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The concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cr, Mn and Fe were evaluated in leaves, stem and root of the Scirpus americanus and Typha latifolia aquatic macrophytes, which were collected from Tanque Tenorio, an artificial lagoon highly polluted by municipal and industrial wastewater. Some S. americanus and T. latifolia plants were collected from four different sites within Tanque Tenorio. The sites were chosen regarding their proximity with the main channel discharging wastewater into the lagoon. The results showed that S. americanus and T. latifolia have the ability to extract Pb, Cd, Cr, Mn and Fe from their water surroundings; on the whole, the roots presented higher concentrations of heavy metals than the stem and the leaves. The highest accumulation of heavy metals was observed in plants growing at the site near the channel entering the lagoon. S. americanus accumulated more Pb, Cr, Mn and Fe than T. latifolia; Cd concentrations were comparably the same in both species. This study provides information in relation to aquatic plants growing in polluted waters, which accumulate heavy metals. These findings are of interest pertaining to the removal processes for treating aquatic systems with heavy metal content.
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This work was carried out with the financial support from Sistema de Investigación Miguel Hidalgo (SIHGO) no.2002020605. CCA was awarded a graduate fellowship from the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT) no.173383 and the SIHGO. AJAC was also granted with a fellowship from the SIGHO. We wish to express our gratitude to Secretaría de Ecología y Gestión Ambiental (SEGAM) and M.C. Joel Milán Navarro (Universidad Autónoma de San Luís Potosí) for his technical assistance.
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Carranza-Álvarez, C., Alonso-Castro, A.J., Alfaro-De La Torre, M.C. et al. Accumulation and Distribution of Heavy Metals in Scirpus americanus and Typha latifolia from an Artificial Lagoon in San Luis Potosí, México. Water Air Soil Pollut 188, 297–309 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-007-9545-3
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