Metal bioaccumulation and translocation potential of three herbal plant species at mine tailings

Authors

  • Radmila M. GLIŠIĆ University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology, Radoja Domanovića 12, Kragujevac (RS) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1212-8955
  • Duško L. BRKOVIĆ University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy, Cara Dušana 34, Čačak (RS) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2816-5654
  • Filip J. GRBOVIĆ University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology, Radoja Domanovića 12, Kragujevac (RS) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6382-5200
  • Jelena D. MLADENOVIĆ University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy, Cara Dušana 34, Čačak (RS)
  • Vera R. RAJIČIĆ University of Niš, Faculty of Agriculture, Kosančićeva 4, 37000 Kruševac (RS) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4468-7073
  • Marija A. MARIN University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 16, Belgrade (RS)
  • Snežana R. BRANKOVIĆ University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology and Ecology, Radoja Domanovića 12, Kragujevac (RS) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5290-6718

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52313140

Keywords:

metals, phytoaccumulation, phytoextraction, soil, tailings, translocation

Abstract

Phytoremediation as a technique for cleaning soil contaminated with potentially toxic metals uses plants that can absorb them, and then translocate and accumulate them in above-ground parts. Its effectiveness depends on the selection of adequate plants. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the potential of three wild herbaceous plant species (Holcus lanatus L., Agrostis alba L., and Eupatorium cannabinum L.) growing on mine tailings for phytoremediation applications. The content of selected metals in soil and plant samples was determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The research results indicate that the content of Pb and Cu in the soil of the rhizosphere of the studied species was higher than their remediation values, after the exploitation of polymetallic ore (lead-zinc-copper), which made the tailings an ecological hazard. The species H. lanatus proved to be a good candidate for the phytoaccumulation of Cr, and the species A. alba of Ca, while the species E. cannabinum proved to be phytoaccumulator of all tested metals in the researched mine tailings. Potential for phytoextraction applications were shown by the species H. lanatus for Cd, Cu, Mg and Ni, and A. alba for Cd and Zn.  

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GLIŠIĆ, R. M., BRKOVIĆ, D. L., GRBOVIĆ, F. J., MLADENOVIĆ, J. D., RAJIČIĆ, V. R., MARIN, M. A., & BRANKOVIĆ, S. R. (2024). Metal bioaccumulation and translocation potential of three herbal plant species at mine tailings . Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 52(3), 13140. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52313140

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