Uptake and Transformation of RDX by Perennial Plants in Poaceae Family (Amur Silver Grass and Reed Canary Grass) under Hydroponic Culture Conditions

Amur silver grass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus) and reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) were selected for RDX removal experiments in hydroponic culture conditions based on vegetation survey at three shooting ranges in northern Kyunggi province. Seedling of two plants were grown in 1/4 strength Hoagland solution in quadruplicates containing 10, 20, 30, 40 mg/L RDX for 15 days along with control and blank treatments. During the 15 days of incubation, pH and RDX concentration in medium were routinely analyzed and RDX contents in the shoot and the root were determined after solvent extraction at the end of the experiments. Both plant species showed no symptoms of RDX phyto-toxicity. The pseudo first order RDX-removal constants for amur silver grass and reed canary grass were in the range of $0.0143{\sim}0.0484day^{-1}$ and $0.0971{\sim}0.1853^{-1}$, respectively. Plant biomass normalized RDX removal rates, which decreased with the increase of initial RDX concentration, were in the range of $0.27{\sim}1.01mL{\cdot}g^{-1}day^{-1}$ and $0.87{\sim}1.66mL{\cdot}g^{-1}day^{-1}$ for amur silver grass and reed canary grass, respectively. After 15 days of treatment, RDX removal from the medium decreased from 49.0% to 23.7% with increase in the initial RDX concentration in amur silver grass and 7.3% of the initial RDX remained in the plant. In reed canary grass planted medium, less than 16.8% and 5% of the initial RDX remained in the medium and in the plant, respectively. Large quantities of unidentified polar compound, which was not detected in amur silver grass, accumulated in the root and shoot of reed silver grass.

수경재배조건에서 다년생 벼과식물(물억새 및 갈풀)에 의한 RDX 흡수 및 분해

경기도 북부에 위치한 3개 사격장 식생조사를 통해 우점 식물인 물억새와 갈풀을 수경재배조건에서의 RDX 흡수실험 대상 식물로 선정하였다. 화약물질 비오염토에서 재배한 두 종 식물의 유식물을 사용하여 대조군, 무처리군 및 RDX 농도 10, 20, 30 및 40 mg/L인 1/4 Hoagland 용액에서 4배수로 수경재배하였다. 실험기간 15일 동안 배양액을 주기적으로 채취하여 pH와 RDX 농도를 관측하고, 실험이 종료된 다음에는 식물체 내 RDX를 추출하여 지상부 및 지하부 내 함량을 측정하였다. RDX에 노출된 기간 동안, 두 종의 식물에서 RDX에 의한 어떤 식물독성도 보이지 않았다. RDX에 대한 유사1차반응 제거상수는 물억새와 갈풀에서 각각 $0.0143{\sim}0.0484day^{-1}$ and $0.0971{\sim}0.1853day^{-1}$의 범위이었다. 식물체량에 평균화한 RDX 제거 상수는 RDX 초기농도에 따라 감소하였고, 물억새와 갈풀에서 각각 $0.27{\sim}1.01mL{\cdot}g^{-1}day^{-1}$ and $0.87{\sim}1.66mL{\cdot}g^{-1}day^{-1}$의 범위에 있는 것으로 산정되었다. 처리 15일 후, 물억새 처리구에서 반응조 용액 내 RDX 제거비율은 초기 RDX 농도가 증가함에 따라 49.0%에서 23.7%로 감소하였고 평균 7.3%의 RDX는 식물체내 잔류하였다. 갈풀을 식재한 반응조에서 초기 RDX량의 16.8% 및 5%가 각각 반응조 내 용액과 식물체에 잔류하였다. 물억새에서는 발견되지 않았던 미확인 극성물질이 갈풀 지상부 및 지하부에서 다량 검출되었다.