Development of a plant bioassay to assess toxicity of chemical stressors to emergent macrophytes

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1570-1576

  Powell, Rebecca L ^a   Kimerle, Richard A ^a   Moser, E Michelle ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Boron; Chlorophyll extraction; Ecotoxicology; Emergent macrophytes

Indexed keywords

BORON; CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOASSAY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WEIGHT;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0029822081     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620150921     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Manny, B.A., S.J. Nichols and D.W. Schloesser. 1991. Heavy metals in aquatic macrophytes drifting in a large river. Hydrobiologia 219:333-344.
2. McVey, M. and B.A. Macler. 1993. Ecological risk assessment case study: Selenium effects at Kesterson Reservoir. In A Review of Ecological Assessment Case Studies from a Risk Assessment Perspective. EPA/630/R-92/005. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
3. Sheehan, P.J. and O.L. Locks. 1994. Issue paper on effects characterization. In Ecological Risk Assessment Issue Papers. EPA/630/ R-94/009. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
4. Harwell, M., J. Gentile, B. Norton and W. Cooper. 1994. Issue paper on ecological significance. In Ecological Risk Assessment Issue Papers. EPA/630/R-94/009. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
5. Miller, W.E., S.A. Peterson, J.C. Greene and C.A. Callahan. 1985. Comparative toxicology of laboratory organisms for assessing hazardous waste sites. J. Environ. Qual. 14:569-574.
6. Wang, W. and K. Freemark. 1995. The use of plants for environmental monitoring and assessment. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 30:289-301.
7. Fletcher, J. 1991. Keynote speech: A brief overview of plant toxicity testing. In J.W. Gorsuch, W.R. Lower, M.A. Lewis and W. Wang, eds., Plants for Toxicity Assessment, Vol. 2. STP 1115. American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, USA, pp. 5-11.
8. Boutin, C., K.E. Freemark and C.J. Keddy. 1995. Overview and rationale for developing regulatory guidelines for nontarget plants testing with chemical pesticides. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:1465-1475.
9. Fletcher, J.S. 1990. Use of algae versus vascular plants to test for chemical toxicity. In W. Wang, J.W. Gorsuch and W.R. Lower, eds., Plants for Toxicity Assessment. STP 1091. American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, USA, pp. 33-39.
10. Swanson, S.M., C.P. Rickard, K.E. Freemark and P. Mac-Quarrie. 1991. Testing for pesticide toxicity to aquatic plants: Recommendations for test species. In J.W. Gorsuch, W.R. Lower, W. Wang and M.A. Lewis, eds., Plants for Toxicity Assessment, Vol. 2. STP 1115. American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, USA, pp. 77-97.
11. Wang, W. 1992. Use of plants for the assessment of environmental contaminants. Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 126:87-127.
12. Thomas, J.M., J.R. Skalski, J.F. Cline, M.C. McShabe, W.E. Miller, S.A. Peterson, C.A. Callahan and J.C. Greene. 1986. Characterization of chemical waste site contamination and determination of its extent using bioassays. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 5: 487-501.
13. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1982. Pesticide assessment guidelines. Subdivision J - Hazard evaluation nontarget plants. EPA 540/9-82-020. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
14. Boutin, C., K.E. Freemark and C.J. Keddy. 1993. Proposed guidelines for registration of chemical pesticides: Nontarget plant testing and evaluation. Technical Report Series 145. Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON.
15. Wang, W. and P. Keturi. 1990. Comparative seed germination tests using ten plant species for assessing effluent toxicity from a metal engraving sample. Water Air Soil Pollut. 52:369-376.
16. Wang, W. 1990. Toxicity assessment of pretreated industrial effluents using higher plants. Res. J. Water Pollut. Control Fed. 62: 853-860.
17. Wang, W. 1991. Higher plants (common duckweed, lettuce, and rice) for effluent sample. In J.W. Gorsuch, W.R. Lower, W. Wang and M.A. Lewis, eds., Plants for Toxicity Assessment, Vol. 2. STP 1115. American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, USA, pp. 68-76.
18. Hoagland, D.R. and D.I. Arnon. 1950. The water-culture method for growing plants without soil. Circular 347, California Agricultural Experiment Station, Berkeley, CA, USA.
19. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1986. Method 6010: Inductivity coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. In Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste. Vol. 1A: Laboratory Manual Physical/Chemical Methods. SW-846. Washington, DC.
20. Lovett Doust, J., M. Schmidt and L. Lovett Doust. 1994. Biological assessment of aquatic pollution: A review, with emphasis on plants as biomonitors. Biol. Rev. 69:147-186.
21. Salisbury, F.B. and C.W. Ross. 1985. Plant Physiology. Wads-worth, Belmont, CA, USA.
22. Chapman, P.M. 1995. Do sediment toxicity tests require field validation: Letter to the editor. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 14:1451-1453.