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Zadel U, Cruzeiro C, Raj Durai AC, Nesme J, May R, Balázs H, Michalke B, Płaza G, Schröder P, Schloter M, Radl V. Exudates from Miscanthus x giganteus change the response of a root-associated Pseudomonas putida strain towards heavy metals. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 313:119989. [PMID: 36028079 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The composition of root exudates is modulated by several environmental factors, and it remains unclear how that affects beneficial rhizosphere or inoculated microorganisms under heavy metal (HM) contamination. Therefore, we evaluated the transcriptional response of Pseudomonas putida E36 (a Miscanthus x giganteus isolate with plant growth promotion-related properties) to Cd, Pb and Zn in an in vitro study implementing root exudates from M. x giganteus. To collect root exudates and analyse their composition plants were grown in a pot experiment under HM and control conditions. Our results indicated higher exudation rate for plants challenged with HM. Further, out of 29 organic acids identified and quantified in the root exudates, 8 of them were significantly influenced by HM (e.g., salicylic and terephthalic acid). The transcriptional response of P. putida E36 was significantly affected by the HM addition to the growth medium, increasing the expression of several efflux pumps and stress response-related functional units. The additional supplementation of the growth medium with root exudates from HM-challenged plants resulted in a downregulation of 29% of the functional units upregulated in P. putida E36 as a result of HM addition to the growth medium. Surprisingly, root exudates + HM downregulated the expression of P. putida E36 functional units related to plant colonization (e.g., chemotaxis, motility, biofilm formation) but upregulated its antibiotic and biocide resistance compared to the control treatment without HM. Our findings suggest that HM-induced changes in root exudation pattern may attract beneficial bacteria that are in turn awarded with organic nutrients, helping them cope with HM stress. However, it might affect the ability of these bacteria to colonize plants growing in HM polluted areas. Those findings may offer an insight for future in vivo studies contributing to improvements in phytoremediation measures.
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- Urška Zadel
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Ingolstädter Street 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Ingolstädter Street 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Ingolstädter Street 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- University of Copenhagen, Department of Biology, Section for Microbiology, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Labor Dr. Spranger & Partner, Lindberghstraße 9-13, 85051, Ingolstadt, Germany.
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Ingolstädter Street 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Ingolstädter Street 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Organization and Management, 26 Roosevelt street, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Ingolstädter Street 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Ingolstädter Street 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Comparative Microbiome Analysis, Ingolstädter Street 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
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Suzhen H, Xuhui H, Hongkuan C, Qixuan S, Xingzhang L, Zheng Z. Role of phosphorus in Vallisneria natans and biofilm exposure to Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ stress. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 835:155235. [PMID: 35429560 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155235] [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: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) could improve the stress resistance and adaptability of submerged macrophytes. This study investigated the physiological and biochemical responses of plants exposed to different P and Pb, Cd concentrations. Alterations of protein synthesis, the DNA methylation (5-mC) level, and the microbial community of biofilm were also evaluated. Results indicated that lower P (0.5 mg·L-1) could promote plant growth and metal enrichment while mitigating the toxicity of metals. Higher P (5.0 mg·L-1) induced a degree of oxidative stress, as confirmed by increased activity of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and acid phosphatase, as well as increased malondialdehyde contents. While the variation of metallothionein synthesis and DNA methylation level of the plant was dependent on the level of P and metals in the water. These responses indicated potential mechanisms of P detoxification and intoxication. In addition, more abundant microbial communities were observed in biofilms exposed to P and metals. These findings provide theoretical support for the metal detoxification of P in submerged plants.
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- Huang Suzhen
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, No. 163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Han L, Wu X, Zhang X, Hou K, Zhang H, Shen C. Identification and functional analysis of cation-efflux transporter 1 from Brassica juncea L. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 22:174. [PMID: 35387616 PMCID: PMC8985314 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-022-03569-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Brassica juncea behaves as a moderate-level accumulator of various heavy metal ions and is frequently used for remediation. To investigate the roles of metal ion transporters in B. juncea, a cation-efflux family gene, BjCET1, was cloned and functionally characterized. RESULTS BjCET1 contains 382 amino acid residues, including a signature motif of the cation diffusion facilitator protein family, six classic trans-membrane-spanning structures and a cation-efflux domain. A phylogenetic analysis showed that BjCET1 has a high similarity level with metal tolerance proteins from other Brassica plants, indicating that this protein family is highly conserved in Brassica. BjCET1 expression significantly increased at very early stages during both cadmium and zinc treatments. Green fluorescence detection in transgenic tobacco leaves revealed that BjCET1 is a plasma membrane-localized protein. The heterologous expression of BjCET1 in a yeast mutant increased the heavy-metal tolerance and decreased the cadmium or zinc accumulations in yeast cells, suggesting that BjCET1 is a metal ion transporter. The constitutive expression of BjCET1 rescued the heavy-metal tolerance capability of transgenic tobacco plants. CONCLUSIONS The data suggest that BjCET1 is a membrane-localized efflux transporter that plays essential roles in heavy metal ion homeostasis and hyper-accumulation.
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- Lu Han
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 Zhejiang China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 Zhejiang China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 China
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Organ Development and Regeneration, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 Zhejiang China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Genetic Improvement and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 310036 China
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Lin Y, Zhang Y, Liang X, Duan R, Yang L, Du Y, Wu L, Huang J, Xiang G, Bai J, Zhen Y. Assessment of rhizosphere bacterial diversity and composition in a metal hyperaccumulator (
Boehmeria nivea
) and a non‐accumulator (
Artemisia annua
) in an antimony mine. J Appl Microbiol 2022; 132:3432-3443. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.15486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Yuxiang Lin
- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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- Key Laboratory of Biodiversity Research and Ecological Conservation in Southwest Anhui Province Anqing Normal University Anqing Anhui China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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- College of Agriculture and Biotechnology Loudi Hunan China
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Rabêlo FHS, Lavres J, Pinto FA, Alleoni LRF. Photosynthetic Parameters and Growth of Rice, Lettuce, Sunflower and Tomato in an Entisol as Affected by Soil Acidity and Bioaccumulation of Ba, Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2021; 81:91-106. [PMID: 33961084 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-021-00850-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The bioaccumulation of trace elements (TEs) in crops consumed by humans can reduce food production as a consequence of photosynthetic damage in plants and cause several diseases in humans. Liming is a soil management strategy designed to alleviate soil acidity and mitigating these problems by reducing the TE bioavailability. In this study, we evaluated the effect of liming on photosynthesis, growth, and bioaccumulation of barium (Ba), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), or zinc (Zn) in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), rice (Oryza sativa L.), sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown in a sandy Entisol. The crops were grown in either uncontaminated or contaminated Entisol, at two base saturation (BS%) ratios: 30% for all crops or 50% for rice and 70% for lettuce, sunflower, and tomato. The photosynthesis-related parameters varied depending on the metal and the crop, but in general, increasing BS% did not attenuate photosynthetic damage induced by Ba, Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn in the crops. There was no strong correlation between the photosynthetic parameters and biomass production, which indicates that the suppression of biomass induced by Ba, Cd, Cu, Ni, or Zn is related to other metabolic disorders in addition to the impairment of CO2 assimilation or chlorophyll synthesis in the crops assayed, with the exception of Ni and Zn in lettuce. In conclusion, increasing BS% was not consistent in reducing Ba, Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn accumulation in the edible parts of lettuce, rice, sunflower, and tomato grown in the sandy soil, which is probably related to the low capacity of this soil to control TE bioavailability.
