Physiological response of Epipremnum aureum for cobalt-60 and cesium-137 translocation and rhizofiltration. 2007

H A Kamel, and S B Eskander, and M A S Aly
Radioisotopes Department, Atomic Energy Authority, Dokki, 12311, Giza, Egypt. hedaya_kamel@yahoo.com

In this study, three separate experiments were carried out to explore the potential of Epipremnum plants for Co-60 and Cs-137 uptake and rhizofiltration from solutions. Experiment I was carried out to screen the effects of different concentration (0-10 mM) of stable Co and Cs salts on some physiological components of the Epipremnum over 20 d. Data from the experiment showed that 1 mM of either Co or Cs had no adverse effects on the chlorophyll, soluble sugar, and protein of Epipremnum. Over 20 d at a high concentration (10 mM), some effects of Co or Cs were detectable but were not inhibitory. Experiment H showed an increase in the concentration ratios (CRs) of carrier-free Co-60 and Cs-137 relative to their concentration in the solution. Transport indexes (TIs) of Co-60 only increased with increasing its concentration in the solution. CRs increased with time and more than 50% of Co-60 and Cs-137 was detected at 5 d. Based on the data obtained from experiments I and II, both stable Co and Cs were used as carriers for Co-60 and Cs-137 to study their uptake and translocation in Experiment III. It was found that the Epipremnum plant had bioconcentration factors (BCFs) of 10.69 and 2.26 for Co and Cs, respectively. However, TI was 13.8 for Co and 35.6 for Cs. The accumulation of Co-60 and Cs-137 in the roots of Epipremnum might offer a method for Co-60 and Cs-137 rhizofiltration.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002588 Cesium Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of cesium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Cs atoms with atomic weights of 123, 125-132, and 134-145 are radioactive cesium isotopes. Radioisotopes, Cesium
D003037 Cobalt Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of cobalt that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Co atoms with atomic weights of 54-64, except 59, are radioactive cobalt isotopes. Radioisotopes, Cobalt
D005374 Filtration A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Filtrations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001673 Biodegradation, Environmental Elimination of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES and other waste using living organisms, usually involving intervention of environmental or sanitation engineers. Bioremediation,Phytoremediation,Natural Attenuation, Pollution,Environmental Biodegradation,Pollution Natural Attenuation
D001693 Biological Transport, Active The movement of materials across cell membranes and epithelial layers against an electrochemical gradient, requiring the expenditure of metabolic energy. Active Transport,Uphill Transport,Active Biological Transport,Biologic Transport, Active,Transport, Active Biological,Active Biologic Transport,Transport, Active,Transport, Active Biologic,Transport, Uphill
D012990 Soil Pollutants, Radioactive Pollutants, present in soil, which exhibit radioactivity. Pollutants, Radioactive Soil,Radioactive Soil Pollutants
D018517 Plant Roots The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982; Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) Plant Bulbs,Plant Root,Bulb, Plant,Bulbs, Plant,Plant Bulb,Root, Plant,Roots, Plant
D027343 Rhizome Root-like underground horizontal stem of plants that produces shoots above and roots below. Distinguished from true roots which don't have buds and nodes. Similar to true roots in being underground and thickened by storage deposits. Rhizomes
D029064 Araceae A plant family of the order ALISMATALES. Many members contain OXALIC ACID and calcium oxalate (OXALATES). Cabbage, Skunk,Dracunculus Plant,Lettuce, Water,Lysichiton,Monstera,Orontium,Pistia,Skunk Cabbage,Symplocarpus,Aroideae,Aroids,Pistia stratiotes,Rhaphidophora,Aroid,Cabbages, Skunk,Dracunculus Plants,Lettuces, Water,Lysichitons,Monsteras,Orontiums,Pistia stratiote,Pistias,Plant, Dracunculus,Plants, Dracunculus,Rhaphidophoras,Skunk Cabbages,Water Lettuce,Water Lettuces,stratiote, Pistia

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