[Toxicity of surfactant, acid rain and Cd2+ combined pollution to the nucleus of Vicia faba root tip cells].
The toxicity of Cd2+ and its combination with surfactant or simulated acid rain to Vicia faba root tip cell was studied by using micro-nucleus technique. The results showed that the formation of micro-nucleus in Vicia faba root tip cell was strongly induced by Cd2+ in its concentration of 0-10.0 mg.L-1. The micro-nucleus rate was 13.85@1000 at 6.0 mg.L-1Cd2+, 4.53@1000 at 0 mg.L-1Cd2+, and the pollution index (PI) was 3.06. The micro-nucleus ratio and PI decreased when the accompanied surfactant LAS was also presented or the pH values decreased to 4.5 or 3.5. In the meantime, many deformed nuclei and grains were observed in the root tip cells. The growth of the Vicia faba roots was restrained, and the root cells were not easy to be scattered. Therefore, the toxicity of Cd2+ was increased by its combination with surfactant or acid rain. The Cd2+ toxicity to Vicia faba cells at pH3.5 was stronger than that at pH4.5. When the mutation effect of contaminant with high concentration or with strong toxicity to plant cell was tested, the contaminant should be diluted for at least three times, and hence, the highest micro-nucleus ratio and pollution index (PI) could be found.
Liu
Hongyu
H
Department of Environmental Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
Liao
Bohan
B
Lu
Shuangqing
S
D015258:Acid Rain / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D048629:Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000633:toxicity*; D031307:Vicia faba / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D015258:Acid Rain; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D002104:Cadmium