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Bakshi M, Kumar A. Co-application of TiO 2 nanoparticles and hyperaccumulator Brassica juncea L. for effective Cd removal from soil: Assessing the feasibility of using nano-phytoremediation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 341:118005. [PMID: 37148761 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Nano-phytoremediation is anticipated as a potential technology for the remediation of heavy metals from soil sites. This study evaluated the feasibility of using titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) at various concentrations (0, 100, 250, 500 mg/kg) along with a hyperaccumulator, Brassica juncea L., for effective removal of Cadmium (Cd) from the soil. Plants were grown for a whole life cycle in soil containing 10 mg/kg of Cd and spiked TiO2 NPs. We analyzed the plants for Cd tolerance, phytotoxicity, Cd removal, and translocation. Brassica plants displayed high Cd tolerance with a significant increase in plant growth, biomass, and photosynthetic activity in a concentration-dependent manner. Cd removal from the soil at TiO2 NPs concentrations of 0, 100, 250, and 500 mg/kg treatment was 32.46%, 11.62%, 17.55%, and 55.11%, respectively. The translocation factor for Cd was found to be 1.35, 0.96, 3.73, and 1.27 for 0, 100, 250, and 500 mg/kg concentrations. The results of this study indicate that TiO2 NPs applications in the soil can minimize Cd stress in plants and lead to its efficient removal from soil. Thus, the association of nanoparticles with the phytoremediation process can lead to good application prospects for the remediation of contaminated soil.
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- Mansi Bakshi
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 110016, India
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Wojtowicz K, Steliga T, Kapusta P, Brzeszcz J. Oil-Contaminated Soil Remediation with Biodegradation by Autochthonous Microorganisms and Phytoremediation by Maize ( Zea mays). Molecules 2023; 28:6104. [PMID: 37630356 PMCID: PMC10459520 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28166104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Biological methods are currently the most commonly used methods for removing hazardous substances from land. This research work focuses on the remediation of oil-contaminated land. The biodegradation of aliphatic hydrocarbons and PAHs as a result of inoculation with biopreparations B1 and B2 was investigated. Biopreparation B1 was developed on the basis of autochthonous bacteria, consisting of strains Dietzia sp. IN118, Gordonia sp. IN101, Mycolicibacterium frederiksbergense IN53, Rhodococcus erythropolis IN119, Rhodococcus globerulus IN113 and Raoultella sp. IN109, whereas biopreparation B2 was enriched with fungi, such as Aspergillus sydowii, Aspergillus versicolor, Candida sp., Cladosporium halotolerans, Penicillium chrysogenum. As a result of biodegradation tests conducted under ex situ conditions for soil inoculated with biopreparation B1, the concentrations of TPH and PAH were reduced by 31.85% and 27.41%, respectively. Soil inoculation with biopreparation B2 turned out to be more effective, as a result of which the concentration of TPH was reduced by 41.67% and PAH by 34.73%. Another issue was the phytoremediation of the pre-treated G6-3B2 soil with the use of Zea mays. The tests were carried out in three systems (system 1-soil G6-3B2 + Zea mays; system 2-soil G6-3B2 + biopreparation B2 + Zea mays; system 3-soil G6-3B2 + biopreparation B2 with γ-PGA + Zea mays) for 6 months. The highest degree of TPH and PAH reduction was obtained in system 3, amounting to 65.35% and 60.80%, respectively. The lowest phytoremediation efficiency was recorded in the non-inoculated system 1, where the concentration of TPH was reduced by 22.80% and PAH by 18.48%. Toxicological tests carried out using PhytotoxkitTM, OstracodtoxkitTM and Microtox® Solid Phase tests confirmed the effectiveness of remediation procedures and showed a correlation between the concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil and its toxicity. The results obtained during the research indicate the great potential of bioremediation practices with the use of microbial biopreparations and Zea mays in the treatment of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons.
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- Katarzyna Wojtowicz
- Oil and Gas Institute—National Research Institute, ul. Lubicz 25 A, 31-503 Krakow, Poland; (T.S.); (P.K.); (J.B.)
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Huang Z, Jiang L, Lu W, Luo C, Song M. Elsholtzia splendens promotes phenanthrene and polychlorinated biphenyl degradation under Cu stress through enrichment of microbial degraders. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 438:129492. [PMID: 35803192 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Co-contamination of heavy metals and organic pollutants is widespread in the environment. Metal-tolerant/hyperaccumulating plants have the advantage of enhancing co-operation between plants and rhizospheric microbes under heavy metal stress, but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In the present study, the effects of Elsholtzia splendens and Lolium perenne on the rhizospheric microbial community and degraders of phenanthrene (PHE) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were investigated. The results showed E. splendens could tolerate high Cu concentrations, while L. perenne was sensitive to Cu toxicity. Although Cu played the most important role in microbial community construction, both E. splendens and L. perenne caused shifts in the rhizospheric microbial community. For PHE and PCB degradation, L. perenne was more efficient under low Cu concentrations, whereas E. splendens performed better under high Cu concentrations. This difference can be attributed to shifts in the degrader community and key degradation genes identified by stable isotope probing. Moreover, higher abundances of various genes for organic pollutant degradation were observed in the rhizosphere of E. splendens than L. perenne based on gene prediction under high Cu stress. Our study reveals underlying mechanism of the advantages of heavy metal-tolerant plants for organic pollutant removal in soils co-contaminated with heavy metals.
