International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 2319 - 1414 5 11 2016 11 22 Heavy metal accumulation in Pterisvittata L. growing on Abandoned Lime Kiln and Abandoned Coal Stockpile of Meghalaya, India 41 46 EN Sahoo Jangyeswar 1 OUAT, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Behera Manoj Kumar 2 NR Management Consultants India Pvt. Ltd., Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India Bhange H.N. 1 Dept of SWE, CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Singh P.K. 2 Dept of SWE, CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Purohit R.C. 3 Dept of SWE, CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Yadav K.K. 4 Dept of SWE, CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Jain H.K. 5 Dept of Agril Statistics and Computer Applications, RCA, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Jain Sudhir 6 Dept of Renewable Energy Sources, CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Raut Somnath Anil 1 Environmental Science Department, School of Environment and Earth Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India Thorat S.R. 2 Environmental Science Department, School of Environment and Earth Sciences, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India Aryal Uttam 1 Golden Gate International College, Battisputali, Kathmandu, Nepal Adhikari Tirtha Raj 2 Central Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal Thakuri Sudeep 3 Golden Gate International College, Battisputali, Kathmandu, Nepal Rakhal Biplob 4 Genesis Consultants Pvt. Ltd, Lalitpur, Nepal Janmoni Moran 1 Dept. of Life Sciences, Dibrugarh University, Assam, India Donboklang Marbaninang 1 Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, India Panna Das 2 Department of Botany, Tripura University, Agartala-799130, India Banrilang Dohling 3 Department of Zoology, Shillong College, Shillong-793003, India Shiva Shankar Chaturvedi 4 Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, India > Research Paper 2016 8 30 2016 11 22 The objective of the study was to assess the ability of P. vittata to accumulate Arsenic (As) from a mixed heavy metals soil contaminations in the Abandoned Lime Kiln (ALK) and Abandoned Coal Stockpile (ACS). The results showed that metal concentrations in the soil are of descending order Ca>Fe>Mg>Se>As>Na>Mn>Zn >Pb>Cu>Cr>Ni>Co in ALK and Fe>Mg>Zn>Mn>Se>Na> As>Ca>Pb>Cu>Ni=Cr>Co in ACS. As concentration in the soils of these two study sites have a relatively low As content and P. vittata could efficiently accumulates As to its roots and fronds parts from soils with low As concentration. An Enrichment Coefficient (EC) and Translocation Factor (TF) indicate a plant’s ability for phytoremediation. The EF value of Co, Zn, Ni, Ca, Mg, Se, As, and Na was found to have an EF value greater than 1 which can be considered that P. vittata as a good accumulator of these metals in a mixed metals soil contamination. The TF values >1 was found for As, Pb, Mn, Fe, Se, Ni, Zn, Na, Co and Mg which indicates that P. vittata was efficient to accumulate more than one metal and translocate metals from soil to shoots. As-phytoremediation efficiency of P. vittata in a mixed metals soil contamination may be influence by the presence of other metals like Ca, Fe, Se, Mg, and Cu in the soil. Copyright@ International Science Community Association