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Gong H, Hu X, Zhang J, Dai L, He C, Luo J. Effect of red and blue light supplementation on the efficacy of Noccaea caerulescens in decontaminating metals and alleviating leaching risk. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2024; 46:48. [PMID: 38227072 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01837-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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This study was conducted to investigate the impact of supplementing blue and red light on the biomass yield, metal uptake, contaminant purification, and the alleviation of leaching risks by Noccaea caerulescens, a well-known hyperaccumulator of Cd and Zn. As previously reported for the closely related Thlaspi arvense, N. caerulescens retarded the leaching of Cd and Zn but aggravated the leaching of Pb and Cu, because the species mobilized all metals in soil but only extracted Cd and Zn. Monochromic red light reduced the leaching of Pb and Cu by 13.8% and 1.3%, respectively, but simultaneously weakened Cd phytoremediation by reducing shoot biomass. Our results demonstrated that a small proportion of blue light (10%) could eliminate the negative effect of monochromatic red light on plant shoot growth. However, root biomass decreased by 14.3%, 26.2%, 21.4%, and 61.9% as the percentage of blue light increased from 10 to 100%. Noccaea caerulescens generated the most biomass and accumulated the highest metal concentrations, except for Pb, when the ratio of red to blue light was 1:1. In addition, leachate volume was significantly reduced under the 10% and 50% blue light treatments compared to other light treatments. Therefore, light supplementation with a suitable proportion of blue light can enhance metal purification by N. caerulescens and alleviate potential leaching risk during phytoremediation.
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- Hao Gong
- Changsha General Survey of Natural Resources Center, Changsha, China
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- Changsha General Survey of Natural Resources Center, Changsha, China
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- Changsha General Survey of Natural Resources Center, Changsha, China
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- Changsha General Survey of Natural Resources Center, Changsha, China
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- Changsha General Survey of Natural Resources Center, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China.
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Heterologous Expression of Human Metallothionein Gene HsMT1L Can Enhance the Tolerance of Tobacco ( Nicotiana nudicaulis Watson) to Zinc and Cadmium. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13122413. [PMID: 36553680 PMCID: PMC9777932 DOI: 10.3390/genes13122413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Metallothionein (MT) is a multifunctional inducible protein in animals, plants, and microorganisms. MT is rich in cysteine residues (10-30%), can combine with metal ions, has a low molecular weight, and plays an essential biological role in various stages of the growth and development of organisms. Due to its strong ability to bind metal ions and scavenge free radicals, metallothionein has been used in medicine, health care, and other areas. Zinc is essential for plant growth, but excessive zinc (Zn) is bound to poison plants, and cadmium (Cd) is a significant environmental pollutant. A high concentration of cadmium can significantly affect the growth and development of plants and even lead to plant death. In this study, the human metallothionein gene HsMT1L under the control of the CaMV 35S constitutive promoter was transformed into tobacco, and the tolerance and accumulation capacity of transgenic tobacco plants to Zn and Cd were explored. The results showed that the high-level expression of HsMT1L in tobacco could significantly enhance the accumulation of Zn2+ and Cd2+ in both the aboveground parts and the roots compared to wild-type tobacco plants and conferred a greater tolerance to Zn and Cd in transgenic tobacco. Subcellular localization showed that HsMT1L was localized to the nucleus and cytoplasm in the tobacco. Our study suggests that HsMT1L can be used for the phytoremediation of soil for heavy metal removal.
