Introduction: The copper bioaccumulation by the floating Lemna minor and by the completely submerged Ranunculus tricophyllus as a function of exposure time and copper concentration was studied, with the aim of proposing these species as environmental biosensors of the water pollution. Results: The results show that both these aquatic angiosperms are good indicators of copper pollution because the copper uptake is the only function of metal concentration (water pollution). Conclusion: Uptake behavior is reported as a function of the time and concentration, based on the results of a 3-year study. Kinetic evaluations are proposed. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.
Monitoring heavy metal pollution by aquatic plants: A systematic study of copper uptake / Materazzi, Stefano; Canepari, Silvia; S., Aquili. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL. - ISSN 0944-1344. - 19:8(2012), pp. 3292-3298. [10.1007/s11356-012-0846-8]
Monitoring heavy metal pollution by aquatic plants: A systematic study of copper uptake
MATERAZZI, Stefano;CANEPARI, Silvia;
2012
Abstract
Introduction: The copper bioaccumulation by the floating Lemna minor and by the completely submerged Ranunculus tricophyllus as a function of exposure time and copper concentration was studied, with the aim of proposing these species as environmental biosensors of the water pollution. Results: The results show that both these aquatic angiosperms are good indicators of copper pollution because the copper uptake is the only function of metal concentration (water pollution). Conclusion: Uptake behavior is reported as a function of the time and concentration, based on the results of a 3-year study. Kinetic evaluations are proposed. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
