title: Plant algae method for arsenic removal from arsenic contaminated groundwater.
abstract: Field studies were carried out in Urumqi River Basin in Northwest China. The study focused on experimentation on a plant algae method that was tested by taking various water chemistries into consideration. The results from a greenhouse experiment evaluated for four doses of P (0, 100, 200, and 300 μmol/L) using two ferns (30 and 60 day old) on 15 L of contaminated groundwater per plant revealed that the biomass of 30-day old ferns gained was higher than 60-day fern. As solution-P increased from 0 to 450 μmol/L, Phosphorus concentration in the fronds increased from 1.9 to 3.9 mg/kg and 1.95 to 4.0 mg/kg for 30-d and 60-d ferns respectively. This study showed that the plant algae method may be a good solution to maximize arsenic uptake in the short term under normal climatic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. mupenzi2ms@ms.xjb.ac.cn
authors.forename: Mupenzi Jean
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de la Paix
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lanhai
authors.forename: Habumugisha Jean
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: de Dieu
authors.forename: Maina Nyongesah
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: John
mesh_terms: D001151:Arsenic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D060587:Groundwater / Q000737:chemistry*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D032495:Pteris / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D012996:Solutions; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D010758:Phosphorus; D001151:Arsenic