Table 6 Translocation factors (TF) in Coronilla juncea individuals i.e. ratios of PTE aerial part concentration vs. PTE root concentration in the topsoil (0 to 10 cm depth) for As, Cu, Pb, Sb and Zn.

From: Coronilla juncea, a native candidate for phytostabilization of potentially toxic elements and restoration of Mediterranean soils

  

Sites

S

E1

E2

TF As (%)

Min

 

5.83

1.61

Mean ± SD

 < LOD

67.00 ± 123.45

9.49 ± 9.82

Max

 

287.75

25.60

TF Cu (%)

Min

0.00

35.58

39.65

Mean ± SD

20.46 ± 68.12

65.59 ± 29.49

61.73 ± 19.71

Max

152.32

98.81

86.76

TF Pb (%)

Min

0.00

11.06

3.58

Mean ± SD

55.75 ± 57.03

56.62 ± 91.14

12.33 ± 10.34

Max

127.06

219.55

28.95

TF Sb (%)

Min

 

14.80

4.01

Mean ± SD

 < LOD

48.19 ± 52.62

13.32 ± 8.66

Max

 

141.31

26.84

TF Zn (%)

Min

0.00

42.77

22.80

Mean ± SD

402.92 ± 321.34

186.65 ± 198.34

75.76 ± 64.56

Max

685.81

506.08

186.05

  1. Min: minimum; Max: maximum; Means (n = 5); SD: standard deviation. Sites: S = reference site at Sormiou. E1 = Escalette 1 and E2 = Escalette 2.
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