Amendment tailing heaps with compost may deplete metal(loid)s concentration and improve the conditions for plant development. This research aimed to compare the Tecoma stans ability to grow on soil from the Sonora desert and mining waste (MW) after amendment with compost. Amendment the MW, with compost, decreased soluble As, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, and Zn up to 47, 33, 11, 34, 69, and 34%, respectively; increased ten times the leaves weight, and thirteen times the leaf area of the plants. Arsenic, Cd, Pb, Cu, and Zn in plants tissues decreased 27, 28, 27, 12, and 11%, respectively. The bioaccumulation and translocation factors were lower than one, so T. stans do not accumulate these elements. Polyunsaturated fatty acids 18:2ω6 and 18:3ω3 were increased, suggesting lower alteration of thylakoidal membrane integrity due to compost treatment. But, the amendment to the tailing was not enough to deplete the abiotic stress.
Keywords: Bioaccumulation factor; heavy metals; tailing heaps; translocation factor.
Amendment mine tailing with vermicompost depletes changes in polyunsaturated fatty acid of Tecoma stans.