Temporal variation in the arsenic and metal accumulation in the maritime pine tree grown on contaminated soils |
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Authors: | P. J. C. Favas J. Pratas M. N. V. Prasad |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Geology, School of Life Sciences and the Environment, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-801, Vila Real, Portugal 4. IMAR-CMA Marine and Environmental Research Centre, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3001-401, Coimbra, Portugal 2. Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3001-401, Coimbra, Portugal 3. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500046, India
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Abstract: | The uptake of arsenic and other metals (iron, manganese, copper, zinc, lead, nickel and tungsten) by Pinus pinaster Aiton (the maritime pine tree) growing in soils and tailings around an abandoned mine (northern Portugal) was investigated. Aerial parts of Pinus pinaster trees were sampled from three substrate areas: a background area, in mine contaminated soils and in tailings. Vegetation material was separated into needles and stems and subdivided into tissues of different maturities (1-, 2-, 3- and 4-years-old). The sampling of the substrate in each area was also undertaken. In general, vegetation concentrations were strongly related to substrate concentrations. The results show that the contents of several elements depend as much on the plant organ as on the age of the tissue. For the researched elements, this species shows a great variability in behavior depending on the age of the organ. The data indicate that the older needles constitute the best samples for use in a conjunct biogeochemical analysis of these elements. |
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