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- Zilin Huang
- Joint Institute for Environmental Research and Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Joint Institute for Environmental Research and Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Joint Institute for Environmental Research and Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Deep Earth Science, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Joint Institute for Environmental Research and Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural & Rural Pollution Abatement and Environmental Safety, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Biochar and Cropping Systems Changed Soil Copper Speciation and Accumulation in Sweet Corn and Soybean. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11182375. [PMID: 36145775 PMCID: PMC9506241 DOI: 10.3390/plants11182375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In order to explore the effects of biochar and cropping systems on soil copper (Cu) speciation and copper accumulation in sweet corn (Zea mays L. var. Rugosa Bonaf.) and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), three ratios of biochar (C0, 0%, C1, 2%, C2, 5% by mass ratio, (w/w)) and three cropping systems (monocropped sweet corn, MC; monocropped soybean, MS; sweet corn–soybean intercropping, CS) were studied under three Cu levels (Cu0, 0 mg·kg−1, Cu1, 200 mg·kg−1, and Cu2, 400 mg·kg−1) in a pot experiment. The following results were obtained: (1) Compared with C0, adding biochar (C1, C2) could significantly reduce the Cu concentration in sweet corn, and C2 significantly reduced the Cu concentration in soybean under Cu1 and Cu2; the Cu concentrations in sweet corn and soybeans under Cu1 were lower than 10 mg·kg−1. (2) Compared with MC or MS, C2 significantly reduced the Cu concentration (below the detection limit) in sweet corn and the Cu concentration (1.65 mg·kg−1) in soybean straw in CS under Cu1. The Cu concentration in sweet corn ears and soybean straw in CS under Cu2 also decreased significantly, reaching 1.84 and 10.36 mg·kg−1, respectively. (3) Compared with C0, C2 significantly reduced the soil acid-soluble Cu concentration under Cu1 and Cu2, but significantly increased soil oxidated Cu concentration. (4) Compared with MC, the concentration of soil acid-soluble Cu was significantly decreased in CSC1 under Cu2. Under Cu1, the concentrations of reducible Cu were significantly increased in CSC1 and CSC2, and the oxidizable Cu concentration was increased in CSC2. In conclusion, sweet corn–soybean intercropping combined with biochar 5% (w/w) is beneficial to reducing the concentration of acid-soluble Cu, and increases the concentration of oxidizable Cu in copper-contaminated soil. Under Cu1 (200 mg·kg−1), the Cu concentrations in sweet corn and soybean were lower than 10 mg·kg−1, which meets the national food safety standard of China. Under Cu2 (400 mg·kg−1), the Cu concentration in sweet corn was lower than 10 mg·kg−1, but it was higher than 10 mg·kg−1 in soybean.
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Prospects for the Use of Echinochloa frumentacea for Phytoremediation of Soils with Multielement Anomalies. SOIL SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems6010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In a model experiment, some adaptive characteristics, the bioaccumulation of toxic elements from technogenically-contaminated soils with polyelement anomalies, and rhizosphere microflora of Japanese millet, Echinochloa frumentacea, were studied using biochemical, microbiological, physicochemical (AAS, ICP-MS, INAA), and metagenomic (16S rRNA) methods of analysis. Good adaptive characteristics (the content of photosynthetic pigments, low molecular weight antioxidants) of E. frumentacea grown on the soils of metallurgical enterprises were revealed. The toxic effect of soils with strong polyelement anomalies (multiple excesses of MPC for Cr, Ni, Zn, As, petroleum products) on biometric parameters and adaptive characteristics of Japanese millet were shown. The rhizosphere populations of E. frumentacea grown in the background soil were characterized by the lowest taxonomic diversity compared to the rhizobiomes of plants grown in contaminated urban soils. The minimal number of all groups of microorganisms studied was noted in the soils, which contain the highest concentrations of both inorganic (heavy metals) and organic (oil products) pollutants. The taxonomic structure of the rhizospheric microbiomes of E. frumentacea was characterized. It has been established that E. frumentacea accumulated Mn, Co, As, and Cd from soils with polyelement pollution within the average values. V was accumulated mainly in the root system (transfer factor from roots to shoots 0.01–0.05) and its absorption mechanism is rhizofiltration. The removal of Zn by shoots of E. frumentacea increased on soils where the content of the element exceeded the MPC and was 100–454 mg/kg of dry weight (168–508 g/ha). Analysis of the obtained data makes it possible to recommend E. frumentacea for phytoremediation of soil from Cu and Zn at a low level of soil polyelement contamination using grass mixtures.
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Miao X, Kumar RR, Shen Q, Wang Z, Zhao Q, Singh J, Paul S, Wang W, Shang X. Phytoremediation for Co-contaminated Soils of Cadmium and Polychlorinated Biphenyls Using the Ornamental Plant Tagetes patula L. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2022; 108:129-135. [PMID: 34652458 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03392-4] [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: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, pot-culture experiments were conducted to investigate the single effect of Cd, PCBs, and the combined effect of Cd-PCBs with Tagetes patula L. The study highlights that the minimum concentration of PCBs (100 µg kg-1) could enable the growth of the plant with an increase in biomass by 27.76% when compared with the control. In all the experiments performed, the Cd concentrations over the surface parts were found to be above 100 mg kg-1. Significant positive correlations were observed between the Cd and PCBs concentrations accumulated in tissues of the soil and plants (p < 0.05). T. patula exhibited high tolerance to Cd and PCBs, and the plant promoted the removal rate of PCBs. The removal rates of PCB18 and PCB28 were up to 42.72 and 42.29%, respectively. The study highlights the potential and suitability of T. patula for phytoremediation of Cd and PCBs in contaminated soils.
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- Xinyu Miao
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Hazardous Waste Safety Disposal and Recycling Technology, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture of People's Republic of China, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Hazardous Waste Safety Disposal and Recycling Technology, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Hazardous Waste Safety Disposal and Recycling Technology, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Hazardous Waste Safety Disposal and Recycling Technology, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, People's Republic of China
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- Climate Mitigation and Sustainable Agriculture Research Lab (CMaSAR), Division of Research and Development, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, 144411, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manonamaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture of People's Republic of China, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai, 201418, People's Republic of China.