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- Flávio Henrique Silveira Rabêlo
- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", University of São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias - 11, São DimasCaixa postal - 9, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil.
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- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, 13416-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", University of São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias - 11, São DimasCaixa postal - 9, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência Do Solo, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", University of São Paulo, Avenida Pádua Dias - 11, São DimasCaixa postal - 9, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil
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Calabrese EJ, Agathokleous E. Accumulator plants and hormesis. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 274:116526. [PMID: 33545523 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Accumulation of metals by plants is an important area of investigation in plant ecology and evolution as well as in soil contamination/phytoremediation practices. This paper reports that hormetic-biphasic dose-response relationships were commonly observed for multiple agents (i.e. arsenic, cadmium, chromium, fluoride, lead, and zinc) and 20 species in plant (hyper)accumulator studies. The hormetic stimulation was related to metal accumulation in affected tissues, with the metal stimulation concentration zone unique for each metal, species, tissue, and endpoint studied. However, quantitative features of the hormetic dose response were similar across all (hyper)accumulation studies, with results independent of plant species, endpoints measured, and metal. The dose-dependent stimulatory and inhibitory/toxic plant responses were often associated with the up- and down-regulation of adaptive mechanisms, especially those involving anti-oxidative enzymatic processes. These findings provide a mechanistic framework to account for both the qualitative and quantitative features of the hormetic dose response in plant (hyper)accumulator studies.
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- Edward J Calabrese
- Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, United States.
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- School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Ningliu Rd 219, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 21044, China.
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Wang X, Fernandes de Souza M, Li H, Tack FMG, Ok YS, Meers E. Zn phytoextraction and recycling of alfalfa biomass as potential Zn-biofortified feed crop. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 760:143424. [PMID: 33223175 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Zn is an essential micronutrient for living organisms and, in that capacity, it is added to animal feed in intensive livestock production to promote growth and eliminate diseases. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) may have the potential to compensate and substitute the need for chemical Zn additives in feeds as a Zn-biofortified feed crop when grown on Zn-enriched soils. Thus, this possibility was investigated with a greenhouse experiment using three soils with Zn concentrations (mg kg-1) of 189 (soil A), 265 (soil B) and 1496 (soil C). Ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinate acid (EDDS) and Nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) at different rates (0 as control, 0.5, 2 and 5 mmol kg-1) were applied as soil additives to enhance the phytoextraction efficiency of alfalfa. The results showed that Zn was highly transferable in alfalfa tissues in the three soils even without additives. EDDS was more effective than NTA in enhancing Zn phytoextraction by alfalfa. The maximum Zn accumulation in the third cutting shoots was obtained with the EDDS concentration of 5 mmol kg-1 in soil A and of 2 mmol kg-1 in soil B, with a 462% and 162% increase compared with controls, respectively. However, the higher EDDS concentration resulted in a significant reduction in biomass production. In soil C, all EDDS concentrations resulted in similar Zn accumulations in the third shoot. To improve the phytoextraction efficacy of Zn while minimizing its phytotoxicity on alfalfa, the rate of 2 mmol kg-1 EDDS proved to be optimal for soil B, and 0.5 mmol kg-1 EDDS for soils A and C. Findings suggest that phytoextraction of Zn-enriched soil can be combined with Zn biofortification, thus allowing to recycle Zn into biomass that can, to an extent, substitute Zn feed additives. This study provided a primary data set for the combination of Zn-biofortification and Zn-phytoextraction.
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- Xiaolin Wang
- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Environment, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Korea Biochar Research Center, APRU Sustainable Waste Management & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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The geomorphological characteristics of the materials inherent in tropical soils, in addition to the excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, industrial waste and residues, and novel pollutants derived from emerging new technologies such as nanomaterials, affect the functionality and resilience of the soil-microorganism-plant ecosystem; impacting phytoremediation processes and increasing the risk of heavy metal transfer into the food chain. The aim of this review is to provide a general overview of phytoremediation in tropical soils, placing special emphasis on the factors that affect this process, such as nanoagrochemicals, and highlighting the value of biodiversity among plant species that have the potential to grow and develop in soils impacted by heavy metals, as a useful resource upon which to base further research.
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Chen J, Qin S, Tang J, Chen G, Xie J, Chen L, Han S, Wang X, Zhu T, Liu Y, Lin T. Exogenous nitrogen enhances poplar resistance to leaf herbivory and pathogen infection after exposure to soil cadmium stress. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 208:111688. [PMID: 33396020 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Elemental defense hypothesis suggests that toxic metals accumulated in plant tissues could enhance plant defense against herbivores and pathogens. Since over-accumulation of metals in plant organs will pose negative effects on plant health, it is necessary to find a way to alleviate metal-induced toxicity in plants while keeping or even improving plant resistance. Exogenous nitrogen (N) application was reported to have such alleviation effect while stimulating metal accumulation in plant tissues. In this study, we examined whether soil N addition in three different doses to a poplar species under cadmium (Cd) stress can simultaneously improve plant growth and resistance to four herbivorous insects and a leaf pathogen. The results showed that N application to Cd-amended soil prominently enhanced plant growth and leaf Cd accumulation. While N addition in three doses all remarkably reduced herbivore growth than control plants, only the highest N dose exerted stronger inhibition than the sole Cd-treated plants. In the paired-choice experiment, plants supplied with the highest N dose showed an enhanced deterrent effect on herbivore preference than plants exposed to sole Cd. Furthermore, plant resistance to the leaf pathogen infection was strongly enhanced as the levels of N addition increased. Leaf sugar and three main defensive chemicals were not affected by N application implied that such enhanced effect of N on plant resistance was due to increased leaf Cd accumulation. Our results suggested that the application of exogenous N over a certain amount could enhance the resistance of Cd-treated plants to leaf herbivory and pathogen infection.
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- Jiaping Chen
- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- College of Agriculture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
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- Key Laboratory of National Forestry & Grassland Administration on Forest Resources Conservation and Ecological Safety in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
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Assessing the Influence of Compost and Biochar Amendments on the Mobility and Uptake of Heavy Metals by Green Leafy Vegetables. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17217861. [PMID: 33121066 PMCID: PMC7662399 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17217861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Municipal green-waste compost and wheat straw biochar amendments were assessed for their assistance in regulating the mobility of Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr and Ni and the uptake of these metals by five commonly grown green leafy vegetables (radish, lettuce, dill, spinach and parsley). The amendments were applied alone or combination of both in 5% and 10% (v/w) doses to soil contaminated with heavy metals. Vegetables were grown for eight weeks under greenhouse conditions, and in collected samples plant uptake and metal speciation in soil after sequential extraction procedure (BCR) were analyzed by Microwave Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer (MP-AES). The results of our study show that organic amendments noticeably reduced the uptake of heavy metals by various leafy vegetables, with the best result of reduced leaf accumulation for single biochar and biochar–compost mix application at higher dose. Single application of green-waste municipal compost may have adverse effects on heavy metal uptake, increasing the risk of vegetable contamination with Zn, Pb and Cr. This study recommends careful selection of vegetables for cultivation when organic fertilizers are applied to soil with elevated contents of trace elements or co-application of compost in mix with biochar to mitigate possible negative effects and human health risk.
