Effects of exogenous citric acid on the concentration and spatial distribution of Ni, Zn, Co, Cr, Mn and Fe in leaves of Noccaea caerulescens grown on a serpentine soil

Journal of Hazardous Materials
Clistenes Williams Araujo do NascimentoRyan Tappero

Abstract

The aim of this study was to show the potential of citric acid in increasing the concentration of Ni, Zn, Co, Cr, Mn and Fe in leaves of the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens. Synchrotron x-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) images were collected to assess the distribution of metals in leaves. Applying citric acid (20 mmol kg-1) to soil increased in 14-, 10-, 7-, 2- and 1.4- fold the concentration of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cr, respectively, compared to the control. The μ-XRF imaging revealed that Ni and Zn were not spatially correlated across the leaf. We observed a clear partitioning of Zn between veins and surrounding leaf cells while Ni was more evenly distributed between veins and leaf blade. The accumulation of metals in citric acid treated plants did not change the Ni and Zn distribution pattern in leaves but altered the Mn distribution. It seems that Mn reached toxic concentrations in leaves and we hypothesize that a mechanism driven by transpiration through the xylem was used to excrete the metal. Our results show that citric acid can enhance metal accumulation by N. caerulescens and have impact for soil remediation by either decreasing the time for clean up or increasing the access to non-labile pools of metals in soil.

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