The distribution of heavy metals in plants (Castanea sativa, Sambucus nigra, Verbascum thapsus, Popolus spp., Salix spp., Acer pseudoplatanus, Robinia pseudoacacia) growing in soils from active and abandoned mining areas is of scientifc signifcance as it allows to recognize their ability to survive in a hostile environment and provide useful indications for phytoremediation operations. In this work, soils from the former Hg-mining area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Tuscany, Central Italy) were analyzed for total, leached Hg, % of organic and inorganic-related Hg. The dehydrogenase enzyme activity (DHA) was also measured with the aim to evaluate the status of the soil, being characterized by high Hg contents (up to 1068 mg kg−1). Eventually, the concentration of Hg in the different parts of the plants growing on these soils was also determined. Most studied soils were dominated by inorganic Hg (up to 92%) while the DHA concentrations were<151 µg TPF g−1 day−1, suggesting that the presence of Hg is not signifcantly afecting the enzymatic soil activity. This is also supported by the bioaccumulation factor (BF), being predominantly characterized by values<1. Sambucus nigra and Verbascum thapsus had the highest Hg contents (39.42 and 54.54 mg kg−1, respectively). The plant leaves appear to be the main pathways of Hg uptake, as also observed in other mining areas, e.g., Almadèn (Spain), indicating that particulate-Hg and Hg0

Mercury distribution in plants and soils from the former mining area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Tuscany, Central Italy) / Federica Meloni,Alessandro,Farieri,Pablo L. Higueras ,José M. Esbrí,Barbara Nisi ,Jacopo Cabassi,Daniele Rappuoli ,Orlando Vaselli. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH. - ISSN 0269-4042. - ELETTRONICO. - (2023), pp. 0-0.

Mercury distribution in plants and soils from the former mining area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Tuscany, Central Italy)

Federica Meloni
Investigation
;
Barbara Nisi
Conceptualization
;
Jacopo Cabassi
Investigation
;
Orlando Vaselli
Conceptualization
2023

Abstract

The distribution of heavy metals in plants (Castanea sativa, Sambucus nigra, Verbascum thapsus, Popolus spp., Salix spp., Acer pseudoplatanus, Robinia pseudoacacia) growing in soils from active and abandoned mining areas is of scientifc signifcance as it allows to recognize their ability to survive in a hostile environment and provide useful indications for phytoremediation operations. In this work, soils from the former Hg-mining area of Abbadia San Salvatore (Tuscany, Central Italy) were analyzed for total, leached Hg, % of organic and inorganic-related Hg. The dehydrogenase enzyme activity (DHA) was also measured with the aim to evaluate the status of the soil, being characterized by high Hg contents (up to 1068 mg kg−1). Eventually, the concentration of Hg in the different parts of the plants growing on these soils was also determined. Most studied soils were dominated by inorganic Hg (up to 92%) while the DHA concentrations were<151 µg TPF g−1 day−1, suggesting that the presence of Hg is not signifcantly afecting the enzymatic soil activity. This is also supported by the bioaccumulation factor (BF), being predominantly characterized by values<1. Sambucus nigra and Verbascum thapsus had the highest Hg contents (39.42 and 54.54 mg kg−1, respectively). The plant leaves appear to be the main pathways of Hg uptake, as also observed in other mining areas, e.g., Almadèn (Spain), indicating that particulate-Hg and Hg0
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