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The aquatic vascular plant (Ceratophyllum demersum L.) was investigated as a potential biological filter for removal of Cd from wastewaters. Plants were grown in and harvested weekly from 0.10 M Hoagland nutrient solutions containing concentrations of Cd from 0.01 to 1.03 μg Cd mL?1. Tissue Cd was positively correlated to increased concentrations of Cd in solution. Concentration factors (CFs) of Cd in plants after one week were 13.3 for the 0.01 μg Cd mL?1 treatment; 451.4 for plants treated with 0.04 μg Cd mL?1, and 506.5 for plants treated with 1.03 μg Cd mL?1. Plants treated with 0.01 μg Cd mL?1 sustained tissue Cd concentrations almost 9-fold over those at week 1. However, after 5 weeks tissue Cd concentration in plants exposed to 1.03 μg Cd mL?1 had decreased 97% compared to the week 1 concentration. Growth measurements of dry weight, stem lengths, and lateral shoot growth were nagatively correlated to increased Cd treatments. Our results suggest that Coontail exposed to very low Cd concentrations (0.01 μg Cd mL?1) can take up and accumulate Cd. However, plants exposed to Cd at 0.04 μg Cd mL?1 or above did not accumulate Cd past one week.  相似文献   

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The effects of four concentrations (0.5, 1, 5 and 10 μg mL?1) of the heavy metals Hg, As, Pb, Cu, Cd, and Cr on some senescence variables of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. were studied. All of the treatments, except 0.5 μg mL?1, decreased Hill reaction activity, chlorophyll and protein contents and dry matter percentage in biomass and increased tissue permeability over control data. The harmful effects of the metals were best visible at 10 μg mL?1. The general order of sensitivity was As > Cd > Pb > Hg > Cu > Cr (absolute metal concentration). The data suggest that Cuscuta reflexa shows tolerance to the heavy metals tested up to 0.5 μg mL?1.  相似文献   

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The effect of increasing concentrations of Cd and Zn in a sandy soil on spring wheat (Triticum vulgare L.) yields and the metal contents of the plants was examined in a pot experiment to establish critical levels of these metals in soil. The metals were added (individually and jointly) to the soil as sulfates in the following doses (in μg g?1, dry wt.): Cd — 2, 3, 5,10, 15, 25, and 50; Zn ?200, 300, 500, 1000, 1500, 2500, and 5000. Cadmium added to soil did not affect yields of wheat. The Zn dose of 1000 μg g?1 strongly reduced crop yields; at 1500 μg g? Zn dose wheat did not produce grain. The metal contents of wheat increased with increasing concentrations of Cd and Zn in soil up to 10.3 and 1587 μ g? of Cd and Zn in straw, respectively. The concentrations of both metals were higher in straw than in grain by factors of 3–7 and 1.5–2 for Zn and Cd, respectively. The relationships between Cd and Zn contents of the plants and soils were best expressed by exponential equations. High concentrations of Zn in soils (1042 and 1542 μg g?1) enhanced uptake of Cd by plants. The tested threshold concentrations of the metals in soils (3 μg g?1 for Cd and 200–300 μg g?1 for Zn) are safe for Zn but are too high for Cd in terms of protecting plants from excessive metal uptake. The critical Cd content of sandy soil should not exceed 1.5 μg g?.  相似文献   

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An experiment was carried out to assess the single and combined effects of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) on growth and component wise biomass accumulation in carrot (Daucus carota L.) plants, grown under natural field conditions. Carrot plants were raised in field and treated with 10 and 100 μ g mL? 1 of Cd, 100 and 300 μ g mL? 1 of Zn singly, and in combination through soil drench. A control was also kept without any treatments of Cd and Zn. The impacts of different treatments of Cd and Zn on carrots were evaluated in terms of number of leaves, leaf area, plant length, and component wise biomass accumulation at different plant ages. Growth indices were also calculated to assess the biomass allocation patterns in carrots. The results showed that the above parameters were significantly affected in carrots treated with Cd and Zn singly and in combination as compared to the control as well as plants treated with 100 μ g mL? 1 of Zn. The results also showed that treatments of Cd and Zn have significant effects on biomass allocation pattern. This study concludes that growth and biomass accumulation in carrots were significantly influenced by the concentration ratios of Cd and Zn in soil/root/stem/ leaves. It is clear from this study that combined treatments of Cd and Zn have more negative impacts on above parameters as compared to their individual treatments.  相似文献   

