Determination of Pb in Brickellia veronicifolia for anodic stripping voltammetry

L. T. Félix, S. M. Durón, V. Ávila, H. C. Correa, M. M. Aguilera

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Abstract

This study consists of the determination of lead concentration contained in soil and plant material (Brickellia veronicifolia) by means of Differential Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetry, using vitreous carbon as working electrode, SCE as reference and platinum as auxiliary. Samples were collected from sites near a tailings dam belonging to San Martin-Sombrerete-México; taking 12 sampling points and analyzing the lead content in soil and plant (root, stem, leaf), for determining the accumulation of this toxic element, in order to define its possible use as phytoextractant. The detection and quantification limits were 0.8 and 1.9 ppb respectively; it was found that the highest lead concentration was 1, 115 ppm, which corresponds to 2.87 times the value established in NOM-147-SEMARNAT/SSA1-2004 for contaminated sites, while the plant accumulated 730 ppm with accumulation averages of 20-35% in root, 11-30% in stem and 37-58% in leaf, inferring that is an indicator plant of lead contamination in soil.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECS Transactions
EditorsFrancisco Javier Rodriguez-Gomez, Jose Luis Nava-Montes de Oca, Ricardo Orozco-Cruz, Juan Manuel Peralta-Hernandez, Tzayam Perez-Segura
PublisherElectrochemical Society Inc.
Pages297-304
Number of pages8
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9781607688440, 9781623325220
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event32nd National Congress of the Mexican Electrochemical Society, MES 2017 and 10th Meeting of the Mexico Section of The Electrochemical Society - Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Duration: 5 Jun 20178 Jun 2017

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number1
Volume84
ISSN (Print)1938-6737
ISSN (Electronic)1938-5862

Conference

Conference32nd National Congress of the Mexican Electrochemical Society, MES 2017 and 10th Meeting of the Mexico Section of The Electrochemical Society
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityGuanajuato, Guanajuato
Period5/06/178/06/17

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