Using a plant hormone and a thioligand to improve phytoremediation of Hg-contaminated soil from a petrochemical plant

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 231-232; pp. 36 - 42
• Main Authors: Cassina, L., Tassi, E., Pedron, F., Petruzzelli, G., Ambrosini, P., Barbafieri, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 15.09.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Ammonium thiosulfate; Applied sciences; Biodegradation, Environmental; biomass production; Brassica - drug effects; Brassica - metabolism; Brassica juncea; Chemical Industry; crops; Cytokinine; Cytokinins - pharmacology; Decontamination. Miscellaneous; evapotranspiration; Exact sciences and technology; Helianthus - drug effects; Helianthus - metabolism; Helianthus annuus; Industrial Waste; Italy; mercury; Mercury - metabolism; Mercury phytoextraction; Petrochemical industry site; phytoremediation; plant growth; Plant Growth Regulators - pharmacology; plant hormones; plant tissues; Plant Transpiration; Pollution; soil; Soil and sediments pollution; Soil Pollutants - metabolism; soil treatment; solubility; Thiosulfates - pharmacology; Italy; Petrochemical industry site; Mercury phytoextraction; Ammonium thiosulfate; Helianthus annuus; Cytokinine; Brassica juncea; Ammonium; Brassicajuncea; Biomass; Compositae; Soil pollution; Petrochemical plant; Phytoextraction; Decontamination; Cruciferae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Production; Bioremediation; Availability; Translocation; Solubility; Sequential extraction; Uptake; Heavy metal; Phytoremediation; Petrochemical industry; Spermatophyta; Mercury

► Mercury uptake by crop plants grown on contaminated soil from a petrochemical site. ► Plant hormone increased biomass production while thioligand increased Hg uptake. ► The combination of cytokinine and ammonium thiosulfate showed synergistic effects on Hg phytoextraction. ► The labile Hg fraction...