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Numerous studies have attempted to relate the ability of microorganisms to tolerate heavy metals added to artificial media to metal concentrations found in the environment from which the microbes were originally isolated. Organic and inorganic components of artificial media, however, may bind and chelate metals, thus reducing the biological activity/potency of these metals. We varied the concentration of various components of HM (HEPES — MES) medium and determined their effects on Cd toxicity to Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii. Varying the concentrations of Ca, Mg and agar in the medium had no effect on Cd toxicity. Increasing additions of HEPES, MES, phosphate, and yeast extract significantly reduced the observed severity of Cd toxicity. When 3 mg L?1 phosphate was added to the medium, the Cd maximum resistance level (MRL) was 2 gmg mL?1. When, however, the addition of phosphate was increased to 660 mg mL?1, the MRL to Cd was 18 μg mL?1. These results clearly demonstrate that Cd toxicity to microorganisms is significantly influenced by the composition of the media used in toxicity testing.  相似文献   

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Selection of a phytoextraction plant with high Cd accumulation potential based on compatibility with mechanized cultivation practice and local environmental conditions may provide more benefits than selection based mainly on high Cd tolerance plants. In this hydroponics study, the potential of Cd accumulation by three plant species; arum (Colocasia antiquorum), radish (Raphanus sativus L.) and water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) were investigated. Arum (Colocasia antiquorum L.) plants were grown for 60 days in a nutrient solution with 0, 10 or 50 μM Cd, while radish and water spinach plants grew only 12 days in 0, 1.5, 2.5, 5 or 10 μM Cd. Growth of radish and water spinach plants decreased under all Cd treatments (1.5 to 10 μM), while arum growth decreased only at 50 μM Cd. At 10 μM Cd treatment, the growth of arum was similar to the control treatment indicating higher tolerance of arum for Cd than radish and water spinach. Cadmium concentrations in different plant parts of all plant species increased significantly with Cd application in the nutrient solution. Arum and water spinach retained greater proportions of Cd in their roots, while in radish, Cd concentration in leaves was higher than in other plant parts. Cadmium concentrations in arum increased from 158 to 1,060 in the dead leaves, 37 to 280 in the normal leaves, 108 to 715 in the stems, 42 to 290 in the bulbs and 1,195 to 3,840 mg kg?1 in the roots, when the Cd level in the solution was raised from 10 μM Cd to 50 μM Cd. Arum accumulated (dry weight?×?concentration) 25 mg plant?1 at 10 μM, while the corresponding values for radish and water spinach were 0.23 and 0.44 mg plant?1, respectively. With no growth retardation at Cd concentrations as high as 166 mg kg?1 measured in entire plant (including root) of arum at 10 μM Cd in the nutrient solution, arum could be a potential Cd accumulator plant species and could be used for phytoremediation.  相似文献   

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The uptake of Ni (II) and toxic effects of the metal on some biochemical parameters in Salvinia natans L. were studied. The uptake of Ni (II) by the plants gradually increased with increase in concentration of Ni (II) in the culture medium. Maximum accumulation of Ni (II) was noted within a day and maximum removal (about 90%) was recorded upto 20 Μg mL?1 of Ni (II). Accumulation of the metal in roots (14.75 Μg mL?1) is greater than that of shoots (5.25 Μg mL?1). Ni (II)>10 Μg mL?1 promoted senescence of Salvinia plants by decreasing chlorophylls, protein, amino acid, Hill activity, dry weight and by inducing necrosis. In the absence of other pollutants, Salvinia plants may be used for removal of Ni (II) from effluents and also as an indicator of Ni pollution.  相似文献   

