Arsenic Toxicity on Ludwigia octovalvis in Spiked Sand

  • Harmin Sulistiyaning Titah
  • Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah
  • Idris Mushrifah
  • Nurina Anuar
  • Hassan Basri
  • Muhammad Mukhlisin
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Abstract

Wilting, especially of the leaves, was observed as an initial symptom of arsenate [As(V)] to Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P. H. Raven. The plants tolerated As(V) levels of 39 mg kg−1 for as long as 35 days of exposure. After 91 days, the maximum concentration of As uptake in the plant occurred at As(V) concentration of 65 mg kg−1 while As concentration in the stems, roots and leaves were 6139.9 ± 829.5, 1284.5 ± 242.9 and 1126.1 ± 117.2 mg kg−1, respectively. In conclusion, As(V) could cause toxic effects in L. octovalvis and the plants could uptake and accumulate As in plant tissues.

Keywords

Arsenic Phytotoxicity Uptake Accumulation 
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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank Tasik Chini Research, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia of UKM-KK-03-FRGS 0119-2010 for funding this research, and the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia for providing the scholarship for the first author.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Harmin Sulistiyaning Titah
    • 1
    • 2
    • 4
  • Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah
    • 1
  • Idris Mushrifah
    • 3
  • Nurina Anuar
    • 1
  • Hassan Basri
    • 2
  • Muhammad Mukhlisin
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built EnvironmentUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaBangiMalaysia
  2. 2.Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built EnvironmentUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaBangiMalaysia
  3. 3.Faculty of Science and Technology, Tasik Chini Research CentreUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaBangiMalaysia
  4. 4.Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and PlanningInstitut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS)Keputih, Sukolilo, SurabayaIndonesia

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