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Phytoremediation of Toxic Metals: A Sustainable Green Solution for Clean Environment. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app112110348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Contamination of aquatic ecosystems by various sources has become a major worry all over the world. Pollutants can enter the human body through the food chain from aquatic and soil habitats. These pollutants can cause various chronic diseases in humans and mortality if they collect in the body over an extended period. Although the phytoremediation technique cannot completely remove harmful materials, it is an environmentally benign, cost-effective, and natural process that has no negative effects on the environment. The main types of phytoremediation, their mechanisms, and strategies to raise the remediation rate and the use of genetically altered plants, phytoremediation plant prospects, economics, and usable plants are reviewed in this review. Several factors influence the phytoremediation process, including types of contaminants, pollutant characteristics, and plant species selection, climate considerations, flooding and aging, the effect of salt, soil parameters, and redox potential. Phytoremediation’s environmental and economic efficiency, use, and relevance are depicted in our work. Multiple recent breakthroughs in phytoremediation technologies are also mentioned in this review.
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Wang Y, Li M, Liu Z, Zhao J, Chen Y. Interactions between pyrene and heavy metals and their fates in a soil-maize (Zea mays L.) system: Perspectives from the root physiological functions and rhizosphere microbial community. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 287:117616. [PMID: 34174663 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The co-occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals in agricultural soils has become a worldwide food crop security concern. Pot experiments, rhizosphere microbial metagenomic sequencing, and root metatranscriptomic sequencing were performed to investigate the interactions among pyrene, Cu, and Cd in a soil-maize (Zea mays L.) system. This study provided direct evidence that the co-presence of PAHs and heavy metals changed the root physiological functions and the rhizosphere microbial community, which subsequently influenced the fate of the contaminants. Co-contamination at low levels tended to enhance the uptake potential and biodegradation performance of the plant, whereas increased contaminant concentrations produced opposite effects. The co-presence of 1000 mg/kg Cu decreased the abundance of Mycobacterium in the rhizosphere and reduced pyrene degradation by 12%-16%. The presence of 400-750 mg/kg pyrene altered the metabolic processes, molecular binding functions, and catalytic activity of enzymes in the maize roots, thus impeding the phytoextraction of Cu and Cd. Competitive absorption between Cu and Cd was observed for the 800-1000 mg/kg Cu and 50-100 mg/kg Cd co-treatment, in which Cu showed a competitive advantage, enhancing its root-to-shoot translocation. These findings provide important information for the production of safe crops and for the development of phytoremediation technologies.
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- Yuhui Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China; Southwest University of Science and Technology, 59 Qinglong Road, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, PR China
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Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Enhance the Tolerance and Remediation Potential of Bacillus spp. against Heavy Metal Stress. ADSORPT SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1155/2021/1774528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Nanoparticles and bacteria have received a great attention worldwide due to their ability to remove heavy metals (HMs) from wastewater. The current study is aimed at finding the interaction of HMs-resistance strains (Bacillus cereus and Lysinibacillus macroides) with different concentrations (5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 mg/L) of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) and how they would cope with HM stress (Pb, Cd, Cr, and Cu). The growth rate and tolerance potential of bacteria were increased at lowered concentrations (5 and 10 mg/L) of ZnO NPs against HMs while it was unaffected at higher concentrations of ZnO NPs. These findings were confirmed by minimum inhibition zone and higher zinc solubilization at lower concentrations of ZnO NPs. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that higher concentrations of ZnO NP increased HM accumulation in bacteria cells which had a significant impact on bacterial morphology and caused pores in bacterial membrane while in the case of lower concentrations, the cell remained unaffected. These results were further supported by the less production of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, POD, and CAT), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) contents at lower concentrations of ZnO NPs against heavy metal stress. This study suggested that synergistic treatment of Bacillus spp. with lower concentrations of ZnO NPs enhances the tolerance potential and significantly reduces the HM toxicity.
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Akhtar N, Khan S, Rehman SU, Rehman ZU, Khatoon A, Rha ES, Jamil M. Synergistic Effects of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Bacteria Reduce Heavy Metals Toxicity in Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) Plant. TOXICS 2021; 9:113. [PMID: 34065355 PMCID: PMC8160611 DOI: 10.3390/toxics9050113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Heavy metals (HMs) are toxic elements which contaminate the water bodies in developing countries because of their excessive discharge from industrial zones. Rice (Oryza sativa L) crops are submerged for a longer period of time in water, so irrigation with HMs polluted water possesses toxic effects on plant growth. This study was initiated to observe the synergistic effect of bacteria (Bacillus cereus and Lysinibacillus macroides) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 mg/L) on the rice that were grown in HMs contaminated water. Current findings have revealed that bacteria, along with ZnO NPs at lower concentration, showed maximum removal of HMs from polluted water at pH 8 (90 min) as compared with higher concentrations. Seeds primed with bacteria grown in HM polluted water containing ZnO NPs (5 mg/L) showed reduced uptake of HMs in root, shoot and leaf, thus resulting in increased plant growth. Furthermore, their combined effects also reduced the bioaccumulation index and metallothionine (MTs) content and enhanced the tolerance index of plants. This study suggested that synergistic treatment of bacteria with lower concentrations of ZnO NPs helped plants to reduce heavy metal toxicity, especially Pb and Cu, and enhanced plant growth.
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- Nazneen Akhtar
- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST), Kohat 26000, Pakistan; (N.A.); (S.K.); (Z.U.R.)
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST), Kohat 26000, Pakistan; (N.A.); (S.K.); (Z.U.R.)
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- Department of Biology, University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, Pakistan;
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST), Kohat 26000, Pakistan; (N.A.); (S.K.); (Z.U.R.)
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- Department of Environmental and Botanical Sciences, Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST), Kohat 26000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Well-Being Resources, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST), Kohat 26000, Pakistan; (N.A.); (S.K.); (Z.U.R.)
