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Ricinus communis L. (castor) effectively removes lead from contaminated ecosystems


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1 Moleculai Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Post Graduate - Department of Botany, Barasat Government College., India
2 Department of Botany, Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith, Birati, India
3 Department of Biotechnology, Bengal College of Engineering, Durgapur, India
     

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Lead (Pb) is an extremely toxic heavy metal, which is a serious threat to the health of children and wildlife. The main sources of Pb poisoning include lead paint and old gasoline spills (PbBrCl, 2PbBrCl NH4Cl) resulting in dust and soil contamination of food and water. Search for the potential lead accumulators has so far resulted in mainly extruders and plants capable of rhizofiltration. We for the first time report the capacity of the commonly growing perennial plant Ricinus communis L. (castor) as a potential lead accumulator independent of season under natural habitats.

Keywords

Lead, accumulation, contaminated ecosystems, perennial plant.
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Authors

Sayak Ganguli
Moleculai Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Post Graduate - Department of Botany, Barasat Government College., India
Sohini Gupta
Department of Botany, Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith, Birati, India
Arijit Bhowmik
Moleculai Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Post Graduate - Department of Botany, Barasat Government College., India
Md Javed Ansari
Department of Biotechnology, Bengal College of Engineering, Durgapur, India
Monojit Basu
Moleculai Genetics and Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Post Graduate - Department of Botany, Barasat Government College., India

Abstract


Lead (Pb) is an extremely toxic heavy metal, which is a serious threat to the health of children and wildlife. The main sources of Pb poisoning include lead paint and old gasoline spills (PbBrCl, 2PbBrCl NH4Cl) resulting in dust and soil contamination of food and water. Search for the potential lead accumulators has so far resulted in mainly extruders and plants capable of rhizofiltration. We for the first time report the capacity of the commonly growing perennial plant Ricinus communis L. (castor) as a potential lead accumulator independent of season under natural habitats.

Keywords


Lead, accumulation, contaminated ecosystems, perennial plant.