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Comparison of Accumulation of Four Metalloids in Allium Sativum

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In this study, we evaluated the accumulation and metabolism of four metalloids: arsenic (As), selenium (Se), antimony (Sb), and tellurium (Te) in garlic to determine whether garlic can be used for the phytoremediation of those metalloids. Garlic was able to efficiently accumulate As and Se, the two-fourth-period metalloids. However, it was not able to accumulate Sb and Te, the two-fifth-period metalloids, because their bioaccumulation factors were below one. Speciation analyses revealed that four metalloids could be metabolized in garlic, although their metabolites could not be identified yet. Results also suggested that garlic was able to distinguish the metalloids in groups 15 and 16 and the fourth and fifth periods, i.e., As, Se, Sb, and Te. Therefore, garlic is one of the potential plants for the phytoremediation of the fourth-period metalloids.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grants (Nos. 23390032, 24659022, 25870739 and 26293030) and MEXT-Supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities (2013–2017). We also thank Takeda Science Foundation, Japan for financial support.

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    Yasumitsu Ogra, Yumi Awaya & Yasumi Anan

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Ogra, Y., Awaya, Y. & Anan, Y. Comparison of Accumulation of Four Metalloids in Allium Sativum . Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 94, 604–608 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-015-1508-6

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Keywords

  • Garlic
  • Phytoremediation
  • Selenium
  • Arsenic
  • Antimony
  • Tellurium