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- Title
ACUTE PHYTOTOXICITY OF FOUR COMMON PHARMACEUTICALS ON THE GERMINATION AND GROWTH OF Lactuca sativa L.
- Authors
CHANKEB, C. A.; AGRAZ-HERNÁNDEZ, C. M.; GUTIÉRREZ-ALCÁNTARA, E. J.; AKE-CANCHÉ, B.; TIRADO-TORRES, D.; RUIZ-HERNÁNDEZ, J.; SARABIA-ALCOCER, B.; GÓMEZ-SOLANO, M. I.; MOO-CHIM, D. J.; LOPEZ-GUTIERREZ, T. J.; PÉREZ-BALAN, R. A.
- Abstract
The pharmaceutical industry has provided an extraordinary variety of drugs that have improved human health, yet the incorrect final disposal of drugs has been released into the environment. In this research, the phytotoxic effect of four pharmaceutical products exposed to five concentrations was evaluated, using Lactuca sativa, and the percentage of germination, stem, and root length were evaluated. The four pharmaceuticals used in this bioassay caused inhibitory effects on root growth, elongation of hypocotyls, and germination of Lactuca sativa seeds. The greatest inhibition effect occurred from 10 to 1000 mg L-1, likewise significant differences, and interaction (p≤0.05) were observed between concentrations and drugs. Ranitidine was the drug that had the greatest phytotoxic effect on the inhibition of germination and root growth of Lactuca sativa. The results obtained in this study could contribute as a reference to future chronic studies with Lactuca sativa, as well as to prevent or reduce the impact on ecosystems and agricultural soils.
- Subjects
ROOT growth; PHYTOTOXICITY; DRUG disposal; DRUGS; RANITIDINE; BIOLOGICAL assay; LETTUCE; GERMINATION
- Publication
Applied Ecology & Environmental Research, 2022, Vol 20, Issue 5, p3737
- ISSN
1589-1623
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15666/aeer/2005_37373746