Phytoremediation Properties of Sweet Potato for Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals in South Kazakhstan

Phytoremediation Properties of Sweet Potato for Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals in South Kazakhstan

Industrial waste in the form of abandoned mine tailings from a former lead plant in South Kazakhstan amounts to about 2 million tons, and this has led to environmental pollution with heavy metals (HMs) in Shymkent city. The concentrations of Pb, Zn, and Cd in the mine tailings were 1354.50, 262.90,...

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Main Authors: Maxat Toishimanov, Zhanar Abilda, Dias Daurov, Ainash Daurova, Kuanysh Zhapar, Zagipa Sapakhova, Rakhim Kanat, Zukhra Stamgaliyeva, Kabyl Zhambakin, Malika Shamekova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
sweet potato (<i>Ipomoea batatas</i> L.)
phytoremediation
soil
heavy metals
pollution
mine tailings
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/17/9589

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