Table 4.
Concentration of HLE and LLE in roots and shoots of desert broom from the copper mine tailings reclamation project and accumulation factor (AF) (accumulation of heavy metals/metalloids in shoots to that in shoots of plants from non-impacted environments)f.
| HLE | Concentration (mg kg−1) |
LLE | Concentration (mg kg−1) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | Shoot | AF | Root | Shoot | AF | ||
| K | 89 736 | 284 004 | -- | Mn | 344.5 | 2112.6 | -- |
| Al | 5420.9 | 1469.8 | -- | Mo | 73.9 | 105.8 | 21.2 |
| Fe | 6069.3 | 3354.9 | -- | Vn | 39.5 | 84.1 | -- |
| Mg | 3939.8 | 3470.2 | -- | Cr | 57.1 | 105.5 | 21.1 |
| Ca | 87 548 | 377 981 | -- | Zn | 40.1 | 55.2 | 2.8 |
| Cu | 818.3 | 1214.1 | 48.6 | As | 44.6 | 36.9 | 7.4 |
| Pb | 151.9 | 107.3 | 21.5 | Ni | 96.8 | 30.9 | 3.1 |
| Co | 26.7 | 10.9 | 5.5 | ||||
f
The elemental concentration in plants from non-impacted environment is shown in Table 2.