Artículo
Application of two bioassays as potential indicators of phenol phytoremediation efficiency by tobacco hairy roots
Fecha de publicación:
08/2019
Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Revista:
Environmental Technology
ISSN:
0959-3330
e-ISSN:
1479-487X
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
Phenol is one of the contaminants most frequently found in the environment and it is considered a priority pollutant due to their toxic effects. Hairy roots (HR) constitute a good model tool for the removal of this contaminant. In this work, phenol removal using wild type (WT) and double transgenic (DT) Nicotiana tabacum HR was performed with high efficiency (60–80%, for 25–250 mg L−1 phenol solutions, respectively). After phytoremediation process, the toxicity of post removal solutions (PRS) was evaluated through two-toxicity test belonging to two trophic levels, Lactuca sativa test and Rhinella arenarum (AMPHITOX). Toxicity of PRS showed variable results since these solutions were less toxic to L. sativa seeds compared to R. arenarum embryos, which could be attributed to different sensitivities of the exposed organisms. Although PRS obtained using WT and DT HR reduced phenol phytotoxicity on L. sativa seeds, WT PRS were even less toxic than DT PRS according to this test. Regarding AMPHITOX, HR culture medium without phenol but incubated with HR and phenol PRS exerted a toxic effect on the embryos, which could be related to the presence of toxic products derived from HR metabolism. The results demonstrated that an efficient phenol removal is not always accompanied by a considerable reduction of the solution toxicity and therefore, the use of organisms from different trophic levels to evaluate the toxicity after the removal process gains importance.
Palabras clave:
CONTAMINATION
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HAIRY ROOTS
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PHENOL
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PHYTOREMEDIATION
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TOXICITY
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Articulos (INBIAS)
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA AMBIENTAL Y SALUD
Articulos de INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA AMBIENTAL Y SALUD
Citación
Paisio, Cintia Elizabeth; Agostini, Elizabeth; González, Paola Solange; Application of two bioassays as potential indicators of phenol phytoremediation efficiency by tobacco hairy roots; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Environmental Technology; 8-2019; 1-8
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