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Grignet A, Sahraoui ALH, Teillaud S, Fontaine J, Papin A, Bert V. Phytoextraction of Zn and Cd with Arabidopsis halleri: a focus on fertilization and biological amendment as a means of increasing biomass and Cd and Zn concentrations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:22675-22686. [PMID: 34797549 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17256-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The current work aims to investigate the influence of fertilization (fertilizer) and fungal inoculation (Funneliformis mosseae and Serendipita indica (formerly Piriformospora indica), respectively arbuscular mycorrhizal (AMF) and endophytic fungi) on the phytoextraction potential of Arabidopsis halleri (L.) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz (biomass yield and/or aboveground part Zn and Cd concentrations) over one life plant cycle. The mycorrhizal rates of A. halleri were measured in situ while the fungal inoculation experiments were carried out under controlled conditions. For the first time, it is demonstrated that the fertilizer used on A. halleri increased its biomass not only at the rosette stage but also at the flowering and fruiting stages. Fertilizer reduced the Zn concentration variability between developmental stages and increased the Cd concentration at fruiting stage. A. halleri roots did not show AMF colonization at any stage in our field conditions, neither in the absence nor in the presence of fertilizer, thus suggesting that A. halleri is not naturally mycorrhizal. Induced mycorrhization agreed with this result. However, S. indica has been shown to successfully colonize A. halleri roots under controlled conditions. This study confirms the benefit of using fertilizer to increase the phytoextraction potential of A. halleri. Overall, these results contribute to the future applicability of A. halleri in a phytomanagement strategy by giving information on its cultural itinerary.
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- Arnaud Grignet
- Clean Technologies and Circular Economy Unit, SIT Department, INERIS, Parc Technologique Alata BP 2, 60550, Verneuil en Halatte, France
- Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le Vivant (UCEIV, UR 4492), Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 50 rue Ferdinand Buisson, 62228, Calais Cedex, France
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- Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le Vivant (UCEIV, UR 4492), Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 50 rue Ferdinand Buisson, 62228, Calais Cedex, France
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- Clean Technologies and Circular Economy Unit, SIT Department, INERIS, Parc Technologique Alata BP 2, 60550, Verneuil en Halatte, France
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- Unité de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le Vivant (UCEIV, UR 4492), Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, 50 rue Ferdinand Buisson, 62228, Calais Cedex, France
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- Analytical Methods and Developments for the Environment, MIV Department, INERIS, Parc Technologique Alata BP 2, 60550, Verneuil en Halatte, France
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- Clean Technologies and Circular Economy Unit, SIT Department, INERIS, Parc Technologique Alata BP 2, 60550, Verneuil en Halatte, France.
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Buffer Green Patches around Urban Road Network as a Tool for Sustainable Soil Management. LAND 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/land11030343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Urban areas are facing a range of environmental challenges including air, water and soil pollution as a result of industrial, domestic and traffic emissions. In addition, global climate change is likely to aggravate certain urban problems and disturb the urban ecology by increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. In the context of urbanization growth and the consequent impact on the environment, there is a growing interest in maintaining urban soil quality and functions as they are the medium for green infrastructure development. Furthermore, urban soils are becoming one of the key factors in the delivery of many ecosystem services such as carbon storage, climate regulation, water flow regulation, etc. On the other hand, urban soils are well-known to be a major sink of air pollutants due to the wet and dry atmospheric deposition and recirculation. Soil has the ability to degrade some chemical contaminants but when the levels are high, urban soils could hold on large amounts and pose a risk to human health. A cost-effective technological solution is to use the ability of some plant species to metabolize, accumulate and detoxify heavy metals or other harmful organic or inorganic compounds from the soil layer. The establishment of urban lawns (grass covered surfaces) is a helpful, environmentally friendly, economically sustainable and cost-effective approach to remove contaminants from polluted soils (terrains), which also has some aesthetic benefits. In this paper, an overview of the benefits and limitations of urban lawn construction is presented. The focus is on the perspectives for sustainable management of urban lawns, especially as buffer green patches in the road network surroundings, that can represent strategies to provide ecological and social multifunctionality of urban soils, and thus, increasing their ecosystem services capacity. Specifically, the paper highlights (i) the possibilities for phytoremediation of urban soils, (ii) potential of some perennial grasses and (iii) key issues that should be considered in the planning and design of urban lawns.
