ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Using Phytoremediation with Canola to Remove
Cobalt from Agricultural Soils
Sevinç Adiloğlu
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Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition,
Namik Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey
Submission date: 2016-01-27
Final revision date: 2016-03-10
Acceptance date: 2016-03-10
Publication date: 2016-11-24
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(6):2251-2254
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The goal of my study is to propose an improved method for reclaiming cobalt (Co) contamination in
agricultural lands using canola (Brassica napus L.). Cobalt (100 mg/kg) in the form of CoSO4 was given to
each parcel. Afterward ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) chelate was given to every single parcel in
four doses (0 mmol/kg, 5 mmol/kg, 10 mmol/kg, and 15 mmol/kg) in the course of the spadix period of the
plants. The plants were harvested four months after sowing. Although the quantities of available Fe, Mn,
and Cu of the experimental area soil sample were adequate, the available Zn quantity was determined to be
inadequate. The texture of research area soil was clay (C). In respect to the field experiment results, increasing
EDTA doses had a negative affect on roots and shoots of canola plants. Furthermore, cobalt concentrations in
underground parts and aboveground plant parts increased with increasing EDTA applications. These results
were found to be statistically significant at the level of 1%. Consequently, cobalt heavy metal contaminants
of Tekirdağ country soils could be improved by the phytoremediation method as shown in this research.