Doklady Biological Sciences;

Volume 428, Issue 1, October 2009, Pages 444-447;

Decreasing the measurable concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in the water of the experimental systems containing Ceratophyllum demersum: The phytoremediation potential (Article);

DOI:10.1134/S0012496609050159.

PubMed ID: 19994786;

Ostroumov, S.A., Shestakova, T.V.

Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russian Federation ;

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Decreasing the measurable concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in the water of the experimental systems containing Ceratophyllum demersum: the phytoremediation potential.

S A Ostroumov, T V Shestakova
Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992 Russia.
Doklady Biological Sciences, 2009; 428:444-447.

DOI:10.1134/S0012496609050159.
Source: PubMed;

Abstract:

A potential role of a submerged, free-floating aquatic plant, Ceratophyllum demersum (hornwort, rigid hornwort, coontail, or coon's tail) in water self-purification was studied in this publication.

In the presence of this aquatic plant (macrophytes Ceratophyllum demersum) in water system, it was occured that the rate of a decrease in concentrations of heavy metals (cadmium; copper; lead; zinc; ) in water medium increased. At the end of the incubation period, in the water systems with the aquatic plant, the final concentrations of these key heavy metals was less than in the control systems (without the plants). The aquatic macrophytes served as a factor to speed up the natural water purification process in the aquatic system.
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KEYWORDS, in this database:
cadmium; copper; lead; phytoremediation; polluted water; water pollution; water quality; zinc; Ceratophyllum demersum; Ceratophyllum; Ceratophyllaceae; Nymphaeales; dicotyledons; angiosperms; Spermatophyta; plants; eukaryotes; water composition and quality; Aquatic Biology and Ecology (MM300); Water Resources (PP200); Pollution and Degradation (PP600); Industrial Wastes and Effluents;

Additional keywords: aquatic plant, hornwort, rigid hornwort, coontail, coon's tail, water purification, water self-purification, macrophytes, freshwater, aquatic, ecology, biotechnology, environmental, toxicology, chemistry, heavy metals, inorganic pollutants, phytoremediation, green technology,

cadmium, copper, lead, zinc, aquatic plant, hornwort, coontail, water, purification, self-purification, macrophytes, freshwater, aquatic,

Indexed keywords:

Species Index: Ceratophyllum demersum

EMTREE drug terms: cadmium; copper; heavy metal; lead; zinc

EMTREE medical terms: article; biomass; bioremediation; electrochemical analysis; fern; maximum allowable concentration; metabolism; methodology; pH; plant; water management

MeSH: Biodegradation, Environmental; Biomass; Cadmium; Copper; Electrochemical Techniques; Ferns; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Lead; Maximum Allowable Concentration; Metals, Heavy; Plant Shoots; Water Purification; Zinc
Medline is the source for the MeSH terms of this document.

Chemicals and CAS Registry Numbers: cadmium, 22537-48-0, 7440-43-9; copper, 15158-11-9, 7440-50-8; lead, 13966-28-4, 7439-92-1; zinc, 14378-32-6, 7440-66-6; Cadmium, 7440-43-9; Copper, 7440-50-8; Lead, 7439-92-1; Metals, Heavy; Zinc, 7440-66-6

ISSN: 00124966; Source Type: peer-reviewed Journal;
Original language: English;

DOI: 10.1134/S0012496609050159;