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Although heavy metals are naturally found in the environment as components of the earth’s crust, environmental pollution by these toxic elements has increased since the industrial revolution. Some of them can be considered essential, since they play regulatory roles in different biological processes; but the role of other heavy metals in living tissues is not clear, and once ingested they can accumulate in the organism for long periods of time causing adverse health effects. To mitigate this problem, different methods have been used to remove heavy metals from water and soil, such as chelation-based processes. However, techniques like bioremediation are leaving these conventional methodologies in the background for being more effective and eco-friendlier. Recently, different research lines have been promoted, in which several organisms have been used for bioremediation approaches. Within this context, the extremophilic microorganisms represent one of the best tools for the treatment of contaminated sites due to the biochemical and molecular properties they show. Furthermore, since it is estimated that 5% of industrial effluents are saline and hypersaline, halophilic microorganisms have been suggested as good candidates for bioremediation and treatment of this kind of samples. These microorganisms, and specifically the haloarchaea group, are of interest to design strategies aiming the removal of polluting compounds due to the efficiency of their metabolism under extreme conditions and their significant tolerance to highly toxic compounds such as heavy metals, bromate, nitrite, chlorate, or perchlorate ions. However, there are still few trials that have proven the bioremediation of environments contaminated with heavy metals using these microorganisms. This review analyses scientific literature focused on metabolic capabilities of haloarchaea that may allow these microbes to tolerate and eliminate heavy metals from the media, paying special attention to cadmium. Thus, this work will shed light on potential uses of haloarchaea in bioremediation of soils and waters negatively affected by heavy metals, and more specifically by cadmium.
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Vannucchi F, Francini A, Raffaelli A, Sebastiani L. Removal of multi-contaminants from water by association of poplar and Brassica plants in a short-term growth chamber experiment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:16323-16333. [PMID: 33387308 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11804-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The plant association of Populus alba L. 'Villafranca', Brassica oleracea var. acephala sebellica (kale), and B. oleracea var. capitata 'sonsma' (cabbage) was exposed to Zn, Cd, and exogenous caffeine (13CFN)-contaminated water under growth chamber conditions. In the short term of treatment (15 days), poplar increased the root dry biomass (+ 25%) and decreased the chlorophyll content in new leaves (- 32%), compared to control. On the contrary, cabbage decreased the root dry biomass, enhancing the shoot dry biomass (+ 50%). Heavy metals were mainly concentrated in plant roots and in poplar reached the highest concentrations of 705 ± 232.6 and 338 ± 85.5 μg g-1 DW for Zn and Cd, respectively. The ability of poplar to accumulate more Zn and Cd than kale and cabbage in plant biomass was confirmed by heavy metal contents, following the order: poplar > kale = cabbage. However, poplar and Brassica sp. association was very useful for Zn and Cd decontaminations as reported by the bioconcentration factors (> 1). The concentration of 13CFN was below 2.4 ng g-1 FW in poplar and 7.4 ng g-1 FW in Brassica species, suggesting the caffeine uptake and degradation by plant association. Under our experimental conditions, the removal efficiency of the system was upper to 79%, indicating the capability of Populus-Brassica association to efficiently remove Zn, Cd, and 13CFN from mixed inorganic-organic-contaminated water in short term.
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- Francesca Vannucchi
- BioLabs, Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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- BioLabs, Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127, Pisa, Italy.
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- CNR-Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica, Via Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- BioLabs, Institute of Life Science, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127, Pisa, Italy
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Wang Q, Li Z, Feng X, Wang A, Li X, Wang D, Fan L. Mercury accumulation in vegetable Houttuynia cordata Thunb. from two different geological areas in southwest China and implications for human consumption. Sci Rep 2021; 11:52. [PMID: 33420215 PMCID: PMC7794452 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80183-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (HCT) is a common vegetable native to southwest China, and grown for consumption. The results suggested that THg contents in all parts and MeHg in underground parts of HCT in Hg mining areas were much higher than those in non-Hg mining areas. The highest THg and MeHg content of HCT were found in the roots, followed by the other tissues in the sequence: roots > leaves > rhizomes > aboveground stems (THg), and roots > rhizomes > aboveground stems > leaves (MeHg). The average THg bioaccumulation factor (BCF) of HCT root in the Hg mining area and in non-Hg mining areas could reach 1.02 ± 0.71 and 0.99 ± 0.71 respectively, indicating that HCT is a Hg accumulator. And the THg and MeHg contents in all tissues of HCT, including the leaves, were significantly correlated with THg and MeHg content in the soil. Additionally, preferred dietary habits of HCT consumption could directly affect the Hg exposure risk. Consuming the aboveground parts (CAP) of HCT potentially poses a high THg exposure risk and consuming the underground parts (CUP) may lead to a relatively high MeHg exposure risk. Only consuming the rhizomes (OCR) of the underground parts could significantly reduce the exposure risk of THg and to some extent of MeHg. In summary, HCT should not be cultivated near the Hg contaminated sites, such as Hg tailings, as it is associated with a greater risk of Hg exposure and high root Hg levels, and the roots should be removed before consumption to reduce the Hg risk.
