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Potential of Ranunculus acris L. for biomonitoring trace element contamination of riverbank soils: photosystem II activity and phenotypic responses for two soil series

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Foliar ionome, photosystem II activity, and leaf growth parameters of Ranunculus acris L., a potential biomonitor of trace element (TE) contamination and phytoavailability, were assessed using two riverbank soil series. R. acris was cultivated on two potted soil series obtained by mixing a TE (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn)-contaminated technosol with either an uncontaminated sandy riverbank soil (A) or a silty clay one slightly contaminated by TE (B). Trace elements concentrations in the soil-pore water and the leaves, leaf dry weight (DW) yield, total leaf area (TLA), specific leaf area (SLA), and photosystem II activity were measured for both soil series after a 50-day growth period. As soil contamination increased, changes in soluble TE concentrations depended on soil texture. Increase in total soil TE did not affect the leaf DW yield, the TLA, the SLA, and the photosystem II activity of R. acris over the 50-day exposure. The foliar ionome did not reflect the total and soluble TE concentrations in both soil series. Foliar ionome of R. acris was only effective to biomonitor total and soluble soil Na concentrations in both soil series and total and soluble soil Mo concentrations in the soil series B.

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Abbreviations

b-CA:

b-Carbonic anhydrase

CEC:

Cationic exchange capacity

DGT:

Diffusive gradients in thin-film

DOC:

Dissolved organic carbon

DW:

Dry weight

EC:

Electric conductivity

EEA:

European Environmental Agency

EXAFS:

Extended x-ray absorption fine structure

F 0 :

Minimal fluorescence level in the dark adapted state

F m :

Maximum fluorescence

F v :

F m  − F 0

GACGC:

German Advisory Council on Global Change

ISO:

International Organization of Standardization

Kd:

Partition coefficient

NRAMP:

Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein

OM:

Organic matter

PCA:

Principal component analysis

PSII:

Photosystem II

SLA:

Specific leaf area

TE:

Trace element

TLA:

Total leaf area

VDLUFA:

Association of German Agricultural Analytic and Research Institutes

WHC:

Water holding capacity

XANES:

X-ray absorption near edge structure

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This work was financially supported by (1) AXA foundation (Ph.D. grant of L. Marchand); (2) the Aquitaine Region Council (Phytorem project n°20091205013), Bordeaux, France; (3) ADEME, Department of Urban Landfills and Polluted Sites, Angers, France; (4) Euskampus Fundazioa (contract of C. Quintela-Sabarís); and (5) the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7-KBBE-266124, GREENLAND). This study was carried out in the framework of the Cluster of Excellence COTE. The authors greatly thank Dr. M. Urli, UMR BIOGECO INRA 1202, for her advices in measuring photosynthetic parameters.

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  1. UMR 1202 BIOGECO, University of Bordeaux, Bât. B2, Allée Geoffroy St-Hilaire, CS 50023, FR 33615, Pessac Cedex, France

    Lilian Marchand, Pierre Lamy, Celestino Quintela-Sabaris & Michel Mench

  2. UMR 1202 BIOGECO, INRA, 69 route d’Arcachon, FR 33612, Cestas Cedex, France

    Lilian Marchand, Pierre Lamy & Michel Mench

  3. INERIS, Technologies and Sustainable and Clean Processes, Parc Technologique Alata, BP2, 60550, Verneuil en Halatte, France

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Gradual increase in total trace element (TE) concentrations in a sandy and a silty clay soil series was generally not mirrored by changes in TE concentrations of the soil-pore water and leaves of Ranunculus acris.

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Marchand, L., Lamy, P., Bert, V. et al. Potential of Ranunculus acris L. for biomonitoring trace element contamination of riverbank soils: photosystem II activity and phenotypic responses for two soil series. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 3104–3119 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4646-9

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