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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 2737-2746Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-021-03269-3
Keywords
Saline Soil; Metals; Halophytes; Phytoextraction Potential
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- National Centre of excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro
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This study demonstrates the phytoextraction of trace metals by selected plants in saline soil, with T. aphylla showing promise for copper and zinc extraction, A. maurorum for copper, and S. Persica for zinc. The findings suggest that these plants may have potential for phytoremediation of cobalt, copper, and zinc from saline soil.
This study reveals the phytoextraction of trace metals (cobalt 'Co', copper 'Cu' and zinc 'Zn') by selected plants Alhagi maurorum, Tamarix aphylla, Salvadora persica and Suaeda nigra in saline soil. The two parts (roots and shoots) of selected plants were collected from different sites and desalinated rhizospheric soil samples (adhering to the root of plants). The matrices of saline soil, desalinated rhizospheric soil samples and different part of selected plants were oxidized using the acid mixture. The metals were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry using different techniques. The mean values of Co, Cu and Zn in bulk saline soil of four sites termed as BS1, BS2, BS3 and BS4 were found to be (18.6, 186 and 188), (22.4, 112 and 189), (27.7, 161 and 193) and (29.1, 191 and 170) mu g/g, respectively. The residual % of Co, Cu and Zn in soil after harvested plants was observed as (14.3, 45.3 and 16.5 %), (20.2, 22.6 and 20.4 %), (28.2, 35.7 and 14.4 %) and (28.7, 26.7 and 32.5 %), respectively. The bio-concentration factor (BCF), translocation factor (T-F) and the % of removal rate revealed that T. aphylla for Cu and Zn, A. maurorum for the Cu and S. Persica for Zn are suitable halophytes for the phytoremediation from the saline soil. Thus, it can be concluded that selected plant species may have the ability for the phytoextraction of Co, Cu and Zn from saline soil.
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