Heavy metal accumulation and distribution in narrow-leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia) and common reed (Phragmites australis)

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Aksoy A., Duman F., SEZEN G.

JOURNAL OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY, vol.20, no.4, pp.783-785, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 20 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/02705060.2005.9664806
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.783-785
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The concentrations of Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd were measured in Phragmites australis, Typha angustifolia, and sediment from 11 sites in Karasu Stream, Kayseri, Turkey. Both plants were root accumulators of Zn, Cu, and Cd, having higher concentrations of these elements in their roots than were present in the surrounding sediment. Pb was also accumulated but not against a concentration gradient.