Phytoremediation potential of Lemna minor L. for heavy metals.

abstract：:This study deals with the use of three chromium-resistant bacterial strains (Ochrobactrum intermedium CrT-1, Brevibacterium CrT-13, and CrM-1) in conjunction with Eichornia crassipes for the removal of toxic chromium from wastewater. Bacterial strains resulted in reduced uptake of chromate into inoculated plants as co...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Faisal M,Hasnain S

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prediction of heavy-metal concentration in the edible parts of economic crops, based on their concentration in soil and other environmental factors, is urgently required for human risk assessment. The present investigation aimed to develop regression models for predicting heavy-metal concentration in wheat plants via ...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Eid EM,Galal TM,El-Bebany AF

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In constructed wetland (CW) ecology, plants play a vital role in wastewater treatment. The plants provide an adequate surface to various microorganisms, transfers oxygen and uptake nutrients to treat wastewater. This study deals with the treatment of greywater by using vertical flow constructed wetland system (VFCW). ...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Nema A,Yadav KD,Christian RA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Azolla species are among the most promising plants for use in phytoremediation, more studies on their growth and nitrogen (N) uptake along the N gradients of growing media are required. In this study, N concentration-dependent growth in growing media and phosphorus (P) and N accumulation by Azolla japonica we...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Park H,Song U

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The accumulation and distribution of lead and chromium was tested in a laboratory-scale constructed wetland (CW) inoculated with metal-tolerant bacteria. Two non-inoculated systems also were evaluated, one planted and the other unplanted. Mass balances indicated that 57% of chromium input was accumulated into inoculat...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Amabilis-Sosa LE,Siebe C,Moeller-Chávez G,Durán-Domínguez-de-Bazúa Mdel C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoextraction is an established method of removal of heavy metals from contaminated soils worldwide. Phytoextraction is most efficient if local plants are used in the contaminated site. We propose that Prosopis pubescens (Screw bean mesquite) would be a successful phytoextractor of copper in our local soils. In orde...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Zappala MN,Ellzey JT,Bader J,Peralta-Videa JR,Gardea-Torresdey J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) were exposed to different concentrations (15, 30, 60, 120 microM) of (Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb) for 28 and 56 d for accumulation and detoxification studies. Metal accumulation in roots and shoots were analyzed and it was observed that roots accumulated a significant amount of Cd (19...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Seth CS,Misra V,Chauhan LK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species and hybrids between species belonging to the genera Populus (poplar) and Salix (willow) have been used successfully for phytoremediation of contaminated soils. Our objectives were to: 1) evaluate the potential for establishing genotypes of poplar and willow on soils heavily contaminated with petroleum hydrocar...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Zalesny RS Jr,Bauer EO,Hall RB,Zalesny JA,Kunzman J,Rog CJ,Riemenschneider DE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1996, a diagnostic study performed in a 16-ha field located in Buenos Aires Province (Argentina), where a chemical industry produced 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) from 1960 to 1978, showed contamination with HCH ranging from 10 to 20,000 mg kg-1 dry soil (706.4 mg kg-1 average). For remediation purposes, ...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Gotelli MJ,Lo Balbo A,Caballero GM,Gotelli CA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast-growing metal-accumulating woody plants are considered potential candidates for phytoremediation of metals. Tonglushan mining, one of the biggest Cu production bases in China, presents an important source of the pollution of environment. The sample was collected at Tonglushan ancient copper spoil heap. The aims w...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Kang W,Bao J,Zheng J,Xu F,Wang L

更新日期：2018-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This study, investigated the salt excretion efficiency and the level of the physiological response to salt-induced stresses between the native and exotic Tamarix species as well as their hybrids (Tamarix chinensis × Tamarix ramosissima and Tamarix chinensis × Tamarix usneoides). Ten potted plants from each of the five...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Newete SW,Allem SM,Venter N,Byrne MJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to environmental regulations, the Canadian oil sands industry aims to reclaim all disturbed areas to equivalent land capability prior to mining operations. However, tailing sands used in reclamation contain residual hydrocarbons and plants growing in these areas may rely on hydrocarbon-degrading endophytic...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Mitter EK,de Freitas JR,Germida JJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake, transport, and accumulation of metals by plants are functions central to successful phytoextraction. This study investigates the uptake and translocation of arsenic from a contaminated sandy soil by a mature Chinese brake fern (Pteris vittata L.). An existing mathematical model for the coupled transport of...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Ouyang Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study demonstrates a comprehensive investigation on clean water generation from raw dairy wastewater (RDW) using a robust microalgal strain, Ascochloris sp. ADW007 and its growth, biomass, and lipid productivities in outdoor conditions. Microalgal treatment studies were conducted in column photobioreactor ...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Kumar AK,Sharma S,Patel A,Dixit G,Shah E

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy metals are an important class of pollutants with both lethal and sublethal effects on organisms. Wetlands are cheap natural alternatives for removal of heavy metals from soils; however, wetland plants vary greatly in their degree of metal uptake. Hokersar wetland, a Ramsar site of Kashmir Himalaya, India is a ga...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Ahmad SS,Reshi ZA,Shah MA,Rashid I,Ara R,Andrabi SM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phytoremediation technology has become one of the main techniques for remediating soils polluted by heavy metals because it does not damage the environment, but heavy metal-tolerant plants have the disadvantages of low biomass and slow growth. A pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of melatonin (Mel) on g...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Tang Y,Lin L,Xie Y,Liu J,Sun G,Li H,Liao M,Wang Z,Liang D,Xia H,Wang X,Zhang J,Liu Z,Huang Z,He Z,Tu L

