Summary
Published in Forests 14(3): 654. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14030654
The discharge of raw industrial wastewater (IWW) into ecosystems is a major environmental problem that adversely affects water quality, soil physicochemical properties, the food chain and, therefore, human health. Injection of treated IWW into irrigation and “fertigation” systems is an ecological, sustainable and economical approach for its appropriate disposal. Seedlings of two forest species (Salix alba, Casuarina glauca) were grown hydroponically and subjected to 25% diluted IWW and control (tap water) treatments for 35 days. Morphological and physiological traits were evaluated, including leaf symptoms, stem and root dry masses, leaf water potential, relative water content, chlorophyll content, photosystem II efficiency, hydrogen peroxide, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, bioaccumulation and translocation factor estimates and removal efficiency for various heavy metals. Application of 25% IWW stress affected many aspects of plant morphology: chlorosis and necrosis in leaves, epinasty, leaf curling, early leaf senescence and root browning. In both species, the 25% IWW treatment reduced leaf, stem and root dry masses relative to controls. S. alba exhibited greater removal capacity for heavy metal ions and could be effective as a remediator of toxic-metal-polluted industrial effluent water
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Sector(s):
Forests
Categorie(s):
Scientific Article
Theme(s):
Forestry Research, Forests, Seeds and Forest Seedlings Production
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Author(s)
BOUSBIH, Malek, Mohammed LAMHAMEDI, Mejda ABASSI, Damase KHASA and Zoubeir BÉJAOUI
Year of publication :
2023
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Keywords :
production de semences et de plants, seeds and forest seedlings production, article scientifique, scientific article, salix alba, casuarina glauca, industrial wastewater, toxicity, heavy metals, rhizofiltration, eaux usées, industrielles, toxicité, métaux lourds
