Copper Phytoextraction Using Phyllostachys pubescens

Ranieri, Ezio; D’Onghia, Gianfranco; Ranieri, Francesca; Melian Herrera, Jose Alberto; Lopopolo, Luigi; Spagnolo, Vincenzo Luigi; Ranieri, Ada Cristina

doi:10.3390/su15065238

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Copper Phytoextraction Using Phyllostachys pubescens

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Ezio Ranieri

^1,*

,

Gianfranco D’Onghia

¹

,

Francesca Ranieri

²,

Jose Alberto Melian Herrera

³

,

Luigi Lopopolo

¹

,

Vincenzo Luigi Spagnolo

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and

Ada Cristina Ranieri

^4,5

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Department of Biologia, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy

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Department of Economia Management e Territorio, Università degli Studi di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy

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Instituto Universitario de Estudios Ambientales y Recursos Naturales (i-UNAT), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

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Department of Fisica, Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy

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Faculty of Engineering, Università Internazionale Telematica Uninettuno, 00186 Roma, Italy

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 5238; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065238

Submission received: 6 February 2023 / Revised: 13 March 2023 / Accepted: 13 March 2023 / Published: 15 March 2023

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Management and Remediation of Contaminated Sites)

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The Phyllostachys pubescens macrophyte, known also as Moso Bamboo, was evaluated in laboratory conditions for its potential to renovate copper-polluted soil. Pot experiments were conducted to determine Phyllostachys pubescens’ growth, tolerance and phytoextraction potential capacity to restore copper-contaminated soil in Mediterranean conditions. Data collected evidenced that the Phyllostachys pubescens evolution rate was 0.47 cm/day on average, with a 1.644 mm/d irrigation flow. Moso Bamboo tolerance was tested over a twelve-week irrigation period, while adding copper-polluted water. Copper removal from soil was 51.4% and the quantity of copper per gram of root/rhizome was equal to 1.18 mg Cu/g, while the amount of copper per gram of stem/leaves was 0.50 mg Cu/g, after 12 weeks. The conducted laboratory experiments show that environmental restoration using the phytoextraction technique, and using Phyllostachys pubescens, should be considered for the restoration of copper-contaminated soils.

Keywords: Phyllostachys pubescens; tolerance; contamination; heavy metals; phytoextraction

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Ranieri, E.; D’Onghia, G.; Ranieri, F.; Melian Herrera, J.A.; Lopopolo, L.; Spagnolo, V.L.; Ranieri, A.C. Copper Phytoextraction Using Phyllostachys pubescens. Sustainability 2023, 15, 5238. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065238

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Ranieri E, D’Onghia G, Ranieri F, Melian Herrera JA, Lopopolo L, Spagnolo VL, Ranieri AC. Copper Phytoextraction Using Phyllostachys pubescens. Sustainability. 2023; 15(6):5238. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065238

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Ranieri, Ezio, Gianfranco D’Onghia, Francesca Ranieri, Jose Alberto Melian Herrera, Luigi Lopopolo, Vincenzo Luigi Spagnolo, and Ada Cristina Ranieri. 2023. "Copper Phytoextraction Using Phyllostachys pubescens" Sustainability 15, no. 6: 5238. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065238

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Ranieri, E., D’Onghia, G., Ranieri, F., Melian Herrera, J. A., Lopopolo, L., Spagnolo, V. L., & Ranieri, A. C. (2023). Copper Phytoextraction Using Phyllostachys pubescens. Sustainability, 15(6), 5238. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15065238

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