Preliminary study on mercury uptake by Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary) in a mining area (Mt. Amiata, Italy)

Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis L., is an endemic Mediterranean evergreen shrub in Italy. In the Mt. Amiata mining area, mercury uptake and accumulation in rosemary were investigated in relation to metal concentrations in air and soil. Ten sampling stations were used, each of which exhibited a diff...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1995-04, Vol.54 (4), p.519-525
Main Authors: Barghigiani, C. (CNR, Pisa (Italy)), Ristori, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIR
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air Pollutants - metabolism
AIR POLLUTION
AIRE
Analysis of Variance
BIOACCUMULATION
Biological and medical sciences
BIOMONITORING
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Coal Mining
COMPOSICION QUIMICA
COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE
CONTROLE CONTINU
DISTRIBUCION NATURAL
DISTRIBUTION NATURELLE
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
Italy
LAND
MERCURE
MERCURIO
MERCURY
Mercury - analysis
Mercury - metabolism
MINED LAND
MONITORING
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
Non agrochemicals pollutants
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE
POLLUTION DU SOL
Pollution effects and side effects of agrochemicals on crop plants and forest trees. Other anthropogenic factors
Pollution effects. Side effects of agrochemicals
POLUCION DEL AIRE
POLUCION DEL SUELO
ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS
SOIL
Soil Pollutants - analysis
Soil Pollutants - metabolism
SOIL POLLUTION
SOL
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Spices - analysis
SUELO
TERRE
TIERRAS
TOSCANA
TOSCANE
TUSCANY
VIGILANCIA
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Summary:Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis L., is an endemic Mediterranean evergreen shrub in Italy. In the Mt. Amiata mining area, mercury uptake and accumulation in rosemary were investigated in relation to metal concentrations in air and soil. Ten sampling stations were used, each of which exhibited a different environmental Hg contamination level. Results indicated that the plants and soil samples showed a wide range of Hg levels, with the highest concentrations found around the Hg mine of Abbadia S. Salvatore. No relationship was found between Hg concentrations in plants and those in air, but a significant relationship was found between the plant and soil samples. The data suggested that Hg concentration in rosemary at the contaminated site was mainly affected by soil contamination. The possible physiological causes of Hg accumulation are discussed briefly.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF00192594