Influence of Soil Chemical Properties and Arsenic Species on Arsenic Accumulation of Typha angustifolia (L.) in Submerged Soil Condition

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Jomjun Nateewattana
Siripen Trichaiyaporn
Maliwan Saouy
Prasak Thavornyutikarn
Somporn Choonluchanon

Abstract

Typha angustifolia (L.) is a plant capable of removing arsenic from soil by absorbing it from soil to accumulate in the plant. This research aimed to study influence of soil chemical properties and arsenic species on arsenic accumulation of T. angustifolia in submerged soil condition. The soil chemical properties to be studied were pH, oxidation reduction potential (Eh), extractable iron, exchangeable aluminium, exchangeable magnesium, exchangeable calcium and available phosphorus. This research was a 3 × 4 factorial design consisting of 2 factors. The first factor was soil type including soil without arsenic (control), soil with arsenite [As(III)] and soil with arsenate [As(V)]. The second factor was the cultivation period of T. angustifolia including 15, 30, 45 and 60 days. The chemical properties of all soil types were examined before planting T. angustifolia and total arsenic accumulation of T. angustifolia was examined after planting T. angustifolia for 15, 30, 45 and 60 days. The results demonstrated that pH, Eh and the amounts of exchangeable aluminium, exchangeable magnesium and available phosphorus were not significantly different among all soil types. The amounts of extractable iron in the soils with arsenite and arsenate were significantly higher than that in the control soil. The amounts of exchangeable calcium in the soil with arsenate and the control soil were significantly higher than that in the soil with arsenite. Furthermore, it was also found that T. angustifolia accumulated arsenite better than arsenate at all examination periods. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that factors capable of being used to predict total arsenic accumulation of T. angustifolia were oxidation reduction potential, arsenic species and exchangeable calcium. The prediction equation was TAA = 197.834 - 0.350 (Eh) + 25.150 (AS) - 0.218 (Ca) where TAA = total arsenic accumulation of T. angustifolia, Eh = oxidation reduction potential, AS = arsenic species and Ca = exchangeable calcium.

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