文摘
Background and aims Concentrations of chemical analogs arsenic (As) and phosphorus (P) were measured in As-hyperaccumulator (Pteris vittata; PV) and three non As-hyperaccumulators (Thelypteris kunthii, Nephrolepsis brownii, and N. falcata) to draw inferences regarding their uptake from soils to roots and translocation to fronds and spores. Methods Frond and root samples of 150 ferns at peak spore maturation were collected with associated soils between July 2012 and July 2014. Results Arsenic in PV spores (45.4-36?mg kg?) exceeded soil As (0.60-11?mg kg?) in all sites and at clean sites (0.60-.17?mg kg?) for non-hyperaccumulator spores (1.83-.60?mg kg?). In PV, As in fronds and spores correlated positively with soil As (r--.71-.74) with bioconcentration factors (tissue As:soil As) of 14.3-54 and 3.26-3.6 compared to 0.08-.44 and 0.03-.37 for three non-hyperaccumulators. However, P in PV spores (1977-832?mg kg?) correlated negatively with frond (1028-439?mg kg?; r-??0.43) and soil (76.2-70?mg kg?; r-??0.34) P. Conclusions PV hyperaccumulates As into fronds and spores from soils with trace As. Since PV spores constituted ~9?% of frond biomass, the elevated spore As may deserve further investigation in their role as a potential health hazard and metal cycling.