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CADMIUM REMOVAL BY LEMNA MINOR AND SPIRODELA POLYRHIZA

Journal

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION
Volume 16, Issue 11, Pages 1119-1132

Publisher

TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2013.821446

Keywords

Duckweed; kinetic model; Bio-concentration factor; Hyperaccumulator; Chlorophyll

Funding

  1. Department of Environment of West Bengal Government

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The present study investigates the ability of two genus of duckweed (Lemna minor and Spirodela polyrhiza) to phytoremediate cadmium from aqueous solution. Duckweed was exposed to six different cadmium concentrations, such as, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, and 3.0mg/L and the experiment was continued for 22days. Water samples were collected periodically for estimation of residual cadmium content in aqueous solution. At the end of treatment period plant samples were collected and accumulated cadmium content was measured. Cadmium toxicity was observed through relative growth factor and changes in chlorophyll content. Experimental results showed that Lemna minor and Spirodela polyrhiza were capable of removing 42-78% and 52-75% cadmium from media depending upon initial cadmium concentrations. Cadmium was removed following pseudo second order kinetic model. Maximum cadmium accumulation in Lemna minor was 4734.56mg/kg at 2mg/L initial cadmium concentration and 7711.00mg/kg in Spirodela polyrhiza at 3mg/L initial cadmium concentration at the end of treatment period. Conversely in both cases maximum bio-concentration factor obtained at lowest initial cadmium concentrations, i.e., 0.5mg/L, were 3295.61 and 4752.00 for Lemna minor and Spirodela polyrhiza respectively. The present study revealed that both Lemna minor and Spirodela polyrhiza was potential cadmium accumulator.

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