Trace element accumulation in woody plants of the Guadiamar Valley, SW Spain: a large-scale phytomanagement case study |
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Authors: | Domínguez María T Marañón Teodoro Murillo José M Schulin Rainer Robinson Brett H |
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Institution: | Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología, CSIC, P.O. Box 1052, E-41080 Seville, Spain. maitedn@irnase.csic.es |
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Abstract: | Phytomanagement employs vegetation and soil amendments to reduce the environmental risk posed by contaminated sites. We investigated the distribution of trace elements in soils and woody plants from a large phytomanaged site, the Guadiamar Valley (SW Spain), 7 years after a mine spill, which contaminated the area in 1998. At spill-affected sites, topsoils (0-25 cm) had elevated concentrations of As (129 mg kg(-1)), Bi (1.64 mg kg(-1)), Cd (1.44 mg kg(-1)), Cu (115 mg kg(-1)), Pb (210 mg kg(-1)), Sb (13.8 mg kg(-1)), Tl (1.17 mg kg(-1)) and Zn (457 mg kg(-1)). Trace element concentrations in the studied species were, on average, within the normal ranges for higher plants. An exception was white poplar (Populus alba), which accumulated Cd and Zn in leaves up to 3 and 410 mg kg(-1) respectively. We discuss the results with regard to the phytomanagement of trace element contaminated sites. |
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Keywords: | Heavy metal Bioaccumulation Phytoremediation Populus alba Quercus ilex Olea europaea |
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