Department of Environmental Science, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar – 263145, Uttarakhand, India
*Corresponding author: shobikaparmar@gmail.com
Online published on 21 March, 2016.
Soil pollution due to heavy metals derived from anthropogenic activities is one of the major global issues of our times. Detrimental effects of the heavy metals to the environment and human health are well understood now. Direct and multi-elemental quantitative analysis of soil and plant samples in chelant induced phytoaccumulation in Pteris vittata with the application of XRF spectrometry is the main aim of the present study. The chelant treatment of EDTA was effective for enhancing the arsenic (As) absorption in the pot experiments. Bioaccumulation factor for primary macronutrients P and K slightly decreased in roots but it increased considerably in fronds after the treatment. High increase in the bioaccumulation factor and translocation factor was recorded for As. At the end of this work, it can be clearly concluded that Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WD-XRF) spectrometry can be successfully used in phytoremediation studies for getting good results in less time.
The chelant treatment of EDTA was effective for enhancing the arsenic bioabsorption in the pot experiments.
WD-XRF spectrometry can be successfully used in phytoremediation studies for getting good results in less time.
Bioaccumulation, chelating agents, heavy metals, phytoextraction, remediation, WD-XRF
