Behavior of As,Cd, Co,Cr, Cu,Pb, Ni,and Zn at the soil/plant interface around an uncontrolled landfill (Casablanca,Morocco) |
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| Authors: | Sofia Fait Said Fakhi Mohammed ElMzibri Omar Ait Malek Bouchra Rachdi Zineb Faiz Hassan Fougrach Wadia Badri Abdelaziz Smouni Mouna Fahr |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Engineering and Materials Laboratory (LIMAT), Thermostructural Materials, Polymers and Radiochemistry Team (TMPR), Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco;2. Ecology and Environment Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca/, Morocco;3. National Centre of Science, Technology and Nuclear Enegy (CNESTEN), Rabat, Morocco;4. MATIC Laboratory, Hassan 1ST University, Khouribga, Morocco;5. Geodynamics of Old Chains Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Casablanca, Morocco;6. Vegetal Physiology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco |
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| Abstract: | The present work undertaken in the environmental context aims to study the distribution of heavy metals in plants that grow naturally around uncontrolled landfills. The study's goal was to identify plants that can be used to remediate contaminated soils. For this purpose, 14 plants species and their rhizospheric soil samples were collected and analyzed for arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, and zinc by inductively coupled plasma‐atomic emission spectrometry. The results showed the presence of elevated metal concentrations in soil, many exceeding the regulatory values, and that many species exhibited an ability to accumulate multiple metals in their shoots and roots without sustaining toxicity. This was confirmed by bioconcentration and translocation factors generally higher than 1. |
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| Keywords: | accumulators heavy metals landfill native plants species phytoremediation translocation factor |
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