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Niu Y, Wang Z, Wang H, Yang X, Cao M, Luo J. Influence of light-irradiated Noccaea caerulescens on the characteristics of dissolved organic matter in its rhizospheric soil during phytoremediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:2642-2649. [PMID: 34378125 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15836-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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It has been observed that suitable light irradiation can improve the phytoremediation efficiency of various plants by enhancing their growth rate and metal uptake capacity. However, the mechanisms underlying the effects of light irradiation on metal mobilization and translocation in soils have rarely been reported. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the variation in dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the rhizosphere of Noccaea caerulescens (formerly Thlaspi caerulescens J. & C. Presl) when irradiated with different combinations of red (0, 25, 50, 90, and 100% red) and blue light. N. caerulescens was induced to secrete significantly more DOM, relative to the control, into its rhizosphere after being irradiated with pure red light and other red light combinations; this increased the bioavailability of soil Cd. Moreover, the concentrations and proportions of the hydrophilic DOM fractions, particularly hydrophilic acid, which exhibited a high affinity for Cd, increased with increasing ratios of the red light. Furthermore, DOM secreted because of the light irradiation treatments exhibited a significantly higher Cd extraction ability compared with that of the untreated control; this consequently increased the Cd uptake capacity of N. caerulescens. The results demonstrated that the secretion of more DOM, particularly hydrophilic acid, plays a pivotal role in improving the phytoremediation efficiency of N. caerulescens.
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- Yao Niu
- College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China
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- CNPC Research Institute of Safety & Environment Technology, Beijing, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China
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- University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China.
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Yung L, Blaudez D, Maurice N, Azou-Barré A, Sirguey C. Dark septate endophytes isolated from non-hyperaccumulator plants can increase phytoextraction of Cd and Zn by the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:16544-16557. [PMID: 33387325 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11793-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Dark septate endophytes (DSEs) can improve plant stress tolerance by promoting growth and affecting element accumulation. Due to its ability to accumulate high Cd, Zn, and Ni concentrations in its shoots, Noccaea caerulescens is considered a promising candidate for phytoextraction in the field. However, the ability of DSEs to improve trace element (TE) phytoextraction with N. caerulescens has not yet been studied. The aim of this study was therefore to determine the ability of five DSE strains, previously isolated from poplar roots collected at different TE-contaminated sites, to improve plant development, mineral nutrient status, and metal accumulation by N. caerulescens during a pot experiment using two soils differing in their level of TE contamination. Microscopic observations revealed that the tested DSE strains effectively colonised the roots of N. caerulescens. In the highly contaminated (HC) soil, a threefold increase in root biomass was found in plants inoculated with the Leptodontidium sp. Pr30 strain compared to that in the non-inoculated condition; however, the plant nutrient status was not affected. In contrast, the two strains Phialophora mustea Pr27 and Leptodontidium sp. Me07 had positive effects on the mineral nutrient status of plants without significantly modifying their biomass. Compared to non-inoculated plants cultivated on HC soil, Pr27- and Pr30-inoculated plants extracted more Zn (+ 30%) and Cd (+ 90%), respectively. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the responses of N. caerulescens to DSE inoculation ranged from neutral to beneficial and we identified two strains (i.e. Leptodontidium sp. (Pr30) and Phialophora mustea (Pr27)) isolated from poplar that appeared promising as they increased the amounts of Zn and Cd extracted by improving plant growth and/or TE accumulation by N. caerulescens. These results generate interest in further characterising the DSEs that naturally colonise N. caerulescens and testing their ability to improve phytoextraction.
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- Loïc Yung
- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, LSE, F-54000, Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, LSE, F-54000, Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-54000, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, INRAE, LSE, F-54000, Nancy, France
- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, LIEC, F-54000, Nancy, France
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Egendorf SP, Groffman P, Moore G, Cheng Z. The limits of lead (Pb) phytoextraction and possibilities of phytostabilization in contaminated soil: a critical review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2020; 22:916-930. [PMID: 32677841 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2020.1774501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This review article focuses on lead (Pb), one of the most ubiquitous and harmful toxicants found in soil. Our objective is to address misconceptions regarding the ability of plants to uptake Pb through their roots and translocate it to above-ground tissues, and their ability to act as hyperaccumulators and thereby phytoextract Pb. In accordance with a number of cited definitions, we suggest that species capable of Pb phytoextraction can be rated with the following three criteria: (1) root uptake above a nominal threshold of 1,000 mg Pb/kg, (2) bioconcentration factor (BCF or shoot/soil concentration) >1, and (3) translocation factor (TF or shoot/root concentration) > 1. We review the literature in the updated USDA Phytoremediation Database and conclude that without amendments: no plant has met all three criteria; no plant has been confirmed as a Pb hyperaccumulator. Our analysis suggests that Pb phytoextraction is not a viable remediation option. Pb phytostabilization, however, may be an effective remediation tool in a variety of settings. Planting some of the many species capable of tolerating soil Pb exposure and sequestering it in or around the root zone will limit Pb movement into other ecosystems, prevent resuspended dusts, and mitigate Pb exposure.
