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Evaluation of Heavy Metal Absorption Capacity of Native Plant Species in an Abandoned Coal Mine in South Korea

폐석탄광산지역에 적용가능한 자생식물종의 중금속 흡수능력 평가

  • Yang, Keum Chul (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kongju National University)
  • 양금철 (공주대학교 사회환경공학과)
  • Received : 2020.10.28
  • Accepted : 2021.12.28
  • Published : 2021.12.31
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Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the possibility of applying phytoremediation technology by investigating soil and native plants in waste coal landfills exposed to heavy metal contamination for a long period of time. The ability of native plants to accumulate heavy metals using greenhouse cultivation experiments was alse evaluated. Plants were investigated at an abandoned coal mine in Hwajeolyeong, Jeongseon, Gangwon-do. Two species of native plants (Carex breviculmis. R. B. and Salix koriyanagi Kimura ex Goerz.) located in the study area and three Korean native plants (Artemisia japonica Thunb. Hemerocallis hakuunensis Nakai., and Saussurea pulchella (Fisch.) Fisch.) were cultivated in a greenhouse for 12 weeks in artificially contaminated soil. Soils contaminated with arsenic and lead were generated with arsenic concentration gradients of 25, 62.5, 125, and 250 mg kg-1 and lead concentration gradients of 200, 500, 1000, and 2000 mg kg-1, respectively. Results showed that none of the five plants could survive at high arsenic concentration treatment (125 and 250 mg kg-1) and some plants died in 2000 mg kg-1 lead concentration treatment soil. The plant translocation factor (TF) was highest in H. hakuunensis in arsenic treatments, and A. japonica in lead treatments, respectively. The bioaccumulation factor (BF) of plants was more than 1 in all species in arsenic treatment, whereas it was highest in H. hakuunensis. BF for all species was less than 1 in lead treatment. Particularly, in 2000 mg kg-1 concentration lead treatment, A. japonica accumulated more than 1000 mg kg-1 lead and was expected to be a lead hyperaccumulator. In conclusion, A. japonica and H. hakuunensis were excellent in the accumulation of arsenic heavy metals, and S. koriyanagi was excellent in lead accumulation ability. Therefore, the above mentioned three plants are considered to be strong contenders for application of the phytoremediation technology.

본 연구는 장기간 중금속 오염에 노출된 폐 석탄매립지의 토양 및 자생식물을 조사하고 온실 재배 실험을 통해 자생식물의 중금속 축적 능력을 평가하여 식물정화 기술 적용 가능성을 위해 수행되었다. 강원도 정선 화절령에 위치한 폐 탄광 주변에서 자생하는 식물상을 조사하였다. 그리고 본 연구 지역에 생육하는 동일속의 자생식물 2 종 (Carex breviculmis. R. Br., Salix koriyanagi Kimura ex Goerz., )과 일반적으로 분포하는 식물 3 종 (Artemisia japonica Thunb., Hemerocallis hakuunensis Nakai 및 Saussurea pulchella (Fisch.) Fisch.)을 온실에서 인공적으로 오염된 토양에서 12 주 동안 재배하였다. 비소와 납으로 오염된 토양은 각각 25, 62.5, 125, 250 mg kg-1의 비소 농도 구배와 200, 500, 1000, 2000 mg kg-1의 납 농도 구배로 생성하였다. 실험 결과 비소 고농도 처리 (125 및 250 mg kg-1)로 5 개 식물이 모두 죽었고, 일부 식물은 2,000 mg kg-1 납농도 처리토에서 죽었다. 식물 이동계수는 비소 처리에서 H. hakuunensis에서 가장 높았고 납 처리에서는 A. japonica에서 각각 가장 높았다. 생물 축적계수는 비소 처리에서 모든 식물종에서 1 이상이었고 H. hakuunensis에서 가장 높았다. 그리고 모든 식물종은 납 처리에서 1 미만이었다. 특히 2000 mg kg-1 농도 납 처리에서 A. japonica는 1000 mg kg-1 이상의 납을 축적하여 납 과다 축적 물질이 될 것으로 예상되었다. 결론적으로 A. japonica와 H. hakuunensis는 비소 중금속 축적이 뛰어났고 S. koriyanagi는 납 축적능이 우수하였다. 따라서 위의 3 가지 자생식물은 식물정화 기술에 적용성이 높은 것으로 판단되었다.

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