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Factors affecting metal concentrations in reed plants (Phragmites australis) of intertidal marshes in the Scheldt estuary by G. Du Laing; A.M.K. Van de Moortel; W. Moors; P. De Grauwe; E. Meers; F.M.G. Tack; M.G. Verloo is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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We aimed to identify the environmental factors which significantly affect metal uptake by reed plants in the intertidal marshes along the river Scheldt. Transfer coefficients, defined as the ratio of metal concentrations in reed stems to the metal contents in specific sediment fractions (i.e. the exchangeable Cd and Zn fraction and total Cr, Cu, Ni and Pb content), were calculated for each sampling site. They were inversely related to the sediment clay and/or organic matter content. Metal mobility and thus plant availability is higher in sediments with a lower clay or organic matter content. Moreover, the plants might actively accumulate in particular essential elements when concentrations in the sediments are rather low, which is the case in sediments low in clay and organic matter contents. Finally, more sandy sediments are expected to be susceptible to occasional oxidation of sulphides, which leads to an increased metal availability. A higher salinity promoted the uptake of Cu, Cr and Zn.

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Author

G. Du Laing; A.M.K. Van de Moortel; W. Moors; P. De Grauwe; E. Meers; F.M.G. Tack; M.G. Verloo

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0925-8574)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)