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- Title
Lead Concentrations in Soils and Some Wild Plant Species Along Two Busy Roads in Pakistan.
- Authors
Khalid, Noreen; Hussain, Mumtaz; Young, Hillary S.; Ashraf, Muhammad; Hameed, Mansoor; Ahmad, Rashid
- Abstract
This study assessed the level of Pb in soil and five wild plant species (Calotropis procera, Datura alba, Parthenium hysterophorus, Cenchrus ciliaris and Ricinus communis) during all the four seasons. Two busy roads varying in age and traffic volume were selected i.e., Faisalabad–Sargodha road (FSR) and Pindi Bhattian to Lillah (M-2) in the Punjab, Pakistan. Results showed raised levels of Pb in both plants and soil samples along both roads. The range of Pb concentration in plants was 0.08–3.98 and 1.95–4.74 mg kg− 1 for soil. Higher Pb contamination was recorded along FSR road as compared to M-2. Among seasons, the higher Pb concentration was found during summer, probably due to very high temperature. Among all the plants studied, Calotropis procera accumulated the highest level (3.98 mg kg− 1 dry wt.) of Pb; Thus, it can be used as good biomonitor/phytoremediator at Pb contaminated areas.
- Subjects
LEAD in soils; EFFECT of soil acidity on plants; PARTHENIUM hysterophorus; PLANT-soil relationships; SOIL remediation; PHYTOREMEDIATION
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2018, Vol 100, Issue 2, p250
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-017-2247-7