Use of Hypreaccumulator Plants With Landscape Features in Turkey Flora in the Restoration of Mining Areas

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Esringü A., Sezen I.

Türk Doğa ve Fen Dergisi, cilt.10, sa.1, ss.327-334, 2021 (TRDizin)

Özet

Mining activities have been accepted as an indicator for the sustainability of human life and progress of countries' prosperity and development since the industrial revolution. However, some physical and chemical processes applied during mining operations bring environmental problems with it. These problems can be listed as inefficiency of the land, loss of local endemic species, degradation of flora and fauna and destruction of natural landscape. There are many different natural restoration methods to ensure that the mines are operated without destroying the nature, and to ensure the safe use of humans and other living things. One of these methods is the phytoremediation method. Plants used in the phytoremediation method are called hyperacumulators. These plants can survive even in soils contaminated with very high concentrations of heavy metals. It is known that approximately 400 plants from 11 families known in nature have hyperacumulator properties. In this study, domestic and foreign literature research was done about about 38 hyperaccumulatorsplant species in Turkey flora. In the light of this information, suggestions have been made regarding the usability of 21 hyperaccumulator plant species naturally found in Turkey's flora in landscape repair works due to their color, texture and form characteristics.