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- Sara Perl Egendorf
- Earth and Enivornmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, USA
- Environmental Sciences Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center, New York, NY, USA
- Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Environmental Sciences Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center, New York, NY, USA
- Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Earth and Enivornmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, USA
- Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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Luo J, Cao M, Zhang C, Wu J, Gu XWS. The influence of light combination on the physicochemical characteristics and enzymatic activity of soil with multi-metal pollution in phytoremediation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 393:122406. [PMID: 32172059 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Light irradiation with suitable quality and intensity could influence the success of phytoremediation by improving the biomass yield of plants. However, mechanisms involved in this influence on the contaminant accumulation and translocation ability of plants have rarely been studied. Five light combinations with different red (R) and blue (B) ratios (0, 10, 50, 75 and 100 % blue) at the same intensity (220 μmol m-2 s-1) were used to assist phytoremediation using Noccaea caerulescens, and the change in physicochemical characteristics and enzymatic activities of soils after phytoremediation were evaluated. Compared with the control, the light combinations and monochromic blue light significantly increased the activities of soil ureases, invertases, and phosphatases, whereas monochromic red light strongly inhibited the activities of these enzymes, because different light irradiations altered the formation and excretion of carbohydrates from plants for soil microorganism consumption. Plants under B50R50 treatment accumulated the highest concentrations of metals, but their chlorophyll concentrations and lipid peroxidation were similar to those other species with lower metal concentrations. Hence, light with a proper blue/red ratio can simultaneously improve the physicochemical characteristics and enzymatic activities of soils, increase the metal uptake capacity and oxidation resistance of plants, and reduce the leaching risk during phytoremediation processes.
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- Jie Luo
- KLETOR Ministry of Education, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China.
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- University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
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- KLETOR Ministry of Education, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China
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- China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Victoria, Australia
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Zhou J, Li Z, Zhou T, Xin Z, Wu L, Luo Y, Christie P. Aluminum toxicity decreases the phytoextraction capability by cadmium/zinc hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola in acid soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 711:134591. [PMID: 31822411 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Excessive aluminum (Al) in acid soils or Al released due to acidification during repeated phytoextraction might impair the phytoextraction efficiency of hyperaccumulators but this is often neglected. Here, we investigate for the first time the toxicity of Al to the cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola with hydroponics experiments both in the long (7 weeks) and short terms (72 h), and in soil conditions in a pot experiment. In the long-term hydroponics experiment, observable toxic effects of Al were found even at <100 μM Al at pH 5.00 (soluble Al: 8.74 μM) which lowered shoot Cd uptake by 39.3% compared with the Al-free treatment. The scanning ion-selective electrode technique shows that root Cd2+ influx was significantly inhibited after treatment with 200 μM Al at pH 4.00 after 48 h. The pot experiment confirms that Al toxicity induced inhibition of plant growth and metal uptake in the acid soil with an exchangeable Al of 0.33 cmolc kg-1. Decreasing Cd adsorption at root surfaces induced by Al stress may be an important factor in declining shoot Cd uptake. Analysis of the chemical forms of metals shows that Al addition significantly influenced the chemical forms of Cd and Zn in stems, made them less mobile and thus restrained Cd and Zn translocation. Aluminum toxicity that potentially occurs in acid soils and in soils during repeated phytoextraction would be a primary factor limiting metal removal efficiency from contaminated soils using hyperaccumulators.
