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Comparative Study
. 2013 Nov;22(9):1422-34.
doi: 10.1007/s10646-013-1129-y. Epub 2013 Oct 2.

Heavy metal bioaccumulation and antioxidative responses in Cardaminopsis arenosa and Plantago lanceolata leaves from metalliferous and non-metalliferous sites: a field study

Aleksandra Nadgórska-Socha  1 , Bartłomiej Ptasiński, Andrzej Kita
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Comparative Study

Heavy metal bioaccumulation and antioxidative responses in Cardaminopsis arenosa and Plantago lanceolata leaves from metalliferous and non-metalliferous sites: a field study

Aleksandra Nadgórska-Socha et al. Ecotoxicology. 2013 Nov.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the concentrations of heavy metals (cadmium, lead, zinc, copper, iron and manganese) in soil, their bioavailability and bioaccumulation in plants leaves. This study also examined their influences on the antioxidant response of the plants Cardaminopsis arenosa and Plantago lanceolata grown in metal-contaminated and non-contaminated soils. The activities of guaiacol peroxidase and superoxide dismutase and the levels of antioxidants such as glutathione, proline and non-protein thiols were measured. Concentrations of the examined metals were several to thousands of times lower in the potentially bioavailable fraction than in the acid-extracted fraction of the soil. Similar mode of antioxidant responses in plant leaves of metalliferous populations indicates the tolerance of plants towards heavy metals. However POD and GSHt had a particularly strong role in defense reactions, as their increase was the most common reaction to heavy metal contamination.The levels of Zn, Cd and Pb in the leaves of C. arenosa better reflected metal concentrations in the metalliferous and non-metalliferous soil than the determined metal concentrations in P. lanceolata. Bioaccumulated Zn, Cd and Pb concentrations were above or in the ranges mentioned as toxic for plant tissues and therefore the studied plants have potential for use in phytostabilization.

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GSHt content in P. lanceolata and C. arenosa leaves
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Non-protein -SH group content in P. lanceolata and C. arenosa leaves
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Proline content in P. lanceolata and C. arenosa leaves
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POD activity in P. lanceolata and C. arenosa leaves
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SOD activity in P. lanceolata and C. arenosa leaves
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Principal component analysis performed on C. arenosa biochemical parameters and elements contents in the plants on investigated areas
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Principal component analysis performed on P. lanceolata biochemical parameters and elements contents in the plants on investigated areas
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