Search for dissertations about: "Elodea canadensis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Elodea canadensis.

2. 1. Mechanisms behind pH changes by plant roots and shoots caused by elevated concentration of toxic elements

   Author : Muhammad Tariq Javed; Maria Greger; Sylvia Lindberg; Marinus L. Otte; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Elodea canadensis; Eriophorum angustifolium; fluorescence microscopy; mechanisms; metals and metalloid; pH changes; protoplasts; phytofiltration; phytostabilization; root exudates; Plant Physiology; växtfysiologi;

   Abstract : Toxic elements are present in polluted water from mines, industrial outlets, storm water etc. Wetland plants take up toxic elements and increase the pH of the medium. In this thesis was investigated how the shoots of submerged plants and roots of emergent plants affected the pH of the surrounding water in the presence of free toxic ions. READ MORE

4. 2. Metal accumulation by plants : evaluation of the use of plants in stormwater treatment

   Author : Åsa Fritioff; Maria Greger; Lena Kautsky; Bert Wolterbeek; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Elodea canadensis; Potamogeton natans; uptake; translocation; distribution; toxicity; salinity; temperature; and leakage; Plant physiology; Växtfysiologi;

   Abstract : Metal contaminated stormwater, i.e. surface runoff in urban areas, can be treated in percolation systems, ponds, or wetlands to prevent the release of metals into receiving waters. Plants in such systems can, for example, attenuate water flow, bind sediment, and directly accumulate metals. READ MORE

5. 3. Arsenic accumulation in plants for food and phytoremediation : Influence by external factors

   Author : Claes Bergqvist; Maria Greger; Sylvia Lindberg; Lena Ma; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Arsenic; accumulation; availability; distribution; habitat; phy-toremediation; rhizosphere; redox potential; speciation; Plant Physiology; växtfysiologi;

   Abstract : Arsenic (As) appears in the environment as various As species, which may vary in plant uptake and toxicity. Moreover, As exposure may vary between habitat due to availability and speciation, both of which are influenced by redox potential. To decrease As uptake, addition of silicate may be a tool. READ MORE

6. 4. Uptake and toxicity of brominated flame retardants and pesticides : Studies on littoral organisms and model communities

   Author : Kerstin Gustafsson; Nils Kautsky; Kirsten Christoffersen; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; aquatic ecotoxicology; ecological interactions; indirect effects; model community studies; toxicity; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi;

   Abstract : In this thesis, brackish and freshwater littoral model communities (microcosms) of varying size and complexity were used to study the effects of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and pesticides. The brackish water microcosms consisted of natural water, sediment and associated organisms, while the larger freshwater microcosms also contained submersed macrophytes (Elodea canadensis). READ MORE

7. 5. Role of plants in treating metal-polluted waters in wetlands

   Author : Johanna Nyquist; Maria Greger; Hans Brix; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; treatment wetlands; stormwater; AMD; metal uptake; wetland plants; Biology; Biologi; växtfysiologi; Plant Physiology;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate the role of wetland plants in wetland treatment of metal-polluted waters. The specific aims were to investigate metal uptake in various wetland plant species; whether and how wetland plants tolerate high metal concentrations in their immediate surroundings, and how the pH and metal concentrations of polluted waters influence metal uptake in wetland plants were also investigated. READ MORE