The mechanisms and effects off the plant-activations of chemicals in the environment
Abstract
Plants can activate promutagens into stable mutagens and these genotoxic agents may be hazardous to the environment and to the public health. Plant systems have been widely employed in classical and environmental mutagenesis. However, the environmental and human health impact of plants exposed to environmental xenobiotics were not well recognized until the presence of pesticide contaminants in food supplies caused alarm. The capability of plants to bioconcentrate environmental agents and activate promutagens into toxic metabolites is significant when one realizes the immense diversity of xenobiotics to which plants are intentionally and unintentionally exposed. Finally, we all must be attentive to the effects that toxic agents may have on the biosphere and the grave global consequences that would result in a disruption in the carbon cycle.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- December 1993
- Bibcode:
- 1993STIN...9522145P
- Keywords:
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- Environmental Surveys;
- Mutagens;
- Plants (Botany);
- Public Health;
- Toxicity;
- Warning Systems;
- Amino Acids;
- Biosphere;
- Deoxyribonucleic Acid;
- Metabolites;
- Pesticides;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer