Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION
Volume 15, Issue 7, Pages 703-713Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2012.723067
Keywords
pentachlorophenol; cadmium; co-contamination; heavy metal; phytoremediation
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- laboratory of waste water treatment in the Water Researches and Technologies Centre Technopole of Borj-Cedria (CERTE) in Tunisia
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The ubiquitous coexistence of heavy metals and organic contaminants was increased in the polluted soil and phytoremediation as a remedial technology and management option is recommended to solve the problems of co-contamination. Growth of Zea mays L and pollutant removal ability may be influenced by interactions among mixed pollutants. Potculture experiments were conduced to investigate the single and interactive effect of cadmium (Cd) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) on growth of Zea mays L, PCP, and Cd removal from soil. Growth response of Zea mays L is considerably influenced by interaction of Cd and PCP, significantly declining with either Cd or PCP additions. The dissipation of PCP in soils was notably affected by interactions of Cd, PCP, and plant presence or absence. At the Pentachlorophenol in both planted and non-planted soil was greatly decreased at the end of the 10-week culture, accounting for 1620% of initial extractable concentrations in non-planted soil and 914% in planted soil. With the increment of Cd level, residual pentachlorophenol in the planted soil tended to increase. The pentachlorophenol residual in the presence of high concentration of Cd was even higher in the planted soil than that in the non-planted soil.
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