Nitrogen removal from eutrophic water by floating-bed-grown water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) with ion implantation.
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) with N(+) ion-beam implantation for removal of nutrient species from eutrophic water. The mutated water spinach was grown on floating beds, and growth chambers were used to examine the growth of three cultivars of water spinach with ion implantation for 14 days in simulated eutrophic water at both high and low nitrogen levels. The specific weight growth rates of three cultivars of water spinach with ion implantation were significantly higher than the control, and their NO(3)-N and NH(4)-N removal efficiencies were also greater than those of the control. Furthermore, compared with the control, the nitrogen contents in the plant biomass with ion implantation were higher as well.
Li
Miao
M
Key Laboratory of Ion Beam Bioengineering, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China. ahlimiao@163.com
Wu
Yue-Jin
YJ
Yu
Zeng-Liang
ZL
Sheng
Guo-Ping
GP
Yu
Han-Qing
HQ
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D005068:Eutrophication; D018527:Hydroponics; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D027741:Ipomoea / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
D007477:Ions; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D014867:Water; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D009584:Nitrogen