title: Selection of plants for zinc and lead phytoremediation.
abstract: This article describes a laboratory scale experiment of phytoremediation that has the aim to identify a vegetable species that is able to survive to the high metal concentration of soil taken from Montevecchio, Sardinia, and verify how metal content in soil can influence phytoextraction performances. The experiments allowed finding a plant (Festuca arundinacea) that is able to tolerate Montevecchio soil and to accumulate high quantities of Zinc in the shoots and to evaluate Helichrysum italicum and Mirabilis jalapa performances in zinc and lead phytoextraction.
authors.affiliation: DIGITA, University of Cagliari, Piazza d'Armi, Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cappai
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carucci
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muntoni
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D031751:Festuca / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development*; D036562:Helichrysum / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development; D007854:Lead / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D039282:Mirabilis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015032:Zinc / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D012989:Soil Pollutants; D007854:Lead; D015032:Zinc