Heavy Metals Uptake Capability and Growth of Fifteen Compositae Plants for Phytoremediation

식물환경복원 소재선발을 위한 국화과 15종의 생육 및 중금속 축적능 분석

Abstract

This study was performed to select the effective plant for phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated areas. After cultivation of fifteen Compositae plants on soil contaminated with heavy metals for 8 weeks, the growth response and accumulation ability of each parts for heavy metal, such as arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc were analyzed. Except Adiantum capillus-veneris, growth of Aster incisus, Coreopsis drumondii), Dendranthema indicum, Saussurea pulchella were relatively fine. Arsenic accumulation ability was the highest by Artemisia gmelini ($25.52mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ DW) in underground part, and D. sichotense ($3.35mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$) in aerial part. Cadmium was the highest by Aster magnus ($2.50mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$) in aerial part. Aerial and underground part of S. pulchella showed the highest copper accumulation (24.29, $99.92mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$). In lead, 1.43 (A. magnus)${\sim}5.00mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ (S. deltoides) were accumulated in aerial part among fifteen Compositae plants. Aster hayatae ($140.09mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$), Aster yomena ($109.07mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$), A. magnus ($100.21mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$) are absorbed more than $100mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ of Zinc. Therefore, they are considered to be phytoremediation material of zinc contaminated areas.

본 연구는 중금속 오염지역의 토양정화에 적합한 식물을 선발하기 위해 국화과 15종을 중금속으로 오염된 토양에 8주 동안 재배한 다음 생육반응과 부위별 비소, 카드뮴, 구리, 납, 아연 등의 중금속의 축적능을 분석하였다. 톱풀을 제외한 가새쑥부쟁이, 금계국, 감국, 각시취 등의 생육은 비교적 양호하였다. 비소 축적능은 더위지기 지하부($25.52mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$)에서 가장 높았고 지상부는 바위구절초($3.35mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$)가 가장 우수하였다. 카드뮴은 왕갯쑥부쟁이 지상부($2.50mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$)에서 가장 높았다. 구리 축적능은 지상부와 지하부 모두 각시취(24.29, $99.92mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$)가 가장 높은 경향을 보였다. 국화과 15종의 지상부는 1.43(왕갯쑥부쟁이)${\sim}5.00mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$(수리취)의 납이 축적되었다. 눈갯쑥부쟁이($140.09mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$), 쑥부쟁이($109.07mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$), 왕갯쑥부쟁이($100.21mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$) 등의 아연 축적능은 $100mg{\cdot}kg^{-1}$ 이상으로 아연 오염 지역의 식물상 정화 기법 소재로 활용이 가능할 것으로 생각된다.

Table 1. Heavy metal contents of soil near the smelter in 2009

Table 2. Growth characteristics of fifteen Compositae plants measured just before planting into paddy soil contaminated with heavy metals

Table 3. Growth characteristics of fifteen Compositae plants cultivated in paddy soil contaminated with heavy metals for 8 weeks

Table 4. Arsenic, cadmium and copper accumulation contained in fifteen Compositae plants cultivated in soil contaminated with heavy metals for 8 weeks

Table 5. Lead and zinc accumulation contained in fifteen Compositae plants cultivated in soil contaminated with heavy metals for 8 weeks