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- Jiawen Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Institute of Watershed Ecology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang 330096, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Phytostabilization of Cd and Pb in Highly Polluted Farmland Soils Using Ramie and Amendments. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17051661. [PMID: 32143354 PMCID: PMC7084681 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17051661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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In-situ remediation of heavy-metal-contaminated soil in farmland using phytostabilization combined with soil amendments is a low-cost and effective technology for soil pollution remediation. In this study, coconut shell biochar (CB, 0.1% and 0.5%), organic fertilizer (OF, 3.0%), and Fe-Si-Ca material (IS, 3.0%) were used to enhance the phytostabilization effect of ramie (Boehmeria nivea L.) on Cd and Pb in highly polluted soils collected at Dabaoshan (DB) and Yangshuo (YS) mine sites. Results showed that simultaneous application of CB, OF, and IS amendments (0.1% CB + 3.0% OF + 3.0% IS and 0.5% CB + 3.0% OF + 3.0% IS, DB-T5 and DB-T6) could significantly increase soil pH, reduce the concentrations of CaCl2-extractable Cd and Pb, and increase the contents of Ca, P, S, and Si in DB soil. Under these two treatments, the growth of ramie was significantly improved, its photosynthesis was enhanced, and its levels of Cd and Pb were reduced, in comparison with the control (DB-CK). After applying DB-T5 and DB-T6, the concentrations of Cd and Pb in roots were decreased by 97.7–100% and 64.6–77.9%, while in shoots they were decreased by up to 100% and 92.9–100%, respectively. In YS-T4 (0.5% CB + 3.0% OF), the concentrations of Cd and Pb in roots were decreased by 39.5% and 46.0%, and in shoots they were decreased by 44.7% and 88.3%. We posit that phytostabilization using ramie and amendments could reduce the Cd and Pb bioavailability in the soil mainly through rhizosphere immobilization and plant absorption. In summary, this study suggests that the use of tolerant plant ramie and simultaneous application of coconut shell biochar, organic fertilizer, and Fe-Si-Ca materials is an effective stabilization strategy that can reduce Cd and Pb availabilities in soil. Ultimately, this strategy may reduce the exposure risk of crops to heavy metal pollution in farmland.
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Grignet A, de Vaufleury A, Papin A, Bert V. Urban soil phytomanagement for Zn and Cd in situ removal, greening, and Zn-rich biomass production taking care of snail exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:3187-3201. [PMID: 31838670 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06796-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The phytoextraction potential of Arabidopsis halleri (L.) O'Kane & Al Shehbaz and Salix viminalis L. to partially remove Zn and Cd in soil was investigated. In an urban field site, a very short rotation coppice of willows was implemented, and growth parameters were monitored for 3 years. A. halleri was cultivated in the same site with or without fertilizer to improve biomass yield and/or Zn and Cd aerial part concentrations. Effects of harvest and co-cultivation on these two parameters were measured. To determine if willows and A. halleri leaves were risky in case of consumption by a herbivorous invertebrate like the landsnail Cantareus aspersus, metal concentrations of snails fed with Zn- and Cd-enriched and low enriched leaves were compared. Willows and A. halleri grew well on the metal-contaminated soil (1.7 and 616 mg kg-1 Cd and Zn, respectively). The A. halleri Zn foliar concentration reached the Zn hyperaccumulation threshold (> 10,000 mg kg-1 DW) in the presence of NPK fertilizer and although the soil was alkaline (pH > 8.2). Cd concentration increased with harvest and fertilizer. Cd and Zn foliar concentrations of willows were far above baseline values. Laboratory snails exposure revealed that willow leaves ingestion caused a moderate increase of Cd, Pb, and Zn bioaccumulation in snails compared to the one caused by A. halleri ingestion. The soil and plant metal concentrations were reflected by field snail biomonitoring. This study confirmed the interest of selecting A. halleri and willows to partially remove Zn and Cd in the soil and emphasized their potential usefulness in greening urban contaminated area and producing raw materials for green chemistry while paying attention to the environmental pollutant transfer.