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Chromium occurs naturally at trace levels in most soils and water, but disposal of industrial waste and sewage sludge containing chromium compounds has created a number of contaminated sites, which could pose a major environmental threat. This study was conducted to enumerate and isolate chromium-resistant microorganisms from sediments of evaporation ponds of a metal processing plant and determine their tolerance to other metals, metalloids and antibiotics. Enumeration of the microbiota of Cr-contaminated sediments and a clean background sample was conducted by means of the dilution-plate count method using media spiked with Cr(VI) at concentrations ranging from 10 to 1000 mg L?1. Twenty Cr(VI) tolerant bacterial isolates were selected and their resistance to other metals and metalloids, and to antibiotics was assessed using a plate diffusion technique. The number of colony-forming units (cfu) of the contaminated sediments declined with increasing concentrations from 10 to 100 mg L?1 Cr(VI), and more severely from 100 to 1000 mg L?1 Cr(VI). The background sample behaved similarly to 100 mg L?1 Cr(VI), but the cfu declined more rapidly thereafter, and no cfu were observed at 1000 mg L?1 Cr(VI). Metals and metalloids that inhibited growth (from the most to least inhibitory) were: Hg > Cd > Ag > Mo = As(III) at 50 μg mL?1. All 20 isolates were resistant to Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Se(IV), Se(VI), Zn, Sn, As(V), Te and Sb at 50 μg mL?1 and Pb at 100 μg mL?1. Eighty-five percent of the isolates had multiple antibiotic resistance. In general, the more metal-tolerant bacteria were among the more resistant to antibiotics. It appears that the Cr-contaminated sediments may have enriched for bacterial strains with increased Cr(VI) tolerance.  相似文献   

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A cloud point extraction (CPE) procedure has been developed for the determination of available cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) in soil by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The proposed method was based on the CPE of a complex from ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (APDC) and metal Cd and Pb using emulsifier octyl polyethylene glycol phenol ether (OP) as surfactant. Conditions that would affect the complex formation and separation were researched in detail, including extraction conditions as well as pH, amount of the chelating agent, concentration of the surfactant, equilibration temperature and time, and salt effect. Under the optimized conditions, both of the calibration graphs were linear in range of 0–1.0 μg mL?1 with detection limits of 0.29 ng mL?1 for Cd and 2.10 ng mL?1 for Pb. The relative standard deviation (RSD) for 11 replicate measurements at 0.10 μg mL?1 of Cd and Pb were 2.18% and 4.04%, respectively. The enhancement factors were 48.8 and 61.6 for Cd and Pb, respectively. The recoveries of Cd and Pb at the spiking level of 0.10 μg g?1 in soil samples were from 91.7% to 115% and from 91.0% to 115%, respectively. The proposed method has been applied to the determination of available Cd and Pb in soil.  相似文献   

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This study evaluated the toxic effects of arsenic (As) on the growth, total antioxidant activity, total content of phenolic compounds, and content of photosynthetic pigments of Azolla filiculoides. The aquatic fern was propagated and exposed to Yoshida nutrient solution contaminated with sodium arsenate (Na2HAsO4??7H2O) at six concentrations (5, 10, 20, 30, 60, and 120???g?As?mL?1), including the control without As contamination. Azolla cultures were kept under environmental chamber conditions?26??C, 12?h photoperiod and 80% HR for 96?h. Increased As concentrations (>30???g?mL?1) significantly diminished growth of A. filiculoides and the total content of chlorophyll and total phenolic compounds, but significantly enhanced of total carotenoid?+?xanthophylls content. The concentrations of 5 and 10???g?As?mL?1 significantly stimulated the growth of A. filiculoides. This aquatic fern tolerates As concentrations lower than 30???g?mL?1, and its maximum As accumulation (28???g?g?1 dry weight) was achieved when exposed to 60???g As mL?1, but showing clear symptoms of As toxicity.  相似文献   

