Bioaccumulation and translocation of metals in Typha domingensis (southern cattail) exposed to wastewater in a mesocosm floating wetland

Abstract

Contaminants posing a great threat to aquatic environments majorly derive from residual waters, agricultural, and mining sites (Hussain et al. 2017; Zhang et al. 2018). Among these pollutants, metals are particularly dangerous because of their non-degradable nature (Muhammad et al. 2009); bioaccumulation in the environment and throughout the trophic chain; and potential harm to aquatic organisms chronically or acutely (Gall et al. 2015). Most conventional techniques relying on chemical and physical steps are yet costly and environmentally unsafe (Olguín and Sánchez-Galván 2012; Martín-Lara et al. 2014), which requires eco-technologies advancement (Thani et al. 2019). Thus, effective, economically, and ecologically attainable treatments are desirable to prevent metals from entering water bodies (Shahid et al. 2018), which can deplete water quality and threat aquatic ecosystems’ health (Mânzatu et al. 2015; Wacławek et al. 2017).

DOI:https://doi.org/10.56238/devopinterscie-243