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Relevance of leaf surface contamination for assessing chemical composition of bromeliads in a restinga forest

Abstract

Resuspended soil and other airborne particles adhered to the leaf surface affect the chemical composition of the plant. A well-defined cleaning procedure is necessary to avoid this problem, providing a correct assessment of the inherent chemical composition of bromeliads. To evaluate the influence of a washing procedure, INAA was applied for determining chemical elements in the leaves of bromeliads from Vriesea carinata species, both non-washed and washed with Alconox, EDTA and bi-distilled water. Br, Ce, Hg, La, Sc, Se, Sm and Th showed higher mass fractions in nonwashed leaves. The washing procedure removed the exogenous material without leaching chemical elements from inside the tissues. (author)
Authors:
Elias, C; Fernandes, E A.N.; Franca, E J; Bacchi, M A; Tagliaferro, F S [1] 
  1. Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP (Brazil)
Publication Date:
Nov 15, 2008
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry; Journal Volume: 278; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: 18 refs
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; LEAVES; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PLANTS; SOILS; WASHING
OSTI ID:
21153341
Country of Origin:
Hungary
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0236-5731; JRNCDM; TRN: HU0900136031899
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 435-439
Announcement Date:
May 18, 2009

Citation Formats

Elias, C, Fernandes, E A.N., Franca, E J, Bacchi, M A, and Tagliaferro, F S. Relevance of leaf surface contamination for assessing chemical composition of bromeliads in a restinga forest. Hungary: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1007/s10967-008-0815-3.
Elias, C, Fernandes, E A.N., Franca, E J, Bacchi, M A, & Tagliaferro, F S. Relevance of leaf surface contamination for assessing chemical composition of bromeliads in a restinga forest. Hungary. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-0815-3
Elias, C, Fernandes, E A.N., Franca, E J, Bacchi, M A, and Tagliaferro, F S. 2008. "Relevance of leaf surface contamination for assessing chemical composition of bromeliads in a restinga forest." Hungary. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-008-0815-3.
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title = {Relevance of leaf surface contamination for assessing chemical composition of bromeliads in a restinga forest}
author = {Elias, C, Fernandes, E A.N., Franca, E J, Bacchi, M A, and Tagliaferro, F S}
abstractNote = {Resuspended soil and other airborne particles adhered to the leaf surface affect the chemical composition of the plant. A well-defined cleaning procedure is necessary to avoid this problem, providing a correct assessment of the inherent chemical composition of bromeliads. To evaluate the influence of a washing procedure, INAA was applied for determining chemical elements in the leaves of bromeliads from Vriesea carinata species, both non-washed and washed with Alconox, EDTA and bi-distilled water. Br, Ce, Hg, La, Sc, Se, Sm and Th showed higher mass fractions in nonwashed leaves. The washing procedure removed the exogenous material without leaching chemical elements from inside the tissues. (author)}
doi = {10.1007/s10967-008-0815-3}
journal = []
issue = {2}
volume = {278}
place = {Hungary}
year = {2008}
month = {Nov}
}