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Mining tailing areas may contain metal minerals such as Cu, Pb, Zn, Cr, and Cd at high concentrations and low nutrients for the growth of plants. This kind of conditions of the area, as well as lack of tailing structure, may limit the development of plants on these areas. Thus, the present study determined the metal, macronutrient, and micronutrient concentrations in the tissues of the roots and shoots of the Solanum viarum Dunal species as well as it evaluated the potential use of the plant for phytoremediation of mining tailing areas contaminated with heavy metals. The macronutrients, micronutrients, and heavy metals in the roots and shoots were determined by the digestion method with nitric and perchloric acid (HNO3-HClO4) and quantified by the ICP-OES. In S. viarum, the average concentrations of the metals presented in the dry biomass varied between the shoots and roots, being higher in the roots for metals such as Cu (229 mg kg−1), Zn (232 mg kg−1), Mn (251 mg kg−1), Cr (382 mg kg−1), Ni (178 mg kg−1), Pb (33 mg kg−1), and Ba (1123 mg kg−1). S. viarum indicates the possibility of a potential application in phytoremediation and treatment of areas contaminated with heavy metals.
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The authors would like to thank Dra. Raquel Ludtke for the identification of the plant and to the Department of Botany of the Institute of Biology at the Federal University of Pelotas.
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This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES)—Finance code 001, by the CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) and FAPERGS (Research Support Foundation of the State of Rio Grande do Sul).
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Afonso, T.F., Demarco, C.F., Pieniz, S. et al. Potential of Solanum viarum Dunal in use for phytoremediation of heavy metals to mining areas, southern Brazil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 24132–24142 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05460-z
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