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Cadmium removal from Cd-contaminated soils using some natural and synthetic chelates for enhancing phytoextraction.

Authors

Arabi, Zahra; Homaee, Mehdi; Asadi, Mohammad Esmaeil; Asadi Kapourchal, Safoora

Abstract

The influence of a natural (citric acid) and two synthetic chelates (HEDTA, EGTA) on Cd phytoextraction with radish was studied. The experiment was conducted with Cd treatments including 0 (control), 5, 20, 60 and 100 mg Cd kg−1soil. When plants were fully developed, the designated HEDTA, EGTA and citric acid were applied to establish experimental treatments. Ten days after chelate applications, soil and plant samples were taken. Results indicated that synthetic chelates can considerably increase Cd concentration in soil solution compared with citric acid. Among the applied chelates, HEDTA provided more significant influences on soil solution. Cadmium concentration in both shoots and roots of radish was increased due to enhancing influence of chelate applications on Cd concentration in soil solution. Cadmium concentration in radish shoots was more than that of roots. This can be attributed to higher bioavailability and solubility of Cd in soil solution. In all treatments which received HEDTA, the cadmium concentration in both shoots and roots of radish was increased more than that of other applied chelates. Although HEDTA is more efficient in phytoextracting Cd than other chelates, due to durability of synthetic chelates toxic effects on soils, we recommend using larger amounts of light acids.

Subjects

CADMIUM analysis; PHYTOREMEDIATION; CHELATE physiology; RADISH growing; SOIL solutions

Publication

Chemistry & Ecology, 2017, Vol 33, Issue 5, p389

ISSN

0275-7540

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/02757540.2017.1308501

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