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ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 153, Issue 3, Pages 555-563Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.09.013
Keywords
contaminated soil; chromium; nickel; chelant; mobilization; Datura innoxia; translocation
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EDTA and citric acid were tested to solubilize metals and enhance their uptake by Datura innoxia, chosen because of its ability to accumulate and tolerate metals. Two application modes were used on an industrial soil contaminated mainly by Cr and Ni. The results showed that citric acid was the most effective at increasing the uptake of Cr and EDTA for Ni. These results are consistent with the effectiveness of both chelants in solubilizing metals from the soil. The translocation factor (TF) of Ni was 1.6- and 6.7-fold higher than the control, respectively, for one and two applications of 1 mmol kg(-1) EDTA. After two applications of 5 and 10 mmol kg(-1) citric acid, the TF of Cr increased 2- and 3.5-fold relative to the control. Whatever the concentration, the application of EDTA modified the plant physiology significantly. For citric acid this was only observed with the highest dose (10 mmol kg(-1)). (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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