Arsenic accumulation by aquatic macrophyte coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum L.) exposed to arsenite,and the effect of iron on the uptake of arsenite and arsenate |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Environmental Geochemistry, IRNASA (CSIC), C/ Cordel de Merinas 40-52, 37008 Salamanca, Spain;2. Department of Geology, Salamanca University, Plza. de los Caídos s/n, 37008 Salamanca, Spain;3. Department of Botany, Salamanca University, Avda. Ldo. Méndez Nieto s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain;4. Department of Edaphology, Salamanca University, Avda. Filiberto Villalobos 117, 37007 Salamanca, Spain;5. Saloro SLU, Avda. Italia 8, 37006 Salamanca, Spain;1. State Key Lab of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu 210023, China;2. Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States;3. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama;1. Research Center for Soil Contamination and Environment Remediation, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, 650224, China;2. State Key Lab of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210023, PR China;3. Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, United States;4. Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, United States |
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| Abstract: | In this study, the aquatic macrophyte Ceratophyllum demersum L. (coontail or hornwort) was tested for its efficiency of arsenic (As) uptake under laboratory conditions. Our results revealed that the solution pH had a significant effect on As accumulation by C. demersum (p < 0.001). The accumulation was highest at pH 5 and decreased as pH values increased. Plants that were exposed to various concentrations of arsenite (As(III)) for 24 and 48 h, exhibited tolerance and toxic responses, respectively. As accumulation by C. demersum depended on the concentrations of As(III) and the duration of exposure (p < 0.001). At 40 μM after 24 h, plants accumulated 227.5 μg As g−1 dw and showed no visible symptoms of toxicity. However, after 48 h, As level reached 302.4 μg g−1 dw and biomass production decreased significantly. Toxic effects were evident by plant necrosis and negative biomass production, leading to a decrease in the amount of accumulated As. Also, the addition of iron (Fe) into the nutrient solutions (0.18 mM) had contrasting effects on the uptake of 2 As species – the uptake of As(III) was enhanced by the presence of Fe, but the uptake of arsenate (As(V)) was considerably inhibited. |
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