Nickel phytoremediation potential of some plant species of the Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nickel is a known hepatotoxic, haemotoxic, pulmonary toxic, nephrotoxic, reproductive toxic, carcinogenic, phytotoxic and neurotoxic agent. The adverse ecological impacts from unnecessary heavy metals include contamination of water and soil which pose serious threats to human health. This study was...
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| author | Sajad Muhammad A. Khan Muhammad S. Bahadur Saraj Shuaib Muhammad Naeem Abdul Zaman Wajid Ali Hazrat |
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| description | Nickel is a known hepatotoxic, haemotoxic, pulmonary toxic, nephrotoxic, reproductive toxic, carcinogenic, phytotoxic and neurotoxic agent. The adverse ecological impacts from unnecessary heavy metals include contamination of water and soil which pose serious threats to human health. This study was conducted to screen plants for the phytoremediation of nickel from sixty-one sites of the Lower Dir. Nickel-metal was analyzed in the soil, roots and shoots of plants. The total concentration of nickel in soil, roots and shoots was found to be in the range of 1.03-18.98, 12.63-540.73 and 12.00-295.86 mg kg–1 dry weight basis (DW) respectively. The highest nickel contents were present in the roots of Xanthium strumarium (540.73) and shoots of Bryophyllum daigremontianum (295.86). None of the plant species were identified as hyper accumulators for nickel but based on BCF, TF and BAC values most of the species showed feasibility for its phytoextraction and phytostabilization. Xanthium strumarium, Filago hurdwarica, Ranunculus arvensis, Medicago lupulina, Cannabis sativa, Geranium rotundifolium and Cerastium glomeratum are suggested for the phytostabilization of nickel whereas Bryophyllum daigremontianum, Rosularia adenotricha, Iris germanica, Asplenium dalhousiae and Isatis tinctoria for the phytoextraction of soil contaminated with nickel. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d051098c180e41dda82f44da198de26c2024-02-03T11:09:33ZengMDPI AGLimnological Review2300-75752020-03-01201132210.2478/limre-2020-0002limre-2020-0002Nickel phytoremediation potential of some plant species of the Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanSajad Muhammad A.0Khan Muhammad S.1Bahadur Saraj2Shuaib Muhammad3Naeem Abdul4Zaman Wajid5Ali Hazrat6Department of Botany, Islamia College University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Islamia College University Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanInstitute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou, ChinaSchool of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, ChinaNational Center of Excellence in Physical Chemistry, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, PakistanState Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100093, ChinaDepartment of Zoology, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanNickel is a known hepatotoxic, haemotoxic, pulmonary toxic, nephrotoxic, reproductive toxic, carcinogenic, phytotoxic and neurotoxic agent. The adverse ecological impacts from unnecessary heavy metals include contamination of water and soil which pose serious threats to human health. This study was conducted to screen plants for the phytoremediation of nickel from sixty-one sites of the Lower Dir. Nickel-metal was analyzed in the soil, roots and shoots of plants. The total concentration of nickel in soil, roots and shoots was found to be in the range of 1.03-18.98, 12.63-540.73 and 12.00-295.86 mg kg–1 dry weight basis (DW) respectively. The highest nickel contents were present in the roots of Xanthium strumarium (540.73) and shoots of Bryophyllum daigremontianum (295.86). None of the plant species were identified as hyper accumulators for nickel but based on BCF, TF and BAC values most of the species showed feasibility for its phytoextraction and phytostabilization. Xanthium strumarium, Filago hurdwarica, Ranunculus arvensis, Medicago lupulina, Cannabis sativa, Geranium rotundifolium and Cerastium glomeratum are suggested for the phytostabilization of nickel whereas Bryophyllum daigremontianum, Rosularia adenotricha, Iris germanica, Asplenium dalhousiae and Isatis tinctoria for the phytoextraction of soil contaminated with nickel.https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2020-0002phytoremediationphytoextractionphytostabilizationnickel-metal |
| spellingShingle | Sajad Muhammad A. Khan Muhammad S. Bahadur Saraj Shuaib Muhammad Naeem Abdul Zaman Wajid Ali Hazrat Nickel phytoremediation potential of some plant species of the Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Limnological Review phytoremediation phytoextraction phytostabilization nickel-metal |
| title | Nickel phytoremediation potential of some plant species of the Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_full | Nickel phytoremediation potential of some plant species of the Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Nickel phytoremediation potential of some plant species of the Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nickel phytoremediation potential of some plant species of the Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_short | Nickel phytoremediation potential of some plant species of the Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| title_sort | nickel phytoremediation potential of some plant species of the lower dir khyber pakhtunkhwa pakistan |
| topic | phytoremediation phytoextraction phytostabilization nickel-metal |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2020-0002 |
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