Potential of Rosmarinus officinalis for Phytoremediation of Soil Contaminated with Cadmium
Citation
KILIÇ H, EREN A, KÖLELİ N (2018). Potential of Rosmarinus officinalis for Phytoremediation of Soil Contaminated with Cadmium. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 28(5), 1 - 6.Abstract
Abstract: In this study, the use of Rosmarinus officinalis was investigated to clear soil contaminated with Cd.
The soil sample for pot experiment is taken from the old municipal waste storage in Mardin. The pot experiment
conducted in the greenhouse. Increasing dose of Cd (0-5-10-20 mg kg-1
as 3CdSO4.7H2O form) and 0.005 mM
citric acid applied to the soil and all pots were incubated for 30 days. The fertilizer (200 mg N kg-1
) applied
before seedling and then plant seedlings transferred to the pots. The plants were grown for 45 days in the
greenhouse. After harvest Cd, N, P, K, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn concentrations of plant samples were determined in
ICP-MS. The highest Cd content (8.31 µg plant-1
) was obtained in 20 mg Cd kg-1
treatments. The result of the
experiment was shown that the Rosmarinus officinalis was not suitable for pyhtoextraction of Cd-contaminated
soils.
