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- Title
Exploring the phytoremediation potential of Cynara cardunculus: a trial on an industrial soil highly contaminated by heavy metals.
- Authors
Capozzi, Fiore; Sorrentino, Maria Cristina; Caporale, Antonio Giandonato; Fiorentino, Nunzio; Giordano, Simonetta; Spagnuolo, Valeria
- Abstract
Metal uptake capacity and growth patterns of three cardoon cultivars (Sardo, Siciliano, and Spagnolo) were investigated for phytoremediation in a metal-contaminated soil. Metal concentrations after one and two growth rounds were measured in soil and plants by ICP-MS. Potentially and promptly available metal fractions were estimated by EDTA and ammonium nitrate. Plant weight, water and nitrogen content, and life span were considered as growth parameters. After the first growth cycle, a significant accumulation of all elements was observed in roots, whereas only Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Sb were significantly translocated to the shoots. After the second growth cycle, a further significant increase, especially in roots, was observed in all cultivars and for all elements considered. High percentages of the potentially available fraction were found for As, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Sb. Metal concentrations in plants were far higher than the promptly available fraction, indicating an increase of metal bioavailability during culture rounds. A severe decrease of weight and life span was observed in Sardo and Siciliano grown on polluted soil, along with an increase in N content. The cultivar Spagnolo, harmonizing a high ability of metal uptake and tolerance, proved the most efficient cultivar in metal phytoremediation.
- Subjects
CARDOON; NITROGEN in water; PHYTOREMEDIATION; HEAVY metals; LIFE spans; ANTIMONY; AMMONIUM nitrate
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 9, p9075
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-019-07575-9