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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 145, Issue 1, Pages 234-237Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2006.03.017
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phytoremediation; mercury; Microtox((R)); aquatic plants; heavy metals
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The effectiveness of four aquatic plants including water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes), water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes), zebra rush (Scirpus tabernaemontani) and taro (Colocasia esculenta) were evaluated for their capabilities in removing mercury from water. The plants were exposed to concentrations of 0 mg/L, 0.5 mg/L or 2 mg/L of mercury for 30 days. Assays were conducted using both Microtox (R) (water) and cold vapor Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) (roots and water). The Microtox (R) results indicated that the mercury induced acute toxicity had been removed from the water. AAS confirmed an increase of mercury within the plant root tissue and a corresponding decrease of mercury in the water. All species of plants appeared to reduce mercury concentrations in the water via root uptake and accumulation. Water lettuce and water hyacinth appeared to be the most effective, followed by taro and zebra rush, respectively. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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