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- Arnaud Grignet
- Clean Technologies and Circular Economy Unit, RISK Department, Chronic Risk Division, INERIS, Parc Technologique Alata BP 2, 60550, Verneuil en Halatte, France
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- Department Chrono-environnement, UMR UFC/CNRS 6249 USC INRA, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 16 Route de Gray, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Method and Developments in Environmental Analysis Unit, CARA Department, Chronic Risk Division, INERIS, Parc Technologique Alata BP 2, 60550, Verneuil en Halatte, France
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- Clean Technologies and Circular Economy Unit, RISK Department, Chronic Risk Division, INERIS, Parc Technologique Alata BP 2, 60550, Verneuil en Halatte, France.
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Luo J, Yang G, Igalavithana AD, He W, Gao B, Tsang DCW, Ok YS. Effects of elevated CO 2 on the phytoremediation efficiency of Noccaea caerulescens. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 255:113169. [PMID: 31539847 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide have been continuously increasing, and more investigations are needed in regard to the responses of various plants to the corresponding climatic conditions. In particular, potential variations in phytoremediation efficiency induced by global warming have rarely been investigated. Objective of this research was to evaluate the changes in phytoremediation efficiency of Noccaea caerulescens exposed to different concentrations of CO2. The concentrations of CO2 in the elevated CO2 treatments were adjusted to 550 ± 50 ppm to match the level of atmospheric CO2 predicted in 2050-2070. Compared to ambient controls (400 ppm), biomass yields and metal concentrations of N. caerulescens increased under elevated CO2 conditions, thus indicating that the phytoremediation efficiency of the species could increase in higher CO2 environment. In addition, water soluble and exchangeable Pb and Cu concentrations in soils decreased under elevated CO2 conditions, which reduced the leaching risks of the metals. The concentrations of malondialdehyde (MDA) of N. caerulescens decreased to different degrees with the increased CO2 concentrations. The overall findings suggested that elevations in CO2 can reduce the oxidative damage caused by metals in this species. The phytoremediation efficiency of N. caerulescens grown in multiple metal-enriched soils could be enhanced with global warming.
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- Jie Luo
- College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China
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- Korea Biochar Research Center, O-Jeong Eco-Resilience Institute (OJERI) & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Korea Biochar Research Center, O-Jeong Eco-Resilience Institute (OJERI) & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Jacobs A, Noret N, Van Baekel A, Liénard A, Colinet G, Drouet T. Influence of edaphic conditions and nitrogen fertilizers on cadmium and zinc phytoextraction efficiency of Noccaea caerulescens. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 665:649-659. [PMID: 30776637 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The success of cadmium phytoextraction operations with Noccaea caerulescens varies by a factor of 70 between sites of trials. However, soil factors driving the efficiency of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) phytoextraction are still poorly understood, as are the effects of nitrogen fertilizers. We studied biomass production and Cd and Zn uptake by two contrasting populations of N. caerulescens, Ganges (metallicolous) and Wilwerwiltz (non-metallicolous) grown in pots on a range of 24 field contaminated soils for 20 weeks. The addition of KNO3 and NH4NO3 fertilizers was also tested. Using model averaging of multiple regression models, we show that the major drivers of N. caerulescens growth are physical soil factors such as organic matter and soil bulk density while trace metal accumulation mainly relies on soil Cd and Zn exchangeable concentrations. We confirm the negative effect of soil copper (Cu) on growth, even at exchangeable concentrations below 30 mg kg-1, and therefore on uptake efficiency, while increasing soil lead (Pb) content was related to increased biomass probably due to a protective effect against soil pathogens. Finally, there is a small positive effect of nitrogen fertilization on biomass production only in soils with low initial nitrogen content (under 25 μg g-1 NO3-), while above this value, the positive impact of initial nitrogen content is offset by lower shoot Cd and Zn concentrations. Our data bring substantial information regarding the physico-chemical properties to ensure N. caerulescens growth: a soil bulk density under 1.05 kg/dm3, organic matter above 7% and pH under 7.5. We show that phytoextraction efficiency is maximal for moderate soil contamination in Cd (2-10 mg kg-1) and Zn (300-1000 mg kg-1).
