Accumulation copper (Cu) in the Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen and Suaeda prostrata subsp. prostrata pall. taxa, spreading in Ayvalık saltern (Balıkesir-Turkey)

Abstract

The aim of this present study was to compare the level of copper (Cu) in the soils and different organs (root, stem, leaves) of Halimione portulacoides (L.) Aellen and Suaeda prostrata subsp. prostrata Pall. taxa which are widespread distribution in every locality of from Ayvalık saltern in Balıkesir. Each month samples were collected from determined seven stations, from soil dam surrounding saltern. Analyses were done by using Perkin Elmer Analyst 700 Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (FAAS) device. The level of Cu in H. portulacoides (0.003-0.925 ppm) and S. prostrata subsp. prostrata (0.004-0.896 ppm) was observed to be quite different. Levels of copper in the soils were below the limits of the Turkey soil pollution control regulations standard (TSP, 24609). The levels of Cu were found in the soil in H. portulacoides was 0.862- 1.111 ppm, S. prostrata subsp. prostrata 0.858-1.111 ppm.