Research of Transport Effects of Heavy Metals in Plants of Opuntia Vulgaris Mill and Rosmarinus Offıcinalis L., Grown in the Technogenic Contaminated Soils

Abstract

In this work, it was carried out the study of transport effect of a number of heavy metals from technogenic contaminated soil to the plants of Opuntia Vulgaris Mill and Rosmarinus officinalis L. For the conducting research it was selected two sites for each plant from the technogenic contaminated zone in the village of Gala, Absheron Peninsula of Azerbaijan. It was used transportable roentgen-fluorescence XRF spectrometer X Omega Roentgen Pluorescence Spectrometer of Innov–X for the measurement of plants of heavy metals in contaminated soil and plants. Seedlings of these plants were moved from ecologically clean areas to contaminated areas. Before planting, the concentration of a number of heavy metals was measured in the soil at depths of (0-5); (10-15); (15-20) cm. Measurement of concentration of heavy metals in the samples were carried out after 6 month of planting. It was revealed that, there is “Transport effect” of a number of heavy metals from technogenic contaminated soil to the above-mentioned plants. The results of experiment are expressed in the following figures (the concentration of specified heavy metals in soil corresponds to the depth of (0-5) cm). For Opuntia Vulgaris Mill – Cd (2,27-1,86): Pb (9,58-5,59); Zn (60,28-46,40); Ni (31,76-22,32); Co (4,60-2,46); Mn (39,76-16,57). For Rosmarinus officinalis L. – CD (2,36-0,92); Pb (9,31-3,38); Zn (58,17-39,90); Ni (29,61-12,75); Co (4,71-1,64); Mn (37,15-16,57) (unit of measuring concentration - mg/kg; in the brackets, in the first place there is concentration in soil, in the second place there is transported concentration in plants taking into account background measurement before planting).