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- Qingfeng Wang
- Department of Resources and Environment, Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi, 563006, People's Republic of China. .,State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Resources and Environment, Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi, 563006, People's Republic of China.,State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, People's Republic of China
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- Zunyi Product Quality Inspection and Testing Institution, Zunyi, 563006, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Resources and Environment, Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi, 563006, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Resources and Environment, Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi, 563006, People's Republic of China
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Meena M, Sonigra P, Yadav G. Biological-based methods for the removal of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and heavy metals. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:2485-2508. [PMID: 33095900 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11112-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The current scenario of increased population and industrial advancement leads to the spoliation of freshwater and tapper of the quality of water. These results decrease in freshwater bodies near all of the areas. Besides, organic and inorganic compounds discharged from different sources into the available natural water bodies are the cause of pollution. The occurrence of heavy metals in water and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air is responsible for a vast range of negative impacts on the atmosphere and human health. Nonetheless, high uses of heavy metals for human purposes may alter the biochemical and geochemical equilibrium. The major air contaminants which are released into the surroundings known as VOCs are produced through different kinds of sources, such as petrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. VOCs are known to cause various health hazards. VOCs are a pivotal group of chemicals that evaporate readily at room temperature. To get over this problem, biofiltration technology has been evolved for the treatment of heavy metals using biological entities such as plants, algae, fungi, and bacteria. Biofiltration technology is a beneficial and sustainable method for the elimination of toxic pollutants from the aquatic environment. Various types of biological technologies ranging from biotrickling filters to biofilters have been developed and they are cost-effective, simple to fabricate, and easy to perform. A significant advantage of this process is the pollutant that is transformed into biodegradable trashes which can decompose within an average time period, thus yielding no secondary pollutants. The aim of this article is to scrutinize the role of biofiltration in the removal of heavy metals in wastewater and VOCs and also to analyze the recent bioremediation technologies and methods.
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- Mukesh Meena
- Laboratory of Phytopathology and Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India.
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology and Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology and Microbial Biotechnology, Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, 313001, India
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Wang Q, Li Z, Feng X, Li X, Wang D, Sun G, Peng H. Vegetable Houttuynia cordata Thunb. as an important human mercury exposure route in Kaiyang county, Guizhou province, SW China. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 197:110575. [PMID: 32302857 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2019] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Consumption of mercury (Hg) contaminated vegetable is one important pathway of Hg expose to humans. In this study, Hg contents in a popular vegetable, Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (HCT), and its growing soils in Kaiyang county in Guizhou province of southwest China were investigated. Health risk related to Hg exposure through consumption of this vegetable was evaluated for the first time. Hg contents in HCT were found to be much higher in three towns in western Kaiyang county (42.3 ± 48.2 μg/kg, FW), where former Hg mines located, than that in other towns (7.6 ± 5.0 μg/kg, FW). Hg contents in HCT were also higher than in the other five vegetables (Chinese cabbage, Lettuce, Tomato, Carrot and White radish). Consumption of HCT may account for 37.4-61.1% of total vegetable Hg intake of local people in Kaiyang county. Hg concentration in HCT positively correlated with that in soil (r2 = 0.311, p < 0.01), especially, the labile Hg species (FC1, r2 = 0.796, p < 0.01) and the elemental Hg that is bound to the crystalline oxides (FC3, r2 = 0.711, p < 0.01), and negatively correlated with Hg that is bound to humic and fulvic complexes (FC2, - 0.304). Estimated daily intake (EDI) and target hazard quotient (THQ) results shown that Hg expose risk is much higher for children than adults, likely due to their different eating habits and the amount of snack intake.
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- Qingfeng Wang
- Department of Resources and Environment, Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi 563006, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, PR China.
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- Department of Resources and Environment, Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi 563006, P.R. China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Resources and Environment, Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi 563006, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Resources and Environment, Zunyi Normal College, Zunyi 563006, P.R. China
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Zhou J, Zhou T, Li Z, Wu L, Luo Y, Christie P. Differences in phytoextraction by the cadmium and zinc hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola in greenhouse, polytunnel and field conditions. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2019; 20:1400-1407. [PMID: 30652504 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2018.1488808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Differences in growth conditions in the glasshouse and in the field may affect the consistency of phytoextraction results. Two crops of the hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola were grown in six contrasting soils in pot experiments under three different sets of growth conditions (glasshouse, polytunnel and field) to compare the phytoextraction of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn). The total shoot biomass of two crops in the glasshouse was significantly smaller than in the polytunnel or field. However, in general there were no significant differences in total shoot metal uptake of two crops per pot among three sets of growth conditions. And greater decreases in soil metal than plant uptake in the polytunnel and field in an acid soil indicate high leaching losses of soil metals in the polytunnel and field, and this was confirmed by analysis of metal concentrations in soil profiles. This brings into question on the validity of estimating the practical applicability of phytoextraction based only on plant metal uptake in glasshouse conditions. It is advisable to examine leaching losses in acid soils in the field when estimating the duration of phytoextraction.
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- Jiawen Zhou
- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
- b University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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Li Z, Jia M, Christie P, Ali S, Wu L. Use of a hyperaccumulator and biochar to remediate an acid soil highly contaminated with trace metals and/or oxytetracycline. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 204:390-397. [PMID: 29674151 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Biochars and hyperaccumulators have been widely used for the remediation of trace metal contaminated soils through immobilization and phytoextraction. These two options have rarely been used simultaneously despite their potential to achieve a greater decline in trace metal availability and higher removal efficiency in polluted soils. This study investigated the combined effects of biochar and the cadmium/zinc (Cd/Zn) hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola in a pot experiment and examined the effect of an antibiotic (oxytetracycline, OTC) in an acid soil spiked with Cd/Zn alone and with OTC. Biochar amendment alone significantly decreased soil CaCl2-extractable Cd and Zn by 22.7 and 43.1%, respectively. Growing S. plumbizincicola alone resulted in 11.3% Cd and 3.88% Zn removal after ten weeks of phytoextraction. Growing S. plumbizincicola with biochar resulted in higher decreases in extractable Cd and Zn by 60.0% and 53.2%, respectively, and more than three times Cd and Zn removal efficiencies compared to growing S. plumbizincicola without biochar. The results indicate that biochar addition promoted plant growth and increased shoot trace metal concentrations, consequently increasing the removal efficiency and that soil trace metal removal by the hyperaccumulator further reduced the extractable trace metals in addition to immobilization by biochar. Biochar amendment decreased plant OTC concentrations. However, OTC showed no effect on trace metal phytoextraction. Results indicate that the simultaneous use of biochar and the hyperaccumulator can give high Cd/Zn phytoextraction efficiency in terms of both soil total and available trace metal concentrations in acid soils highly contaminated with trace metals or trace metals and OTC.
