Bioaccumulation of Nutrients and Toxic Elements with Macrophytes
Publication: Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste
Volume 24, Issue 1
Abstract
Macrophytes (aquatic plants or hydrophytes) are sources of food and oxygen for aquatics (e.g., fish, invertebrates) and act as bioindicators for the assessment of environmental conditions in water reservoirs. This articles describes the bioaccumulation pattern of different elements (P, S, Cl, K, Rb, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Zn, Mo, As, Se, and Pb) and polyphenols in seven plants (Azolla pinnata, Pistia stratiotes, Salvinia molesta, Nelumbo nucifera, Trapa natans, Persicaria punctate, and Persicaria maculosa) grown in the Kharun River (India). Total accumulated concentrations of the aforementioned elements of 55,140, 63,894, 55,706, 67,320, 32,071, 30,282, and (dw) were found for the biomass of the aforementioned plants, respectively. Certain elements, Mg, Ca, and Fe, were predominated in bioaccumulation. The concentrations of total polyphenols were 2,870, 12,970, 4,500, 10,720, 3,800, 20,800, and of dried weight (dw) for the previously mentioned plants, respectively. The distribution ratio of the elements in macrophytes to water is discussed, and a canonical correlation analysis is used to assess the relationship of water contaminants with macrophytes.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the submitted article.
Acknowledgments
The UGC, New is greatly acknowledged for awarding a BSR fellowship to KSP through Grant No. F.18-1/2011(BSR)2016.
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