INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY OF Cd PHYTOEXTRACTION FOR SOILS OF URBAN ECOSYSTEMS
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Dnipro University of Technology
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Khmelnytskyi National University
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Lviv Polytechnic National University
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Lutsk National Technical University
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The paper seeks to develop an integrated mechanism for designing a technology of heavy metal phytoextraction from soils to enhance the environmental safety of urban ecosystems affected by anthropogenic impact. Drawing from an analysis of existing remediation methods for soils contaminated with heavy metals, a scheme has been proposed as a multipurpose framework for creating an integrated phytoextraction technology. It incorporates various components aimed at increasing the mobility of heavy metals in soil and their translocation into plants. The proposed approach suggests enhancing the rate of heavy metal removal by hyperaccumulator plants through (1) maintaining adequate levels of bioavailable metal forms using phytoextraction effectors, (2) applying plant growth regulators to stimulate root branching, and (3) using nitrogen fertilisers to increase plant biomass, promote soil acidification, and improve pollutant mobility. The efficiency of the proposed technique was verified through vegetation experiments on cadmium (Cd) contamination at a concentration of 10 MPC in soils of the Dnipro urban ecosystem. The results confirmed the feasibility of phytoextraction using perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) in combination with the phytoextraction effector EDTA, the plant growth stimulant Kornevin, and the mineral fertiliser ammonium nitrate. This combination achieved the highest rate of Cd²⁺ removal from soil, as evidenced by increased biological absorption factor and tissue coefficient values.