Metal Contamination Characteristics of Lepidium sativum in a Phosphate-, Saline-, and Nitrate-Contaminated Media
Articles > Article · 2010
Authors: O. O. Nalcaci, S. Ozgen, B. Ovez
Journal of Environmental Engineering, International, WoS, 2010, vol 136, pp 1260-1266
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)ee.1943-7870.0000264
Summary
In this research we investigated the ability of cress seeds (Lepidium sativum L.) to grow in an aqueous media with metal toxicities. The toxicity of Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn ions were examined in blank, nitrate (N–NO3) –, phosphate (KH2PO4) –, and saline (NaCl)–contaminated media. The acute toxicity of the tested metal ions in the blank media according to their IC50 (50% inhibitory concentration) values increased on the order of Pb<Fe<Co<Zn<Mn<Cr<Cu<Cd