Effect of pH and temperature on the uptake of cadmium by Lemna minor L

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01689457· OSTI ID:7206313

Chawla, G; Singh, J; Viswanathan, P N ^[1]

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1. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow (India)

Many aquatic macrophytes have the capacity to take up toxic heavy metals from polluted water and accumulate them. Cut leaves and intact plants have been suggested for clearing polluted water bodies of heavy metals. However, uptake of metal ion from water is dependent on concentration, pH, temperature, presence of other substances and functional and morphological status of the biotic species. In an attempt to understand any correlation between metal bioconcentration, pH and temperature, the optimal conditions for the removal of cadmium ions by duckweed, Lemna minor (L.) were studied.

• OSTI ID: 7206313
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Vol. 47:1; ISSN 0007-4861
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
UPTAKE
MEMBRANE TRANSPORT
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
PH VALUE
PLANTS
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