Applicability of a Freundlich-Like Model for Plant Uptake at an Industrial Contaminated Site with a High Variable Arsenic Concentration
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Soil Sampling and Characterization
2.2. Mesocosm Experiment
2.3. Arsenic Quantification and Quality Control
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Soil Analysis
3.2. Mesocosm Experiment
3.2.1. Biomass Production
3.2.2. Concentration of Arsenic in Plants
3.3. Phytoextraction Ability
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Plant | Sample A | Sample B | Sample C | Sample D | Sample E | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shoot | Root | Shoot | Root | Shoot | Root | Shoot | Root | Shoot | Root | ||
CT | B. juncea | 2.49b | 0.62c | 2.61b | 0.72c | 3.42c | 0.52b | 2.26b | 0.30b | 3.52b | 0.11a |
L. albus | 3.20c | 0.43b | 0.81a | 0.21a | 0.71a | 0.11a | 1.22a | 0.11a | 1.82a | 0.52b | |
H. annuus | 1.65a | 0.20a | 3.95c | 0.31b | 1.71b | 0.12a | 1.51a | 0.11a | 1.32a | 0.11a | |
T | B. juncea | 2.32a | 0.57b | 2.40a | 0.41c | 3.24b | 0.52c | 3.18b | 0.46b | 3.79c | 0.17a |
L. albus | 3.84b | 0.59b | 2.18a | 0.34b | 1.49a | 0.28b | 1.52a | 0.14a | 2.04a | 0.41b | |
H. annuus | 2.74a | 0.28a | 4.59b | 0.27a | 1.73a | 0.11a | 1.44a | 0.11a | 2.59b | 0.21a |
Plant | logK | 1/n | R2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
B. juncea | CT | 0.3337a | 0.4338 | 0.9452 |
T | 0.8984b | 0.4338 | 0.9693 | |
L. albus | CT | −0.3636a | 0.5844 | 0.8963 |
T | 0.4457b | 0.5844 | 0.9332 | |
H. annuus | CT | 0.7569a | 0.4164 | 0.7578 |
T | 1.1871b | 0.4164 | 0.9005 |
Plant | logK | 1/n | R2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
B. juncea | CT | −0.2347a | 0.9127 | 0.7031 |
T | 0.3231b | 0.9127 | 0.8152 | |
L. albus | CT | −0.7514a | 1.0113 | 0.7653 |
T | 0.0311b | 1.0113 | 0.8265 | |
H. annuus | CT | 0.7457a | 0.4953 | 0.5587 |
T | 1.1876b | 0.4953 | 0.7232 |
Plant | logK | 1/n | R2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
B. juncea | CT | 1.2418a | 0.3348 | 0.7072 |
T | 1.8065b | 0.3348 | 0.8184 | |
L. albus | CT | 0.8379a | 0.4786 | 0.8731 |
T | 1.6472b | 0.4786 | 0.7226 | |
H. annuus | CT | 1.5868a | 0.3737 | 0.9320 |
T | 2.0170b | 0.3737 | 0.8857 |
Plant | logK | 1/n | R2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
B. juncea | CT | 1.5219a | 0.8979 | 0.9566 |
T | 2.0796b | 0.8979 | 0.9560 | |
L. albus | CT | 1.2142a | 0.9705 | 0.9709 |
T | 1.9966b | 0.9705 | 0.9635 | |
H. annuus | CT | 1.7300a | 0.4482 | 0.7064 |
T | 2.1719b | 0.4482 | 0.7402 |
Plant | logK | 1/n | R2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
B. juncea | CT | 0.5824a | 0.5080 | 0.9824 |
T | 1.1648b | 0.5080 | 0.9397 | |
L. albus | CT | 0.2828a | 0.3907 | 0.7008 |
T | 1.2875b | 0.3907 | 0.9100 | |
H. annuus | CT | 1.1360a | 0.3758 | 0.9544 |
T | 1.6782b | 0.3758 | 0.8192 |
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Pedron, F.; Grifoni, M.; Barbafieri, M.; Petruzzelli, G.; Rosellini, I.; Franchi, E.; Bagatin, R.; Vocciante, M. Applicability of a Freundlich-Like Model for Plant Uptake at an Industrial Contaminated Site with a High Variable Arsenic Concentration. Environments 2017, 4, 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments4040067
Pedron F, Grifoni M, Barbafieri M, Petruzzelli G, Rosellini I, Franchi E, Bagatin R, Vocciante M. Applicability of a Freundlich-Like Model for Plant Uptake at an Industrial Contaminated Site with a High Variable Arsenic Concentration. Environments. 2017; 4(4):67. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments4040067
Chicago/Turabian StylePedron, Francesca, Martina Grifoni, Meri Barbafieri, Gianniantonio Petruzzelli, Irene Rosellini, Elisabetta Franchi, Roberto Bagatin, and Marco Vocciante. 2017. "Applicability of a Freundlich-Like Model for Plant Uptake at an Industrial Contaminated Site with a High Variable Arsenic Concentration" Environments 4, no. 4: 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments4040067