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An analytical deterministic model for simultaneous phytoremediation of Ni and Cd from contaminated soils

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Soil contamination by heavy metals, due to human activities, is not often limited to a single contaminant. The objective of this study was to develop a simple model for phytoextracting separate and combined Ni and Cd from contaminated soils. The study was further aimed to study phytoextraction potential of ornamental kale and land cress grown in soils contaminated with separate and combined Ni and Cd metals. The results indicated that elevated Ni and Cd concentrations in soil inhibit growth of both ornamental kale and land cress plants. In Ni + Cd treatments, growth and development of both plants were more affected than in either Ni or Cd treatments. Further, in Ni + Cd treatments, Ni concentration in tissues of both plants was increased by increasing soil Ni concentration under various Cd concentrations. At constant Ni concentration, addition of Cd did not appreciably changed Ni content of plant tissues. Land cress demonstrated higher tolerance to soil contamination by Ni and Cd compared to ornamental kale. It also demonstrated higher phytoextraction potential for soil Cd than ornamental kale. Enhanced bioavailability of Ni and Cd ions, due to competitive adsorption and desorption reactions, had no reasonable effect on metal ion accumulation in plant tissues. This indicates that at relatively high soil contamination, metal ion adsorption is no longer a limiting factor for phytoremediation. The newly proposed model, which assumes that metal uptake rate inversely depends on total soil metal ion concentration, reasonably well predicted the cleanup time of Ni, Cd, and Ni at the presence of Cd from the contaminated soils. The model also predicts that phytoremediation process takes much longer time when soil is contaminated by multi-metal ions.

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    Present address: Soil Science Department, University of Kurdistan, P.O. Box 416, Sanandaj, Iran

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    Masoud Davari, Mehdi Homaee & Rasoul Rahnemaie

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Davari, M., Homaee, M. & Rahnemaie, R. An analytical deterministic model for simultaneous phytoremediation of Ni and Cd from contaminated soils. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 4609–4620 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-4032-z

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