The absorption and accumulation of Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd in some endurant weed plant species that survived in an old smeltery
in Liaoning, China, were systematically investigated. Potential hyperaccumulative characteristics of these species were also
discussed. The results showed that metal accumulation in plants differed with species, tissues and metals. Endurant weed plants
growing in this contaminated site exhibited high metal adaptability. Both the metal exclusion and detoxification tolerance
strategies were involved in the species studied. Seven species for Pb and four species for Cd were satisfied for the concentration
time level standard for hyperaccumulator. Considering translocation factor (TF) values, one species for Pb, seven species
for Zn, two species for Cu and five species for Cd possessed the characteristic of hyperaccumulator. Particularly, Abutilon theophrasti Medic, exhibited strong accumulative ability to four heavy metals. Although enrichment coefficients of all samples were lesser
than 1 and the absolute concentrations didn’t reach the standard, species mentioned above were primarily believed to be potential
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This paper presents the calculated heavy metal (Fe, Mn, Zn, Ni, Cu, Cr, Co, Cd, and Pb) flows in suspended and dissolved forms in the main navigable branches of the Don and Kuban river deltas during the low-water period of 2013–2014. This work is based on the data of field studies in which water and suspended matter samples were collected and the turbidity and water discharge in deltas were measured. A quantitative estimate of heavy metal inflows into the deltas of the Don and Kuban rivers is provided. Transformation of flows of suspended and dissolved metal forms from the delta top to the sea edge is discussed. The influence of localities (Rostov-on-Don, Temryuk) on the increase in heavy metal flows downstream is shown, and the heavy metal flows in the deltas of the Don and Kuban rivers are compared.
Natural Hazards - Inner Mongolia, located in the northern China, is a natural disaster-prone region. This study is dedicated to making a comprehensive and quantitative analysis of the... 相似文献