Uptake and translocation of hexachlorobenzene: Oilpumpkin and sunflower
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:128080
The uptake of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) and its translocation to seeds were studied with oil pumpkin and sunflower plants. Open air pot experiments were conducted with soil treated with different amounts of HCB. 14C-labelled HCB was used in solution culture experiments with young plants to investigate the distribution of HCB within the plants. During the experiments the contaminant was taken up by the root system of pumkin plant and translocated intensity to the reproductive organs. Autoradiographic pictures of crossections of stems and young fruits confirm this. Such translocation mechanism was not found in sunflower. Nevertheless it can be assumed that under field conditions the uptake of vaporized HCB from contamination soil by foliage and fruits of oil pumpkin is the main pathway of contamination.
- Research Organization:
- Oesterreichisches Forschungszentrum Seibersdorf GmbH (Austria). Hauptabteilung Agrarforschung und Biotechnologie
- OSTI ID:
- 128080
- Report Number(s):
- PB--95-265708/XAB; OEFZS--4702
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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