Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture (한국환경농학회지)

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Effect of Various Biodegradable Chelating Agents on Growth of Plants under Lead stress

생분해되는 다양한 킬레이트들이 납에 노출된 식물의 성장에 미치는 영향

  • Lee, Sang-Man (School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University)
  • 이상만 (경북대학교 응용생명과학부)
  • Received : 2010.03.09
  • Accepted : 2010.03.19
  • Published : 2010.03.31
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Abstract

Phytoextraction is a method of phytoremediation using plants to remediate metal-contaminated soils. Recently, various chelating agents were used in this method to increase the bioavailability of metals in soils. Even though phytoextraction is an economic and environment-friendly method, this cannot be applied in highly metal-contaminated areas because plants will not normally grow in such conditions. This research focuses on identifying chelating agents which are biodegradable and applicable to highly metal-contaminated areas. Lead (Pb) as a target metal and cysteine (Cys), histidine (His), citrate, malate, oxalate, succinate, and ethylenediamine (EDA) as biodegradable chelating agents were selected. Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) was used as a comparative standard. Plants were grown on agar media containing various chelating agents with Pb to analyze the effect on root growth. Cys strongly increased the inhibitory effect of Pb on root growth of plants, while, His did not affect on it significantly. The inhibitory effect of oxalate is weak, and malate, citrate, and succinate did not show significant effects. Both EDTA and EDA diminished the inhibitory effect of Pb on root growth. The effect of EDA is correlated with decreased Pb uptake into the plants. In conclusion, as biodegradable chelating agents, EDA is a good candidate for highly Pb-contaminated area.

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