Phytoremediation Of a Polluted Soil by Purple Plant (Tradescantia pallidaL.) Under Different Organic Amendments

Nashmeel Saeed Khudhur, College of Science, University of Salahaddin, Environmental Science and Health Department,Follow
Samar Sirwan Ali, College of Science, University of Salahaddin, Environmental Science and Health Department,Follow
Sazan Sirwan Yassin, College of Science, University of Salahaddin, Environmental Science and Health Department,Follow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Present investigation was performed to determine the ability of purple plant (Tradescantia pallida L.) for removing heavy metals from a contaminated soil particularly nickel, with the aid of different types of organic amendments. Results of soil heavy metal content after application of different fertilizers were: maximum values (ppm) of V, Cr, Ni, Mn, Cu, Zn, As, Mo, Cd, Pb and Ag were respectively: 275.437, 284.807 (control 1), 265.073, 1071.32, 60.0671 (control 2), 77.8288, 9.5162, 8.5267 (control 1), 5.7943 (control 1), 7.5076 (control 2) and 37.8868 (control 1). Whereas, the minimum values (ppm) of V: 104.644, Cr: 85.7222 (commercial fertilizer), Ni: 164.92, Mn: 711.155 (cow dung), Cu: 15.5141 (cow dung), Zn: 43.3929 (commercial fertilizer), As: 3.7819 (cow dung), Mo: 0.000 (plant residue composite and bird manure), Cd: 0.000 (plant residue composite and bird manure), Pb: 4.1535 (bird manure) and Ag: 2.9181 (plant residue composite). This indicate that the use of organic amendment induce the phytoremediation of polluted soils.

Keywords

Phytoremediation, Pollution, Soil, Tradescantia pallida L., Fertilizer

Recommended Citation

Khudhur, Nashmeel Saeed; Ali, Samar Sirwan; and Yassin, Sazan Sirwan (2021) "Phytoremediation Of a Polluted Soil by Purple Plant (Tradescantia pallidaL.) Under Different Organic Amendments," Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Pure Science: Vol. 26 : No. 4 , Article 28.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.29350/qjps.2021.26.4.1343