학술논문

The joint effect of different concentration of Cd2+ and ionic liquid on the growth of wheat seedlings
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Environmental Engineering Research. 2017-09 22(3):281-287
Subject
Ionic liquid
Joint effect
Metal
Language
Korean
ISSN
1226-1025
2005-968X
Abstract
The joint effect of different concentrations (0.05-0.375 mmol/L) of Cd2+ and various concentrations (50-400 mg/L) of [C3mim][OAc] on the growth and physiology of wheat seedlings were investigated. The toxicity of Cd2+ could be significantly reduced by lower concentrations (50-200 mg/L) of [C3mim][OAc]. With higher concentration (≥ 300 mg/L) of [C3mim][OAc], the reduction became less, and compared to Cd2+ stress only, the toxicity of 400 mg/L [C3mim][OAc] increased. As for different Cd2+ concentrations, the optimal reduction depends on the balance between the exact concentration of Cd2+ and [C3mim][OAc]: With low Cd2+ concentration (0.05-0.250 mmol/L) requiring 50 mg/L [C3mim][OAc], it could reach a dynamic equilibrium, while high Cd2+ concentration (0.375 mmol/L) requiring 100 mg/L [C3mim][OAc]. The growth and physiological indexes of wheat seedlings show a decrease in toxicity compared to the Cd alone treatment, when the dynamic equilibrium is reached. The concentration of Cd2+ in leaf tissues showed that low concentration (50-200 mg/L) of [C3mim][OAc] can reduce the toxicity of Cd2+ (0.05-0.375 mmol/L) by decreasing the level of Cd2+ concentration in the tissues, whereas the higher concentration (≥ 300 mg/L) of [C3mim][OAc] can increase the concentration of Cd2+.