Rice seed toxicity tests for organic and inorganic substances
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Abstract
Plant seed toxicity tests can be used to evaluate hazardous waste sites and to assess toxicity of complex effluents and industrial chemicals. Conventional plant seed toxicity tests are performed using culture dishes containing filter paper. Some reports indicate that filter papers might interfere with the toxicity of inorganic substances. In this study, a plastic seed tray was used. Rice was used as the test species.
A comparison of results in the literature and this study revealed that variation of test species, methods, exposure duration, and other factors may affect the test results. The results of this study showed that the order of decreasing toxicity of metal ions was Cu>Ag>Ni>Cd>Cr(VI)>Pb>Zn>Mn>NaF for rice. The test results were similar to those reported in the literature for lettuce Ag>Ni>Cd,Cu>Cr(VI)>Zn>Mn, millet Cu,Ni>Cd>Cr(VI)>Zn>Mn, and ryegrass Cu>Ni>Mn>>Pb>Cd>Zn>Al>Hg>Cr>Fe. The order of decreasing toxicity of organic herbicides was paraquat, 2,4-D>>glyphosate>bromacil.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Rice seed toxicity tests for organic and inorganic substances |
| Series title | Environmental Monitoring and Assessment |
| DOI | 10.1007/BF00546869 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 101 |
| Last page | 107 |
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