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Arsenic, manganese, and cyanide removal in a tailing storage facility for a gold mine using phytoremediation
Author(s) -
Sampanpanish Pantawat
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.21563
Subject(s) - phytoremediation , pennisetum purpureum , acacia mangium , acacia auriculiformis , environmental science , cyanide , environmental remediation , arsenic , waste management , heavy metals , agronomy , chemistry , environmental chemistry , horticulture , botany , contamination , biology , engineering , acacia , dry matter , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , ecology
In this study, six selected plants ( Acacia mangium , A. auriculiformis , Leucaena leucocepphala , bamboo, Pennisetum purpureum , and Vetiveria zizanioides ) were cultivated in a mine tailing storage facility in a gold mine area. P. purpureum , a monocot species, provided the highest phytoremediation efficiency. Therefore, it is a potentially appropriate plant for site remediation. It is interesting that P. purpureum is perennial, meaning it can be easily planted and requires less effort and input for care with the ability to flourish year round. Thus, this study recommends using P. purpureum for phytoremediation of heavy metals and cyanide in gold mine areas.