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Plant Uptake of Organic Pollutants

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Organic Contaminants in the Environment

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Abstract

The presence of organic chemicals in the environment often has an effect upon the growth and performance of vegetation. In the simplest form this describes the activity of herbicides, which are used on land precisely because of this effect. More complex interactions can include effects upon the chemical itself, including its degradation into simpler compounds; accumulation of the chemical in the plant; and a wide variety of effects upon the plant. These latter effects can occur at any stage during the life cycle of the plant from when the plant emerges from the seed, to the adult plant; and may result in increases or decreases in plant yield.

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Bell, R.M., Failey, R.A. (1991). Plant Uptake of Organic Pollutants. In: Jones, K.C. (eds) Organic Contaminants in the Environment. Environmental Management Series, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4329-2_6

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