Table 1 Comparison of the phytoremediation capabilities for Cu and Pb of various plants used for the phytoremediation of different mining waste sites.
From: Lead and copper removal from sterile dumps by phytoremediation with Robinia pseudoacacia
Plant | Medium of application | Metal concentration (mg kg−1) | Phytoremediation indexes | Refs. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhizosphere | Roots | Shoots | BCF | TF | |||
Solanum viarum | Copper mining tailing | – | 229 (Cu) 33 (Pb) | 366 (Cu) 42 (Pb) | 1 (Cu) 16.4 (Pb) | 1.3 (Cu) 1 (Pb) | |
Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) | Sludge sediment of copper mine | – | 148.78 (Cu) 4.99 (Pb) | 37.96* (Cu) 2.09* (Pb) | 0.359 (Cu) 0.321 (Pb) | 1.571 (Cu) 1.293 (Pb) | |
Pinus elliottii Engelmann | – | 39.53 (Cu) 0.99 (Pb) | 19.87* (Cu) 3.99* (Pb) | 0.070 (Cu) 0.093 (Pb) | 2.086 (Cu) 16.75 (Pb) | ||
Populus tomentosa Carr | – | 86.12 (Cu) 1.88 (Pb) | 20.35* (Cu) 4.25* (Pb) | 0.145 (Cu) 0.143 (Pb) | 0.510 (Cu) 3.608 (Pb) | ||
Helichrysum microphyllum subsp. tyrrhenicum | Mine waste (sterile material) | 5030 (Pb) | 680 (Pb) | 1020 (Pb) | 0.14 (Pb) | 1.50 (Pb) | |
Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) | Sterile material | 27.9 (Cu) 1543.7 (Pb) | 154 (Cu) 904 (Pb) | 189 (Cu) 140.96 (Pb) | 6.3 (Cu) 0.14 (Pb) | 0.99 (Pb) 1.3 (Cu) | This study |
