A geochemical study of toxic metal translocation in an urban brownfield wetland

Yu Qian; Frank J. Gallagher; Huan Feng; Meiyin Wu

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2012.02.027

A geochemical study of toxic metal translocation in an urban brownfield wetland

Yu Qian, Frank J. Gallagher, Huan Feng, Meiyin Wu

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Abstract

Rhizosphere soil and dominant plant samples were collected at a brownfield site in New Jersey, USA, during summer 2005 to evaluate plant metal uptake from the contaminated soils. Metal concentrations varied from 4.25 to 978 μg g^-1 for As, 9.68-209 μg g^-1 for Cr, 23.9-1870 μg g^-1 for Cu, and 24.8-6502 μg g^-1 for Zn. A wide range of metal uptake efficiencies in the roots, stems and leaves was found in this study. Data showed that (1) Betula populifolia has high Zn, Cu and As accumulations in the root, and high concentrations of Cu and Zn in the stem and the leaf; (2) Rhus copallinum has high accumulation of Zn and Cr in the leaf and Cu in the stem; (3) Polygonum cuspidatum has high accumulations of Cu and As in the root; and (4) Artemisia vulgaris shows high Cu accumulation in the leaf and the stem.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-30
Number of pages	8
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	166
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2012.02.027
State	Published - Jul 2012

Keywords

Bioconcentration factor (BCF)
Brownfield
Metal bioavailability
Plants
Rhizosphere

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