Screening of new native metallophytes from copper abandoned mining site: Promising tool for phytoremediation

Midhat, Laila; Ouazzani, Naaila; Aziz, Faissal; Esshaimi, Mouhsine; Hejjaj, Abdessamed; Mandi, Laila

doi:10.1002/ldr.4714

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“…It plays a crucial role in the detoxification of cadmium in the shoots of Sedum plumbizincicola by sequestering cadmium into the vacuoles [41]. However, not all eighteen species of plants met the threshold value for copper (1000 mg/kg) and cadmium (100 mg/kg) hyperaccumulation [42,43]. For example, the concentration of cadmium in the shoot (34.2 mg/kg) of Sedum plumbizincicola in this study was significantly lower than the average value of cadmium (170-172 mg/kg) reported by Wang et al [18].…”

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Copper and Cadmium Accumulation and Phytorextraction Potential of Native and Cultivated Plants Growing around a Copper Smelter

Dou,

Cui,

Zhang

et al. 2023

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Phytoextraction is a promising technology for remediating heavy metal-contaminated soil. Continuously screening potential plants is important for enhancing the efficiency of remediation. In this study, fourteen local native plant species and four cultivated plant species, along with their paired soils, were collected from around a copper smelter. The characteristics of soil pollution were evaluated using contaminant factors (CF) and a geoaccumulation index (Igeo). The phytoextraction potential of plants was investigated using the translocation factor (TF) and bioconcentration factor (BCF). The soils around the smelter were very acidic, with a mean pH of 5.01. The CF for copper and cadmium were 8.67–32.3 and 5.45–44.2, and the Igeo values for copper and cadmium were 2.43–4.43 and −0.12–2.29, respectively, indicating that the level of soil contamination was moderate to severe. The copper concentrations in the root (357 mg/kg), shoot (219 mg/kg), and leaf (269 mg/kg) of Elsholtzia splendens Nakai were higher than that in the other species. The cadmium in the shoot (32.2 mg/kg) and leaf (18.5 mg/kg) of Sedum plumbizincicola was the highest, and Phytolacca acinosa Roxb. had the highest cadmium level (20 mg/kg) in the root. Soil total and CaCl2-extractable copper and cadmium were positively correlated with copper and cadmium in the plant roots, respectively. The results of TF and BCF for copper and cadmium suggested that the accumulation and translocation capacities for cadmium were higher than those of copper in the eighteen plant species. Although not all plants met the criteria of being hyperaccumulators, Sedum plumbizincicola, Mosla chinensis Maxim, and Elsholtzia splendens Nakai showed the most potential as candidates for the phytoextraction of copper and cadmium contaminated soils, as indicated by their TF and BCF values.

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