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Organic Matter Effects on the Cr(VI) Removal Efficiency and Tolerance of Typha domingensis
- Source :
- Water, Air, & Soil Pollution. 229
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018.
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Abstract
- The removal efficiency and tolerance of Typha domingensis to Cr(VI) in treatments with and without organic matter (OM) addition were evaluated in microcosm-scale wetlands. Studied Cr(VI) concentrations were 15 mg L−1, 30 mg L−1, and 100 mg L−1, in treatments with and without OM addition, arranged in triplicate. Controls (without neither metal nor OM addition—without metal with OM addition) were disposed. Cr(VI) was removed efficiently from water in all treatments. OM addition enhanced significantly Cr(VI) and total Cr removals from water. In the treatments with OM addition, significantly higher Cr concentrations were found in sediment than the treatments without OM addition. Plants of the treatments without OM addition showed significantly higher Cr concentrations in tissues but lower biomass increase than the treatments with OM addition. The highest Cr concentrations in tissues were observed in submerged parts of leaves, followed by roots. According to SEM analysis, in the 100 mg L−1 treatments, the highest Cr accumulation was observed in the epidermis of old leaves. Although Cr(VI) produced changes in root morphology, the OM addition favored the plant growth. In T. domingensis, root morphological plasticity is an important mechanism to improve metal tolerance and Cr uptake in wetland systems minimizing the environmental impact. Fil: Mufarrege, María de Las Mercedes. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral.; Argentina Fil: Hadad, Hernán Ricardo. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral.; Argentina Fil: Di Luca, Gisela Alfonsina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral.; Argentina Fil: Sanchez, Gabriela Cristina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral.; Argentina Fil: Maine, Maria Alejandra. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral.; Argentina Fil: Caffaratti, Sandra Ester. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral.; Argentina Fil: Pedro, María del Carmen. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Química Aplicada del Litoral.; Argentina
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
Plant growth
Environmental Engineering
Typha domingensis
Otras Ciencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio Ambiente
Biomass
010501 environmental sciences
NUTRIENTS
01 natural sciences
Ciencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio Ambiente
Metal
Nutrient
MACROPHYTE
Environmental Chemistry
Organic matter
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Water Science and Technology
chemistry.chemical_classification
WETLANDS
Root morphology
biology
Chemistry
Ecological Modeling
biology.organism_classification
Pollution
Macrophyte
visual_art
Environmental chemistry
visual_art.visual_art_medium
METALS
CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15732932 and 00496979
- Volume :
- 229
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ac07cdf1b5cfcc2c8c0c3ff89f8e89d1