Effect of linear alkyl benzene sulfonate on germination of spores of the aquatic fern Ceratopteris thalictroides

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702246· OSTI ID:6983122

Singh, J; Devi, S ^[1]

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1. National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow (India)

Validity of fern spore germination bioassays for the effects of environmental pollution was established by many researchers. Some workers studied the phytotoxicity of linear alkyl benzene sulfonate (LAS) on the spores of Diplazium esculentum and observed that LAS levels above 0.001% are toxic to fern spores. Water pollution due to synthetic detergents has been increasing continuously during the last few years due to their extensive use in domestic life, agriculture and industry. These detergents are among the most common pollutants responsible for water pollution. In view of this fact, the phytotoxicity of LAS on germination of an aquatic fern Ceratopteris thalictroides spores was studied. However, in these studies, only germination pattern was taken as index and no observations were made on the developmental stages.

• OSTI ID: 6983122
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA), Vol. 43:1; ISSN 0007-4861
• 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.
DETERGENTS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
SPORES
GERMINATION
WATER POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BENZENE
FERNS
SULFONIC ACID ESTERS
ADDITIVES
AROMATICS
EMULSIFIERS
ESTERS
HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PLANTS
POLLUTION
SURFACTANTS
WETTING AGENTS
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