Characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water

Identification of Pelargonium radula as bioindicator for mercury (Hg) detection confers a new hope for monitoring the safety of drinking water consumption. Hg, like other non- essential metals, inflicts the deterioration of biological functions in human and other creatures. In the present study, eff...

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Main Authors:	Majid, Noraishah A., Phang, Ing Chia, Darnis, Deny Susanti
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spelling	iium-564592018-04-16T04:10:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56459/ Characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water Majid, Noraishah A. Phang, Ing Chia Darnis, Deny Susanti Q Science (General) Identification of Pelargonium radula as bioindicator for mercury (Hg) detection confers a new hope for monitoring the safety of drinking water consumption. Hg, like other non- essential metals, inflicts the deterioration of biological functions in human and other creatures. In the present study, effects of Hg on the physiology and biochemical content of P. radula were undertaken to understand the occurrence of the morphological changes observed. Young leaves of P. radula were treated with different concentrations of Hg-containing solution (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 ppb) along with controls for 4 h, prior to further analysis. Elevated Hg concentration in treatment solution significantly prompted an increased accumulation of Hg in the leaf tissues. Meanwhile, total protein, chlorophyll and low molecular mass thiol contents (cysteine, glutathione and oxidized glutathione) decreased as Hg accumulation increased. However, phyto chelatin 2 productions were induced in the treated leaves, in comparison to the control. Based on these findings, it is postu- lated that as low as 0.5 ppb of Hg interferes with the metabolic processes of plant cells, which was reflected from the morpho- logical changes exhibited on P. radula leaves—the colour of the Hg-treated leaves changed from green to yellowish-brown, be- came chlorosis and wilted. Changes in the tested characteristics of plant are closely related to the Hg-induced morphological changes on P. radula leaves, a potential bioindicator for detecting Hg in drinking water. Springer 2017-02-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56459/1/Envron%20Sci%20Pollut%20Res.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56459/7/56459_Characteristics%20of%20Pelargonium%20radula%20as%20a%20mercury_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56459/8/56459_Characteristics%20of%20Pelargonium%20radula%20as%20a%20mercury_new_scopus.pdf Majid, Noraishah A. and Phang, Ing Chia and Darnis, Deny Susanti (2017) Characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (29). pp. 22827-22838. ISSN 0944-1344 E-ISSN 1614-7499 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-017-8484-9 10.1007/s11356-017-8484-9
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description	Identification of Pelargonium radula as bioindicator for mercury (Hg) detection confers a new hope for monitoring the safety of drinking water consumption. Hg, like other non- essential metals, inflicts the deterioration of biological functions in human and other creatures. In the present study, effects of Hg on the physiology and biochemical content of P. radula were undertaken to understand the occurrence of the morphological changes observed. Young leaves of P. radula were treated with different concentrations of Hg-containing solution (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 ppb) along with controls for 4 h, prior to further analysis. Elevated Hg concentration in treatment solution significantly prompted an increased accumulation of Hg in the leaf tissues. Meanwhile, total protein, chlorophyll and low molecular mass thiol contents (cysteine, glutathione and oxidized glutathione) decreased as Hg accumulation increased. However, phyto chelatin 2 productions were induced in the treated leaves, in comparison to the control. Based on these findings, it is postu- lated that as low as 0.5 ppb of Hg interferes with the metabolic processes of plant cells, which was reflected from the morpho- logical changes exhibited on P. radula leaves—the colour of the Hg-treated leaves changed from green to yellowish-brown, be- came chlorosis and wilted. Changes in the tested characteristics of plant are closely related to the Hg-induced morphological changes on P. radula leaves, a potential bioindicator for detecting Hg in drinking water.
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author	Majid, Noraishah A. Phang, Ing Chia Darnis, Deny Susanti
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title	Characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water
title_short	Characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water
title_full	Characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water
title_fullStr	Characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water
title_full_unstemmed	Characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water
title_sort	characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water
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Characteristics of pelargonium radula as a mercury bioindicator for safety assessment of drinking water

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