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Wild Plant Assessment for Heavy Metal Phytoremediation Potential along the Mafic and Ultramafic Terrain in Northern Pakistan
Joint Authors
Muhammad, Said
Shah, Mohammad Tahir
Khan, Sardar
Saddique, Umar
Gul, Nida
Khan, Muhammad Usman
Malik, Riffat Naseem
Farooq, Muhammad
Naz, Alia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study investigates the wild plant species for their phytoremediation potential of macro and trace metals (MTM).
For this purpose, soil and wild plant species samples were collected along mafic and ultramafic terrain in the Jijal, Dubair, and Alpuri areas of Kohistan region, northern Pakistan.
These samples were analyzed for the concentrations of MTM (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, and Co) using atomic absorption spectrometer (AAS-PEA-700).
Soil showed significant (P<.001) contamination level, while plants had greater variability in metal uptake from the contaminated sites.
Plant species such as Selaginella jacquemontii, Rumex hastatus, and Plectranthus rugosus showed multifold enrichment factor (EF) of Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni, and Co as compared to background area.
Results revealed that these wild plant species have the ability to uptake and accumulate higher metals concentration.
Therefore, these plant species may be used for phytoremediation of metals contaminated soil.
However, higher MTM concentrations in the wild plant species could cause environmental hazards in the study area, as selected metals (Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni, Co, and Pb) have toxicological concerns.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Muhammad, Said& Shah, Mohammad Tahir& Khan, Sardar& Saddique, Umar& Gul, Nida& Khan, Muhammad Usman…[et al.]. 2013. Wild Plant Assessment for Heavy Metal Phytoremediation Potential along the Mafic and Ultramafic Terrain in Northern Pakistan. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1003674
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Muhammad, Said…[et al.]. Wild Plant Assessment for Heavy Metal Phytoremediation Potential along the Mafic and Ultramafic Terrain in Northern Pakistan. BioMed Research International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1003674
American Medical Association (AMA)
Muhammad, Said& Shah, Mohammad Tahir& Khan, Sardar& Saddique, Umar& Gul, Nida& Khan, Muhammad Usman…[et al.]. Wild Plant Assessment for Heavy Metal Phytoremediation Potential along the Mafic and Ultramafic Terrain in Northern Pakistan. BioMed Research International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1003674
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1003674