Review Article
Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soils: A Review of Sources, Chemistry, Risks and Best Available Strategies for Remediation
Table 6
Some metal hyperaccumulating plants [
21].
| Plant | Metal | Concentration (mg kg−1) |
| Dicotyledons | | | Cystus ladanifer | Cd | 309 | Co | 2 667 | Cr | 2 667 | Ni | 4 164 | Zn | 7 695 |
| Thlaspi caerulescens | Cd | 10 000–15 000 | Zn | 10 000–15 000 |
| Arabidopsis halleri | Cd | 5 900–31 000 |
| Alyssum sp. | Ni | 4 200–24 400 |
| Brassica junica | Pb | 10 000–15 000 | Zn | 2 600 |
| Betula | Zn | 528 |
| Grasses | | | Vetiveria zizaniodes | Zn | 0.03 | Paspalum notatum | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Pennisetum glaucum |
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