Lead uptake of Salvinia natans
Uptake of the heavy metal lead (Pb) by the floating fern Salvinia natans Kunth, was studied using locally cultivated plant samples and standard solutions of Pb2+. The metal concentration reduction was quite rapid at room temperature and normal photosynthetic conditions. Lead concentrations (approxim...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | text |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Animo Repository
2000
|
| Online Access: | https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/11706 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Institution: | De La Salle University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Uptake of the heavy metal lead (Pb) by the floating fern Salvinia natans Kunth, was studied using locally cultivated plant samples and standard solutions of Pb2+. The metal concentration reduction was quite rapid at room temperature and normal photosynthetic conditions. Lead concentrations (approximately 10 ppm at t=0), monitored using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS), were below the method detection limit after less than one hour of exposure.
The potential of Salvinia natans in aquatic phytoremediation was established. |
|---|