Pteris melanocaulon Fée is an As hyperaccumulator

• Main Authors: Claveria, Rene Juna R, Perez, Teresita R, Apuan, Mary Jean B, Apuan, Dennis A, Perez, Rubee Ellaine C
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: Arsenic; Hyperaccumulator; Ferns; Bioaccumulation; Translocation; Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/es-faculty-pubs/21; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653519316017
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Pteris melanocaulon is noted to thrive very well in selected Cu–Au mines in the Philippines such as the Carmen Cu mine in Cebu and the Manila Mining Cu–Au mine in Surigao. Soil and plant samples were collected from field surveys as well as potted experiments. The computed bioaccumulation factor (BF)...