Heavy Metal Accumulations in Some Terrestrial Endemic and Non-endemic Plants in Mine Sites (Elazığ/Turkey)

Abstract

The aim of our study is to determine the hyperaccumulatory properties byexamining the heavy metal accumulation (Co, Ni, Fe) in endemic Anchusa leptophlla subsp.tomentosa, Alyssum pateri subsp. pateri, Glaucium acutidentatum and non endemicErysimum uncinatifolium species collected from a copper mining area in Elazığ Madendistrict. All species collected are hyperaccumulator according to their BioconcentrationFactor (BCF) values of Co element. According to NiBCF and FeBCF values, A. leptophlla andE. uncinatifolium species were found to be hyperacumulators. According to TransferFactor (TF) value, it is determined that Co element can be transported upper organs in A.leptophlla, A. pateri species, whereas Ni and Fe elements in A. leptophlla, A. pateri, E.uncinatifolium species. Among the species examined, the CoEF values for A. leptophlla andNiEF values (EF>1) in all species are found to be higher than 1 according to theEnrichment Factor (EF). It can be said that the Ni accumulation capacities of all species arehigher. In the study, soils samples taken from sampling area according to the Geoaccumulation index (Igeo) were found to be moderately contaminated in by Co and not sopolluted by Fe.