Bioaccumulation and translcation of metals in selected plants from fam Apiaceae

Abstract

The paper analyzes heavy metals (Mn, Ni, Fe, Cu, Zn, Ca, Mg) in plant species Petroselinum crispum Mill., Daucus carota L., Conium maculatum L. and in the land on which they grow. The aim of the research is to determine the differences in the acceptance, distribution, and accumulation of metals between the investigated species, based on the content of metals in the plant organs (root, tree, leaf, and fruit), based on the bioaccumulation coefficient, bioconcentration and translocation factor. The atomic absorption spectrophotometer determines the amount of metal in the soil and plant material. Results showed that in the investigated soil there were the highest Fe levels, but in quantities not exceeding the maximum permitted concentrations. The content of Mn, Fe, Cu in all analyzed plants is elevated. Follows the sequence of heavy metals on the basis of total quantity in the species P. crispum Ca>Mg>Fe>Mn>Zn>Ni>Cu, and for the species D. carota, C. maculatum, Ca>Mg>Fe>Zn>Mn>Cu>Ni. There is a significant intraspecies difference in the distribution of the examined elements.