TY - JOUR N2 - Irrigation of cultivated plants can be a source of toxic lithium to plants. The data on the effect of lithium uptake on plants are scant, that is why a research was undertaken with the aim to determine maize ability to bioaccumulate lithium. The research was carried out under hydroponic conditions. The experimental design comprised 10 concentrations in solution differing with lithium concentrations in the aqueous solution (ranging from 0.0 to 256.0 mg Li ∙ dm-3 of the nutrient solution). The parameters based on which lithium bioretention by maize was determined were: the yield, lithium concentration in various plant parts, uptake and utilization of this element, tolerance index (TI) and translocation factor (TF), metal concentrations in the above-ground parts index (CI) and bioaccumulation factor (BAF). Depression in yielding of maize occurred only at the highest concentrations of lithium. Lithium concentration was the highest in the roots, lower in the stems and leaves, and the lowest in the inflorescences. The values of tolerance index and EC50 indicated that roots were the most resistant organs to lithium toxicity. The values of translocation factor were indicative of intensive export of lithium from the roots mostly to the stems. The higher uptake of lithium by the above-ground parts than by the roots, which primarily results from the higher yield of these parts of the plants, supports the idea of using maize for lithium phytoremediation. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/102548/PDF/aep-2017-0036.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/102548 PY - 2017 IS - No 4 DO - 10.1515/aep-2017-0036 KW - Lithium KW - hydroponics KW - tolerance index KW - content KW - translocation factor KW - bioaccumulation factor A1 - Antonkiewicz, Jacek A1 - Jasiewicz, Czesława A1 - Koncewicz-Baran, Małgorzata A1 - Bączek-Kwinta, Renata PB - Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 43 DA - 2017.12.15 T1 - Determination of lithium bioretention by maize under hydroponic conditions UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/102548 T2 - Archives of Environmental Protection ER -