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Accumulation of arsenic by aquatic plants


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Lee, C.K. and Low, K.S. and Hew, N.S. (1991) Accumulation of arsenic by aquatic plants. The Science of the Total Environment, 103 (2-3). pp. 215-227. ISSN 0048-9697; eISSN: 0048-9697

Abstract

Ten varieties of aquatic plants were collected from 22 pools resulting from tin-mining activities in and around Kuala Lumpur. The concentrations of arsenic in these plants partially reflected the concentrations of arsenic in pool water, which ranged from 0.002 to 0.25 μg ml-1. Uptake of arsenic by one of the aquatic plants, hydrilla, Hydrilla verticillata Casp., was studied in the laboratory. Results indicated that uptake was a function of initial arsenic concentration. In the presence of high phosphate concentrations, uptake of arsenic by Hydrilla verticillata was inhibited. Hydrilla verticillata can be used as a bioindicator of arsenic pollution in the aqueous ecosystem as it fulfilled the criteria for an indicator organism.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1016/0048-9697(91)90147-7
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Keywords: Arsenic accumulation; Aquatic plants; Hydrilla verticillata; Bioindicator; Tin mining; Phosphate; Kuala lumpur; Arsenic pollution; Water pollution; Heavy metals; Phytoaccumulation
Depositing User: Ms. Zaimah Saiful Yazan
Date Deposited: 08 Jul 2025 04:11
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2025 04:11
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115599
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