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The cereal crops (barley -Hordeum vulgare L., maize -Zea mays L., wheat -Triticum vulgare L.) were grown in a greenhouse using a sandy soil type treated with various doses of cadmium carbonate (salt), copper carbonate (malachite), lead carbonate (cerussite), and zinc carbonate (smithsonite), added jointly. The following levels of these metals were used: Cd ? 5, 10, 50μg g?1 soil; Cu and Pb - 50,100, 500 μg g?1 soil; Zn-150, 300, 1500 μg g-1 soil. Sequential extraction was adopted to partition the metals into five operationally-defined fractions: exchangeable, carbonate, Fe-Mn oxides, organic, and residual. The residual was the most abundant fraction in the untreated (control) soil for all the metals studied (50 to 60% of the total metal content). The concentrations of exchangeable Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn were relatively low in untreated soil but increased (over the three year period) in treated soils for Cd, Zn, and Cu, whereas only small changes were observed for Ph. This experiment showed a significant increase in Cd, Zn, and Cu in tissue of plants grown on the treated soil, but a non-significant change in plant tissue with respect to Pb concentration.  相似文献   

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Heavy metal phytoextraction is a soil remediation technique, which makes use of plants in removing contamination from soil. The plants must thus be tolerant to heavy metals, adaptable to soil and climate characteristics, and able to take up large amounts of heavy metals. Most of the high biomass productive plants such as, maize, oat and sunflower are plants, which do not grow in cold climates or need intensive care. In this study three “weed” plants, Borago officinalis; Sinapis alba L. and Phacelia boratus were investigated for their ability to tolerate and accumulate high amounts of Cd and Pb. Pot experiments were performed with soil containing Cd and Pb at concentrations of up to 180 mg kg?1 and 2,400 mg kg?1 respectively. All three plants showed high levels of tolerance. Borago officinalis; and Sinapis alba L. accumulated 109 mg kg?1 and 123 mg kg?1 Cd, respectively at the highest Cd spiked soil concentration. Phacelia boratus reached a Cd concentration of 42 mg kg?1 at a Cd soil concentration of 100 mg kg?1. In the case of Pb, B. officinalis and S. alba L. displayed Pb concentrations of 25 mg kg?1 and 29 mg kg?1, respectively at the highest Pb spiked soil concentration. Although the Pb uptake in P. boratus reached up to 57 mg kg?1 at a Pb spiked soil concentration of 1,200 mg kg?1, it is not suitable for phytoextraction because of its too low biomass.  相似文献   

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The uptake of Cu and Cd by the roots ofIris pseudacorus and its transport to rhizome and leaves were examined using solutions containing 0.5 and 5.0 mg L?1 of Cu and Cd. Heavy metal accumulation was measured while replacing the metal absorbed by the plants with daily introduction to restore the initial concentrations. The heavy metal accumulation by Iris p. was 1.01 g Cu and 0.69 g Cd kg?1 of fresh plant at the end of the tests for the solutions of 5.0 mg L?1 metal concentration, respectively.  相似文献   

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The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn), singly and in combination, on uptake and bioaccumulation of Cd and Zn in Daucus carota L. (carrot) grown under natural field conditions. Carrot plants were treated with two Cd concentrations (10 and 100 μg mL?1), two Zn concentrations (100 and 300 μg mL?1), and two combined concentrations of Cd and Zn (10 + 100 and 100 + 300 μg mL?1) 15 d after seed germination. Treatments were repeated at 10 d intervals up to 90 d of plant age. A control was also kept without a Cd or Zn treatment. Uptake, total accumulation rate (TAR), bioconcentration factor (BCF), primary transport index (PTI), secondary transport index (STI), and accumulation of Cd and Zn in root, stem, and leaf were quantified. The results show that uptake, TAR, and accumulation of Cd and Zn are concentration-dependent phenomena. Highest accumulation of Cd and Zn was found in the root, followed by the stem and then leaves. The results also showed that bioaccumulation of Cd in root, stem, and leaf was greater at the low metal-application rates of Cd and Zn in combination than at the higher rate. This study further showed that interactions of Zn and Cd are dependent on the concentrations of those metals in the soil.  相似文献   

