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Heavy metals (Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, Ni, Co, Pb, and Cd) were analyzed in 61 samples of plant species of the family Cruciferae and 23 samples of North Caucasian soils developed on ultramafic, mafic, and felsic bedrocks. The study revealed the dependence between the chemical composition of plants, geochemical environments, and the taxonomic position of species. We identified two species, Arabis sagittata, an accumulator of Zn, Cu, Ni, and Alyssum murale, a hyperaccumulator of Ni, which can be effective in phytoremediation of heavy-metal contaminated soils.
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Original Russian Text © N.V. Alekseeva-Popova, I.V. Drozdova, I.B. Kalimova, 2015, published in Geokhimiya, 2015, No. 5, pp. 466–474.
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Alekseeva-Popova, N.V., Drozdova, I.V. & Kalimova, I.B. Accumulation of heavy metals by North Caucasian plant species of the Cruciferae family in regards to phytoremediation. Geochem. Int. 53, 456–463 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016702915030027
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