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- Zhu Li
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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Li Z, Wu L, Luo Y, Christie P. Changes in metal mobility assessed by EDTA kinetic extraction in three polluted soils after repeated phytoremediation using a cadmium/zinc hyperaccumulator. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 194:432-440. [PMID: 29227891 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 12/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Phytoextraction is one of the most promising technologies for the decontamination of metal-polluted agricultural soils. Effects of repeated phytoextraction by the cadmium (Cd)/zinc (Zn) hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola on metal (Cd, Zn, copper (Cu) and lead (Pb)) mobility were investigated in three contaminated soils with contrasting properties. EDTA kinetic extraction and the two first-order reactions model showed advantages in the assessment of soil metal mobility and clearly discriminated changes in metal fractions induced by phytoextraction. Repeated phytoextraction led to large decreases in readily labile (Q10) and less labile (Q20) fractions of Cd and Zn in all three soils with the sole exception of an increase in the Q20 of Zn in the highly polluted soil. However, Q10 fractions of soil Cu and Pb showed apparent increases with the sole exception of Pb in the acid polluted soil but showed a higher desorption rate constant (k1). Furthermore, S. plumbizincicola decreased the non-labile fraction (Q30) of all metals tested, indicating that the hyperaccumulator can redistribute soil metals from non-labile to labile fractions. This suggests that phytoextraction decreased the mobility of the metals hyperaccumulated by the plant (Cd and Zn) but increased the mobility of the metals not hyperaccumulated (Cu and Pb). Thus, phytoextraction of soils contaminated with mixtures of metals must be performed carefully because of potential increases in the mobility of non-hyperaccumulated metals in the soil and the consequent environmental risks.
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- Zhu Li
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Yantai, 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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Li MJ, Xiong ZT, Liu H, Kuo YM, Tong L. Copper-induced alteration in sucrose partitioning and its relationship to the root growth of two Elsholtzia haichowensis Sun populations. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2016; 18:966-976. [PMID: 27153457 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2016.1183564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Hydroponic culture was used to comparatively investigate the copper (Cu)-induced alteration to sucrose metabolism and biomass allocation in two Elsholtzia haichowensis Sun populations with one from a Cu-contaminated site (CS) and the other from a non-contaminated site (NCS). Experimental results revealed that biomass allocation preferred roots over shoots in CS population, and shoots over roots in NCS population under Cu exposure. The difference in biomass allocation was correlated with the difference in sucrose partitioning between the two populations. Cu treatment (45 μM) significantly decreased leaf sucrose content and increased root sucrose content in CS population as a result of the increased activities of leaf sucrose synthesis enzymes (sucrose phosphate synthetase and sucrose synthase) and root sucrose cleavage enzyme (vacuolar invertase), which led to increased sucrose transport from leaves to roots. In contrast, higher Cu treatment increased sucrose content in leaves and decreased sucrose content in roots in NCS population as a result of the decreased activities of root sucrose cleavage enzymes (vacuolar and cell wall invertases) that led to less sucrose transport from leaves to roots. These results provide important insights into carbon resource partitioning and biomass allocation strategies in metallophytes and are beneficial for the implementation of phytoremediation techniques.
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- Min-Jing Li
- a School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences , Wuhan , China
- b School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan , China
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- b School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University , Wuhan , China
- c Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory (Wuhan University) , Wuhan , China
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- a School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences , Wuhan , China
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- a School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences , Wuhan , China
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- a School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences , Wuhan , China
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Meyer ST, Castro SR, Fernandes MM, Soares AC, de Souza Freitas GA, Ribeiro E. Heavy-metal-contaminated industrial soil: Uptake assessment in native plant species from Brazilian Cerrado. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2016; 18:832-838. [PMID: 26852633 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2016.1146224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Plants of the Cerrado have shown some potential for restoration and/or phytoremediation projects due to their ability to grow in and tolerate acidic soils rich in metals. The aim of this study is to evaluate the tolerance and accumulation of metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) in five native tree species of the Brazilian Cerrado (Copaifera langsdorffii, Eugenia dysenterica, Inga laurina, Cedrela fissilis, Handroanthus impetiginosus) subjected to three experiments with contaminated soils obtained from a zinc processing industry (S1, S2, S3) and control soil (S0). The experimental design was completely randomized (factorial 5 × 4 × 3) and conducted in a greenhouse environment during a 90-day experimentation time. The plant species behavior was assessed by visual symptoms of toxicity, tolerance index (TI), translocation factor (TF), and bioaccumulation factor (BF). C. fissilis has performed as a Zn accumulator by the higher BFs obtained in the experiments, equal to 3.72, 0.88, and 0.41 for S1, S2, and S3 respectively. This species had some ability of uptake control as a defense mechanism in high stress conditions with the best behavior for phytoremediation and high tolerance to contamination. With economical and technical benefits, this study may support a preliminary analysis necessary for using native tree species in environmental projects.
