PMID- 6322471
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19840410
LR  - 20171116
IS  - 0232-4393 (Print)
IS  - 0232-4393 (Linking)
VI  - 138
IP  - 8
DP  - 1983
TI  - [Behavior of benzo(a)pyrene in the soil and passage from soil to crops].
PG  - 605-16
AB  - The behaviour of Benzo[a]pyren (BaP) in the soil and its passage from the soil 
      into the crops has been investigated by means of model tests. In situ 
      fluorescence spectroscopy enables a detection of 0.01 micrograms/BaP/kg with 
      recoveries ranged from 75 to 99.6% and an average variation coefficient of 15%. A 
      decomposition of BaP in test soils within 18 months from 30 mg/kg to 1.5 mg/kg 
      could be attributed to decomposition by soil bacteria. After addition of 
      bactericidal substances to the soil there was no decomposition for several years. 
      In soils with concentrations below 1000 micrograms BaP/kg no passage of BaP into 
      the crops can be detected. Contrary to the opinion of several authors that BaP 
      does not pass from the soil into the crops, model tests conducted for a few years 
      show that a relevant passage into crops such as carrots and radish, as well as 
      into lettuce, spinach and parsley, is possible. The passage into potatoes, 
      tomatoes, peas, and beans is less significant. The degree of contamination of 
      crops is in a certain relation to the degree of the contamination of the soils, 
      but this has only been found with a BaP content of more than 1000 micrograms/kg. 
      Sandy soils which significantly exceed the BaP content of about 1000 
      micrograms/kg, as they may occur in industrial areas, above all near emittents, 
      are not suitable for the cultivation of some vegetables, such as lettuce and 
      carrots, for human nutrition.
FAU - Fritz, W
AU  - Fritz W
LA  - ger
PT  - Journal Article
TT  - Untersuchungen zum Verhalten von Benzo[a]pyren im Boden und zum Ubergang aus dem 
      Boden in Ernteguter.
PL  - Germany
TA  - Zentralbl Mikrobiol
JT  - Zentralblatt fur Mikrobiologie
JID - 8209932
RN  - 0 (Benzopyrenes)
RN  - 0 (Soil)
RN  - 3417WMA06D (Benzo(a)pyrene)
SB  - IM
MH  - Benzo(a)pyrene
MH  - *Benzopyrenes/analysis
MH  - *Environmental Pollution
MH  - Models, Biological
MH  - *Soil/analysis
MH  - Spectrometry, Fluorescence
MH  - *Vegetables/analysis
EDAT- 1983/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 1983/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 1983/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1983/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1983/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1983/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Zentralbl Mikrobiol. 1983;138(8):605-16.