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Locked up Inside the Vessels: Rare Earth Elements Are Transferred and Stored in the Conductive Tissues of the Accumulating Fern Dryopteris erythrosora

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 57, 期 7, 页码 2768-2778

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06985

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lanthanides; accumulating ferns; conductive vessels; phytoremediation; X-ray microfluorescence

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Rare earth elements (REEs) are strategic metals involved in low-carbon energy conversion, but their increasing dissemination into ecosystems raises concerns about their toxicity. REE-accumulating plants are important for studying REE transfer to the trophic chain and for phytoremediation. In this analysis, the accumulation sites of REEs in the fern Dryopteris erythrosora were studied using synchrotron X-ray mu fluorescence, providing valuable knowledge on the physiology of REE-accumulating ferns and the expansion of phytotechnologies for REE-enriched or REE-contaminated soils.
Rare earth elements (REEs) are strategic metals strongly involved in low-carbon energy conversion. However, these emerging contaminants are increasingly disseminated into ecosystems, raising concern regarding their toxicity. REE-accumulating plants are crucial subjects to better understand REE transfer to the trophic chain but are also promising phytoremediation tools. In this analysis, we deciphered REE accumulation sites in the REE-accumulating fern Dryopteris erythrosora by synchrotron X-ray mu fluorescence (mu XRF). This technique allows a high-resolution and in situ analysis of fresh samples or frozen-hydrated cross sections of different organs of the plant. In the sporophyte, REEs were translocated from the roots to the fronds by the xylem sap and were stored within the xylem conductive system. The comparison of REE distribution and accumulation levels in the healthy and necrotic parts of the frond shed light on the differential mobility between light and heavy REEs. Furthermore, the comparison emphasized that necrotized areas were not the main REE-accumulating sites. Finally, the absence of cell-to-cell mobility of REEs in the gametophyte suggested the absence of REE-compatible transporters in photosynthetic tissues. These results provide valuable knowledge on the physiology of REE-accumulating ferns to understand the REE cycle in biological systems and the expansion of phytotechnologies for REE-enriched or REE-contaminated soils.

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