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- Sylvia Therese Meyer
- a SENAI Institute of Technology in Environment/Center for Innovation and Technology SENAI, Campus CETEC Horto Florestal, Belo Horizonte / MG , Brazil
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- a SENAI Institute of Technology in Environment/Center for Innovation and Technology SENAI, Campus CETEC Horto Florestal, Belo Horizonte / MG , Brazil
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- a SENAI Institute of Technology in Environment/Center for Innovation and Technology SENAI, Campus CETEC Horto Florestal, Belo Horizonte / MG , Brazil
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- a SENAI Institute of Technology in Environment/Center for Innovation and Technology SENAI, Campus CETEC Horto Florestal, Belo Horizonte / MG , Brazil
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- b Environmental Department, Votorantim Metals , Três Marias / MG , Brazil
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Deng L, Li Z, Wang J, Liu H, Li N, Wu L, Hu P, Luo Y, Christie P. Long-term field phytoextraction of zinc/cadmium contaminated soil by Sedum plumbizincicola under different agronomic strategies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2016; 18:134-40. [PMID: 26445166 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2015.1058328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In two long-term field experiments the zinc (Zn)/cadmium (Cd) hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola (S. plumbizincicola) was examined to optimize the phytoextraction of metal contaminated soil by two agronomic strategies of intercropping with maize (Zea mays) and plant densities. Soil total Zn and Cd concentrations decreased markedly after long-term phytoextraction. But shoot biomass and Cd and Zn concentrations showed no significant difference with increasing remediation time. In the intercropping experiment the phytoremediation efficiency in the treatment "S. plumbizincicola intercropped with maize" was higher than in S. plumbizincicola monocropping, and Cd concentrations of corn were below the maximum national limit. In the plant density experiment the phytoremediation efficiency increased with increasing plant density and 440,000 plants ha(-1) gave the maximum rate. These results indicated that S. plumbizincicola at an appropriate planting density and intercropped with maize can achieve high remediation efficiency to contaminated soil without affecting the cereal crop productivity. This cropping system combines adequate agricultural production with soil heavy metal phytoextraction.
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- Lin Deng
- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
- b College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University , Guiyang , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- b College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University , Guiyang , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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- c Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Yantai , China
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- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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Desjardins D, Pitre FE, Nissim WG, Labrecque M. Differential uptake of silver, copper and zinc suggests complementary species-specific phytoextraction potential. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2016; 18:598-604. [PMID: 26361089 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2015.1086296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The aim of our study, conducted as a pot experiment, was to assess the potential of willow (Salix miyabeana), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), and Indian mustard (Brassica juncea) to remediate two brownfield soils differentially contaminated with Ag, Cu and Zn (up to 113.60, 47.50, and 117.00 mg kg(-1) respectively). While aboveground Ag accumulation was highest in B. juncea (4.60 ± 2.58 mg kg(-1)), lower levels were also measured in M. sativa and F. arundinacea. Cu accumulation was observed in all species, but only in underground parts, and was highest in F. arundinacea (269.20 ± 74.75 mg kg(-1)), with a bioconcentration factor of 13.85. Salix miyabeana was found to have the highest Zn aerial tissue concentration (119.96 ± 20.04 mg kg(-1)). Because of its high Ag uptake, the remediation potential of B. juncea should be evaluated more extensively on the site from which we excavated the soil for this study. Given the multiple forms of contamination on the site and the differential specie-related uptake evident in our findings, we hypothesize that an optimal plantation allowing expression of complementary remediation functions would include B. juncea for extraction of Ag, in combination with F. arundinacea for stabilization of Cu and S. miyabeana for extraction of Zn.
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- D Desjardins
- a Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Université de Montréal, Jardin botanique de Montréal , Montréal , Canada
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- a Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Université de Montréal, Jardin botanique de Montréal , Montréal , Canada
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- a Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Université de Montréal, Jardin botanique de Montréal , Montréal , Canada
- b Department of Agri-food and Environmental Science , University of Florence, Viale delle Idee , Sesto Fiorentino ( FI ) Italy
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- a Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Université de Montréal, Jardin botanique de Montréal , Montréal , Canada
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Differences in Copper Absorption and Accumulation between Copper-Exclusion and Copper-Enrichment Plants: A Comparison of Structure and Physiological Responses. PLoS One 2015. [PMID: 26207743 PMCID: PMC4514476 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Differences in copper (Cu) absorption and transport, physiological responses and structural characteristics between two types of Cu-resistant plants, Oenothera glazioviana (Cu-exclusion type) and Elsholtzia haichowensis (Cu-enrichment type), were investigated in the present study. The results indicated the following: (1) After 50 μM Cu treatment, the Cu ratio in the xylem vessels of E. haichowensis increased by 60%. A Cu adsorption experiment indicated that O. glazioviana exhibited greater resistance to Cu, and Cu absorption and the shoot/root ratio of Cu were significantly lower in O. glazioviana than in E. haichowensis. (2) An analysis of the endogenous abscisic acid (ABA) variance and exogenous ABA treatment demonstrated that the ABA levels of both plants did not differ; exogenous ABA treatment clearly reduced Cu accumulation in both plants. (3) The leaf stomatal density of O. glazioviana was significantly less than that of E. haichowensis. Guard cells in E. haichowensis plants were covered with a thick cuticle layer, the epidermal hair was more numerous and longer, and the number of xylem conduits in the root was small. (4) The transpiration rate and the stomatal conductance of O. glazioviana were both significantly lower than those of E. haichowensis, regardless of whether the plants were treated with Cu. Taken together, these results indicate that the differences in the structural characteristics between these two plant species, particularly in the characteristics related to plant transpiration, are important factors that govern whether plants acquire or exclude Cu.
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Zhou L, Wu L, Li Z, Yang B, Yin B, Luo Y, Christie P. Influence of Rapeseed Cake on Heavy Metal Uptake by a Subsequent Rice Crop After Phytoextraction Using Sedum plumbizincicola. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2015; 17:76-84. [PMID: 25174427 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2013.837026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A glasshouse pot experiment was conducted to study the effects of phytoextraction by Sedum plumbizincicola and application of rapeseed cake (RSC) on heavy metal accumulation by a subsequent rice (Oryza sativa L.) crop in a contaminated paddy soil collected from east China. After phytoextraction by S. plumbizincicola the soil and brown rice Cd concentrations effectively declined. After phytoextraction, RSC application reduced brown rice Cd concentrations in the subsequent rice crop to 0.23-0.28 mg kg(-1), almost down to the standard limit (0.2 mg kg(-1)). After phytoextraction and then application of RSC, the soil solution pH, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) concentrations increased during early stages of rice growth resulting directly and indirectly in lowering the bioavailability of the heavy metals. Thus the grain yield of the subsequent rice crop increased and the heavy metals in the brown rice declined significantly. In this contaminated acid soil, growing the hyperaccumulator S. plumbizincicola and rice in rotation together with RSC application may therefore be regarded as a viable strategy for safe grain production and bioremediation.
