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Bioaccumulation pattern of lanthanides in pteridophytes and magnoliophytes species from Atlantic Forest

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The availability of chemical elements for plants is mainly dependent on the nature of the soil and characteristics of each species. The transfer factors of lanthanides from the soil to the tree leaves of the Atlantic Forest, Brazil, were calculated for one fern species (Alsophila sternbergii—Pteridophyta division) and four magnoliophytes species (Bathysa australis, Euterpe edulis, Garcinia gardneriana and Guapira opposita—Magnoliophyta division) obtained in two areas of Serra do Mar State Park and collected in two different seasons. Samples were analyzed by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA). The soil-to-plant transfer factor (TF = Cplant:Csoil) in magnoliophytes species was correlated to the mass fraction of lanthanides in the soil, described by a exponential model (TF = a.C −bsoil ). Despite the tree fern Alsophila sternbergii presented a hyperaccumulation of lanthanides, this species did not have a significant relationship between TF and mass fraction in soil. Results indicated that plants of Magnoliophyta division selected the input of lanthanides from the soil, while the same was not observed in Alsophila sternbergii.

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The authors are very thankful to the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and Coordination of Development of Higher-Level Staff (CAPES) for the financial support, and to IPEN/CNEN for the irradiation of samples in the nuclear research reactor IEA-R1.

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  1. Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo, 96, Piracicaba, SP, 13400-970, Brazil

    André Luis Lima de Araújo, Elisabete A. De Nadai Fernandes & Márcio Arruda Bacchi

  2. Centro Regional de Ciências Nucleares do Nordeste, Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Avenida Prof. Luiz Freire 200, Recife, PE, 51740-540, Brazil

    Elvis Joacir De França

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de Araújo, A.L.L., De Nadai Fernandes, E.A., Bacchi, M.A. et al. Bioaccumulation pattern of lanthanides in pteridophytes and magnoliophytes species from Atlantic Forest. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 291, 187–192 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-011-1283-8

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