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Table 6 Heavy metals contents in above ground portion of plants in pilot wetland and other wetlands (mg/kg)

From: Retention and mitigation of metals in sediment, soil, water, and plant of a newly constructed root-channel wetland (China) from slightly polluted source water

Country

Wetland type

Plant species

Part

Cd

Cr

Cu

Ni

Zn

Pb

Reference

China

Root-channel wetland

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

AB

0.04

2.71

7.42

1.72

3.74

0.27

This study

Typha orientalis

AB

0.03

1.70

2.81

0.70

0.91

0.58

This study

Typha orientalis

RO

0.03

1.96

0.52

4.15

8.80

1.21

This study

Juncus effusus

AB

0.17

2.58

6.21

1.21

13.77

1.30

This study

Acorus calamus

AB

0.16

1.95

5.20

0.62

1.55

0.68

This study

Phragmites australis

L

0.02

3.19

4.69

1.46

5.27

1.64

This study

Phragmites australis

St

0.003

2.05

3.87

0.55

15.00

0.45

This study

Zizania caduciflora

L

0.02

2.59

1.38

1.12

7.54

0.69

This study

Zizania caduciflora

St

0.02

2.64

2.79

0.49

16.22

0.32

This study

China

Natural wetland

Phragmites australis

Sh

0.12-0.16

2.8-6.4

1.5-1.7

2.7-3.2

10.0-10.2

0.13-0.33

(Wu et al. 2013)

Belgium

Constructed wetland

Phragmites australis

St

0.031-0.083

0.9-1.3

2.2-4.4

0.20-0.52

11-39

0.34-0.43

(Lesage et al. 2007)

Belgium

Constructed wetland

Phragmites australis

L

0.028-0.071

0.72-0.95

0.91-3.3

0.29-0.45

20-29

0.53-1.1

(Lesage et al. 2007)

U.S.A.

Constructed wetland

Phalaris arundinacea

AB

  

1.9-7.1

 

10-28

 

(Bernard and Lauve 1995)

  1. Note: AB: aboveground, L: leaves, St: stems, Sh: shoot, RO: reproduction organ.