Arsenic Uptake and Translocation by Plants in Pot and Field Experiments

• Published in: International Journal of Phytoremediation
• Main Authors: CIURLI, ADRIANA, L. Lenzi, ALPI, AMEDEO, PARDOSSI, ALBERTO
• Other Authors: Ciurli, Adriana, L., Lenzi, Alpi, Amedeo, Pardossi, Alberto
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Arsenic; phytoextraction; Pteris vittata; Populus deltoide; Populus x canadensi; roasted arsenopyite; Orion; dvina
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11568/430467; https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2013.856850

A work undertaken by pot and field experiments to assess the suitability of poplars and ferns for the in-situ, phytoextraction, of a dumping site with residues from the roasting process of arseno-pyrite is reported. The main characteristic of this site is the high content of both the As metalloid an...