Research Article

Estimation of Copper and Cadmium Bioavailability in Contaminated Soil Remediated by Different Plants and Micron Hydroxyapatite

Table 3

Shoot biomass and Cu and Cd accumulation in each plant during phytoextraction.

TreatmentShoot biomass (t·hm−2)Metal accumulation (g·hm−2)
CuCd
201320142015201320142015201320142015

CK
MW10.1 ± 4.91bc8.55 ± 1.52bc5.20 ± 0.560c236 ± 148c285 ± 20.5b224 ± 93.2b10.4 ± 3.96b10.3 ± 4.27b6.50 ± 2.23c
ME15.1 ± 4.17ab12.6 ± 1.38b14.4 ± 4.22b2.74 × 103 ± 437a2.54 × 103 ± 759a2.93 × 103 ± 1.28 × 103a39.2 ± 15.0a32.1 ± 8.59a37.6 ± 8.49b
MS2.25 ± 0.365c2.10 ± 0.210c2.70 ± 0.468c1.03 × 103 ± 266c910 ± 92.8b1.28 × 103 ± 395ab29.8 ± 3.94ab29.5 ± 1.10a38.1 ± 5.15ab
MP22.3 ± 3.36a29.2 ± 6.10a37.7 ± 4.14a1.88 × 103 ± 353b2.98 × 103 ± 949a3.81 × 103 ± 1.40 × 103a29.1 ± 4.46ab39.8 ± 8.97a52.0 ± 3.94a

CK = untreated soil, MW = hydroxyapatite + Setaria lutescens, ME = hydroxyapatite + Elsholtzia splendens, MS = hydroxyapatite + Sedum plumbizincicola, MP = hydroxyapatite + Pennisetum sp. Different lowercase letters indicate significant differences between treatments in the same year (n = 3, ). — indicates no plant growth.