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The amount of Cd and Pb in full blood and in the urine of males in Cracow and in a control area were measured and compared to the background of the level of these metals in air, dust fall and drinking water. The investigations were carried out in the years 1984–85. The mean Cd level in body fluids of Cracow's inhabitants was significantly higher than in the control group, and it amounted to: 0.54 μg Cd 100 mL?1 in blood and 2.13 μg Cd L?1 in urine. The Pb content in blood of the Cracow group (15.74 μg 100 mL?1) was also significantly higher than in the control one, while the Pb level in urine was similar in both populations, reaching values below 10 μg L?1. The mean annual Cd concentration in air and the Cd content in the dust fall in Cracow were 3 times higher than in the control area. The mean annual Pb concentration in Cracow's air exceeded the permissible Polish norm. In comparison with the control area, the Pb concentration level in air and its content in the dust fall in Cracow were 5 and 2 times higher, respectively. The level of Cd and Pb concentration in drinking water in Cracow and in the control area were much lower than the permissible values; however, in Cracow they were somewhat higher than in the control area.  相似文献   

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Silicon(Si) offers beneficial effect on plants under cadmium(Cd) stress such as promoting plant growth and increasing resistance to heavy metal toxicity. In this study, a pot experiment was performed to study the role of Si in alleviating Cd toxicity in tobacco(Nicotiana tabacum L.) plants on a yellow soil taken from Guiyang, China. Nine treatments consisting of three concentrations of Cd(0, 1, and 5 mg kg~(-1)) together with three Si levels(0, 1, and 4 g kg~(-1)) were established. Plant growth parameters, Cd concentration,and the malondialdehyde(MDA), chlorophyll, and carotenoid contents were determined 100 d after transplanting of tobacco seedlings.Application of exogenous Si enhanced the growth of tobacco plants under Cd stress. When 5 mg kg~(-1) Cd was added, Si addition at 1 and 4 g kg~(-1) increased root, stem, and leaf biomass by 26.1%–43.3%, 33.7%–43.8%, and 50.8%–69.9%, respectively, compared to Si addition at 0 g kg~(-1). With Si application, the transfer factor of Cd in tobacco from root to shoot under both 1 and 5 mg kg~(-1) Cd treatments decreased by 21%. The MDA contents in the Si-treated tobacco plants declined by 5.5%–17.1% compared to those in the non-Si-treated plants, indicating a higher Cd tolerance. Silicon application also increased the chlorophyll and carotenoid contents by 33.9%–41% and 25.8%–47.3% compared to the Cd only treatments. Therefore, it could be concluded that Si application can alleviate Cd toxicity to tobacco by decreasing Cd partitioning in the shoots and MDA levels and by increasing chlorophyll and carotenoid contents, thereby contributing to lowering the potential health risks of Cd contamination.  相似文献   

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A ciliate protozoan, Tetrahymenapyriformis was exposed to three insecticides, dieldrin, dimethoate, and permethrin for 12 hr to study the uptake and bioconcentration potential. Ciliates concentrated 922, 3547, and 1056 gg g?1 dry wt. over an initial concentration of 1 gg mL?1 of dieldrin, dimethoate, and permethrin, respectively. The highest bioconcentration factor for three insecticides was 2095, 3547, and 1110, respectively. It is suggested that if levels in the environment reach 1 gg mL?1 the chief effects would be reduction of cell population, and accumulation of the toxicants by ciliates. Accumulation of insecticides by ciliates would permit the toxicants to enter aquatic food chains. Thus the compounds could exert toxic effects at higher trophic levels.  相似文献   