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Sharma L, Priya M, Kaushal N, Bhandhari K, Chaudhary S, Dhankher OP, Prasad PVV, Siddique KHM, Nayyar H. Plant growth-regulating molecules as thermoprotectants: functional relevance and prospects for improving heat tolerance in food crops. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:569-594. [PMID: 31328236 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Among various abiotic stresses, heat stress is one of the most damaging, threatening plant productivity and survival all over the world. Warmer temperatures due to climatic anomalies above optimum growing temperatures have detrimental impacts on crop yield potential as well as plant distribution patterns. Heat stress affects overall plant metabolism in terms of physiology, biochemistry, and gene expression. Membrane damage, protein degradation, enzyme inactivation, and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species are some of the harmful effects of heat stress that cause injury to various cellular compartments. Although plants are equipped with various defense strategies to counteract these adversities, their defensive means are not sufficient to defend against the ever-rising temperatures. Hence, substantial yield losses have been observed in all crop species under heat stress. Here, we describe the involvement of various plant growth-regulators (PGRs) (hormones, polyamines, osmoprotectants, antioxidants, and other signaling molecules) in thermotolerance, through diverse cellular mechanisms that protect cells under heat stress. Several studies involving the exogenous application of PGRs to heat-stressed plants have demonstrated their role in imparting tolerance, suggesting the strong potential of these molecules in improving the performance of food crops grown under high temperature.
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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Lahori AH, Mierzwa-Hersztek M, Rashid M, Kalhoro SA, Memon M, Naheed Z, Ahmed M, Zhang Z. Residual effects of tobacco biochar along with different fixing agents on stabilization of trace elements in multi-metal contaminated soils. J Environ Sci (China) 2020; 87:299-309. [PMID: 31791503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2019.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The residual effect of tobacco biochar (TB ≥ 500°C) mono and co-application with Ca-hydroxide (CH), Ca-bentonite (CB) and natural zeolite (NZ) on the bio-availability of trace elements TE(s) in alkaline soils has not been deeply studied yet. A pot study that had earlier been investigated TB mono and blended with CH, CB and NZ on the immobilization of Pb, Cu Cd, and Zn by Chinese cabbage. Maize crop in the rotation was selected as test plant to assess the residual impact of amendments on stabilization of Pb, Cu Cd, and Zn in mine polluted (M-P), smelter heavily and low polluted (S-HP and S-LP, respectively) soils. The obtained results showed that stabilization of Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn reached 63.84% with TB + CB, 61.19% with TB + CH, 83.31% with TB + CH and 35.27% with TB + CH for M-P soil, 36.46% with TB + NZ, 38.46% with TB + NZ, 19.40% with TB + CH and 62.43% with TB + CH for S-LP soil, 52.94% TB + NZ, 57.65% with TB + NZ, 52.94% with TB + NZ, and 28.44% with TB + CH for S-LP soil. Conversely, TB + CH and TB alone had mobilized Pb and Zn up to 19.29% and 34.96% in M-P soil. The mobility of Zn reached 8.38% with TB + CB and 66.03% with TB for S-HP and S-LP soils. The uptake and accumulation of Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn in shoot and root were reduced in three polluted soils. Overall, the combination of TB along with CH, CB and NZ has been proven to be effective in Pb, Cd, Cu and Zn polluted mine/smelter soils restoration.
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- Altaf Hussain Lahori
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shannxi 712100, China; Department of Environmental Sciences, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakowal, Mickiewicza 2131-120, Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal 90150, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal 90150, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil Science, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan
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- Agriculture Research Station, Baffa, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal 90150, Pakistan
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shannxi 712100, China.
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Menéndez AB, Calzadilla PI, Sansberro PA, Espasandin FD, Gazquez A, Bordenave CD, Maiale SJ, Rodríguez AA, Maguire VG, Campestre MP, Garriz A, Rossi FR, Romero FM, Solmi L, Salloum MS, Monteoliva MI, Debat JH, Ruiz OA. Polyamines and Legumes: Joint Stories of Stress, Nitrogen Fixation and Environment. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:1415. [PMID: 31749821 PMCID: PMC6844238 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Polyamines (PAs) are natural aliphatic amines involved in many physiological processes in almost all living organisms, including responses to abiotic stresses and microbial interactions. On other hand, the family Leguminosae constitutes an economically and ecologically key botanical group for humans, being also regarded as the most important protein source for livestock. This review presents the profuse evidence that relates changes in PAs levels during responses to biotic and abiotic stresses in model and cultivable species within Leguminosae and examines the unreviewed information regarding their potential roles in the functioning of symbiotic interactions with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and arbuscular mycorrhizae in this family. As linking plant physiological behavior with "big data" available in "omics" is an essential step to improve our understanding of legumes responses to global change, we also examined integrative MultiOmics approaches available to decrypt the interface legumes-PAs-abiotic and biotic stress interactions. These approaches are expected to accelerate the identification of stress tolerant phenotypes and the design of new biotechnological strategies to increase their yield and adaptation to marginal environments, making better use of available plant genetic resources.
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- Ana Bernardina Menéndez
- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Argentina
- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, UBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales (IFRGV) Ing “Victorio S Trippi,” Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales (IFRGV) Ing “Victorio S Trippi,” Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Patología Vegetal (IPAVE) Ing “Sergio Nome,” Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), UNSAM-CONICET, Chascomús, Argentina
- Instituto de Fisiología y Recursos Genéticos Vegetales (IFRGV) Ing “Victorio S Trippi,” Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Córdoba, Argentina
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Huybrechts M, Cuypers A, Deckers J, Iven V, Vandionant S, Jozefczak M, Hendrix S. Cadmium and Plant Development: An Agony from Seed to Seed. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20163971. [PMID: 31443183 PMCID: PMC6718997 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20163971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Anthropogenic pollution of agricultural soils with cadmium (Cd) should receive adequate attention as Cd accumulation in crops endangers human health. When Cd is present in the soil, plants are exposed to it throughout their entire life cycle. As it is a non-essential element, no specific Cd uptake mechanisms are present. Therefore, Cd enters the plant through transporters for essential elements and consequently disturbs plant growth and development. In this review, we will focus on the effects of Cd on the most important events of a plant's life cycle covering seed germination, the vegetative phase and the reproduction phase. Within the vegetative phase, the disturbance of the cell cycle by Cd is highlighted with special emphasis on endoreduplication, DNA damage and its relation to cell death. Furthermore, we will discuss the cell wall as an important structure in retaining Cd and the ability of plants to actively modify the cell wall to increase Cd tolerance. As Cd is known to affect concentrations of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and phytohormones, special emphasis is put on the involvement of these compounds in plant developmental processes. Lastly, possible future research areas are put forward and a general conclusion is drawn, revealing that Cd is agonizing for all stages of plant development.
