title: The phytoremediation ability of a polyculture constructed wetland to treat boron from mine effluent.
abstract: This study focuses on describing the ability of a small-scale, subsurface-flow-polyculture-constructed wetland (PCW) to treat boron (B) mine effluent from the world's largest borax mine (Kırka, Turkey) under field conditions. This application is among the first effluent treatment methods of this type in both Turkey and the world. This study represents an important resource on how subsurface-flow-constructed wetlands could be used to treat B mine effluents in the field conditions. To this end, an experimental wetland was vegetated with common reed (Phragmites australis) and cattails (Typha latifolia), and mine effluent was moved through the wetland. The results of the present study show that B concentrations of the mine effluent decreased from 187 to 123 mg l(-1) (32% removal rate) on average. The T. latifolia individuals absorbed a total of 250 mg kg(-1) whereas P. australis in the PCW absorbed a total of 38 mg kg(-1) B during the research period.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur Can
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Türker
authors.forename: Harun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Böcük
authors.forename: Anıl
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yakar
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001895:Boron / Q000378:metabolism*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D008906:Mining; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000378:metabolism; D006109:Poaceae / Q000378:metabolism*; D032401:Typhaceae / Q000378:metabolism*; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D001895:Boron; D007220:Industrial Waste; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical