Ecotoxicity of 2,4-dinitrotoluene to cold tolerant plant species in a sub-Arctic soil
Decades of live-fire training exercises have left millions of acres of military training lands contaminated with various munitions constituents such as dinitrotoluene. Those that pose a threat to higher organisms due to their toxicity and mobility in the soil are of particular concern. Plants aid in...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.8034692 2023-05-15T14:53:36+02:00 Ecotoxicity of 2,4-dinitrotoluene to cold tolerant plant species in a sub-Arctic soil Doherty, Stacey J. Komi S. Messan Busby, Ryan R. Barbato, Robyn A. 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.8034692 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/Ecotoxicity_of_2_4-dinitrotoluene_to_cold_tolerant_plant_species_in_a_sub-Arctic_soil/8034692 unknown Taylor & Francis https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2019.1583720 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 CC-BY Biochemistry Biotechnology 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified FOS Earth and related environmental sciences Ecology FOS Biological sciences Plant Biology 60506 Virology Text article-journal Journal contribution ScholarlyArticle 2019 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.8034692 https://doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2019.1583720 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Decades of live-fire training exercises have left millions of acres of military training lands contaminated with various munitions constituents such as dinitrotoluene. Those that pose a threat to higher organisms due to their toxicity and mobility in the soil are of particular concern. Plants aid in the biodegradation and phytoextraction of contaminants, and site-specific ecotoxicity determinations are critical to inform effective remediation strategy. These ecotoxicity determinations are lacking in cold-adapted plants and would be very informative for contaminated training lands in cold regions. Therefore, we conducted a phytotoxicity study to determine the median effective concentration (EC 50 ) of 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) to four native Alaskan plant species in a sub-Arctic soil at two different temperatures. Plant species investigated were white spruce ( Picea glauca ), field locoweed ( Oxytropis campestris ), bluejoint grass ( Calamagrostis canadensis ), and Jacob’s ladder ( Polemonium pulcherrimum ). Seedling emergence, fresh plant mass, and dry plant mass were used to model plant response to 2,4-DNT contamination. White spruce was most tolerant to 2,4-DNT contamination (EC 50 = 130.8 mg kg −1 ) and field locoweed was least tolerant (EC 50 = 0.38 mg kg −1 ). In general, Arctic plant species were more vulnerable to 2,4-DNT when compared to plant types native to temperate or tropical regions. Text Arctic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic |
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Decades of live-fire training exercises have left millions of acres of military training lands contaminated with various munitions constituents such as dinitrotoluene. Those that pose a threat to higher organisms due to their toxicity and mobility in the soil are of particular concern. Plants aid in the biodegradation and phytoextraction of contaminants, and site-specific ecotoxicity determinations are critical to inform effective remediation strategy. These ecotoxicity determinations are lacking in cold-adapted plants and would be very informative for contaminated training lands in cold regions. Therefore, we conducted a phytotoxicity study to determine the median effective concentration (EC 50 ) of 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) to four native Alaskan plant species in a sub-Arctic soil at two different temperatures. Plant species investigated were white spruce ( Picea glauca ), field locoweed ( Oxytropis campestris ), bluejoint grass ( Calamagrostis canadensis ), and Jacob’s ladder ( Polemonium pulcherrimum ). Seedling emergence, fresh plant mass, and dry plant mass were used to model plant response to 2,4-DNT contamination. White spruce was most tolerant to 2,4-DNT contamination (EC 50 = 130.8 mg kg −1 ) and field locoweed was least tolerant (EC 50 = 0.38 mg kg −1 ). In general, Arctic plant species were more vulnerable to 2,4-DNT when compared to plant types native to temperate or tropical regions. |
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Ecotoxicity of 2,4-dinitrotoluene to cold tolerant plant species in a sub-Arctic soil |
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