Phytotoxicity of a synthetic polymeric surfactant.What is new: a polymeric chemical inhibited growth rate of plant seedlings

The first publication to report phytotoxicity of a synthetic polymeric surfactant. An innovative bioassay with the higher plant Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) was carried out. A negative reaction of buckwheat seedlings to pollution of the aqueous medium with a polymeric surfactant was discovered.

Abstract

The reaction of buckwheat cv. Shatilov-5 seedlings to pollution of the aqueous medium with polymeric surfactants - a copolymer of hexene and maleic aldehyde (CHMA), was investigated. It was shown that CHMA content in water with a concentration of the active substance of 0.4-0.9 mg/ml inhibited plant growth. The effect was shown with prolonged incubation of germinating seeds for 43-67 h or more. These data should be taken into account in analyzing the possible ecological consequences of irrigating lands with waste waters and polluted waters.

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Reference:

Ostroumov, S. A.; Semykina, N. A. Reaction of Fagopyrum esculentum Moench to Pollution of Aqueous Medium with Polymeric Surfactants. - Russian Journal of Ecology,  1993, 24 (6): 386-390.

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Key words: phytotoxicity, bioassay, buckwheat, wastewater, polymers, surface active agents, pot experimentation, grain crops, experimentation, organic compounds, crops, chemical compounds.

Ключевые слова: фитотоксичность, биотест, гречиха, сточные воды, полимеры, ПАВ [поверхностно-активные вещества], вегетационные опыты, зерновые культуры, опыты [эксперименты], органические соединения [органические вещества], с-х культуры, химические соединения.

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