Polychlorinated biphenyls in plant foliage: translocation or volatilization from contaminated soils

Journal Article · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01636572· OSTI ID:6294246

Bacci, E; Gaggi, C

Physical properties such as water solubility, vapor pressure, and Henry's law constant suggest that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) can easily reach the troposphere as vapor. The potential of plant foliar tissues to take up PCB's as vapor has probably been underrated in some of the previous works. Nevertheless recently it was reported that the level of PCB's found in the foliage is mainly due to vapor transport from the soil, rather than to translocation through the plant. This research has been planned to assess the influence of translocation on the concentration of PCB's in the foliage of different plant species.

• Research Organization: Universita de Siena, Italy
• OSTI ID: 6294246
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 35:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
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TRANSLOCATION
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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
BEANS
CUCUMBERS
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SOILS
TOMATOES
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MASS TRANSFER
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
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