Effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy metals in different parts of centella asiatica: a laboratory study
Centella asiatica is widely used as a medicinal plant in Malaysia and other parts of the world. In the present study, the growth and uptake of heavy metal by C. asiatica were determined based on the plant exposure to different treatment of metal-contaminated soils under laboratory conditions. Heavy...
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ukm-73432016-12-14T06:43:47Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7343/ Effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy metals in different parts of centella asiatica: a laboratory study C.K. Yap, M. R. Mohd Fitri, Y. Mazyhar, S.G. Tan, Centella asiatica is widely used as a medicinal plant in Malaysia and other parts of the world. In the present study, the growth and uptake of heavy metal by C. asiatica were determined based on the plant exposure to different treatment of metal-contaminated soils under laboratory conditions. Heavy metals uptake in different parts of the plants namely roots, stems and leaves were determined. In general, it was found that the metal uptake capacity followed the order: roots > stems > leaves. Since a close positive relationship was established between the concentrations of metal accumulated in different parts of the plant and the metal levels in the most contaminated soil, C. asiatica has the potential of being used as a biomonitoring plant for heavy metal pollution in the polluted soils. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2010-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7343/1/01_Md_Yeaminhossain.pdf C.K. Yap, and M. R. Mohd Fitri, and Y. Mazyhar, and S.G. Tan, (2010) Effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy metals in different parts of centella asiatica: a laboratory study. Sains Malaysiana, 39 (3). pp. 347-352. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol39num3_2010/contentsVol39num3_2010.html |
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Centella asiatica is widely used as a medicinal plant in Malaysia and other parts of the world. In the present study, the growth and uptake of heavy metal by C. asiatica were determined based on the plant exposure to different treatment of metal-contaminated soils under laboratory conditions. Heavy metals uptake in different parts of the plants namely roots, stems and leaves were determined. In general, it was found that the metal uptake capacity followed the order: roots > stems > leaves. Since a close positive relationship was established between the concentrations of metal accumulated in different parts of the plant and the metal levels in the most contaminated soil, C. asiatica has the potential of being used as a biomonitoring plant for heavy metal pollution in the polluted soils. |
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Effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy metals in different parts of centella asiatica: a laboratory study |
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Effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy metals in different parts of centella asiatica: a laboratory study |
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Effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy metals in different parts of centella asiatica: a laboratory study |
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Effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy metals in different parts of centella asiatica: a laboratory study |
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Effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy metals in different parts of centella asiatica: a laboratory study |
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effects of metal-contaminated soils on the accumulation of heavy metals in different parts of centella asiatica: a laboratory study |
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia |
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