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- Michiel Huybrechts
- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Environmental Biology, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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Chen Z, Shen T, Yao J, Wang W, Liu F, Li X, He Y. Signal Enhancement of Cadmium in Lettuce Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Combined with Pyrolysis Process. Molecules 2019; 24:E2517. [PMID: 31324074 PMCID: PMC6651012 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24132517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Fast detection of heavy metals in lettuce is significant for food market regulation and the control of heavy metal pollution. Advanced methods like laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technology have been tried to determine the cadmium (Cd) content. To retard the negative effect of complex matrix composition from samples and improve quantitative performance of LIBS technology, the pyrolysis process combined with LIBS was adopted to determine the cadmium (Cd) content of lettuce. Adaptive iteratively reweighted penalized least squares (airPLS) was used to preprocess the LIBS spectra and solve the baseline drift. For multivariate linear regression based on the three selected Cd emission lines correlation coefficient in the prediction set Rp2 increased from 0.9154 to 0.9969, and the limit of detection (LOD) decreased from 9.1 mg/kg to 0.9 mg/kg after the pyrolysis process. The partial least squares (PLS) regression and support vector regression (SVR) were applied to construct calibration models based on full spectra. In addition, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) was implemented to choose limited lines to predict the Cd content. The PLS model with the pyrolysis process obtained the best results with Rp2 = 0.9973 and LOD = 0.8 mg/kg. The results indicated that the pyrolysis method could enhance the spectral signal of cadmium and thus significantly improve the analysis results for all the models. It is shown in this experiment that proper sample preprocessing could effectively amplify the Cd signal in LIBS and make LIBS measurement an efficient method to assess Cd contamination in the vegetable industry.
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- Zhenghui Chen
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China.
- Key Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Key Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Mtisi M, Gwenzi W. Evaluation of the phytotoxicity of coal ash on lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) germination, growth and metal uptake. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 170:750-762. [PMID: 30583286 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.12.047] [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] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Land application of coal ash is considered an environmentally friendly option to improve soil quality, but limited information exists on metal bioavailability and phytotoxicity of coal ash to sensitive plant species such as lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Germination and pot bioassay experiments were conducted at six coal application rates (0% (control), 5%, 15%, 25%, 50% and 75% v/v) to investigate the hypothesis that, coal ash will have a hormetic effect on germination, growth, metal uptake and biomass yield of lettuce, characterized by stimulatory and phytotoxicity effects at low and high application rates, respectively. Total concentrations (mg/kg) of metals in coal ash spanned several orders of magnitude, and decreased in the order: Fe (5150.5), Mn (326.0), Zn (102.6), Cu (94.7), Ni (74.7) and Pb (11.6). Bioavailable concentrations of metals were very low (0.0-14.1 mg/kg), accounting for less than 2% of the total concentrations. Coal ash had no significant effect on germination indices, but had hormetic effects on radicle elongation, evidenced by stimulatory and phytotoxicity effects at low (5-25%) and high (50-75%) application rates, respectively. Coal ash application at 50% and 75% significantly (p < 0.05) reduced lettuce growth and edible biomass yield, but lower application rates (5-25%) were similar to the unamended soil (control). Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu and Ni bioavailability and plant uptake generally decreased with increasing coal ash application rates particularly at 50% and 75%. Soil pH significantly increased (p < 0.05) from 6.5 for the control to about 8 for 75% coal ash, while electrical conductivity (EC) increased by 2-7 times to about 0.9 and 1.5 dS/m at 50% and 75% coal ash, respectively. Significant inverse linear relationship (p < 0.05; r2 = 0.80) were observed between edible and total biomass yields and EC, suggesting that increased salinity at high coal ash application rates could account for reduced growth and biomass. Partial elemental balances showed that plant uptake of metals was very low, accounting for just less than 2% of the bioavailable concentrations, while the bulk of the metals (98-99%) remained in the soil. In conclusion, the current findings show that coal ash may have hormetic and phytotoxic effects on sensitive plant species, an observation contrary to the bulk of earlier literature documenting beneficial effects of coal ash application to soils. Long-term field studies are required to confirm the current findings based on laboratory and pot bioassay experiments.
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- Munyaradzi Mtisi
- Biosystems and Environmental Engineering Research Group, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- Biosystems and Environmental Engineering Research Group, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP167, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Wang Y, Zhong B, Shafi M, Ma J, Guo J, Wu J, Ye Z, Liu D, Jin H. Effects of biochar on growth, and heavy metals accumulation of moso bamboo (Phyllostachy pubescens), soil physical properties, and heavy metals solubility in soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 219:510-516. [PMID: 30553211 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 11/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Pot experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of wood biochar (5%), bamboo biochar (5%), rice straw biochar (5%) and Chinese walnut shell biochar (5%) on growth, accumulation of heavy metals in moso bamboo, soil physical properties, and solubility of heavy metals in soil. The results revealed that dry weight of moso bamboo was significantly increased in treatments of wood biochar (5%), rice straw biochar (5%) and Chinese walnut shell biochar (5%) except bamboo biochar (5%). Application of straw biochar (5%) was most effective in enhancing plants biomass, with increase of 157%, 113% and 111% in leaves, roots and stems of moso bamboo. All treatments of biochar have significantly improved soil electrical conductivity with maximum increase of 360% compared to CK. In case of heavy metals accumulation, application of 5% bamboo biochar, straw biochar and Chinese walnut shell biochar has reduced Cu uptake in roots by 15%, 35% and 26%, respectively. The biochars have significantly reduced solubility of soil heavy metals with maximum reduction of 58.91 mg kg-1 and 10.59 mg kg-1 of Cu and Pb with application of rice straw biochar. It is concluded that dry weight of moso bamboo was significantly enhanced by all treatments of biochar except bamboo biochar.
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- Ying Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, PR China
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- Department of Agronomy, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, PR China
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- Zhejiang Chengbang Landscape Co., Ltd, 311300, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination Bioremediation of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311300, PR China
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Mleczek M, Gąsecka M, Waliszewska B, Magdziak Z, Szostek M, Rutkowski P, Kaniuczak J, Zborowska M, Budzyńska S, Mleczek P, Niedzielski P. Salix viminalis L. - A highly effective plant in phytoextraction of elements. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 212:67-78. [PMID: 30142567 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 08/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The aim of the study was to compare specimens of Salix viminalis L. able to grow in polluted mining sludge (A1) with specimens of the same willow clone growing in two unpolluted areas (A2 and A3). Plants from the polluted area were characterized by the highest accumulation of the majority of elements in their organs with a clear limitation of their uptake to roots and effective translocation to aboveground organs. Willows from the unpolluted areas were characterized by significantly higher biomass than the treated plants, as shown in the content of cellulose/holocellulose. The different chemical characteristics of the substrates influenced tree physiology, including the organic acids and phenolic compounds profile and/or content. The total content of organic acids in lateral roots was higher for S. viminalis L. grown in unpolluted areas, while for leaves the opposite situation was observed. However, their creation was significantly correlated with the content of the majority of elements in the organs of S. viminalis L. Enhanced synthesis of phenolic compounds in roots (besides quercetin) and in leaves (besides myricetin and quercetin) was confirmed in the polluted area, and correlated with metal content in plant organs. Resilient plants characterized not only by their survivability but also by their effective phytoextraction of toxic metals, have great potential for widespread practical application on highly polluted mining sludge and for reducing the associated threat to human health. The obtained results suggest that further investigation of these plants is necessary to determine the mechanism(s) responsible for their high survivability.
