Lettuce Seeds as a Bioindicator for the Toxicity of Tannery Wastewater

This study was initiated to investigate the potential of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. var. buttercrunch) seeds as a bioindicator (BI), or a biological tool for detecting the presence of some toxic materials used in tanning industry and determining their concentrations using the germination percentage as a parameter (indicator). The BIs might help in reducing the cost of analysis and is intended to substitute for the highly sophisticated analytical equipments, which are unaffordable by the developing countries.

About the author

Ammar Mohammed Sorag Abdalla, docteur en toxicologie appliquée, maître en pesticides et toxicologie, B.Sc. (Honor) en protection des plantes, département de la protection des plantes, faculté des sciences agricoles, université de Dongola, Dongola, Soudan.

Product details

• Authors: Ammar Sorag
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.07.2018
• EAN: 9786139856985
• ISBN: 9786139856985
• No. of pages: 76
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 132 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology