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Phytoextraction of metals by Erigeron canadensis L. from fly ash landfill of power plant “Kolubara”

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The objectives of this study were to determine the concentrations of Pb, Cd, As, Cr, Cu, Co, Ni, Zn, Ba, Fe, Al and Ag in Erigeron canadensis L. growing on fly ash landfill of power plant “Kolubara”, Serbia. The content of each element was determined in every part of plant separately (root, stalk and inflorescence) and correlated with the content of elements in each phase of sequential extraction of fly ash. In order to ambiguously select the factors that are able to decidedly characterize the particular part of plant, principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) were performed. The bioconcentration factors and translocation factors for each metal were calculated in order to determine the feasibility of the use of plant E. canadensis L. for phytoremediation purpose. There were strong positive correlations between metals in every part of plant samples, and metals from pseudo total form of sequential extraction indicate that the bioavailability of elements in fly ash is similarly correlated with total form. Retained Al, Fe, Cr and Co in the root indicate its suitability for phytostabilization. This plant takes up Cd and Zn from the soil (bioconcentration factors (BCFs) greater than 1), transporting them through the stalk into the inflorescence (translocation factors (TFs) higher than 1). Regarding its dominance in vegetation cover and abundance, E. canadensis L. can be considered adequate for phytoextraction of Cd and Zn from coal ash landfills at Kolubara

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This research was financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, project Nos. 172030 and 172017.

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  1. RTB Kolubara, Svetog Save 1, Lazarevac, Serbia

    Rada Krgović

  2. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, P.O. Box 51, 11158, Belgrade 118, Serbia

    Jelena Trifković, Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica, Dragan Manojlović & Jelena Mutić

  3. Center for Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, Njegoševa 12, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Marijana Marković

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Krgović, R., Trifković, J., Milojković-Opsenica, D. et al. Phytoextraction of metals by Erigeron canadensis L. from fly ash landfill of power plant “Kolubara”. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 10506–10515 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4192-5

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