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- Mirosław Mleczek
- Poznan University of Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60-625, Poznań, Poland.
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- Poznan University of Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60-625, Poznań, Poland
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- Poznan University of Life Sciences, Institute of Chemical Wood Technology, Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637, Poznań, Poland
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- Poznan University of Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60-625, Poznań, Poland
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- University of Rzeszów, Department of Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Hydrology, Zelwerowicza 8b, 35-601, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Poznań University of Life Sciences, Department of Forest Sites and Ecology, Wojska Polskiego 71F, 60-625, Poznań, Poland
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- University of Rzeszów, Department of Soil Science, Environmental Chemistry and Hydrology, Zelwerowicza 8b, 35-601, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Poznan University of Life Sciences, Institute of Chemical Wood Technology, Wojska Polskiego 38/42, 60-637, Poznań, Poland
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- Poznan University of Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Wojska Polskiego 75, 60-625, Poznań, Poland
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- Poznan University of Life Sciences, Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Piątkowska 94C, 60-649, Poznań, Poland
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- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Faculty of Chemistry, Umultowska 89b, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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Lyu J, Park J, Kumar Pandey L, Choi S, Lee H, De Saeger J, Depuydt S, Han T. Testing the toxicity of metals, phenol, effluents, and receiving waters by root elongation in Lactuca sativa L. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 149:225-232. [PMID: 29182968 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Phytotoxicity tests using higher plants are among the most simple, sensitive, and cost-effective of the methods available for ecotoxicity testing. In the present study, a hydroponic-based phytotoxicity test using seeds of Lactuca sativa was used to evaluate the water quality of receiving waters and effluents near two industrial sites (Soyo and Daejon) in Korea with respect to the toxicity of 10 metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Hg, Ni, Zn) and phenol, and of the receiving waters and effluents themselves. First, the L. sativa hydroponic bioassay was used to determine whether the receiving water or effluents were toxic; then, the responsible toxicant was identified. The results obtained with the L. sativa bioassay ranked the EC50 toxicities of the investigated metal ions and phenol as: Cd > Ni > Cu > Zn > Hg > phenol > As > Mn > Cr > Pb > Fe. We found that Zn was the toxicant principally responsible for toxicity in Daejeon effluents. The Daejeon field effluent had a higher Zn concentration than permitted by the effluent discharge criteria of the Ministry of Environment of Korea. Our conclusion on the importance of Zn toxicity was supported by the results of the L. sativa hydroponic assay, which showed that the concentration of Zn required to inhibit root elongation in L. sativa by 50% (EC50) was higher in the Daejeon field effluent than that of pure Zn. More importantly, we proved that the L. sativa hydroponic test method can be applied not only as an alternative tool for determining whether a given waste is acceptable for discharge into public water bodies, but also as an alternative method for measuring the safety of aquatic environments using EC20 values, with respect to the water pollutants investigated (i.e., Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Mn, Hg, Ni, Zn, and phenol).
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- Jie Lyu
- Department of Life Sciences, Jilin Normal University, Siping City, Jilin Province, China
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- Lab of Plant Growth Analysis, Ghent University Global Campus, Songomunhwa-Ro, 119, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Green Environmental Research Center, 169, Gaetbeol-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21999, Republic of Korea; Department of Marine Sciences, Incheon National University, 119, Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Sciences, Incheon National University, 119, Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Sciences, Incheon National University, 119, Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea
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- Lab of Plant Growth Analysis, Ghent University Global Campus, Songomunhwa-Ro, 119, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Lab of Plant Growth Analysis, Ghent University Global Campus, Songomunhwa-Ro, 119, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Sciences, Incheon National University, 119, Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Republic of Korea; Ghent University Global Campus, 119, Songdomunwha-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea.
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Akhtar MJ, Ullah S, Ahmad I, Rauf A, Nadeem SM, Khan MY, Hussain S, Bulgariu L. Nickel phytoextraction through bacterial inoculation in Raphanus sativus. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 190:234-242. [PMID: 28992475 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.09.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 09/17/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the potential of two plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) viz. Bacillus sp. CIK-516 and Stenotrophomonas sp. CIK-517Y for improving the growth and Ni uptake of radish (Raphanus sativus) in the presence of four different levels of Ni contamination (0, 50, 100, 150 mg Ni kg-1 soil). Plant growth, dry biomass, chlorophyll and nitrogen contents were significantly reduced by the exogenous application of Ni, however, bacterial inoculation diluted the negative impacts of Ni stress on radish by improving these parameters. PGPR strain CIK-516 increased root length (9-27%), shoot length (8-27%), root dry biomass (2-32%), shoot dry biomass (9-51%), root girth (6-48%), total chlorophyll (4-38%) and shoot nitrogen contents (11-15%) in Ni contaminated and non-contaminated soils. Positive regulation of chlorophyll and nitrogen contents by the inoculated plants shows plant tolerance mechanism of Ni stress. Bacterial strain (CIK-516) exhibited indole acetic acid and 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase potentials which would have helped radish plant to stabilize in Ni contaminated soil and thereby increased Ni uptake (24-257 in shoot and 58-609 in root mg kg-1 dry biomass) and facilitated accumulation in radish (bioaccumulation factor = 0.6-1.7) depending upon soil Ni contamination. Based on the findings of this study, it might be suggested that inoculation with bacterial strain CIK-516 could be an efficient tool for enhanced Ni phytoextraction in radish.
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- Muhammad Javed Akhtar
- Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Soil & Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Sub-Campus Burewala, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Sub-Campus Burewala, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, Technical University Gheorghe Asachi of Iasi, 700050, Iasi, Romania
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Gattullo CE, Mininni C, Parente A, Montesano FF, Allegretta I, Terzano R. Effects of municipal solid waste- and sewage sludge-compost-based growing media on the yield and heavy metal content of four lettuce cultivars. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:25406-25415. [PMID: 28933019 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0103-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Compost has been recently suggested as an alternative to peat for the preparation of growing substrates in soilless cultivation systems. However, some physico-chemical properties of compost may reduce plant performance and endanger the quality of productions, in particular for possible heavy metal accumulation in edible parts. This study aims at evaluating the suitability of a municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) and a sewage sludge compost (SSC) as components of growing media for the soilless cultivation of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Heavy metal content of SSC complied with legislation limits but, in MSWC, it exceeded (Cu, Pb) or was very close (Cd, Zn) to safe limits. A greenhouse experiment was carried out by cultivating four lettuce cultivars ("Maximus," "Murai," "Patagonia," and "Aleppo") in pots containing a mixture of MSWC and perlite (MSWC + P), SSC and perlite (SSC + P), or peat and perlite (peat + P), the latter used as control. Plant biometric parameters measured after 72 days of growth revealed that the yield of plants cultivated on SSC + P was similar to control plants, independently of the cultivar. Conversely, MSWC + P suppressed in general the biomass production, especially for Murai and Patagonia cultivars. Compared to peat + P, both compost-based substrates reduced the leaf accumulation of heavy metals, with a major effect in Maximus plants. The levels of Cd and Pb in the edible part were always below the safe limits imposed by European regulation. Therefore, risks of heavy metal intake in food chain associated with the replacement of peat with compost in the growing media are negligible, even when a compost with a significant amount of heavy metals is used. Besides compost quality monitoring, also an appropriate varietal choice is crucial to obtain good yields and safe products.
