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Title (Primary) Effect of soil pH on As hyperaccumulation capacity in fern species, Pityrogramma calomelanos
Author Anh, B.T.K.; Kim, D.D.; Kuschk, P.; Tua, T.V.; Hue, N.T.; Minh, N.N.
Source Titel Journal of Environmental Biology
Year 2013
Department UBT
Volume 34
Issue 2
Page From 237
Page To 242
Language englisch
UFZ wide themes ru3
Abstract

Arsenic uptake by hyperaccumulator plant species depends on many different environmental factors. Soil pH is one of the most important factors due to its combined effect on both chemical and biological processes. In greenhouse experiment, the effect of pH (within the pH range 3.6 – 8.9) on As uptake as well as biomass of Pityrogramma calomelanos was evaluated. The plants were grown in mining soil containing 645.6 mg As kg-1 for 14 weeks. Within this time, the plant biomass growth was 3.78 – 8.64 g d. wt. per plant and the removal amounted 6.3-18.4 mg As per plant. Translocation factor (ratio of As in fronds to roots) of the fern was 3.6 – 9.7, indicating its potential in phytoremediation of As contaminated soil. Influence of pH on As bioavailability was visible as the available As concentration was higher in acidic soil compared to alkaline soil. Furthermore, it was found that As accumulation by Pityrogramma calomelanos was optimum in the soil of pH 3.6. Nevertheless, the results of this study demonstrate that remediation of As-contaminated mining soils, by this fern, can be improved by changing the soil pH from 4.6 to 6.8.

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Anh, B.T.K., Kim, D.D., Kuschk, P., Tua, T.V., Hue, N.T., Minh, N.N. (2013):
Effect of soil pH on As hyperaccumulation capacity in fern species, Pityrogramma calomelanos
J. Environ. Biol. 34 (2), 237 - 242