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Table 2. <strong>Phytoremediation</strong> <strong>of</strong> Metalloids, Non-metals, Radionuclides, and Nutrients<br />

CONTAM<strong>IN</strong>ANT MEDIUM PROCESS CONCENTRATION 1<br />

Metalloids/non-metals<br />

Arsenic Surface water Phytoextraction<br />

Rhiz<strong>of</strong>iltration<br />

Selenium <strong>Ground</strong> water<br />

(irrigation<br />

drainage<br />

water)<br />

Soil Phytoextraction<br />

Phytostabilization<br />

Phytostabilization<br />

Phytoextraction<br />

PLANT 2<br />

RESULTS/NOTES<br />

>0.05 g/mL Aquatic plants Ceratophyllum demersum,<br />

Egeria densa, and Lagarosiphon major<br />

REFERENCE<br />

Brooks and Robinson, 1998<br />

Arsenic concentrations in plants were up to 1200 g/g dry weight. In Ceratophyllum demersum, the concentrations were<br />

about 10,000 times the arsenic concentration in the water. The use <strong>of</strong> these plants was suggested as a means <strong>of</strong> reducing<br />

arsenic concentrations in the water.<br />

Unspecified. Couch grass, i.e., bermudagrass,<br />

(Cynodon dactylon), thatch grass<br />

(Pinicum sativum), amaranths<br />

(Amaranthus hybridus)<br />

Jonnalagadda and Nenzou, 1997<br />

Couch grass grew on metal-rich mine dumps and accumulated 10,880 mg/kg arsenic in the roots and 1,660 mg/kg in the<br />

stem/leaves (dry weight).<br />

1250 mg/kg (in mine tailings) Lambsquarters, poplars Pierzynski et al., 1994<br />

Lambsquarters leaves had relatively higher As concentrations (14 mg/kg As) than other native plant or poplar leaves (8<br />

mg/kg) in mine-tailing wastes.<br />

Phytoextraction 100, 300, 500 g/L Hybrid poplar clones (Populus) Bañuelos et al., 1999<br />

Maximum Se content was 9.1 mg/kg dry matter in 500 g/L treatment, but Se content did not exceed 1 mg/kg dry matter in<br />

100 and 300 g/L treatments. Poplars accumulated more Se than other tree species; however, net accumulation <strong>of</strong> Se was<br />

said to be minimal.<br />

<strong>Water</strong> Rhiz<strong>of</strong>iltration 0.1 to 10 mg/L Duckweed, water hyacinth Zayed et al., 1998; Zhu et al., 1999<br />

Soil Phytoextraction<br />

Phytovolatilization<br />

Duckweed maximum bioconcentration factor was 850, in whole plant tissue.<br />

40 mg/kg Canola (Brassica napus cv. Westar)<br />

kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L. cv.<br />

Indian), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea<br />

Schreb cv. Alta)<br />

Bañuelos et al., 1997<br />

The plants accumulated Se. Canola reduced total soil by 47%, kenaf reduced it by 23%, and tall fescue reduced it by 21%.

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