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Copper Phytoextraction Using Phyllostachys pubescens

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  • Ezio Ranieri

    (Department of Biologia, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy)

  • Gianfranco D’Onghia

    (Department of Biologia, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy)

  • Francesca Ranieri

    (Department of Economia Management e Territorio, Università degli Studi di Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy)

  • Jose Alberto Melian Herrera

    (Instituto Universitario de Estudios Ambientales y Recursos Naturales (i-UNAT), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)

  • Luigi Lopopolo

    (Department of Biologia, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy)

  • Vincenzo Luigi Spagnolo

    (Department of Fisica, Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy)

  • Ada Cristina Ranieri

    (Department of Fisica, Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
    Faculty of Engineering, Università Internazionale Telematica Uninettuno, 00186 Roma, Italy)

Abstract

The Phyllostachys pubescens macrophyte, known also as Moso Bamboo, was evaluated in laboratory conditions for its potential to renovate copper-polluted soil. Pot experiments were conducted to determine Phyllostachys pubescens’ growth, tolerance and phytoextraction potential capacity to restore copper-contaminated soil in Mediterranean conditions. Data collected evidenced that the Phyllostachys pubescens evolution rate was 0.47 cm/day on average, with a 1.644 mm/d irrigation flow. Moso Bamboo tolerance was tested over a twelve-week irrigation period, while adding copper-polluted water. Copper removal from soil was 51.4% and the quantity of copper per gram of root/rhizome was equal to 1.18 mg Cu/g, while the amount of copper per gram of stem/leaves was 0.50 mg Cu/g, after 12 weeks. The conducted laboratory experiments show that environmental restoration using the phytoextraction technique, and using Phyllostachys pubescens , should be considered for the restoration of copper-contaminated soils.

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  • Ezio Ranieri & Gianfranco D’Onghia & Francesca Ranieri & Jose Alberto Melian Herrera & Luigi Lopopolo & Vincenzo Luigi Spagnolo & Ada Cristina Ranieri, 2023. "Copper Phytoextraction Using Phyllostachys pubescens," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:5238-:d:1098383
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