title: [Plants as transfer factor of environmental pollutants to domestic animals].
abstract: Environmental contaminants in pasture and fodder crops may be 'carried over' to animal products and thus contribute to the contaminant burden of man. The processes by which plants collect contaminants from their environment can be divided into three categories: interception (mainly atmospheric deposition), surface contamination from adhering soil, and uptake from the soil (either by roots or by leaves after volatilization). In the field all processes may operate at the same time, but one is them often predominates. Identification of the (most) relevant process is a prerequisite for effective measures to reduce the burden of contaminants in plants and animals as well as man.
authors.affiliation: Landbouwuniversiteit Wageningen, Vakgroep Bodemkunde en plantevoeding.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lexmond
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000592:standards*; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005506:Food Contamination; D010944:Plants; D012621:Seasons; D012989:Soil Pollutants
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D012989:Soil Pollutants
vernacular_title: De plant als overdrachtsfactor van milieucontaminanten naar landbouwhuisdieren.