The use of poplar during a two-year induced phytoextraction of metals from contaminated agricultural soils |
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Authors: | Komárek Michael Tlustos Pavel Száková Jirina Chrastný Vladislav |
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Institution: | Department of Agrochemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Agriculture in Prague, Kamycká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Czech Republic. komarek@af.czu.cz |
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Abstract: | The efficiency of poplar (Populus nigra L.xPopulus maximowiczii Henry.) was assessed during a two-year chemically enhanced phytoextraction of metals from contaminated soils. The tested metal mobilizing agents were EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) and NH4Cl. EDTA was more efficient than chlorides in solubilizing metals (especially Pb) from the soil matrix. The application of chlorides only increased the solubility of Cd and Zn. However, the increased uptake of metals after the application of higher concentrations of mobilizing agents was associated with low biomass yields of the poplar plants and the extraction efficiencies after the two vegetation periods were thus comparable to the untreated plants. Additionally, the application of mobilizing agents led to phytotoxicity effects and increased mobility of metals. Higher phytoextraction efficiencies were observed for Cd and Zn compared to Pb and Cu. Poplars are therefore not suitable for chemically enhanced phytoextraction of metals from severely contaminated agricultural soils. |
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Keywords: | Populus spp EDTA Chlorides Phytoextraction Metals Soils |
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