Multitracer study on the uptake mechanism of yttrium and rare earth elements by autumn fern

T. Ozaki, S. Ambe, S. Enomoto, Y. Minai, S. Yoshida, Y. Makide

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Abstract

Irrespective of low bioavailability, some plant species accumulate Y and rare earth elements (REEs) to a great extent (accumulator species). The uptake mechanisms of Y and REEs were investigated for autumn fern, one of accumulator species. For comparison, plant species which accumulated poorly REEs (non-accumulator species) were also studied. In the present investigation, two noticeable phenomena were observed. (1) Autumn fern showed no ionic-radius dependence of Y-REE uptake by leaves, while non-accumulator species showed an extremely high uptake for Y compared with REEs. (II) Y-REE uptake by autumn fern was influenced by the addition of chelating reagents to the uptake solution, while no effect was observed for non-accumulator species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)303-307
Number of pages5
JournalRadiochimica Acta
Volume90
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2002

Keywords

  • Autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)
  • Multitracer technique
  • Rare earth element
  • Uptake
  • Yttrium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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