Letter to the Editor regarding, 'First evidence on different transportation modes of arsenic and phosphorus in arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata' by Lei et al. (2012)

摘要

We have read with interest the recently published article entitled - "First evidence on different transportation modes of arsenic and phosphorus in arsenic hyperaccumulator Pteris vittata" by Lei et al. (2012) published in the journal 'Environmental Pollution', 161(2012), 1-7. This is a very important study that provides useful insights into the reduction and translocation mechanisms of As (As~v) and phosphate in the As-hyperaccumulator fern species, P. vittata using X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The quality of the experimental data is interesting and demanding by the scientific community and reveals that the authors have an extensive knowledge of their field.