Determination of perchlorate in tobacco plants and tobacco products

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Fertilized tobacco plant tissues and tobacco products are tested with ion chromatography (IC), capillary electrophoresis (CE), and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for perchlorate accumulation rate and spectral identification. High levels of perchlorate in tobacco plants and tobacco products could indicate the uptake of the chemical from fertilizer application, (and possible phytoremediation) but a direct link for the presence of perchlorate in consumer products is dismissed due to the long manufacturing process.

Author: Ellington, J. Jackson, Wolfe, N. Lee, Garrison, A. Wayne, Evans, John J., Avants, Jimmy K., Teng, Quincy
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 2001
Georgia, Tobacco farms, Tobacco, Tobacco Farming, Research, Bioremediation, Tobacco industry

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Stable nitrogen isotopes in waterfowl feathers reflect agricultural land use in western Canada

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Feathers from flightless mallard ducklings are sampled across western Canada for nitrogen levels. High levels of anthropogenic nitrogen are associated with areas of greater agricultural activity.

Author: Wassenaar, Leonard I., Hebert, Craig E.
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 2001
Agriculture, Crop Production, Canada, Industrial Gas Manufacturing, Industrial gases, Nitrogen, Poultry and eggs, not elsewhere classified, Other Poultry Production, Ducks

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Perchlorate identification in fertilizers

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This study examines perchlorate contamination in mineral deposits caused by commercial fertilizer usage.

Author: Susarla, Sridhar, Garrison, A.W., Collette, T.W., Wolfe, N.L., McCutcheon, S.C.
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Publication Name: Environmental Science & Technology
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 1999
Research & Development, Scientific Research and Development Services, All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Pollutants produced & recycled, Industrial inorganic chemicals, not elsewhere classified, Perchloric Acid, Research institutes, Water, Contamination, Technical, Oxidizing agents, Inorganic acids

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Subjects list: Statistical Data Included, United States, Environmental aspects, Fertilizer industry, Fertilizers
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