Inter-population variation on the accumulation and translocation of potentially harmful chemical elements in Cistus ladanifer L. from Brancanes, Caveira, Chança, Lousal, Neves Corvo and São Domingos mines in the Portuguese Iberian Pyrite Belt

• DOI: 10.1007/s11368-014-0852-1
• Publication Date: 2014-01-22T10:13:26Z
• Authors: Erika S. Santos; Maria Manuela Abreu; Maria João Batista; M. Clara F. Magal...; Eliana Fernandes
• Keywords: 2. Zero hunger; BIOAVAILABILITY; SPAIN; BIOACCUMULATION; 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences; 15. Life on land; ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT; TRACE-ELEMENTS; MINING AREAS; 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries; PLANTS; TOLERANCE; METALS; DEGRADED SOILS

Purpose This study aimed to compare the variation on the accumulation and translocation of potentially harmful chemical elements and nutrients (As, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in Cistus ladanifer L. belonging to populations growing in different mine areas from the Portuguese Iberian Pyrite Belt (Brancanes, Caveira, Chanca, Lousal, Neves Corvo, Sao Domingos). These mines are abandoned (except Neves Corvo that is still operating) and have different contamination levels.