The present study aims to signify the role of Pyxine cocoes (Sw.) Nyl. (P. cocoes) as cadmium (Cd) biomonitor in atmosphere. This was achieved by quantifying the amount of Cd accumulated in transplanted P. cocoes, when stimulated with
known concentrations of Cd (5µM, 50µM, 100µM, 150µM and 200µM) at increasing intervals of time up-to 40 days.
All the five concentrations exhibited increasing trend of accumulation with time. As depicted by Pearson’s Correlation (at
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parameters in combination with the ability to accrue Cd fortifies P. cocoes’s role as a biomonitor.
Keywords: Biosorption kinetics · Cadmium · Cell membrane integrity · Enzyme activity · Lichen.
- Author:
- Ansari B.K., Shukla A.K., Upreti D.K. & Bajpai R.
- Year:
- 2023
- Journal:
- Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
- Pages:
- 110: 67 [8 p.]
- Pdf:
- 1
- Id:
- 35249
- Submitter:
- zpalice
- Post_time:
- Sunday, 19 March 2023 22:49