Pb-Zn Accumulation in Plants Grown in and Around a Pb-Zn Mine

KIRAT G., Aydin N.

POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, vol.24, no.2, pp.545-554, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.545-554
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The study area is located northeast of Akdagmadeni town center, 12 km from the town (Fig. 1). Astragalus pycnocephalus Fischer (local name: Kevan) and Verbascum euphraticum L. (local name: mullein) plants growing in nature around the mining area were chosen to be studied. The plants and the soil in which they grew were sampled and studied.