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Potentially harmful elements pollute soil and vegetation around the Atrevida mine (Tarragona, NE Spain)
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Mining activity is one of the main sources to pollute soil, water and plants. An analysis of soil and plant samples around the Atrevida mining area in Catalonia (NE Spain) was preformed to determine potentially harmful elements (PHEs). Soil and plant samples were taken at eight locations around the mining area. The topsoil (0–15 cm) samples were analysed for physico-chemical properties by standard methods, by ICP-MS for Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb and Zn, and were microwave-digested. Plant, root and shoot samples were digested separately, and heavy metals were analysed by AAS. Translocation factor (TF), biological concentration factor (BCF) and biological accumulation factor (BAF) were determined to assess the tolerance strategies developed by native species and to evaluate their potential for phytoremediation purposes. Soil pH was generally acid (5.48–6.72), with high soil organic matter (SOM) content and a sandy loamy or loamy texture. According to the agricultural soil values in southern Europe, our PHEs concentrations exceeded the toxicity thresholds. The highest root content of the most studied PHEs appeared in Thymus vulgaris L. and Festuca ovina L., while Biscutella laevigata L. accumulated more PHEs in shoots. The TF values were > 1 in B. laevigata L., but BAF obtained < 1, except Pb. B. laevigata L., and can be considered potentially useful for phytoremediation for having the capacity to restrict the accumulation of large PHEs amounts in roots and Pb translocation to shoots.
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ROCA‑PÉREZ, Luis, BOLUDA, Rafael, RODRÍGUEZ‑MARTÍN, José antonio, RAMOS‑MIRAS, José, TUME, Pedro, ROCA PASCUAL, Núria, BECH I BORRÀS, Jaume. Potentially harmful elements pollute soil and vegetation around the Atrevida mine (Tarragona, NE Spain). _Environmental Geochemistry and Health_. 2023. Vol. 45, núm. 12 Part 1, pàgs. 9215-9230. [consulta: 25 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 0269-4042. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/218492]