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Title: ATRAZINE AND LAMBDA-CYHALOTHRIN UPTAKE IN AQUATIC MACROPHYTES DURING HYDROPONIC LABORATORY EXPOSURES

Author
item BOULDIN, JENNIFER - ARKANSAS STATE UNIV
item FARRIS, JERRY - ARKANSAS STATE UNIV
item Moore, Matthew
item Smith Jr, Sammie
item Cooper, Charles

Submitted to: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 11/13/2005
Publication Date: 11/13/2005
Citation: Bouldin, J., J.L. Farris, M.T. Moore, S. Smith, and C.M. Cooper. Atrazine and lambda-cyhalothrin uptake in aquatic macrophytes during hydroponic laboratory exposures. 26th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD. p. 349.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Phytoremediation encompasses an array of plant-associated processes known to mitigate contaminants from soil, sediment, and water. Modification of pesticides associated with agricultural runoff includes processes directly associated with aquatic macrophytes in addition to soil geochemical modifications and associated rhizospheric degradation. Remediation attributes of two vegetative species common to agricultural drainages in the Mississippi Delta, USA, were assessed using atrazine and lambda-cyhalothrin. Concentrations used in 8-d hydroponic exposures were calculated using recommended field applications and a 5% runoff model from a 0.65-cm rainfall event on a 2.02-ha field. While greater atrazine uptake was measured in Juncus effusus, greater lambda-cyhalothrin uptake occurred in Ludwigia peploides. Maximum pesticide uptake was reached within 48 h for each exposure and subsequent translocation of pesticides to upper plant biomass occurred in macrophytes exposed to atrazine. Sequestration of 98.2% of lambda-cyhalothrin in roots of L. peploides was measured after 8 d. Translocation of lambda-cyhalothrin in J. effusus resulted in 25.4% of pesticide uptake partitioned to upper plant biomass. These individual macrophyte remediation studies measured species- and pesticide-specific uptake rates, indicating that the seasonality of pesticide applications and macrophyte emergence might interact strongly to enhance mitigation capabilities in edge-of-field conveyance structures.