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- Arnaud Jacobs
- Laboratoire d'Écologie Végétale et Biogéochimie, CP 244, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles, 50 av. F. D. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
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- Laboratoire d'Écologie Végétale et Biogéochimie, CP 244, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles, 50 av. F. D. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire d'Écologie Végétale et Biogéochimie, CP 244, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles, 50 av. F. D. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- BIOSE Department, Soil-Water-Plant Exchanges, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 2 Passage des Déportés, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- BIOSE Department, Soil-Water-Plant Exchanges, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, 2 Passage des Déportés, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium
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- Laboratoire d'Écologie Végétale et Biogéochimie, CP 244, Faculté des Sciences, Université libre de Bruxelles, 50 av. F. D. Roosevelt, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Sterckeman T, Gossiaux L, Guimont S, Sirguey C. How could phytoextraction reduce Cd content in soils under annual crops? Simulations in the French context. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 654:751-762. [PMID: 30448666 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Human populations are threatened by chronic exposure to the Cd accumulated in foods after being taken up from soils by crops. To evaluate how phytoextraction with the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens as an annual crop or as a cover crop could modify the Cd mass balance in French agricultural soils, we simulated this process according to two scenarios. If current practices are maintained (first scenario), the average soil Cd content will increase by 2.9% after a century. If Cd content in P fertilizers is limited according to the European regulation project (second scenario), the decrease will be of about 4%. A phytoextraction crop with a 10 t dry matter (DM) ha-1 yield every 25 years would bring down the soil Cd content from 0.31 mg kg-1 to around 0.11 mg kg-1. However, this scenario is relatively unrealistic, because high dry matter yield is unlikely and the cost of the process is elevated. Phytoextraction as a cover crop every four to five years would decrease the soil Cd content more quickly. This requires a 2.5 t DM ha-1 yield, which appears realistic. This cover crop phytoextraction would be cheaper. It would need annual sowing of 4 million ha and the production of around 10 million t of dry biomass. To meet such a requirement, any breeding of the hyperaccumulator should favour traits allowing a 3-4 month cultivation period in the autumn. Processes also have to be developed to recover energy, metal or beneficial compounds from the biomass produced by phytoextraction.
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- Thibault Sterckeman
- Université de Lorraine, Inra, Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, 2, avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 20163, F-54505 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France.
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- VALTERRA Dépollution & Réhabilitation, 3, allée de Chantilly, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- VALTERRA Dépollution & Réhabilitation, 3, allée de Chantilly, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Inra, Laboratoire Sols et Environnement, 2, avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 20163, F-54505 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France
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Luo J, Xing X, Qi S, Wu J, Gu XWS. Comparing the risk of metal leaching in phytoremediation using Noccaea caerulescens with or without electric field. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 216:661-668. [PMID: 30391887 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Hyperaccumulators can mobilize all metals in soil through secreting exudates to form soluble compounds but only hyperaccumulate part of them. Metals that cannot be accumulated are defined as non-hyperaccumulated metals and can increase the leaching risk in phytoremediation. Cd and Zn hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens (formerly Thlaspi caerulescens) was utilized to remediate multi-metal polluted soil in the present study, and the leaching risk of non-hyperaccumulated metals including Cu and Pb was investigated during the phytoremediation process. Comparing with Thlaspi arvense, a non-hyperaccumulator, N. caerulescens significantly decreased the concentrations of Cd and Zn in leachate gathered from precipitation simulation experiments without electric field, but meanwhile dramatically increased the concentrations of Cu and Pb in soil solution. Electric field with low (2 V) and moderate (4 V) voltages increased the biomass yield and metal uptake capacity of N. caerulescens simultaneously and therefore further reduced the concentrations of Cd and Zn in the leachate. Although the volume of leachate decreased significantly in pots with electric field, the leaching risk of Pb and Cu was deteriorated. Thus, decontaminating multi-metal polluted soil with electric field and hyperaccumulator should be conducted with caution due to potential secondary environmental risk caused by activated non-hyperaccumulated metals.
