Milvee K. Vyas*
Department of Botany, Government Commerce & Science College, Dahej, Tehsil. Vagra, Bharuch, Gujarat, India.
Received : 19th July, 2024 ; Revised : 17th August, 2024
DOI:-https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15118402
Abstract– Industrial effluents and mining activities pose a widespread concern globally. Traditional methodology for cleaning contaminated soils have been used for a long time. Therefore, natural metal hyper accumulator plants species are important for removal of heavy metals. Lantana camara L. is a widespread weed and popular ornamental plant of family of Verbenaceae. It is found throughout various regions of India and is extensively used in traditional medicine for various ailments. An attempt to investigate the environmental impact of heavy metal pollution on Lantana camara L. was carried out to find out their heavy metal accumulation capability and phytoremediation potential. Concentration of different heavy metals such as Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Nickle, Led, Chromium and Cadmium were analysed in aerial parts viz., shoots, leaves, flowers and fruits and they were in different ranges. This approach has shown promise in remediation efforts, particularly for areas contaminated with heavy metals and by determining the heavy metals in various plant parts suggested that this plant can be used as a hyper accumulator and potential phytoremediation agent.
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