PHYTOREMEDIATION OF SOME HEAVY METALS BY DIFFERENT TISSUES OF ROSES GROWN IN THE MAIN INTERSECTIONS IN ERZURUM CITY, TURKEY

ESRİNGÜ A., KULEKCI E. A., Turan M., ERCİŞLİ S.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.24, sa.9, ss.2787-2791, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2787-2791
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Roses, phytoremediation, plant, heavy metals, LEAD-EXPOSURE, CADMIUM, SOILS
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we assessed the level of some heavy metals such as lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), cadmium (Cd), and zinc (Zn) in both soils and leaf and roots of roses (Rosa gallica) planted at six of the busiest intersections that have heavy vehicle traffics in Erzurum city center. The results showed that the accumulation of heavy metals (Pb, Ni, Cd, and Zn) in the rose leaves were significantly higher than in roots. The distribution of the heavy metals in the soils decreased in the order Pb>Zn>Ni>Cd. This observation indicated that the emissions of heavy metals from the vehicles on traffic-congested intersections might be deposited on the leaves rather than in the roots of roses. Hence, roses may be an important plant for aesthetic use and also for phytoremediation purposes to clean up soils and environment contaminated with heavy metals and the possibility of using the plant in phytomining.