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Prosopis juliflora--a green solution to decontaminate heavy metal (Cu and Cd) contaminated soils.
Chemosphere. 2005 Sep; 60(10):1493-6.C

Abstract

Soil and plant samples (root and shoot) of Prosopis juliflora were collected in the vicinity of metal based foundry units in Coimbatore and assessed for their heavy metal content (Cu and Cd) to ascertain the use of P. juliflora as a green solution to decontaminate soils contaminated with Cu and Cd. The results showed that Cu and Cd content was much higher in plant components compared to their extractable level in the soil. Furthermore, there exist a strong correlation between the distance of the sources of industrial units and accumulation of heavy metals in plants. Accumulation of Cd in roots is comparatively higher than that of shoots. However, in case of Cu no such clear trend is seen. Considering the accumulation efficiency and tolerance of P. juliflora to Cd and Cu, this plant can be explored further for the decontamination of metal polluted soils. On the other hand, in view of heavy metal accumulate the practice of providing foliage and pods as fodder for live stock should be avoided.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Senthilkumar P
Department of Environmental Sciences, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamil Nadu, India.
Prince WS
No affiliation info available
Sivakumar S
No affiliation info available
Subbhuraam CV
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Biodegradation, EnvironmentalCadmiumCopperPlant RootsPlant ShootsProsopisSoil Pollutants

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16054919

Citation

Senthilkumar, P, et al. "Prosopis Juliflora--a Green Solution to Decontaminate Heavy Metal (Cu and Cd) Contaminated Soils." Chemosphere, vol. 60, no. 10, 2005, pp. 1493-6.
Senthilkumar P, Prince WS, Sivakumar S, et al. Prosopis juliflora--a green solution to decontaminate heavy metal (Cu and Cd) contaminated soils. Chemosphere. 2005;60(10):1493-6.
Senthilkumar, P., Prince, W. S., Sivakumar, S., & Subbhuraam, C. V. (2005). Prosopis juliflora--a green solution to decontaminate heavy metal (Cu and Cd) contaminated soils. Chemosphere, 60(10), 1493-6.
Senthilkumar P, et al. Prosopis Juliflora--a Green Solution to Decontaminate Heavy Metal (Cu and Cd) Contaminated Soils. Chemosphere. 2005;60(10):1493-6. PubMed PMID: 16054919.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Prosopis juliflora--a green solution to decontaminate heavy metal (Cu and Cd) contaminated soils. AU - Senthilkumar,P, AU - Prince,W S P M, AU - Sivakumar,S, AU - Subbhuraam,C V, Y1 - 2005/04/07/ PY - 2004/06/28/received PY - 2005/01/24/revised PY - 2005/02/09/accepted PY - 2005/8/2/pubmed PY - 2005/11/4/medline PY - 2005/8/2/entrez SP - 1493 EP - 6 JF - Chemosphere JO - Chemosphere VL - 60 IS - 10 N2 - Soil and plant samples (root and shoot) of Prosopis juliflora were collected in the vicinity of metal based foundry units in Coimbatore and assessed for their heavy metal content (Cu and Cd) to ascertain the use of P. juliflora as a green solution to decontaminate soils contaminated with Cu and Cd. The results showed that Cu and Cd content was much higher in plant components compared to their extractable level in the soil. Furthermore, there exist a strong correlation between the distance of the sources of industrial units and accumulation of heavy metals in plants. Accumulation of Cd in roots is comparatively higher than that of shoots. However, in case of Cu no such clear trend is seen. Considering the accumulation efficiency and tolerance of P. juliflora to Cd and Cu, this plant can be explored further for the decontamination of metal polluted soils. On the other hand, in view of heavy metal accumulate the practice of providing foliage and pods as fodder for live stock should be avoided. SN - 0045-6535 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16054919/Prosopis_juliflora__a_green_solution_to_decontaminate_heavy_metal__Cu_and_Cd__contaminated_soils_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -