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Minerals, Volume 12, Issue 3

2022 March - 114 articles

Cover Story: Plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family are known for their ability to bioremediate heavy metal polluted soils. This research has demonstrated the ability of the species Silphium perfoliatum (Asteraceae) to phytoremediate polluted soil with Cu, Zn, Cr, and Pb from a former mining area. High values of absorption, bioaccumulation factor, translocation factors, and removal efficiency have been determined. The values of these parameters were differentiated according to the soil concentrations, type of metal, organ, and plant development. The highest values were recorded in polluted soil, in the order of Zn > Cu > Pb > Cr, in lamina, and in the eight leaves stage. Hence S. perfoliatum is one such species, with high ecological plasticity, with demonstrated removal efficiency, which could be successfully used in phytoremediation programs of heavy metal polluted areas. View this paper
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