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Phytoremediation Potential of Selected Mangrove Plants for Trace Metal Contamination in Indian Sundarban Wetland

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Uptake, accumulation and distribution pattern of trace metals in mangrove plants organs along with rhizosediment were studied in Indian Sundarban Mangrove Wetland. The mean concentration of metals in rhizosediments was as follows (expressed in mg kg−1) 36.03 ± 24.88 for Cu, 11,097.10 ± 12,880.67 for Fe, 709.04 ± 274.25 for Mn, 14.10 ± 10.88 for Pb, 76.63 ± 77.20 for Cr and 40.42 ± 5.74 for Zn. In the context of geochemical characteristics of the sediment, values of geoaccumulation index (I geo) and pollution load index (PLI) suggest no metal pollution, but enrichment factor (EF) ensures their anthropogenic sources. Concentrations of Cr and Cu were higher than sediment quality guidelines at some sampling sites, implying potential adverse impacts of these metals. In mangrove organs, the concentration of metals showed the following descending order (expressed in mg kg−1): Mn (2298.77) > Fe (1796.47) > Cr (61.30) > Cu (36.51) > Zn (33.13) > Pb (2.55). Sonneratia apetala displays a high bioconcentration factor for Fe (10.7) and Mn (5.99) as well as high translocation factor for Mn (31.99), Pb (18.01) and Zn (9.95) and therefore may be employed as a biological indicator to protect this productive environment as the species showed its potential in accumulating metals in its tissues. Pearson’s correlation coefficient indicated that a significant positive correlation existed amongst the metals. One-way ANOVA shows that there are significant differences between metal concentrations of mangrove organs in monitored sites.

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Acknowledgments

This study was financially supported by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India for the research project titled “Metal uptake, transport and release by mangrove plants in Sundarban Wetland, India: Implications for phytoremediation and restoration” bearing Sanction number 38 (1296)/11/EMR-II. Ranju Chowdhury, the first author of the paper, expresses thanks to CSIR for extending her senior research fellowship.

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  1. Department of Marine Science, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunge Circular Road, Calcutta, 700019, West Bengal, India

    Ranju Chowdhury & Santosh Kumar Sarkar

  2. Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov, 410015, Russia

    Yelena Lyubun

  3. School of life sciences and Environment, University of Traś- os- Montes e alto douro, UTAD, Quinta de Pardos, Vila Real, 5000-801, Portugal

    Paulo J. C. Favas

  4. MARE—Marine and Environmental sciences Centre, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3004-517, Portugal

    Paulo J. C. Favas

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Chowdhury, R., Lyubun, Y., Favas, P.J.C., Sarkar, S.K. (2016). Phytoremediation Potential of Selected Mangrove Plants for Trace Metal Contamination in Indian Sundarban Wetland. In: Ansari, A., Gill, S., Gill, R., Lanza, G., Newman, L. (eds) Phytoremediation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41811-7_15

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