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- Jie Luo
- College of Resources and Environment, Yangtze University, Wuhan, China.
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- China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Victoria, Australia
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Ullah S, Mahmood T, Iqbal Z, Naeem A, Ali R, Mahmood S. Phytoremediative potential of salt-tolerant grass species for cadmium and lead under contaminated nutrient solution. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2019; 21:1012-1018. [PMID: 31016987 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2019.1594683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils represents a promising technique and salt-tolerant hyperaccumulators for multiple metals are the need of time. Therefore, phytoremediation potential of four salt-tolerant grass species [Dhab (Desmostachya bipinnata), Kallar (Leptochloa fusca), Para (Brachiaria mutica) and Sporobolus (Sporobolus arabicus Boiss)] was evaluated for cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in a hydroponic study. The plants were harvested after a growth period of 3 months in a nutrient solution containing different levels of Cd (0, 5, and 25 mg L-1) and Pb (0, 25, and 125 mg L-1). Results indicated that Dhab grass showed the highest root and shoot dry matter yield followed by Para, Kallar and Sporobolus grass irrespective of metal or its level under which they were grown. All the grass species showed considerable Cd-accumulating potential with an accumulation of >150 mg kg-1of shoot dry matter at a higher level of Cd-contamination (25 mg L-1). While in case of shoot Pb-accumulation only Para grass performed well and accumulated Pb >1000 mg kg-1 of shoot dry matter at the higher level of Pb-contamination (125 mg L-1). Moreover, Para and Dhab grasses performed better for shoot Cd-uptake, while only Para grass showed promising shoot Pb uptake potential. In conclusion, these grass species could be penitentially used for phytoremediation of salt-affected Cd and Pb contaminated soils.
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- Sana Ullah
- a Soil and Environmental Sciences Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- a Soil and Environmental Sciences Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- a Soil and Environmental Sciences Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- a Soil and Environmental Sciences Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- a Soil and Environmental Sciences Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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- a Soil and Environmental Sciences Division, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB) , Faisalabad , Pakistan
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Suman J, Uhlik O, Viktorova J, Macek T. Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals: A Promising Tool for Clean-Up of Polluted Environment? FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1476. [PMID: 30459775 PMCID: PMC6232834 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Pollution by heavy metals (HM) represents a serious threat for both the environment and human health. Due to their elemental character, HM cannot be chemically degraded, and their detoxification in the environment mostly resides either in stabilization in situ or in their removal from the matrix, e.g., soil. For this purpose, phytoremediation, i.e., the application of plants for the restoration of a polluted environment, has been proposed as a promising green alternative to traditional physical and chemical methods. Among the phytoremediation techniques, phytoextraction refers to the removal of HM from the matrix through their uptake by a plant. It possesses considerable advantages over traditional techniques, especially due to its cost effectiveness, potential treatment of multiple HM simultaneously, no need for the excavation of contaminated soil, good acceptance by the public, the possibility of follow-up processing of the biomass produced, etc. In this review, we focused on three basic HM phytoextraction strategies that differ in the type of plant species being employed: natural hyperaccumulators, fast-growing plant species with high-biomass production and, potentially, plants genetically engineered toward a phenotype that favors efficient HM uptake and boosted HM tolerance. Considerable knowledge on the applicability of plants for HM phytoextraction has been gathered to date from both lab-scale studies performed under controlled model conditions and field trials using real environmental conditions. Based on this knowledge, many specific applications of plants for the remediation of HM-polluted soils have been proposed. Such studies often also include suggestions for the further processing of HM-contaminated biomass, therefore providing an added economical value. Based on the examples presented here, we recommend that intensive research be performed on the selection of appropriate plant taxa for various sets of conditions, environmental risk assessment, the fate of HM-enriched biomass, economical aspects of the process, etc.
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- Jachym Suman
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czechia
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