Responses of the growth and physiological characteristics of Myriophyllum aquaticum to coexisting tetracyclines and copper in constructed wetland microcosms

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Guo, Xuan

作者： Guo, Xuan;Zhong, Hua;Li, Peng;Zhang, Chengjun;Wei, Dan;Zhao, Tongke;Liu, Mingming

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关键词： Tetracycline; Copper; Myriophyllum aquaticum; Tolerance; Principal component analysis

期刊名称：ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION （ 影响因子：8.071； 五年影响因子：8.35 ）

ISSN： 0269-7491

年卷期： 2020 年 261 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Antibiotic and heavy metal pollution of aquatic environments are issues of serious concern, and the macrophyte Myriophyllum aquaticum may provide a viable solution for the removal of these contaminants. However, the toxic effects of coexisting tetracyclines (TCs) and Cu(II) on this plant species are currently unclear. In the present study, we constructed wetland microcosms planted with M. aquaticum and spiked these with three TCs (tetracycline, oxytetracycline, and chlortetracycline) and Cu(II) at concentrations ranging from 100 to 10,000 mu g/L to investigate how Cu(II) influences the growth and tolerance responses of plants to TCs. After 12 weeks, we found that TCs had accumulated in the plants, and that plant growth and characteristics were significantly affected by the levels of both TCs and Cu(II). While low Cu(II) levels had a synergistic effect on the accumulation of TCs, high levels were observed to reduce accumulation. However, low levels of TCs and Cu(II) had a hormesis effect on plant growth, with plant biomass and leaf chlorophyll content decreasing and the malondialdehyde content and activities of antioxidant enzymes gradually increasing with an increase in TC dosage. The coexistence of low levels of Cu(II) was, however, found to alleviate these adverse effects. Principal component analysis revealed a close relationship among plant biomass, chlorophyll content, malondialdehyde content, and antioxidant enzyme activities. Considering that the Cu/TC ratio was shown to markedly affect M. aquaticum growth, the respective proportions of these pollutants should be taken into consideration in the future design of constructed wetlands. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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