Beata JANECKA - Pro Futuro

Janecka B.: Test Lepidium jako wstępna ocena kierunków remediacji
Lepidium phytotoxicity as a screening method for phytoremediation
of metal – polluted areas
Abstract
A high sensitivity of Lepidium sativum to phytotoxic substances makes it suitable for the
biological tests conducted to assess the state of land and water environment. Lepidium is
commonly used in tentative, quick and inexpensive phytotoxic properties of soil contaminated
with heavy metals, pertrochemical compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The test
can also be used to assess the influence of sewage sediments, applied for remediation and
agriculture purpose.
The article describes the trials of applying the Lepidium test as an guidance of
phytoremediation possibilities of spoil dump.
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