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Rhizosphere effects of Populus euramericana Dorskamp on the mobility of Zn, Pb and Cd in contaminated technosols

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed at investigating the rhizosphere effects of Populus euramericana Dorskamp on the mobility of Zn, Pb and Cd in contaminated technosols from a former smelting site.

Materials and methods

A rhizobox experiment was conducted with poplars, where the plant stem cuttings were grown in contaminated technosols for 2 months under glasshouse conditions. After plant growth, rhizosphere and bulk soil pore water (SPW) were sampled together. SPW properties such as pH, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and total dissolved concentrations of Zn, Pb and Cd were determined. The concentrations of Zn, Pb and Cd in plant organs were also determined.

Results and discussion

Rhizosphere SPW pH increased for all studied soils by 0.3 to 0.6 units compared to bulk soils. A significant increase was also observed for DOC concentrations regardless of the soil type or total metal concentrations, which might be attributed to the plant root activity. For all studied soils, the rhizosphere SPW metal concentrations decreased significantly after plant growth compared to bulk soils which might be attributed to the increase in pH and effects of root exudates. Zn, Pb and Cd accumulated in plant organs and the higher metal concentrations were found in plant roots compared to plant shoots.

Conclusions

The restricted transfer of the studied metals to the plant shoots confirms the potential role of this species in the immobilization of these metals. Thus, P. euramericana Dorskamp can be used for phytostabilization of technosols.

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Abbreviations

CEC:

Cation exchange capacity

DOC:

Dissolved organic carbon

EC:

Electrical conductivity

MDN:

Mortagne-du-Nord

PTE:

Potentially toxic element

SPW:

Soil pore water

TOC:

Total organic carbon

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to acknowledge the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Baghdad, Iraq) for their financial support and are grateful to Florie Miard (Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures (LBLGG), Orleans, France) for their excellent technical assistance.

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  1. Institut des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans (ISTO), UMR-CNRS 7327 Campus Géosciences, Université d’Orléans, Orléans, France

    Bashar Qasim & Mikael Motelica-Heino

  2. Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

    Bashar Qasim

  3. LBLGC EA 1207, INRA USC1328, Université d’Orléans, Orléans, France

    Sylvain Bourgerie & Domenico Morabito

  4. Laboratoire de Génie-Civil et géoEnvironnement (LGCgE), Université de Lille1, 59655 Villeneuve d’Ascq Cedex, Lille, France

    Arnaud Gauthier

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Qasim, B., Motelica-Heino, M., Bourgerie, S. et al. Rhizosphere effects of Populus euramericana Dorskamp on the mobility of Zn, Pb and Cd in contaminated technosols. J Soils Sediments 16, 811–820 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-015-1270-8

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