Phytoremediation of Cu, Cr and Pb mixtures by lemna minor

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2013

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Üçüncü, E.
Tunca, E.
Fikirdeşici, S.
Özkan, A.D.
Altindaǧ, A.

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Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

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0007-4861

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91

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5

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600 - 604

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English

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The present study reports the capacity of the aquatic macrophyte Lemna minor to remediate combinations of Cu(II), Pb(II) and Cr(III) from a simulated natural environment. The effect of these metal mixtures on the growth of L. minor was also investigated using growth rate and biomass inhibition calculations. L. minor was successful in removing Cr and Pb from the water, and it remained an effective remediation agent when both metals were present in the environment. However, a relatively low absorption capacity was observed for Cu, increasing concentrations of which were associated with significant decreases in growth rate. No statistically significant difference was found between the 24 h and 7 days absorption rates of Cu, Pb and Cr, suggesting that, at the concentrations tested, equilibrium occurs within 24 h of metal exposure. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

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