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The influence of cadmium on growth, cadmium accumulation, composition, and content of glucosinolates was investigated in Arabidopsis thaliana after 4 weeks of growth in hydroponics. Accumulation of 3,820 and 321 μg Cd g?1 dry weight in the roots and leaves of A. thaliana, respectively, exposed to 50 μM Cd. Cadmium treatment significantly decreased the total concentration of glucosinolates both in the leaves and roots. Cd-induced alteration of total glucosinolate content in the roots was mainly due to the decrease of indolyl-glucosinolates. In the Cd treatment leaves, significant decreases were, respectively, detected for glucoibervirin and 4-methoxyglucobrassicin (P?<?0.01), while other glucosinolate levels did not decrease significantly. In response to cadmium, the three indolyl-glucosinolates all showed significant decreases in the roots. The distinctive influence of cadmium on glucosinolate profiles in Cd-sensitive A. thaliana may be of great ecological importance, decreasing the resistance to phytophage attack. Taken together, our data is discussed in relation to jasmonic acid and salicylic acid as possible molecules that modulate the alteration of glucosinolate profiles in response to cadmium. The similar effects of Cd treatment on the levels of individual glucosinolates in leaves and roots were observed at higher-concentration cadmium treatment (100 μM Cd).  相似文献   

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Hydroponic and pot experiments were conducted to assess the uptake of heavy metals (Cd and Zn) by a common crop plant, African basil, Ocimum gratissimum. In addition, the effects of soil amendments, hydroxyapatite (HA) and cow manure on plant growth and metal accumulations were compared. In the hydroponic study, plants were exposed to various concentrations of Cd (2.5 and 5 mg L?1) and Zn (10 and 20 mg L?1) for 15 days. O. gratissimum was shown to be a Cd accumulator more than a Zn accumulator. Cadmium concentration in its shoots exceeded 100 mg kg?1. In the pot experiments, soils from a heavily Cd-contaminated site (Cd 67.9 mg kg?1 and Zn 2,886.8 mg kg?1) were treated with cow manure and HA at the rates of 10% and 20% (w/w), and 0.75 and 1.5% (w/w), respectively. Plants were grown in the greenhouse for 3 months. The addition of cow manure resulted in the highest biomass production and the lowest accumulations of Cd in plant parts, while HA was more efficient than cow manure in reducing Zn uptake. Leaves of African basil showed a decreased Cd concentration from 1.5 to 0.3 mg kg?1 (cow manure) and decreased Zn concentration from 69.3 to 34 mg kg?1 (HA). This clearly demonstrates the efficiency of HA and cow manure in reducing metal content in leaves of plants grown on high metal-contaminated soil to acceptable or close to acceptable values (0.2 mg kg?1 for Cd, 99.4 mg kg?1 for Zn).  相似文献   

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A chromated-copper-arsenate (CCA) wood preservative was tested for toxic effects on the growth of a bacterial culture (Flavobactenum sp. ATCC 53874) capable of biodegrading pentachlorophenol, another wood preservation chemical. Both a commercially available CCA preparation and a laboratory-prepared CCA solution were tested. Each had an inhibitory effect on the growth of Flavobacterium at diluted CCA levels as low as 1.0×10?4 to 1.0×10?5% wt vol?1. The commercial formulation was generally more toxic. EC50 values calculated after 96 hr of incubation were 1.2 ×10?4% wt vol?1 for the commercial material (containing 0.15/0.097/0.14 μg mL?1 of Cr/Cu/As, respectively) and 3.8×10?4% for the laboratory solution (containing 0.51/0.31/0.49 μg mL?1 of Cr/Cu/As, respectively). CCA toxicity increased during the first 7 to 8 days and then slowly decreased for the balance of the 21 day incubation period. Biodegradation of pentachlorophenol residues in contaminated soil will be negatively affected by the presence of CCA as a co-contaminant.  相似文献   

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