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- Concetta Eliana Gattullo
- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- C.N.R.-National Research Council, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- C.N.R.-National Research Council, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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- C.N.R.-National Research Council, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, Via Amendola 122/O, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy
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Transcriptomic and physiological analyses of Medicago sativa L. roots in response to lead stress. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0175307. [PMID: 28388670 PMCID: PMC5384761 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Lead (Pb) is one of the nonessential and toxic metals that threaten the environment and human health. Medicago sativa L. is a legume with high salt tolerance and high biomass production. It is not only a globally important forage crop but is also an ideal plant for phytoremediation. However, the biological and molecular mechanisms that respond to heavy metals are still not well defined in M. sativa. In this study, de novo and strand-specific RNA-sequencing was performed to identify genes involved in the Pb stress response in M. sativa roots. A total of 415,350 unigenes were obtained from the assembled cDNA libraries, among which 5,416 were identified as significantly differentially expressed genes (DEGs) (false discovery rate < 0.005) between cDNA libraries from control and Pb-treated plants. Gene ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses of the DEGs showed they mainly clustered with terms associated with binding, transport, membranes, and the pathways related to signal and energy metabolism. Moreover, a number of candidate genes included antioxidant enzymes, metal transporters, and transcription factors involved in heavy metal response were upregulated under Pb stress. Quantitative real-time PCR(qRT-PCR) validation of the expression patterns of 10 randomly selected candidate DEGs were consistent with the transcriptome analysis results. Thus, this study offers new information towards the investigation of biological changes and molecular mechanisms related to Pb stress response in plants.
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Albano LJ, Macfie SM. Investigating the ability of Pseudomonas fluorescens UW4 to reduce cadmium stress in Lactuca sativa via an intervention in the ethylene biosynthetic pathway. Can J Microbiol 2016; 62:1057-1062. [PMID: 27759425 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2016-0315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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A typical plant response to any biotic or abiotic stress, including cadmium (Cd), involves increased ethylene synthesis, which causes senescence of the affected plant part. Stressed plants can experience reduced ethylene and improved growth if they are inoculated with bacteria that have the enzyme ACC deaminase, which metabolizes the ethylene precursor ACC (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate). We investigated whether one such bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens UW4, reduces the production of ethylene and improves the growth of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) sown in Cd-contaminated potting material (PRO-MIX® BX). Plants were inoculated with the wild-type P. fluorescens UW4 or a mutant strain that cannot produce ACC deaminase. Cadmium-treated plants contained up to 50 times more Cd than did control plants. In noninoculated plants, Cd induced a 5-fold increase in ethylene concentration. The wild-type bacterium prevented Cd-induced reductions in root biomass but there was no relationship between Cd treatment and ethylene production in inoculated plants. In contrast, when the concentration of ethylene was plotted against the extent of bacterial colonization of the roots, increased colonization with wild-type P. fluorescens UW4 was associated with 20% less ethylene production. Ours is the first study to show that the protective effect of this bacterium is proportional to the quantity of bacteria on the root surface.
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- Lucas J Albano
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
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Soudek P, Ursu M, Petrová Š, Vaněk T. Improving crop tolerance to heavy metal stress by polyamine application. Food Chem 2016; 213:223-229. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.06.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Nitric oxide overcomes Cd and Cu toxicity in in vitro-grown tobacco plants through increasing contents and activities of rubisco and rubisco activase. BIOCHIMIE OPEN 2016; 2:41-51. [PMID: 29632837 PMCID: PMC5889489 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopen.2016.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Toxic heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) are global problems that are a growing threat to the environment. Despite some heavy metals are required for plant growth and development, others are considered toxic elements and do not play any known physiological role in plant cells. Elevated doses of Cd or Cu cause toxicity in plants and generate damages due to the stress condition and eventually cause a significant reduction in quantity and quality of crop plants. The nitric oxide (NO) donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) is reported to alleviate the toxicity of some heavy metals like Cd and Cu. In the current study, the role of NO in alleviating stresses of Cd and Cu was investigated in in vitro-grown tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Based on plant growth, total chlorophyll contents, contents and activities of rubisco and rubisco activase. According to the results of this study, the growth and total chlorophyll contents of Cd/Cu stressed plants were hugely decreased in the absence of SNP, while the supplementation of SNP resulted in a significant increase of both fresh weight and total chlorophyll contents. Remarkable reductions of Rubisco and rubisco activase contents and activities were observed in Cd and Cu-induced plants. SNP supplementation showed the highest contents and activities of rubisco and rubisco activase compared to the control and Cu/Cd-stressed plants. Taken together, our findings suggest that SNP could play a protective role in regulation of plant responses to abiotic stresses such as Cd and Cu by enhancing Rubisco and Rubisco activase. Heavy metal ions are believed to act as growth inhibitors and environmental disruptors. Nitric oxide (NO) plays a functional role in regulation of plant responses to abiotic stresses. Rubisco involved in the process of atmospheric carbon fixation in photosynthesis. Rubisco Catalyzes 2 types of reactions (carboxylation and oxygenation). Rubisco activase removes bound RuBP from inactive, decarboxylated Rubisco in an ATP-dependent reaction.
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Key Words
- (NH4)2SO4, Ammonium sulphate
- ATP, Adenosine triphosphate
- BTP, Bis tris phosphate
- Cadmium
- Cd, Cadmium
- Chlorophyll
- Cu, Copper
- DMF, N, N-Dimethylformamide
- DTT, Dithiothreitol
- EDTA, Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
- GSH, Glutathione
- KCl, Potassium chloride
- KHCO3, Potassium bicarbonate
- MBT, Mercaptabemzathiazol
- MgCl2, Magnesium chloride
- NADH, Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form)
- NO, Nitric oxide
- NaCl, Sodium chloride
- NaHCO3, Sodium bicarbonate (Sodium hydrogen carbonate)
- Nitric oxide
- PEG 10K, Polyethylene glycol 10,000
- PEP, Phosphoenolpyruvate
- PGK, Phosphoglycerate kinase
- PK, Pyruvate kinase
- PMSF, Phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride
- PVPP, Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone
- RuBP, Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate
- Rubisco
- Rubisco activase
- Rubisco, Ribulose 1,5bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
- SNP, Sodium nitroprusside
- Sodium nitroprusside
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Usharani B, Vasudevan N. Impact of heavy metal toxicity and constructed wetland system as a tool in remediation. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2014; 71:102-110. [PMID: 25454352 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2014.988674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The objective of this review is to throw light upon the global concern of heavy metal-contaminated sites and their remediation through an ecofriendly approach. Accumulated heavy metals in soil and water bodies gain entry through the food chain and pose serious threat to all forms of life. This has engendered interest in phytoremediation techniques where hyperaccumulators are used. Constructed wetland has a pivotal role and is a cost-effective technique in the remediation of heavy metals. Metal availability and mobility are influenced by the addition of chelating agents, which enhance the availability of metal uptake. This review helps in identifying the critical knowledge gaps and areas to enhance research in the future to develop strategies such as genetically engineered hyperaccumulators to attain an environment devoid of heavy metal contamination.
