Title |
Adsorption, Bioaccumulation and Kinetics Parameters of the Phytoremediation of Cobalt from Wastewater Using Elodea canadensis
|
---|---|
Published in |
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, March 2018
|
DOI | 10.1007/s00128-018-2327-3 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Giannin Mosoarca, Cosmin Vancea, Simona Popa, Sorina Boran |
Abstract |
Present paper investigates the phytoremediation of cobalt from wastewaters using Elodea canadensis. Bioaccumulation tests were conducted at various concentrations of cobalt ranging from 1 to 15 mg/L. Final concentrations of cobalt in wastewaters, after phytoremediation, were less than 1 mg/L. E. canadensis' hyperaccumulator character with regard to cobalt is emphasised by the amount of cobalt retained: 0.39% ± 0.02% of dry mass at an initial concentration in wastewater of 15 mg/L. After 14 days of exposure to contaminant, the biomass as well as the relative growth rate has increased with the amount of cobalt in wastewaters, the plant manifesting an excellent tolerance to cobalt exposure. Adsorption of cobalt ions by E. canadensis can be well described by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm and the pseudo-second-order model equation. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 43 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 7 | 16% |
Student > Bachelor | 7 | 16% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 12% |
Unspecified | 3 | 7% |
Professor | 3 | 7% |
Other | 8 | 19% |
Unknown | 10 | 23% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Environmental Science | 9 | 21% |
Chemical Engineering | 4 | 9% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 9% |
Unspecified | 3 | 7% |
Engineering | 3 | 7% |
Other | 7 | 16% |
Unknown | 13 | 30% |