Injury to growing crops caused by the application of arsenical compounds to the soil

Journal Article · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1927 · J. Agric. Res. (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5824830

Morris, H E; Swingle, D B

The results of transpiration studies with oats in water cultures show conclusively that arsenic added as arsenic trioxide decreases transpiration even when added at the rate of one part per million. The characteristics of treated plants are narrower leaf blades and a lighter color. Decreased transpiration resulted when arsenic trioxide was added at the rate of 10 parts per million or more to soil in which tomato plants were growing. Similar results were obtained when sodium arsenite or potassium arsenite was substituted for arsenic trioxide. The addition of small quantities of soluble arsenical compounds to potted plants caused serious injury to most of the plants under test. As a rule the cereals were hardier than the other crops. Turnip was also fairly resistant. The arsenites were decidedly more toxic than the arsenates. 16 references, 6 figures, 13 tables.

• OSTI ID: 5824830
• Journal Information: J. Agric. Res. (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 34:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ARSENATES
TOXICITY
ARSENIC OXIDES
ARSENIC
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INHIBITION
INJURIES
OATS
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
SENSITIVITY
SODIUM COMPOUNDS
TOMATOES
TRANSPIRATION
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
CEREALS
CHALCOGENIDES
DATA
ELEMENTS
FOOD
GRASS
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
SEMIMETALS
VEGETABLES
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