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- B Usharani
- a Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University , Chennai , India
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- a Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University , Chennai , India
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Gjorgieva D, Kadifkova Panovska T, Ruskovska T, Bačeva K, Stafilov T. Mineral nutrient imbalance, total antioxidants level and DNA damage in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) exposed to heavy metals. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 19:499-507. [PMID: 24431518 PMCID: PMC3781285 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-013-0196-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present study aimed to analyze the biological effects induced by bioaccumulation of metals in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Effects of mineral nutrient imbalance, total antioxidants level and DNA damage induced by accumulation of heavy metals, were investigated in bean seedlings treated with two selected metal concentrations for 7 days. Metal content is analyzed by inductively coupled plasma - atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES), for total antioxidants level assessment the Ferric-Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) assay is used and Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method was applied for investigation of DNA damages. The increasing metal concentration in the treatment medium changed synchronously metal content in samples, and decreased total antioxidant activity in all samples with exception only for samples treated with Ni and Cd. The obtained "DNA fingerprints" demonstrated that the increasing metal concentrations induced changes in RAPD profiles (disappearance and/or appearance of bands in comparison with untreated control samples). The highest number of missing bands was observed in samples treated with zinc (total 4 bands) and nickel (total 4 bands) at both concentrations. These results suggested that mineral nutrient imbalance is involved in changes of antioxidant levels and DNA damages of the seedlings, which may help to understand the mechanism of metal toxicity in plants.
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- Darinka Gjorgieva
- />Faculty of Medical Sciences, Goce Delčev University, Krste Misirkov str. bb, POB 201, 2000 Štip, Macedonia
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- />Faculty of Medical Sciences, Goce Delčev University, Krste Misirkov str. bb, POB 201, 2000 Štip, Macedonia
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- />Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
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- />Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Macedonia
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Šalamún P, Renčo M, Kucanová E, Brázová T, Papajová I, Miklisová D, Hanzelová V. Nematodes as bioindicators of soil degradation due to heavy metals. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2012; 21:2319-2330. [PMID: 22923372 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-0988-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/05/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The effect of distance from a heavy metal pollution source on the soil nematode community was investigated on four sampling sites along an 4 km transect originating at the Kovohuty a.s. Krompachy (pollution source). The soil nematode communities were exposed to heavy metal influence directly and through soil properties changes. We quantified the relative effects of total and mobile fraction of metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn) on soil ecosystem using the nematode community structure (trophic and c-p groups,) and ecological indices (Richness of genera, H', MI2-5, etc.). Pollution effects on the community structure of soil free living nematodes was found to be the highest near the pollution source, with relatively low population density and domination of insensitive taxa. A decrease in heavy metals contents along the transect was linked with an increase in complexity of nematode community. The majority of used indices (MI2-5, SI, H') negatively correlated (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01) with heavy metals content and were sensitive to soil ecosystem disturbance. Contamination by heavy metals has negatively affected the soil environment, which resulted in nematode community structure and ecological indices changes. Results showed that the free-living nematodes are useful tools for bioindication of contamination and could be used as an alternative to the common approaches based on chemical methods.
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- Peter Šalamún
- Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Hlinkova 3, 04001, Košice, Slovak Republic.
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Juang KW, Lee YI, Lai HY, Wang CH, Chen BC. Copper accumulation, translocation, and toxic effects in grapevine cuttings. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2012; 19:1315-22. [PMID: 22090256 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0657-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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PURPOSE Although the ecotoxicological effects of copper (Cu) on grapevine are of global concern due to the intensive and long-term application of Cu-based fungicides in vineyards, comparatively little is known about the phytotoxicity, accumulation, and translocation of Cu in grapevines. Therefore, this study was to conduct a hydroponic experiment to determine the influence of solution Cu concentration not only on bioaccumulation and the translocation of Cu in grapevine roots, stems, and leaves, but also on the subsequent growth inhibition of the roots. METHODS Grapevine cuttings were grown for 30 days and then exposed to various Cu concentrations (0.1-50 μM) for 15 days. The dose-response profile was described by a sigmoid Hill equation. Optical microscopy was used to examine the cytotoxicity of Cu on the roots. In addition, bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) and translocation factors (TFs) were calculated from the results of the hydroponic experiment. RESULTS Copper was tolerated by grapevines at a concentration ≤1 μM. The median inhibition concentration (IC(50)) obtained from the Hill model was 3.94 μM (95% confidence interval, 3.65-4.24). From the light micrographs of root tip cells, signs of toxicity including increased vacuolization and plasmolysis were observed at solution Cu concentrations ≥10 μM. In addition, a higher Cu concentration was found in the roots (25-12,000 mg kg(-1)) than in the stems (5-540 mg kg(-1)) and leaves (7-46 mg kg(-1)), indicating a very limited translocation of Cu from the roots to the aboveground parts. CONCLUSIONS This study investigated not only the macroscopic root growth and Cu accumulation by grapevine, but also the microscopic changes in root tissue at the cell level after the exposure experiment. Based on the BAFs and TFs, the grapevine could be considered a Cu-exclusive plant. For toxic effects on the exposure of roots to Cu, this study also revealed that root growth, as well as the histological changes in rhizodermal cells, can be used as phytotoxic indicators of grapevine under Cu stress.
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- Kai-Wei Juang
- Department of Agronomy, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan 60004, Republic of China
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Guala SD, Vega FA, Covelo EF. Development of a model to select plants with optimum metal phytoextraction potential. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2011; 18:997-1003. [PMID: 21301976 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-011-0456-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2010] [Accepted: 01/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of the present study is to propose a nonlinear model which provides an indicator for the maximum phytoextraction of metals to help in the decision-making process. Research into different species and strategies plays an important role in the application of phytoextraction techniques to the remediation of contaminated soil. Also, the convenience of species according to their biomass and pollutant accumulation capacities has gained important space in discussions regarding remediation strategies, whether to choose species with low accumulation capacities and high biomass or high accumulation capacities with low biomass. METHODS The effects of heavy metals in soil on plant growth are studied by means of a nonlinear interaction model which relates the dynamics of the uptake of heavy metals by plants to heavy metal deposed in soil. RESULTS The model, presented theoretically, provides an indicator for the maximum phytoextraction of metals which depends on adjustable parameters of both the plant and the environmental conditions. Finally, in order to clarify its applicability, a series of experimental results found in the literature are presented to show how the model performs consistently with real data. CONCLUSIONS The inhibition of plant growth due to heavy metal concentration can be predicted by a simple kinetic model. The model proposed in this study makes it possible to characterize the nonlinear behaviour of the soil-plant interaction with heavy metal pollution in order to establish maximum uptake values for heavy metals in the harvestable part of plants.
