Bioaccumulation of Cr, Zn, Pb and Cu in Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. and Erigeron canadensis L

Volodymyr Laptiev, Samuel Obeng Apori, Michelle Giltrap, Furong Tian () and Nataliia Ryzhenko
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Volodymyr Laptiev: School of Food Science & Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, City Campus Grangegorman, D07ADY7 Dublin, Ireland
Samuel Obeng Apori: School of Food Science & Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, City Campus Grangegorman, D07ADY7 Dublin, Ireland
Michelle Giltrap: School of Food Science & Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, City Campus Grangegorman, D07ADY7 Dublin, Ireland
Furong Tian: School of Food Science & Environmental Health, Technological University Dublin, City Campus Grangegorman, D07ADY7 Dublin, Ireland
Nataliia Ryzhenko: State Institution “State Ecological Academy of Postgraduate Education and Management”, Metropolitan Vasyl Lypkivsky Str. 2, 03035 Kyiv, Ukraine

Resources, 2024, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-13

Abstract: The city of Dnipro, a prominent industrial hub in Ukraine, is recognized for its particularly its significant industrial development. This study focused on two prevalent plant species, Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. and Erigeron canadensis L., within the vicinity. Sampling was conducted at points located 12.02 km away from the emission sources associated with battery production and recycling plants in Dnipro. Analysis of heavy metal concentrations such as, Cr, Cu, Pb, and Zn was conducted using atomic emission spectrometry from the soil and plants tissues of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. and Erigeron canadensis L. The translocation coefficient (TF) was calculated for both plant species. The results revealed that Cu and Zn exhibited the highest bioaccumulation in the examined plants, whereas Pb demonstrated the lowest. The order of metal uptake by both plants was determined as Cu > Zn > Cr > Pb. Significantly higher concentrations of these metals were observed in the two studied plants compared to the soil (Ftheor < Fexp, p < 0.05), suggesting the bioavailability of metals for these plants. The translocation coefficient (TF) represented the ratio of metal concentration in the shoot/the root. The TF value of Erigeron canadensis L. exceeded 1 for four metals. On the other hand, the TF value of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. surpassed 1 for Cr, Cu, and Zn. Consequently, both species emerge as potential phytoremediators for soils contaminated with these studied metals.

Keywords: metals (Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn); bioavailability; phytoremediation; phytomass; soil; Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.; Erigeron canadensis L. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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