Sarcocornia neei as an Indicator of Environmental Pollution: A Comparative Study in Coastal Wetlands of Central Chile
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Soil and S. neei Analysis
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Metal | Soil Los Maitenes * | Soil Matanzas * | S. neei Los Maitenes | S. neei Matanzas |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cd | 2.88 (±0.54) | 1.06 (±0.37) | 2.7 (±0.77) | <0.01 (±0.08) |
Pb | 26.70 (±10.24) | 17.80 (±8.01) | 25.40 (±11.84) | <0.01 (±0.10) |
Cu | 523.30 (±98.13) | 17.90 (±3.45) | 332.00 (±62.28) | 10.20 (±3.28) |
As | 61.23 (±14.25) | 5.38 (±0.69) | 3.07 (±0.58) | 0.09 (±0.12) |
Fertility Parameters * | Unit | Average Concentrations ± SE Los Maitenes Matanzas | t-Test p-Value | SW p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 25 °C | 7.6 (±0.06) | 7.71 (±0.11) | <0.01 | 0.36 |
CE | ds/m | 55.21 (±15.42) | 24.95 (±1.94) | 0.42 | 0.11 |
MO | % | 4.48 (±0.55) | 4.19 (±0.87) | 0.11 | 0.73 |
N | mg/kg | 9.57 (±0.38) | 11.21 (±1.69) | 0.01 | 0.52 |
P | mg/kg | 60.40 (±12.09) | 26.90 (±1.00) | 0.01 | 0.35 |
K | mg/kg | 297.67 (±18.03) | 564.50 (±60.67) | 0.03 | 0.23 |
Na | cmol/kg | 33.30 (±3.76) | 11.02 (±1.34) | 0.23 | 0.09 |
Ca | cmol/kg | 32.43 (±7.71) | 23.05 (±2.95) | 0.04 | 0.86 |
Mg | cmol/kg | 11.27 (±1.22) | 15.59 (±1.74) | 0.04 | 0.09 |
Zn | mg/kg | 15.63 (±2.56) | 1.01 (±0.529) | 0.01 | 0.51 |
Mn | mg/kg | 29.19 (±2.73) | 25.80 (±4.36) | 0.15 | 0.53 |
Fe | mg/kg | 210.36 (±153.21) | 64.75 (±8.50) | 0.35 | 0.16 |
Cu | mg/kg | 130.40 (± 25.55) | 4.70 (±0.80) | 0.01 | 0.49 |
B | mg/kg | 10.94 (±0.71) | 1.36 (±0.31) | 0.04 | 0.82 |
Components | Total | Percentage of Variance | Cumulative Percentage of Variance |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.51 | 39.37 | 39.37 |
2 | 4.24 | 30.31 | 69.68 |
3 | 2.57 | 18.41 | 88.09 |
4 | 1.66 | 11.90 | 100.00 |
5 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 100.00 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
B | 0.97 | |||
P | 0.93 | |||
Zn | 0.9 | |||
Cu | 0.9 | |||
Fe | 0.81 | −0.77 | ||
Na | 0.98 | |||
EC | 0.96 | |||
N | −0.87 | 0.53 | ||
MO | 0.95 | |||
K | 0.85 | |||
Mg | 0.73 | |||
Ca | 0.87 | |||
Mn | 0.55 | −0.82 | ||
pH | −0.62 | −0.69 | 0.7 |
Metal | Soil Bay of Chañaral (mg/kg) | * Salicornia Sp. (mg/kg) |
---|---|---|
Cu | 946 | 182.6 |
Fe | 249,000 | 4557 |
Mn | 185 | 135.6 |
As | <12.5 | 2.84 |
Cd | <0.5 | <0.25 |
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Meza, V.; Lillo, C.; Rivera, D.; Soto, E.; Figueroa, R. Sarcocornia neei as an Indicator of Environmental Pollution: A Comparative Study in Coastal Wetlands of Central Chile. Plants 2018, 7, 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants7030066
Meza V, Lillo C, Rivera D, Soto E, Figueroa R. Sarcocornia neei as an Indicator of Environmental Pollution: A Comparative Study in Coastal Wetlands of Central Chile. Plants. 2018; 7(3):66. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants7030066
Chicago/Turabian StyleMeza, Verónica, Camilo Lillo, Daniela Rivera, Eva Soto, and Rodrigo Figueroa. 2018. "Sarcocornia neei as an Indicator of Environmental Pollution: A Comparative Study in Coastal Wetlands of Central Chile" Plants 7, no. 3: 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants7030066