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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2014.28.5.510

Influences of PAHs and Ammonium on Growth of Duckweed (Lemna perpusilla Torr.)  

Park, Jin Hee (Dept. of Biology, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
Shim, Sang In (Dept. of Agronomy, Gyeongsang National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.28, no.5, 2014 , pp. 510-515 More about this Journal
Abstract
Duckweed (Lemna perpusilla J. Torrey) is a typical floating aquatic macrophyte that has been used for evaluating phytotoxicity of toxicants. In this study, we evaluated the responses of duckweed to PAHs and ammonium as toxicants that frequently affect the growth of plants in polluted industrial and agricultural areas. As the duckweed is growing in aquatic environment, the PAHs and ammonium were incorporated into nutrient solution and the fronds were cultured hydroponically. Frond growth was responded differentially to the concentration and type of PAHs. The severe inhibition of frond growth was observed in the treatment of fluorene. Fluoranthene and pyrene, however, showed weak inhibition of frond growth. The latter PAHs that showed weak inhibition did not reduced frond number at the low concentration of 30 ppm. Pigment contents were also responded differentially. Phenanthrene and fluorene reduced chlorophyll content more strongly than fluoranthene and pyrene. Carotenoids, well-known antioxidative compound, was relatively increased at the low concentration of PAHs up to 30 ppm by the treatment of fluoranthene and pyrene, suggesting an increased antioxidative activity in fronds. Ammonium treatment showed higher inhibitory effect even low concentration of 3 mM.
Keywords
PAHs; AMMONIUM; PHYTOTOXICITY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENT;
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