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Phytosequestration of Metals in Selected Plants Growing on a Contaminated Okhla Industrial Areas, Okhla, New Delhi, India

Contamination of metal ions in soil and water represents more pressing threats to resources as well as human health. The present research was carried out to screen the phytosequester plants growing in industrial waste- and wastewater-affected industrial areas of Okhla, New Delhi, India. Accumulation...

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Main Authors: Anwar, Ahmad, Rumana, Ghufran, Zularisam, A. W.
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Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2011
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Q Science (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12402/1/Phytosequestration%20of%20metals%20in%20selected%20plants%20growing%20on%20a%20contaminated%20okhla%20industrial%20areas.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12402/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-010-0584-9
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spelling my.ump.umpir.124022018-01-16T06:17:45Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12402/ Phytosequestration of Metals in Selected Plants Growing on a Contaminated Okhla Industrial Areas, Okhla, New Delhi, India Anwar, Ahmad Rumana, Ghufran Zularisam, A. W. Q Science (General) TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Contamination of metal ions in soil and water represents more pressing threats to resources as well as human health. The present research was carried out to screen the phytosequester plants growing in industrial waste- and wastewater-affected industrial areas of Okhla, New Delhi, India. Accumulation trend of metal Fe, Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, Cd, Hg, and As from soil and wastewater by plants were collected for study. Among aquatic plants Hydrilla verticillata, Marsilea quadrifolia, and Ipomea aquatica were found to be highest metals accumulator, Eclipta alba and Sesbania cannabina among terrestrial plant were highest accumulator of metals. Among the algal spp. Spirulina platensis and Phormidium papyraceum were the most efficient in accumulating Cd and Hg. The maximum bioconcentration factor (BCF) was recorded in Hygroryza aristata for the metals (Hg, Cd) in M. quadrifolia (Cd, Cr), in E. alba (Cr, Cu), and in S. platensis (Hg, Pb). However, the translocation factor (TF) of metals was found more in M. quadrifolia followed by I. aquatica than other plants. Among all the plants, H. verticillata showed high TF and low BCF values for toxic metals (Pb, Cr) and was suitable for phytostabilization of these metals. Our study showed that native plant species growing on contaminated sites may have a potential of phytosequestration of these metals. Springer Netherlands 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12402/1/Phytosequestration%20of%20metals%20in%20selected%20plants%20growing%20on%20a%20contaminated%20okhla%20industrial%20areas.pdf Anwar, Ahmad and Rumana, Ghufran and Zularisam, A. W. (2011) Phytosequestration of Metals in Selected Plants Growing on a Contaminated Okhla Industrial Areas, Okhla, New Delhi, India. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 217 (1). pp. 255-266. ISSN 0049-6979(Print); 1573-2932(Online) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-010-0584-9 doi:10.1007/s11270-010-0584-9
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topic Q Science (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Anwar, Ahmad
Rumana, Ghufran
Zularisam, A. W.
Phytosequestration of Metals in Selected Plants Growing on a Contaminated Okhla Industrial Areas, Okhla, New Delhi, India
description Contamination of metal ions in soil and water represents more pressing threats to resources as well as human health. The present research was carried out to screen the phytosequester plants growing in industrial waste- and wastewater-affected industrial areas of Okhla, New Delhi, India. Accumulation trend of metal Fe, Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, Cd, Hg, and As from soil and wastewater by plants were collected for study. Among aquatic plants Hydrilla verticillata, Marsilea quadrifolia, and Ipomea aquatica were found to be highest metals accumulator, Eclipta alba and Sesbania cannabina among terrestrial plant were highest accumulator of metals. Among the algal spp. Spirulina platensis and Phormidium papyraceum were the most efficient in accumulating Cd and Hg. The maximum bioconcentration factor (BCF) was recorded in Hygroryza aristata for the metals (Hg, Cd) in M. quadrifolia (Cd, Cr), in E. alba (Cr, Cu), and in S. platensis (Hg, Pb). However, the translocation factor (TF) of metals was found more in M. quadrifolia followed by I. aquatica than other plants. Among all the plants, H. verticillata showed high TF and low BCF values for toxic metals (Pb, Cr) and was suitable for phytostabilization of these metals. Our study showed that native plant species growing on contaminated sites may have a potential of phytosequestration of these metals.
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author Anwar, Ahmad
Rumana, Ghufran
Zularisam, A. W.
author_facet Anwar, Ahmad
Rumana, Ghufran
Zularisam, A. W.
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title Phytosequestration of Metals in Selected Plants Growing on a Contaminated Okhla Industrial Areas, Okhla, New Delhi, India
title_short Phytosequestration of Metals in Selected Plants Growing on a Contaminated Okhla Industrial Areas, Okhla, New Delhi, India
title_full Phytosequestration of Metals in Selected Plants Growing on a Contaminated Okhla Industrial Areas, Okhla, New Delhi, India
title_fullStr Phytosequestration of Metals in Selected Plants Growing on a Contaminated Okhla Industrial Areas, Okhla, New Delhi, India
title_full_unstemmed Phytosequestration of Metals in Selected Plants Growing on a Contaminated Okhla Industrial Areas, Okhla, New Delhi, India
title_sort phytosequestration of metals in selected plants growing on a contaminated okhla industrial areas, okhla, new delhi, india
publisher Springer Netherlands
publishDate 2011
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12402/1/Phytosequestration%20of%20metals%20in%20selected%20plants%20growing%20on%20a%20contaminated%20okhla%20industrial%20areas.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/12402/
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