Vicia Faba L.: Capacidad bioindicadora de contaminación de agua por metilmercurio

  • M. D. Álvarez Menéndez
  • J. Mateos Martín
  • M. V. Peinado de Diego
  • M. A. Capó Martí
Keywords: Mercury, Methil-mercury, Vicia faba, Bioindicator

Abstract

Mercury is the most dangerous of the heavy metals, easily absorbed by the plants in his organic form. Methil-mercury changes the ability of germination of the Vicia faba L., which is used as human food and as forage for the cattle. In this work the utility of Vicia faba as bioindicator of the presence of methil-mercury in irrigation water is studied, the changes in the ability of germination allows an early detection of the presence of mercury in the environment.

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Published
2006-06-06
How to Cite
Álvarez Menéndez M. D. ., Mateos Martín J. ., Peinado de Diego M. V. . y Capó Martí M. A. . (2006). Vicia Faba L.: Capacidad bioindicadora de contaminación de agua por metilmercurio. Observatorio Medioambiental, 9, 111-123. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/OBMD/article/view/OBMD0606110111A
Issue
No. 9 (2006)
Section
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