biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 44:317-320, 2001 | DOI: 10.1023/A:1010284317334

Biodegradation of Trichloroacetic Acid in Norway Spruce/Soil System

S.T. Forczek1, M. Matucha2, H. Uhlíĝová3, J. Albrechtová4, K. Fuksová5, H.P. Schröder6
1 Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
2 Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
3 Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
4 Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
5 First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
6 Institute of Soil Ecology-GSF, Neuherberg, Germany

Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) belongs to secondary atmospheric pollutants affecting the forest health. Distribution of [1,2-14C]TCA-residues and TCA biodegradation were investigated in 4-year-old nursery-grown trees of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] in the whole plant/soil system. Radioactivity was monitored in needles, wood, roots and soil as well as in the air. During two weeks of exposure TCA was continuously degraded, especially in the soil. Estimates of radioactivity balance showed loss of radioactivity into the atmosphere in the form of 14CO2; unincorporated [1,2-14C]TCA, chloroform, carbon monoxide and methane were not detected at all. TCA degradation to CO2 was indicated also in the spruce needles. Moreover, it was found that soil litter contained [1,2-14C]TCA unavailable to microorganisms.

Keywords: chloroform in forest soil; 14C-labelling; dechlorination; Picea abies; plant, soil system; radioindicator techniques; TCA distribution in spruce
Subjects: chloroform in forest soil; Norway spruce; Picea abies; spruce; trichloroacetic acid, biodegradation

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Forczek, S.T., Matucha, M., Uhlíĝová, H., Albrechtová, J., Fuksová, K., & Schröder, H.P. (2001). Biodegradation of Trichloroacetic Acid in Norway Spruce/Soil System. Biologia plantarum, 44(2), 317-320. doi: 10.1023/A:1010284317334
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