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EUROSOIL 2016, İstanbul, Turkey, 16 - 21 October 2016, pp.151, (Summary Text)
Seeds of the naturally growing Thlaspi (Noccaea caerulescens), Eriophorum vaginatum and Eriophorum scheuchzeri plants were collected from the Røros Copper Mine sites in Norway. Seeds were germinated in petri dishes and the obtained seedlings were transferred into hydroponic cultures. Plants were grown in the phytotron conditions for 24 weeks and different concentrations of Zn, Cu and Cd were applied for 10 days. Morphological and ecophysiological changes were detected and metal concentrations of plant organs were measured by ICP-OES.
Depending on the different metal treatments, several variations were observed in total chlorophyll contents and in the amount of phenolic substances. High levels of metal accumulation in the roots suggest that the investigated plants might be used to clean-up soil and sediments with phytostabilization processes, prevent erosion and create eco-restoration.
Keywords: Mine sites, heavy metal pollution, metal stress, hyperaccumulation, phytoremediation