Monitoring of the heavy-metal hyperaccumulation in vegetal tissues by X-ray radiography and by femto-second laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

J Kaiser; O Samek; L Reale; M Liska; R Malina; A Ritucci; A Poma; A Tucci; F Flora; A Lai; L Mancini; G Tromba; F Zanini; A Faenov; T Pikuz; G Cinque

doi:10.1002/jemt.20394

Monitoring of the heavy-metal hyperaccumulation in vegetal tissues by X-ray radiography and by femto-second laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

Microsc Res Tech. 2007 Feb;70(2):147-53. doi: 10.1002/jemt.20394.

Authors

J Kaiser¹, O Samek, L Reale, M Liska, R Malina, A Ritucci, A Poma, A Tucci, F Flora, A Lai, L Mancini, G Tromba, F Zanini, A Faenov, T Pikuz, G Cinque

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Physical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czech Republic. kaiser@fme.vutbr.cz

PMID: 17131357
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20394

Abstract

This article reports on the utilization of X-ray microradiography and laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) techniques for investigation of the metal accumulation in different part of leaf samples. The potential of the LIBS-analysis for finding the proper plant species for phytoremediation is compared with the results of microradiography measurements at the HERCULES source at ENEA, Rome (Italy) and X-ray microradiography experiments at the ELETTRA Synchrotron, Trieste (Italy).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cadmium / analysis*
Helianthus / chemistry*
Lasers*
Lead / analysis*
Microradiography
Plant Leaves / chemistry*
Plant Roots / chemistry*
Scattering, Radiation
Spectrum Analysis
Synchrotrons / instrumentation
X-Rays

Substances

Cadmium
Lead