Phytoremediation potential of Pteris vittata L. under the combined contamination of As and Pb: beneficial interaction between As and Pb

Wan, Xiao-ming; Lei, Mei; Chen, Tong-bin; Zhou, Guang-dong; Yang, Jun; Zhou, Xiao-yong; Zhang, Xi; Xu, Rui-xiang

Phytoremediation potential of Pteris vittata L. under the combined contamination of As and Pb: beneficial interaction between As and Pb

2014

The frequent co-existence of arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) necessitates the investigation of clean-up technologies for multi-metal(loid)s. Field survey and hydroponic experiments were conducted to elucidate the co-accumulation of As and Pb in Pteris vittata L. The P. vittata population isolated from a Pb–Zn mine in Yunnan province, China is a potential extractor of As and Pb co-contamination. Hydroponic experiment found that the highest frond As and Pb concentrations in mining population of P. vittata reached 12.2 and 0.99 g kg⁻¹, respectively. The interaction between As and Pb in P. vittata was further more disclosed. Pb (2 mg L⁻¹) improved the frond As concentration by 60 to 150 % in mining populations of P. vittata. Micro-X-ray absorption spectroscopy indicated that under the combined exposure of As and Pb, the As content in the rhizoid epidermis increased by about 10-fold, and the As(V) percentage increased in each rhizoid tissue, as compared with that under As exposure alone. The co-absorption of As and Pb on the epidermis and the enhanced transportation of As(V) from epidermis into the rhizoid were suggested to contribute to the increased As accumulation.

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