially since the development of Li-ion batteries. It is usually accessed in one of two ways: hard rock mineral mining or extraction from mineral-rich brines. Both methods are expensive and require a rich source of Li. This paper examines the potential of agro-mining as an environmentally friendly, economically viable process for extracting Li from low grade ore. Agro-mining exploits an ability found in few plant species, to accumulate substantial amounts of metals in the above ground parts of the plant. Phyto-mined metals are then retrieved from the incinerated plants. Although the actual amount of metal collected from a crop may be low, the process has been shown to be profitable. We have investigated the suitability of several plant species including: Brassica napus and Helianthus annuus, as Li-accumulators under controlled conditions. Large plant trials were carried out with/without chelating agents to encourage Li accumulation. The question we sought to answer was, can any of the plant species investigated accumulate Li at levels high enough to justify using them to agro-mine Li. Results show maximum accumulated levels of >4000 mg/kg Li in some species. Our data suggests that agro-mining of Li is a potentially viable process.

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“…Li is taken up easily by most plants but is not thought to be an essential element for plant health [63]. The question of whether plants need Li is still debated [64].…”

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Induced Plant Accumulation of Lithium

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“…II agit notamment sur Ia croissance (Purves, 1966;Wallace et al, 1977), Ia morphogenese (Kandeler, 1970;Karege et al, 1982) ou bien encore les mouvements foliaires (Johnsson et al., 1981 ;Roblin et al, 1990) et stomatiques (Louguet et Thellier, 1976). Le lithium affecte egalement de nomhreux processus dans les systemes animaux.…”

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Le lithium, ses effets et ses modes d'action possibles chez les végétaux

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1993

Acta Botanica Gallica

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Be~arn;on Cede:r INTRODUCTION REVUE (ManWJcril refiU en ~eptembre 1992; accepte le 12 octobre 1993) Re~ume.-Cat article Ia~ Ia synthbse des donnees de Ia lltterature concernant le l~hium, ses effets et ses mecanismes d'action chez les plantas. Les concentrations rencontrees dans les tissus vegetaux, les nnodalites de !'absorption et du transport du lithium, ses seuils de toxic~e et sa distribution c\ l'interieur des cellules vegetales son! successivennent passes en revue. Les effets connus de eel element sur les systennes vegetaux sont ensuite repertories. Enlin, differentes hypotheses ayant trait c\ cas mecanismes son! discutees.Summary.-This paper gathers the data dealing w~h IHhium, ~s effects and ~s possible mechanisms of action in plants. L~hium tissue levels, absorption and transport features, toxic~y threshold and intracellular distribution are reviewed. Known effects of lithium on plant systems are listed. Finally, possible mechanisms of action oll~hium are discussed.

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“…Lithium at 500 ppm (lowest concentration tested) resulted in a 66% reduction in shoot weight. Wallace et al (1977c) measured the reduction in leaf and stem weights of cotton and bush bean seedlings resulting from additions of Li, as LiCl or LiNO , to a loam soil (pH 6). Cotton leaf and stem 3 weights were reduced 33 and 56% by the addition of 50 ppm Li as LiNO , while 25 ppm had no effect.…”

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“…Wallace et al (1977c) measured the reduction in leaf, stem, and root weights of bush bean seedlings resulting from additions of Li, as LiNO , to nutrient solution. 3 Stem weight was reduced 30% by 3.5 ppm Li, the lowest concentration tested.…”

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Toxicological Benchmarks for Screening Potential Contaminants of Concern for Effects on Terrestrial Plants

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1993

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Lithium toxicity in plants

Cited by 21 publications

References 8 publications

Induced Plant Accumulation of Lithium

Induced Plant Accumulation of Lithium

Le lithium, ses effets et ses modes d'action possibles chez les végétaux

Toxicological Benchmarks for Screening Potential Contaminants of Concern for Effects on Terrestrial Plants

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