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Phytoremediation of hexavalent chromium by mung bean through bio-accumulation and bio-stabilization in a short duration

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Phytoremediation is an effective approach to remove the challenging pollutant of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] in the environment, however, which requires a relatively long work duration. Herein, we reported the utilization of mung bean (Vigna radiata) as a highly efficient accumulator for Cr(VI). Typically, within a short work duration of only 7 days, 5041 mg · kg−1 of chromium (Cr) could be accumulated in the whole plants of mung bean. Moreover, about 80% of Cr in the mung bean plants are transformed to fractions with low bioavailability. This study demonstrated that mung bean could be a promising candidate for phytoremediation of Cr(VI), not only accumulating but also stabilizing Cr(VI) within very short time.

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Financial support from the National Undergraduate Training Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (C2019104581) and Sichuan University is gratefully acknowledged. We also thank Prof. Hui Li from School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, for his kind assistance on ICP-OES measurement.

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YC, WH, PL, and YZ conceived and designed research. YC, YL, XC, HX, and JW conducted experiments. WR, PL, YX, and YW contributed analytical tools. YC analyzed data. YC wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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Chen, Y., Hu, W., Li, P. et al. Phytoremediation of hexavalent chromium by mung bean through bio-accumulation and bio-stabilization in a short duration. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 18, 3023–3034 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-03001-7

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