更新日期：2018-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, batch removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions by powdered Colocasia esculenta leaves was investigated. Batch experiments were conducted to study the effects of adsorption of Cr(VI) at different pH values, initial concentrations, agitation speeds, temperatures, and contact times. The biosor...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Nakkeeran E,Saranya N,Giri Nandagopal MS,Santhiagu A,Selvaraju N

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Point Pelee National Park (PPNP) is highly contaminated with dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) due to the historical use of this persistent organochlorine pesticide. Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) has previously been investigated for its role in the remediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychl...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Dahmer CP,Rutter A,Zeeb BA

更新日期：2018-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoride can either inhibit or enhance the growth of aquatic macrophytes, depending upon fluoride concentration and exposure time. To investigate fluoride toxicity, the submerged plant Hydrilla verticillata was treated with various concentrations of fluoride (F) (0, 10, 20, and 40 mg/L) for different lengths of time (...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Gao J,Liu C,Zhang J,Zhu S,Shen Y,Zhang R

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experiment was conducted in field for three years to assess the sustainability of aquatic plants Leersia hexandra, Cyperus articulatus, and Eleocharis palustris for use in the removal of total hydrocarbons of weathered oil in four areas contaminated with 60916-119373 mg/kg of hydrocarbons. The variables evaluated w...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Rivera-Cruz Mdel C,Trujillo-Narcía A,Trujillo-Rivera EA,Arias-Trinidad A,Mendoza-López MR

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the low phytoavailability of some heavy metals (HMs), a prolonged period is required when phytoextraction is used to remove these HMs from contaminated soils. The use of chelants and other chemical compounds are often used to increase the phytoavailability of the HMs for plant uptake. Negative effects of chemic...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Lai HY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salinity is a major worldwide problem that affects agricultural soils and limits the reclamation of contaminated sites. Despite the large number of research papers published about salt tolerance in Brassica juncea L., there are very few accounts concerning the influence of salinity on the uptake of trace metals. In th...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Novo LA,Covelo EF,González L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two pot experiments were conducted to investigate the time course effects of the (S, S)-N, N'-ethylenediamine disuccinic acid (EDDS) addition to contaminated soil on the uptake of Cu and Zn by the Cu accumulator Elsholtzia splendens and on plant Cu and Zn concentrations at different growth stages. EDDS increased the a...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Wu LH,Sun XF,Luo YM,Xing XR,Christie P

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Particulate matter (PM) is an air contaminant in urban and industrial areas that often exceeds limit values, creating serious problems due to its harmful effects on health. Planting trees and shrubs as air filters is a way to improve air quality in these areas. However,further knowledge on species effectiveness in air...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Dzierzanowski K,Popek R,Gawrońska H,Saebø A,Gawroński SW

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of plants (corn, soybean, and sunflower) and fertilizer on mobility of more than 60 elements were assessed in a greenhouse experiment. Unplanted columns with the same soil served as controls. Half the columns received fertilizer and all columns were watered at the same rate. At the end of the experiment, t...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Jacob DL,Otte ML,Hopkins DG

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The removal of sodium salts from saline soils by salt tolerant crops, as alternative for costly chemical amendments, has emerged as an efficient low cost technology. Lysimeter experiments were carried out on a highly saline sodic soil (ECe = 65.3 dS m(-1), ESP = 27.4, CEC = 47.9 cmole+ kg(-1), and pH = 7.7) and irriga...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Gharaibeh MA,Eltaif NI,Albalasmeh AA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In June 2005, the Department of Energy (DOE) began establishing the 60-ha Howell Prairie around the disposal cell at the DOE Weldon Spring Site (WSS). Prairies were historically present in the area of the site. Quantitative Cover sampling was used to quantify Total Cover, Native Grass Cover, Non-Native Grass Cover, Na...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Franson R,Scholes C,Krabbe S

更新日期：2017-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This study focused on isolation of bacteria with biphenyl/polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) degrading ability from the rhizosphere of Morus alba (mulberry plant). Repetitive enrichment of rhizospheric soil samples with biphenyl resulted in the isolation of Rhodococcus sp. MAPN-1, identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence anal...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Sandhu M,Jha P,Paul AT,Singh RP,Jha PN

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Citric acid treated peach (Prunus persica) stone shell as an effective adsorbent were synthesized for the adsorption of Cr (VI) from aqueous solutions. The aim of this study was to predict the optimal conditions for citric acid modification of peach kernel shell (CA-PSS) the modification process and the removal of Cr ...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Parlayıcı Ş

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants on contaminated mining soils often show a reduced growth due to nutrient depletion as well as trace elements (TEs) toxicity. Since those conditions threat plant's survival, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs), such as rhizobia, might be of crucial importance for plant colonization on TE-contaminated so...

journal_title：International journal of phytoremediation

authors： Rangel WM,Thijs S,Janssen J,Oliveira Longatti SM,Bonaldi DS,Ribeiro PR,Jambon I,Eevers N,Weyens N,Vangronsveld J,Moreira FM

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00