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- Sebastián D Guala
- Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Gutiérrez 1150, Los Polvorines, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Juang KW, Lai HY, Chen BC. Coupling bioaccumulation and phytotoxicity to predict copper removal by switchgrass grown hydroponically. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2011; 20:827-835. [PMID: 21409589 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0635-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A major challenge in phytoextraction is to increase plants' removal rates of metals from contaminated soils. In this study, we developed a phytoextraction model, by coupling a saturable Michaelis-Menten type accumulation model and an energy-based toxicity model, to predict copper (Cu) removal by switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) grown hydroponically under various exposure concentrations. Results of the present study indicated that the phytotoxicity of Cu to switchgrass is relatively low, whereas a certain accumulation capacity exists in the plant for Cu. In addition, the simulation results suggested that, under a lower dissolved concentration, Cu removal is increased more efficiently as the exposure duration increases. Although it is difficult to extrapolate the results from greenhouse-based hydroponic experiments to field conditions, we believe that the current methodology can offer a first approximation in predicting the phytoextraction duration needed for plant species to remove a specific metal from contaminated sites, which is crucial in evaluating the economic costs for remediation purposes.
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- Kai-Wei Juang
- Department of Agronomy, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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Malandrino M, Abollino O, Buoso S, Giacomino A, La Gioia C, Mentasti E. Accumulation of heavy metals from contaminated soil to plants and evaluation of soil remediation by vermiculite. CHEMOSPHERE 2011; 82:169-78. [PMID: 21055788 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Revised: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/07/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We evaluated the distribution of 15 metal ions, namely Al, Cd, Cu, Cr, Fe, La, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sc, Ti, V, Y, Zn and Zr, in the soil of a contaminated site in Piedmont (Italy). This area was found to be heavily contaminated with Cu, Cr and Ni. The availability of these metal ions was studied using Tessier's sequential extraction procedure: the fraction of mobile species, which potentially is the most harmful for the environment, was much higher than that normally present in unpolluted soils. This soil was hence used to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment with vermiculite to reduce the availability of the pollutants to two plants, Lactuca sativa and Spinacia oleracea, by pot experiments. The results indicated that the addition of vermiculite significantly reduces the uptake of metal pollutants by plants, confirming the possibility of using this clay in amendment treatments of metal-contaminated soils. The effect of plant growth on metal fractionation in soils was investigated. Finally, the sum of the metal percentages extracted into the first two fractions of Tessier's protocol was found to be suitable in predicting the phytoavailability of most of the pollutants present in the investigated soil.
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- Mery Malandrino
- University of Torino, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Torino, Italy.
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Benzarti S, Hamdi H, Mohri S, Ono Y. Response of antioxidative enzymes and apoplastic bypass transport in Thlaspi caerulescens and Raphanus sativus to cadmium stress. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2010; 12:733-744. [PMID: 21166344 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2010.483262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A hydroponics experiment using hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens (alpine pennycress) and non-specific accumulator Raphanus sativus (common radish) was conducted to investigate the short-term effect of increasing Cd concentrations (0, 25, 50, 75, 100 microM) on metal uptake, chlorophyll content, antioxidative enzymes, and apoplastic bypass flow. As expected, T. caerulescens generally showed better resistance to metal stress, which was reflected by higher Cd accumulation within plant tissues with no signs of chlorosis, or wilt. Glutathione reductase (GR) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities in fresh leaves were monitored as the plant metal-detoxifying response. In general, both plant species exhibited an increase trend of GR activity before declining at 100 microM likely due to excessive levels of phytotoxic Cd. SOD activity exhibited almost a similar variation pattern to GR and decreased also at 100 microM Cd. For both plant species, fluorescent PTS uptake (8-hydroxy-1,3,6-pyrenetrisulphonic acid) increased significantly with metal level in exposure solutions indicating that Cd has a comparable effect to drought or salinity in terms of the gain of relative importance in apoplastic bypass transport under such stress conditions.
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- Saoussen Benzarti
- Okayama University, Graduate School of Environmental Science, 3-1-1, Tsushimanaka, Okayama, Japan
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Martí MC, Camejo D, Fernández-García N, Rellán-Alvarez R, Marques S, Sevilla F, Jiménez A. Effect of oil refinery sludges on the growth and antioxidant system of alfalfa plants. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 171:879-85. [PMID: 19596515 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2009] [Revised: 06/15/2009] [Accepted: 06/16/2009] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
The refining process in the petrochemical industry generates oil refinery sludges, a potentially contaminating waste product, with a high content of hydrocarbons and heavy metals. Faster degradation of hydrocarbons has been reported in vegetated soils than in non-vegetated soils, but the impact of these contaminants on the plants physiology and on their antioxidant system is not well known. In this study, the effect of the addition of petroleum sludge to soil on the physiological parameters, nutrient contents, and oxidative and antioxidant status in alfalfa was investigated. An inhibition of alfalfa growth and an induction of oxidative stress, as indicated by an increase in protein oxidation, were found. Also, the superoxide dismutase isoenzymes, peroxidase, and those enzymes involved in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle showed significant activity increases, parallel to an enhancement of total homoglutathione, allowing plants being tolerant to this situation. This information is necessary to establish successful and sustainable plant-based remediation strategies.
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- M Carmen Martí
- Department of Stress Biology and Plant Pathology, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC), E-30100 Murcia, Spain.
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Mijovilovich A, Leitenmaier B, Meyer-Klaucke W, Kroneck PMH, Götz B, Küpper H. Complexation and toxicity of copper in higher plants. II. Different mechanisms for copper versus cadmium detoxification in the copper-sensitive cadmium/zinc hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens (Ganges Ecotype). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 151:715-31. [PMID: 19692532 PMCID: PMC2754615 DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.144675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2009] [Accepted: 08/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
The cadmium/zinc hyperaccumulator Thlaspi caerulescens is sensitive toward copper (Cu) toxicity, which is a problem for phytoremediation of soils with mixed contamination. Cu levels in T. caerulescens grown with 10 microm Cu(2+) remained in the nonaccumulator range (<50 ppm), and most individuals were as sensitive toward Cu as the related nonaccumulator Thlaspi fendleri. Obviously, hyperaccumulation and metal resistance are highly metal specific. Cu-induced inhibition of photosynthesis followed the "sun reaction" type of damage, with inhibition of the photosystem II reaction center charge separation and the water-splitting complex. A few individuals of T. caerulescens were more Cu resistant. Compared with Cu-sensitive individuals, they recovered faster from inhibition, at least partially by enhanced repair of chlorophyll-protein complexes but not by exclusion, since the content of Cu in their shoots was increased by about 25%. Extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements on frozen-hydrated leaf samples revealed that a large proportion of Cu in T. caerulescens is bound by sulfur ligands. This is in contrast to the known binding environment of cadmium and zinc in the same species, which is dominated by oxygen ligands. Clearly, hyperaccumulators detoxify hyperaccumulated metals differently compared with nonaccumulated metals. Furthermore, strong features in the Cu-EXAFS spectra ascribed to metal-metal contributions were found, in particular in the Cu-resistant specimens. Some of these features may be due to Cu binding to metallothioneins, but a larger proportion seems to result from biomineralization, most likely Cu(II) oxalate and Cu(II) oxides. Additional contributions in the EXAFS spectra indicate complexation of Cu(II) by the nonproteogenic amino acid nicotianamine, which has a very high affinity for Cu(II) as further characterized here.
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- Ana Mijovilovich
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis, University of Utrecht, 3584 CA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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