Determination of elemental contents of Lepidium Perfoliatum L. plant growing in saline area with ICP-OES

Abstract

Lepidium Perfoliatum L. is one of the largest species of Brassicaceae family and has about 175 species [1]. It spreads worldwide, primarily in temperate and subtropical regions. In Arctic climates, the breed is rarely represented; and in tropical regions it grows in mountainous areas [2].There are 17 taxa in the genus Lepidium of Turkey [3-4]. In this study, the levels of 17 elements (As, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Ti, V and Zn) were determined in Lepidium L. plants that grown in the Üzümlük and Çaykaya salty areas of Siirt, Turkey by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). It was determined that the highest values were in Na, K, Mg and Fe for both areas. The all values obtained (mg L-1) were as follows; As (0.03), Co (0.01), Cr (0.06), Cu (0.34), Fe (10.97), K (91.21), Li (0.06), Mg (67.06), Mn (0.90), Mo (0.02), Na (189.20), Ni (0.12), Pb (0.31), Sb (0.02), Ti (0.13), V (0.02), Zn (0.27) for Üzümlük and Co (0.03), Cr (0.25), Cu (0.40), Fe (61.75), K (456.00), Li (0.18), Mg (138.80), Mn (4.22), Mo (0.01), Na (122.90), Ni (0.38), Pb (0.08), Sb (0.02), Ti (0.27), V (0.13) and Zn (0.63) for Çaykaya.