Comparison of the Impact of Different Types of nZVI on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i>
Increasing environmental pollution causes the search for new methods of purification. Currently, the remediation potential of nanoparticles is increasingly being studied. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of data on the impact of these compounds on living organisms, including plants. This study w...
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| author | Lidia Mielcarz-Skalska Beata Smolińska Małgorzata Szynkowska-Jóźwik |
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| description | Increasing environmental pollution causes the search for new methods of purification. Currently, the remediation potential of nanoparticles is increasingly being studied. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of data on the impact of these compounds on living organisms, including plants. This study was designed to test the effects of nanoFER 25 and nanoFER 25S iron on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> Breakw. After cultivation of plants in a soil contaminated with nanoparticles, the biometric parameters, content of polyphenols, flavonoids, chlorophyll changes, carotenoids, anthocyanins, superoxide dismutase, catalase and pyrogallol peroxidase were studied. The conducted experiment showed that nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) is slightly taken from the soil to the plants. The iron passes to the root but there is no further transport up the plant. The content of polyphenols and flavonoids in aboveground parts of plants decreases with a simultaneous increase in roots compared to the control sample. The chlorophyll content in the leaves is strongly related to the concentration of the contaminant. Similarly, the enzyme activity of the antioxidant system in the whole plant is strongly related to the concentration of the pollutant. The amount of vegetable pigments in the leaves increases for low concentrations of contamination and then decreases at higher levels of contamination. The study has shown that both types of nanoFER are not indifferent to the plants’ growth. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c0f05dc949d46309cd6a4507e2e57d02023-12-03T12:24:01ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-03-0111346710.3390/agronomy11030467Comparison of the Impact of Different Types of nZVI on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i>Lidia Mielcarz-Skalska0Beata Smolińska1Małgorzata Szynkowska-Jóźwik2Institute of Natural Products and Cosmetics, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924 Lodz, PolandInstitute of Natural Products and Cosmetics, Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Science, Lodz University of Technology, Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924 Lodz, PolandSurface and Track Analysis Laboratory, Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, PolandIncreasing environmental pollution causes the search for new methods of purification. Currently, the remediation potential of nanoparticles is increasingly being studied. Unfortunately, there is still a lack of data on the impact of these compounds on living organisms, including plants. This study was designed to test the effects of nanoFER 25 and nanoFER 25S iron on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> Breakw. After cultivation of plants in a soil contaminated with nanoparticles, the biometric parameters, content of polyphenols, flavonoids, chlorophyll changes, carotenoids, anthocyanins, superoxide dismutase, catalase and pyrogallol peroxidase were studied. The conducted experiment showed that nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) is slightly taken from the soil to the plants. The iron passes to the root but there is no further transport up the plant. The content of polyphenols and flavonoids in aboveground parts of plants decreases with a simultaneous increase in roots compared to the control sample. The chlorophyll content in the leaves is strongly related to the concentration of the contaminant. Similarly, the enzyme activity of the antioxidant system in the whole plant is strongly related to the concentration of the pollutant. The amount of vegetable pigments in the leaves increases for low concentrations of contamination and then decreases at higher levels of contamination. The study has shown that both types of nanoFER are not indifferent to the plants’ growth.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/3/467<i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i>nZVInano zero valent ironphytotoxicity |
| spellingShingle | Lidia Mielcarz-Skalska Beata Smolińska Małgorzata Szynkowska-Jóźwik Comparison of the Impact of Different Types of nZVI on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> Agronomy <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> nZVI nano zero valent iron phytotoxicity |
| title | Comparison of the Impact of Different Types of nZVI on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> |
| title_full | Comparison of the Impact of Different Types of nZVI on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of the Impact of Different Types of nZVI on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of the Impact of Different Types of nZVI on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> |
| title_short | Comparison of the Impact of Different Types of nZVI on <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> |
| title_sort | comparison of the impact of different types of nzvi on i lolium westerwoldicum i |
| topic | <i>Lolium westerwoldicum</i> nZVI nano zero valent iron phytotoxicity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/3/467 |
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