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- Liqiang Zhou
- a Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science , Chinese Academy of Sciences , Nanjing , China
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Kidd P, Mench M, Álvarez-López V, Bert V, Dimitriou I, Friesl-Hanl W, Herzig R, Janssen JO, Kolbas A, Müller I, Neu S, Renella G, Ruttens A, Vangronsveld J, Puschenreiter M. Agronomic Practices for Improving Gentle Remediation of Trace Element-Contaminated Soils. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2015; 17:1005-1037. [PMID: 25581041 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2014.1003788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The last few decades have seen the rise of Gentle soil Remediation Options (GRO), which notably include in situ contaminant stabilization ("inactivation") and plant-based (generally termed "phytoremediation") options. For trace element (TE)-contaminated sites, GRO aim to either decrease their labile pool and/or total content in the soil, thereby reducing related pollutant linkages. Much research has been dedicated to the screening and selection of TE-tolerant plant species and genotypes for application in GRO. However, the number of field trials demonstrating successful GRO remains well below the number of studies carried out at a greenhouse level. The move from greenhouse to field conditions requires incorporating agronomical knowledge into the remediation process and the ecological restoration of ecosystem services. This review summarizes agronomic practices against their demonstrated or potential positive effect on GRO performance, including plant selection, soil management practices, crop rotation, short rotation coppice, intercropping/row cropping, planting methods and plant densities, harvest and fertilization management, pest and weed control and irrigation management. Potentially negative effects of GRO, e.g., the introduction of potentially invasive species, are also discussed. Lessons learnt from long-term European field case sites are given for aiding the choice of appropriate management practices and plant species.
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- Petra Kidd
- a Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia (IIAG) , Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) , Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- b INRA, UMR BIOGECO, Cestas , France; University of Bordeaux, UMR BIOGECO , Pessac , France , France
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- a Instituto de Investigaciones Agrobiológicas de Galicia (IIAG) , Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) , Santiago de Compostela , Spain
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- c INERIS, Technologies and Sustainable and Clean Processes , Verneuil en Halatte , France
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- d Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences , Department of Crop Production Ecology , Uppsala , Sweden
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- e AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH , Health and Environment Department , Tulln , Austria
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- f Phytotech Foundation (PT-F), and AGB-Bioindikation , Umweltbeobachtung und oekologische Planung Quartiergasse , Bern , Switzerland
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- g Hasselt University , Centre for Environmental Sciences , Diepenbeek , Belgium
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- b INRA, UMR BIOGECO, Cestas , France; University of Bordeaux, UMR BIOGECO , Pessac , France , France
- h Brest State University named after A.S. Pushkin , Brest , Belarus
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- i Saxon State Office for Environment , Agriculture and Geology , Dresden , Germany
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- i Saxon State Office for Environment , Agriculture and Geology , Dresden , Germany
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- j University of Florence , Department of Agrifood Production and Environmental Sciences , Florence , Italy
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- g Hasselt University , Centre for Environmental Sciences , Diepenbeek , Belgium
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- g Hasselt University , Centre for Environmental Sciences , Diepenbeek , Belgium
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- k University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna - BOKU , Department of Forest and Soil Sciences , Tulln , Austria
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Li Z, Wu L, Hu P, Luo Y, Christie P. Copper changes the yield and cadmium/zinc accumulation and cellular distribution in the cadmium/zinc hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2013; 261:332-341. [PMID: 23959253 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.07.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Non-accumulated metals in mixed metal contaminated soils may affect hyperaccumulator growth and metal accumulation and thus remediation efficiency. Two hydroponics experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of copper (Cu) on cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) accumulation by the Cd/Zn hyperaccumulator Sedum plumbizincicola, Cu toxicity and plant detoxification using chemical sequential extraction of metals, sub-cellular separation, micro synchrotron radiation based X-ray fluorescence, and transmission electron microscopy. Compared with the control (0.31 μM Cu), 5-50 μM Cu had no significant effect on Cd/Zn accumulation, but Cu at 200 μM induced root cell plasmolysis and disordered chloroplast structure. The plants held Cu in the roots and cell walls and complexed Cu in insoluble forms as their main detoxification mechanisms. Exposure to 200 μM Cu for 4 days inhibited plant Cd uptake and translocation but did not affect Zn concentrations in roots and stems. Moreover, unloading of Cd and Zn from stem to leaf was restrained compared to control plants, perhaps due to Cu accumulation in leaf veins. Copper may thus interfere with root Cd uptake and restrain Cd/Zn unloading to the leaves. Further investigation of how Cu affects plant metal uptake may help elucidate the Cd/Zn hyper-accumulating mechanisms of S. plumbizincicola.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Gomes HI, Dias-Ferreira C, Ribeiro AB. Overview of in situ and ex situ remediation technologies for PCB-contaminated soils and sediments and obstacles for full-scale application. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 445-446:237-60. [PMID: 23334318 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2012] [Revised: 11/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) are persistent organic pollutants used worldwide between the 1930s and 1980s. Although their use has been heavily restricted, PCB can be found in contaminated soils and sediments. The most frequent remediation solutions adopted are "dig and dump" and "dig and incinerate", but there are currently new methods that could be more sustainable alternatives. This paper takes a look into the remediation options available for PCB-contaminated soils and sediments, differentiating between biological, chemical, physical and thermal methods. The use of combined technologies was also reviewed. Most of them are still in an initial development stage and further research in different implementation issues is needed. There is no single technology that is the solution for PCB contamination problem. The successful remediation of a site will depend on proper selection, design and adjustment of the technology or combined technologies to the site characteristics.
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- Helena I Gomes
- CENSE - Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.
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