Plant uptake of pentachlorophenol from sludge-amended soils

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:5399885

Bellin, C A; O'Connor, G A

A greenhouse study was conducted to determine the effects of sludge on plant uptake of {sup 14}C-pentachlorophenol (PCP). Plants included tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.), lettuce (Latuca sativa L.), carrot (Daucus carota L.), and chile pepper (Capsicum annum L.). Minimal intact PCP was detected in the fescue and lettuce by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis. No intact PCP was detected in the carrot tissue extracts. Chile pepper was not analyzed for intact PCP because methylene chloride extracts contained minimal {sup 14}C. The GC/MS analysis of soil extracts at harvest suggests a half-life of PCP of about 10 d independent of sludge rate or PCP loading rate. Rapid degradation of PCP in the soil apparently limited PCP availability to the plant. Bioconcentration factors (dry plant wt./initial soil PCP concentration) based on intact PCP were <0.01 for all crops, suggesting little PCP uptake. Thus, food-chain crop PCP uptake in these alkaline soils should not limit land application of sludge.

• Research Organization: New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (United States). Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture
• OSTI ID: 5399885
• Report Number(s): PB-91-177311/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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