Abstract
Phytoextraction is a remediation technology with a promising application for removing arsenic (As) from soils and waters. Several plant species were evaluated for their As accumulation capacity in hydroponic culture amended with As. Cucumis sativus (cucumber) displayed the highest tolerance against As among 4 plants tested in this study (corn, wheat, sorghum and cucumber). The germination ratio of Cucumis sativus was more than 50% at the high concentration of 5,000 mg-As/l. In Cucumis sativus grown in a solution contaminated with 25 mg-As/l, the accumulated As concentrations in the shoot and root were 675.5 ± 11.5 and 312.0 ± 163.4 mg/kg, respectively, and the corresponding values of the translocation and bioaccumulation factors for As were 1.9 ± 0.9 and 21.1 ± 8.4, respectively. These results indicate Cucumis sativus is to be a candidate plant for phytoextraction of As from soils and water.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-149 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Environmental Geochemistry and Health |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) (KRF-2008-C00388). Sun Ah Choi was financially supported through NRL program (R0A-2008-000-20044-0) by the NRF, MEST.
Keywords
- Arsenic
- Bioaccumulation
- Cucumber
- Cucumis sativus
- Phytoremediation