Heavy metal distribution in mine-soils and plants growing in a Pb/Zn-mining area in NW Spain
C Monterroso, F Rodríguez, R Chaves, J Diez… - Applied …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to identify metal-tolerant plants with potential application in
phytoremediation strategies. For this we evaluated the distribution and chemical
fractionation of heavy metals in soils and their accumulation or exclusion by native plant
species growing in an abandoned Pb/Zn mine in NW Spain. Mine-soils (I= 0–20 cm, II= 20–
40 cm) and shoots of the dominant plants were sampled at 39 sampling points in a (100 m×
100 m) regular grid at two sites (mine zone (MZ) and tailing ponds (TP)). Total metal …
phytoremediation strategies. For this we evaluated the distribution and chemical
fractionation of heavy metals in soils and their accumulation or exclusion by native plant
species growing in an abandoned Pb/Zn mine in NW Spain. Mine-soils (I= 0–20 cm, II= 20–
40 cm) and shoots of the dominant plants were sampled at 39 sampling points in a (100 m×
100 m) regular grid at two sites (mine zone (MZ) and tailing ponds (TP)). Total metal …