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https://doi.org/10.5194/we-16-81-2016
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12 Apr 2016
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Comparison of heavy-metal bioaccumulation properties in Pinus sp. and Quercus sp. in selected European Cu deposits

Peter Andráš, Ingrid Turisová, Giuseppe Buccheri, João Manuel Xavier de Matos, and Vojtech Dirner

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This research compares the heavy-metal contents in Pinus pinaster, P. sylvestris, Quercus robur, and Q. rotundifolium in contaminated Cu deposits from Italy (Libiola, Caporciano), Portugal (São Domingos), and Slovakia (Ľubietová). The bioavailability of the heavy metals is not pH controlled, but high Ca and Mg contents in soil inhibit the metal incorporation to the plants. The plants are excluders (bioconcentration factor < 1), so they are suitable only for phytostabilization.
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