Native macrophytes as metal biomonitors in peri-urban wetlands.

HADAD H.R.; MUFARREGE, M.M.; DI LUCA, G.A.; NOCETTI, E.; DENARO, A.C.; CAMPAGNOLI, M.A; MAINE, M.A.

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Simposio; 9th International Symposium on Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control, WETPOL 2021; 2021

The aim of this work was to evaluate the use of different native macrophytes as metal biomonitors in peri-urban wetlands (Santa Fe city, Argentina). Plants, water, and sediment were collected in sampling points located near of urban centers and roads during year 2018. The study sites were chosen according to signs of environmental degradation, e.g., closeness to urban areas and roads, and pipe dump of unknown origin. They study sites were: Rincon city, an industrial park, an urban ecological reserve (UER), a university campus, and Leyes village. The following dominant macrophytes were studied in each site: 1) Rincon: Typha domingensis, 2) industrial park: Typha domingensis, 3) UER: Typha domingensis-Panicum elephantipes, 4) university campus: Canna glauca, 5) Leyes: Pontederia rotundifolia