Phytotoxicity assay of crop plants to phenanthrene and pyrene contaminants in acidic soil

• Main Authors: Waraporn Chouychai, Amporn Thongkukiatkul, Suchart Upatham, Hung Lee, Prayad Pokethitiyook, Maleeya Kruatrachue
• Other Authors: Burapha University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Environmental Science; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24457
• Institution: Mahidol University

Four selected plants (corn, groundnut, cow pea, and mungbean) were tested for their ability to germinate and grow in an acidic soil contaminated with phenanthrene or pyrene, two typical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The growth of corn root was the least sensitive to, but its germination r...