PMID- 24961069
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140801
LR  - 20240229
IS  - 1061-4303 (Print)
IS  - 1061-4303 (Linking)
VI  - 86
IP  - 5
DP  - 2014 May
TI  - Phytoremediation of arsenic by Trapa natans in a hydroponic system.
PG  - 422-32
AB  - Phytoremediation of arsenic (As) by water chestnut (Trapa natans) in a hydroponic 
      system was studied. Plants were grown at two concentrations of arsenic, 1.28 mg/L 
      and 10.80 mg/L, in a single metal solution. Scanning Electron Microscope-Energy 
      Dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) confirmed highest arsenic concentration in the roots, 
      followed by shoots and leaves. SEM-EDX also confirmed internalization of arsenic 
      in T. natans and the damage caused due to arsenic exposure. Fourier Transform 
      Infra Red Spectroscopy (FT-IRS) indicated that the binding characteristics of the 
      arsenic ions involved the hydroxyl, amide, amino, and thiol groups in the 
      biomass. Chlorophyll concentration decreased with increasing metal concentration 
      and duration of exposure, but proline content increases with increasing 
      concentration in the plant. Morphological changes were studied on the 3rd, 5th 
      and 7th day. Unhealthy growth and chlorosis were found to be related with arsenic 
      toxicity. From the above studies it is clear that T. natans can be used 
      successfully for the removal of arsenic ions by a phytoremediation process.
FAU - Baruah, Sangita
AU  - Baruah S
FAU - Borgohain, Jayasree
AU  - Borgohain J
FAU - Sarma, K P
AU  - Sarma KP
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Water Environ Res
JT  - Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment 
      Federation
JID - 9886167
RN  - N712M78A8G (Arsenic)
RN  - 1406-65-1 (Chlorophyll)
RN  - 9DLQ4CIU6V (Proline)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Arsenic/metabolism
MH  - Biodegradation, Environmental
MH  - Chlorophyll/analysis
MH  - *Hydroponics
MH  - Plant Leaves/metabolism
MH  - Plant Roots/metabolism
MH  - Proline/analysis
MH  - Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
MH  - *Water Pollutants, Chemical/metabolism
MH  - *Lythraceae/metabolism
EDAT- 2014/06/26 06:00
MHDA- 2014/08/01 06:00
CRDT- 2014/06/26 06:00
PHST- 2014/06/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/06/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/08/01 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.2175/106143013x13807328849972 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Water Environ Res. 2014 May;86(5):422-32. doi: 10.2175/106143013x13807328849972.