Accumulation of atmospheric deposition of As, Cd and Pb by bush bean plants
| Autor: | Karine Vandermeiren, N. Waegeneers, Ann Ruttens, L. De Temmerman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Pollution
Food Chain Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Toxicology Plant Roots Husk Arsenic Soil Food chain Biomonitoring Soil Pollutants media_common Phaseolus Air Pollutants biology Atmosphere Chemistry Trace element food and beverages General Medicine biology.organism_classification Trace Elements Deposition (aerosol physics) Lead Agronomy Indicator species Cadmium Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Pollution. 199:83-88 |
| ISSN: | 0269-7491 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.01.014 |
| Popis: | Bush bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) was exposed to atmospheric deposition of As, Cd and Pb in a polluted and a reference area. The atmospheric deposition of these elements was significantly related to the concentrations in leaves, stems and pods at green harvest. Surprisingly there was also a clear relation for As and Pb in the seeds at dry harvest, even though these seeds were covered by the husks. Root uptake of accumulated atmospheric deposits was not likely in such a short term experiment, as confirmed by the fact that soil pore water analysis did not reveal significant differences in trace element concentrations in the different exposure areas. For biomonitoring purposes, the leaves of bush bean are the most suitable, but also washed or unwashed pods can be used. This means that the obtained relationships are suitable to estimate the transfer of airborne trace elements in the food chain via bush bean. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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