Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Phytoremediation with wild plant species could be an environmentally friendly and economical solution. Selected wild plants like mint, oregano, chamomile, nettle, and St. John’s wort, from rural areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, were collected, lyophilized, and acid-digested for heavy metals analysis. Nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), and lead (Pb) were determined by using an Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-flame technique. Results showed that some of the investigated wild plants have a high content of multiple heavy metals. This work showed that collected wild plants can accumulate heavy metals and could be used for the phytoremediation of multi-metal-contaminated soil.
Authors: Šaćira Mandal, Aida Šapčanin
Institution: University of Sarajevo
Language: English
Topic: Heavy metals in environment
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7121076171
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