Samenvatting

Water pollution by arsenic (As) is a problem in many areas of the world for both ecology and humans. To remove arsenic from surface water an environmental-friendly method called phytoremediation could be used. This method includes the usage of plants to accumulate toxins from any environmental soil, so these plants can be harvested thus removing the toxins. In this research Callitrichecophocarpa, a Northern European aquatic plant was studied on its capabilities as a phytoremediatorfor arsenic. The resistance of the plant to the toxicity of arsenic and its capability to accumulate the element were researched during the company placement assignment from Mikay Breet (author of thisthesis), together with Joanna Augustynowicz. The information of this research was used to answer two sub questions in this research. The final sub question was answered with information acquired during a literature study.