Plant parts of the apple tree (Malus spp.) as possible indicators of heavy metal pollution

The content of Cu, Zn, Pb, As, Cd, and Ni was determined by ICP-OES in spatial soil and parts (root, branches, leaves, and fruit) of the apple tree (Malus spp.) from polluted sites near The Mining and Smelting Complex Bor (Serbia). The aim of this study was to examine if the obtained results can be...

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Published inAmbio Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 501 - 512
Main Authors Tosic, Snezana, Alagic, Slaana, Dimitrijevic, Mile, Pavlovic, Aleksandra, Nujkic, Maja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer 01.05.2016
Springer Netherlands
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Apples
Arsenic - analysis
Arsenic - metabolism
Atmospheric Sciences
Biomonitoring
Branches
Cadmium
Copper
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Environment
Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
Environmental Management
Environmental monitoring
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Flowers & plants
Fruit - chemistry
Fruit trees
Fruits
Heavy metals
Industrial plant emissions
Information processing
Leaves
Malus
Malus - chemistry
Malus - metabolism
Metal concentrations
Metallurgy
Metals
Metals, Heavy - analysis
Metals, Heavy - metabolism
Mines
Mining
Physical Geography
Plant Leaves - chemistry
Plant Roots - chemistry
Plant species
Plant Stems - chemistry
Pollution
Serbia
Soil contamination
Soil Pollutants - analysis
Soil Pollutants - metabolism
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Trees
Serbia
Apple tree
Biomonitoring
Heavy metals
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Summary:The content of Cu, Zn, Pb, As, Cd, and Ni was determined by ICP-OES in spatial soil and parts (root, branches, leaves, and fruit) of the apple tree (Malus spp.) from polluted sites near The Mining and Smelting Complex Bor (Serbia). The aim of this study was to examine if the obtained results can be used for biomonitoring purposes. Data recorded in plant parts, especially leaves, gave very useful information about the environmental state of the Bor region. Conveniently, these data described well the capability of investigated plant species to assimilate and tolerate severely high concentrations of heavy metals in its tissues, which may further allow the possibility for utilization of the apple tree for phytostabilization.
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ISSN:0044-7447
1654-7209
DOI:10.1007/s13280-015-0742-9