- Title
- Metal(loid) uptake and partitioning within the saltmarsh halophyte, Juncus kraussii
- Creator
- Stein, Taylor J.; Alam, Md Rushna; Tran, Thi Kim Anh; MacFarlane, Geoff R.
- Relation
- Marine Pollution Bulletin Vol. 170, Issue September 2021, no. 112690
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112690
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- An investigation was conducted over three estuaries in SE Australia with a gradient in metal(loid) contamination to assess metal(loid) (Cu, Zn, As, Se, Cd and Pb) accumulation and transport within the halophytic saltmarsh rush, Juncus kraussii. Sydney Olympic Park exhibited the most elevated metal(loid) contamination, followed by Hunter Wetlands and Lake Macquarie. J. kraussii exhibited a strong ability to restrict metal(loid) movement into the root system, with the exception of cadmium (BCFs < 1.0) and unrestricted flow from root to culm excepting Se, Cd (TFs < 1). Pb and Zn exhibited elevated translocation between roots and culms (TF 4.4 and 7.3, respectively). Despite barriers for uptake into the below-ground tissues, most metal(loid)s were accumulated to the roots with environmental dose (except for Cu and Cd) and linear relationships were present between the root and culm (for As and Se) and the sediment and culm (for As, Se, Cd, and Pb).
- Subject
- halophyte; bioaccumulation; trace metals; saltmarsh; metalloids; SDG 14; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1472516
- Identifier
- uon:48849
- Identifier
- ISSN:0025-326X
- Language
- eng
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