期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 493, 期 -, 页码 883-890出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.052
关键词
Red mud; Tradescantia; Micronuclei; Allium; Vanadium
资金
- NERC [NE/I019468/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/I019468/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Red mud (RM) is a byproduct of aluminum production; worldwide between 70 and 120 million tons is produced annually. We analyzed RM which was released in the course of the Kolontar disaster in Hungary into the environment in acute and genotoxicity experiments with plants which are widely used for environmental monitoring. We detected induction of micronuclei which reflect chromosomal damage in tetrads of Tradescantia and in root cells of Allium as well as retardation of root growth with contaminated soils and leachates. Chemical analyses showed that RM contains metals, in particular high concentrations of vanadium. Follow-up experiments indicated that vanadate causes the effects in the plants. This compound causes also in humans DNA damage and positive results were obtained in carcinogenicity studies. Since it was found also in RM from other production sites our findings indicate that its release in the environment is a global problem which should be studied in more detail. Capsule abstract: Our findings indicate that the red mud causes genotoxic effect in plants probably due to the presence of vanadate which is contained at high concentrations in the residue. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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