Trial site, Sardegna, Italy
Miniere abbandonate della Sardegna (suoli di due siti, prova in serra)
Tailing dumps of two abandoned Sardinian mine sites, contaminated with Cd, Pb and Zn. The abstract does not name the two sites.
Contaminants
Plants and fungi at this site
PhytoremediationGreenhouse, with soil from the site
Pistacia lentiscus, Phragmites australis
The University of Cagliari (Bacchetta, Cappai and colleagues) grew lentisk and common reed for six months in a greenhouse on material from the two sites, with and without compost.
Outcome Both species held Cd, Pb and Zn in their roots. Survival at six months was 77–100% for lentisk and 25–58% for reed. Compost lowered metal uptake and raised the survival of reed, with almost no effect on growth.
From the literature
Species that acted on one of this site's contaminants in at least one study. The list is automatic and takes no account of this site's soil, concentrations or climate.
Plants
- Agrostis capillarisCommon bentEvidence: field
- Arabidopsis halleriHaller's rockcressEvidence: field
- Cannabis sativaIndustrial hempEvidence: field
- Festuca rubraRed fescueEvidence: field
- Noccaea caerulescensAlpine pennycressEvidence: field
- Ricinus communisCastor beanEvidence: field
Fungi
- Paxillus involutusBrown roll-rimEvidence: greenhouse
- Rhizophagus irregularisEvidence: greenhouse
- Agaricus bisporusButton mushroomEvidence: laboratory
- Aspergillus nigerBlack mouldEvidence: laboratory
- Mucor circinelloidesEvidence: laboratory
- Oidiodendron maiusEvidence: laboratory
The rest are on the contaminant pages.
Sources
Draft compiled from public sources, not yet reviewed.