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Effects of iron ore tailings on growth and physiological activities of Tagetes patula L.

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Abstract

Purpose

Ornamentals can beautify the environment and resolve heavy metal pollution at the same time. Thus, the present study aimed at studying the growth and physiological response of Tagetes patula on iron ore tailings.

Materials and methods

Pot-culture experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of iron ore tailings both individually as well as in combination with soil (at different proportions) on the growth, pigment production as well as accumulation and translocation of various heavy metals from the tailings.

Results and discussion

The results suggested an increase in growth, chlorophyll content, as well as metal accumulation capacity of T. patula with increasing proportion of tailings in the soil. Furthermore, an increase in antioxidant activities in plants grown on tailings as compared to control was observed which suggests plant efficiency to overcome any stress generated due to excess of heavy metals. The order of accumulation of various heavy metals in the plant parts was observed to be Fe > Cr > Zn > Cu > Pb > Ni > Cd. Both bioaccumulation and translocation values were maximum for Fe and minimum for Ni and Cd, respectively.

Conclusions

The overall study clearly suggests plant ability to grow well on the tailings and survive excess of heavy metals present in the tailings. Thus, the plant qualifies well as a potential tool for phytostabilization of iron ore tailings and probably a source of income generation from wasteland owing to its multiple commercial values.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are thankful to Prof. B.K Mishra, Director, Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar, for providing necessary facilities to carry out the work. Many thanks go to the scientists and staff of Mineral Processing Technology Department for helping with the sample collection and analysis. Sincere thanks to Dr. Raj Singhal and Prof. Anil K. Mehrotra, Director of the Centre for Environmental Engineering Research & Education (CEERE), for their timely help and guidance.

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    Nilima Chaturvedi, Md. Jamir Ahmed & Nabin Kumar Dhal

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Chaturvedi, N., Ahmed, M.J. & Dhal, N.K. Effects of iron ore tailings on growth and physiological activities of Tagetes patula L.. J Soils Sediments 14, 721–730 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-013-0777-0

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