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Biogeochemical characteristics of Rosa canina grown in hydrothermally contaminated soils of the Gümüşhane Province, Northeast Turkey

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment volume 187, Article number: 486 (2015) Cite this article

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Kırkpavli alteration area (Gümüşhane, Northeast Turkey) is contaminated by heavy metals such as Cd, Pb, As, Cu and Zn. The quantity of accumulation of heavy metal trace elements and macroelements in 32 leaves of Rosa canina of the Kırkpavli alteration area has been studied within the scope of geochemical studies. Element contents of samples were assessed using various parameters including descriptive statistics, factor analysis, correlation coefficients and bioaccumulation factor. Concentrations were detected in the acceptable range for Mo, Cu, Pb, Ni, As, Cd, Sb, P, Ti, Na, Se and Sn. Concentrations of Co, Mn, Ba and Hg were detected close to the acceptable values, whereas Zn, Fe, Sr, V, Ca, Cr, Mg, B, Al, K, W, Sc, Cs and Rb concentrations were detected above the acceptable values. Principal component analysis was used to identify the elements that have a close relationship with each other and/or similar origins. It has been concluded that Zn, Cu, As and Mo content of the plant were related to hydrothermal alteration process and they behaved together, whereas Mn and Fe were especially products of weathering conditions, also behaved together. In terms of macroelements, Ca, Mg and Na had similar behaviour, while P and K had the same correlation.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported in part by TUBITAK under Grand No. 2209B. The author thanks graduate students Murat Erdoğan and Aytekin Yağlı for their help with sample collection and laboratory works. The author also thanks Dr. G. Bruce Wiersma (editor-in-chief) and Dr. Jose Alexander Elvir (associate editor) for their editorial handling of the manuscript and the anonymous referees for their detailed and constructive reviews.

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Vural, A. Biogeochemical characteristics of Rosa canina grown in hydrothermally contaminated soils of the Gümüşhane Province, Northeast Turkey. Environ Monit Assess 187, 486 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4708-y

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Keywords

  • Rosa canina
  • Principal component analysis (PCA)
  • Spearman correlation (SC)
  • Bioaccumulation factor (BAF)
  • Kırkpavli alteration area
  • Gümüşhane