Trace Metals in Soils and Several Brassicaceae Plant Species from Serpentine Sites of Serbia

Serpentine soils from 16 sample points in Serbia as well as the roots and shoots of eight Brassicaceae family species: Aethionema saxatile, Alyssum montanum, Alyssum repens, Cardamine plumieri, Erysimum linariifolium, Erysimum carniolicum, Isatis tinctoria, Rorippa lippizensis, were analyzed with re...

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Published in:Archives of environmental protection 2013-12, Vol.39 (4), p.29-49
Main Authors: Tomović, Gordana M., Mihailović, Nevena Lj, Tumi, Ahmed F., Gajić, Boško A., Mišljenović, Tomica D., Niketić, Marjan S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brassicaceae
Flowers & plants
Metals
Nickel
Serbia
serpentine soils
trace metals
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Summary:Serpentine soils from 16 sample points in Serbia as well as the roots and shoots of eight Brassicaceae family species: Aethionema saxatile, Alyssum montanum, Alyssum repens, Cardamine plumieri, Erysimum linariifolium, Erysimum carniolicum, Isatis tinctoria, Rorippa lippizensis, were analyzed with regard to their concentrations of P, K, Fe, Ca, Mg, Ni, Zn, Mn, Cu, Cr, Cd, and Pb. Most of the soil samples were typical of ultramafic sites with low concentrations of P, K and Ca and high concentrations of Mg, Fe, Ni and Zn. Ca/Mg ratio was 1. The levels of P, K, Fe and Zn were high, Mn and Cu occurred in low amounts, whereas Cr, Cd, Co and Pb were only traceable. In the roots and shoots of A. montanum and A. repens the measured concentrations of Ni were 657 mg kg-1 and 676 mg kg-1 respectively, which is the first instance that such high concentrations of Ni were detected in these two species.
ISSN:2083-4772
2083-4810
DOI:10.2478/aep-2013-0039