reza hamed moghadam salari; Abbas Ali Ghezelsofloo; milad Iranshahy
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential of some plants for Phytoremediation of soil contaminated with lead, zinc, cadmium and copper. To do this, four plant species of Achillea millefolium, Agropyron elongatum, Bouteloua dactyloides and Artemisia sieberi were cultivated and plant samples ...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential of some plants for Phytoremediation of soil contaminated with lead, zinc, cadmium and copper. To do this, four plant species of Achillea millefolium, Agropyron elongatum, Bouteloua dactyloides and Artemisia sieberi were cultivated and plant samples were irrigated with refinery wastewater. The results showed that in terms of plants, Bouteloua dactyloides, Artemisia sieberi and Achillea millefolium are good transfer of metals to their aerial parts which is suitable for plant extraction (the most important technique of Phytoremediation). Agropyron elongatum mostly accumulates copper and lead metals in the root. This is a proper feature of phytostabilization. Also the capability of these four plants species for Phytoremediation is as follows: Bouteloua dactyloides> of Achillea millefolium> Artemisia sieberi = Agropyron elongatum. Bouteloua dactyloides is proper for Phytoremediation of all heavy metals. For Bouteloua dactyloides, plant transfer factor (TF) in metals: zinc, copper, lead and cadmium is 1.17 and 1.9, 1.12 and 1.41, respectively, and bio concentration factor (BCF) for that in these metals are 1.77 and 1.22, 0.95 and 1.37, respectively. Since Bouteloua dactyloides has high tolerance to drought and high temperatures and is also suitable for lawn making, it is suggested that this type of species is used for Phytoremediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals in polluted areas as well as lawn making so that in addition to soil cleansing from heavy metals and being proper with native climates in many parts of Iran and having low irrigation requirements.
Zeinab Jafariyan; Leila Tayefeh Seyyed Alikhani; Reza Tamartash
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Carbon sequestration potential of three species including Agropyron elengatum, Stipa barbata and Artemisia aucheri was evaluated in parts of a semi-arid rangeland in this study. After determination and selecting key areas as study sites, sampling from vegetation and soil, based on randomized systematic ...
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Carbon sequestration potential of three species including Agropyron elengatum, Stipa barbata and Artemisia aucheri was evaluated in parts of a semi-arid rangeland in this study. After determination and selecting key areas as study sites, sampling from vegetation and soil, based on randomized systematic method, was done and 90 plant and 45 soil samples were taken, respectively. Shooting and rooting organs of the species were separated from each other after transfer to the laboratory and carbon sequestration coefficient of plant organs was determined with combustion method.Then carbon sequestration coefficient of different species, organs and soil under these species were analyzed. The results showed that carbon sequestration rate between studied three species, had significantly statistical difference (p
