Water hyacinth as indicator of heavy metal pollution the tropics

doi:10.1007/BF01702064

Title: Water hyacinth as indicator of heavy metal pollution the tropics

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The water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a common aquatic plant in many tropical countries. Its ability absorb nutrients and other elements from the water has made it possible to use it for water purification purposes. Eichhornia, especially stems and leaves, have been successfully used as indicators of heavy metal pollution in tropical countries. The uptake of heavy metals in this plant is stronger in the roots than in the floating shoots. Metallothionein-like compounds have been found from roots of this species after cadmium exposure. The purpose of this investigation was to study the possibilities of using roots of water hyacinth as a biological indicator of metal pollution in tropical aquatic ecosystems.

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Gonzalez, H.; Otero, M. ^[1]; Lodenius, M. ^[2]

(Institute of Transport Investigations, Havana (Cuba))
(Univ. of Helsinki (Finland))

Publication Date:: 1989-12-01

OSTI Identifier:: 6788971

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 6788971

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 43:6; Journal ID: ISSN 0007-4861

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; METALS; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; WATER HYACINTHS; QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; ROOTS; ZINC COMPOUNDS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEMS; ELEMENTS; LILIOPSIDA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PLANTS; POLLUTION; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS 560300* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology

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                    Gonzalez, H., Otero, M., and Lodenius, M. Water hyacinth as indicator of heavy metal pollution the tropics.  United States: N. p., 1989. 
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                    Gonzalez, H., Otero, M., & Lodenius, M. Water hyacinth as indicator of heavy metal pollution the tropics.  United States.  doi:10.1007/BF01702064.

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@article{osti_6788971,

  title        = {Water hyacinth as indicator of heavy metal pollution the tropics},

  author       = {Gonzalez, H. and Otero, M. and Lodenius, M.},

  abstractNote = {The water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a common aquatic plant in many tropical countries. Its ability absorb nutrients and other elements from the water has made it possible to use it for water purification purposes. Eichhornia, especially stems and leaves, have been successfully used as indicators of heavy metal pollution in tropical countries. The uptake of heavy metals in this plant is stronger in the roots than in the floating shoots. Metallothionein-like compounds have been found from roots of this species after cadmium exposure. The purpose of this investigation was to study the possibilities of using roots of water hyacinth as a biological indicator of metal pollution in tropical aquatic ecosystems.},

  doi          = {10.1007/BF01702064},

  journal      = {Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA)},

  issn         = {0007-4861},

  number       = ,

  volume       = 43:6,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {1989},

  month        = {12}

}

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