Chemometric Evaluation of 16 Priority PAHs in Soil and Roots of Syringa vulgaris and Ficus carica from the Bor Region (Serbia): An Insight into the Natural Plant Potential for Soil Phytomonitoring and Phytoremediation

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dc.citation.issue8
dc.citation.rankM22
dc.citation.spage256
dc.citation.volume12
dc.contributor.authorPapludis, Aleksandra D.
dc.contributor.authorAlagić, Slađana Č.
dc.contributor.authorMilić, Snežana M.
dc.contributor.authorNikolić, Jelena S.
dc.contributor.authorJevtović, Snežana Č.
dc.contributor.authorStankov Jovanović, Vesna P.
dc.contributor.authorStojanović, Gordana S.
dc.contributor.editorGianniantonio Petruzzelli
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T08:36:35Z
dc.date.available2025-08-21T08:36:35Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThe soil phytomonitoring and phytostabilization potential of Syringa vulgaris and Ficus carica was evaluated regarding 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using a chemometric approach and the calculation of bioconcentration factors (BCFs) for each individual PAH in plants’ roots from each selected location in the Bor region. PAHs in roots and the corresponding soils were analyzed using the QuEChERS (Quick, Effective, Cheap, Easy, Rugged, Safe) method with some new modifications, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, Pearson’s correlation study, hierarchical cluster analysis, and BCFs. Several central conclusions are as follows: Each plant species developed its own specific capability for PAH management, and root concentrations ranged from not detected (for several compounds) to 5592 μg/kg (for fluorene in S. vulgaris). In some cases, especially regarding benzo(a)pyrene and chrysene, both plants had a similar tactic—the total avoidance of assimilation (probably due to their high toxicity). Both plants retained significant quantities of different PAHs in their roots (many calculated BCFs were higher than 1 or were even extremely high), which recommends them for PAH phytostabilization (especially fluorene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, and benzo(k)fluoranthene). In soil monitoring, neither of the plants are helpful because their roots do not reflect the actual situation found in soil. Finally, the analysis of the corresponding soils provided useful monitoring information.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/environments12080256
dc.identifier.issn2076-3298
dc.identifier.urihttps://repozitorijum.tfbor.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5991
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights.licenseCC-BY
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceEnvironments
dc.subjectchemometrics
dc.subjectcommon fig
dc.subjectcommon lilac
dc.subjectPAHs
dc.subjectsoil monitoring
dc.subjectremediation
dc.titleChemometric Evaluation of 16 Priority PAHs in Soil and Roots of Syringa vulgaris and Ficus carica from the Bor Region (Serbia): An Insight into the Natural Plant Potential for Soil Phytomonitoring and Phytoremediation
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