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Title | Cleaning procedures for removal of external deposits from plant samples |
Creator/Author | Salkl, H. ; Maeda, O. |
Publication Date | 1982 Aug 01 |
OSTI Identifier | OSTI ID: 6589379 |
Other Number(s) | CODEN: ESTHA |
Resource Type | Journal Article |
Resource Relation | Environ. Sci. Technol. ; Vol/Issue: 16:8 |
Research Org | The Univ. of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan |
Subject | 500200 -- Environment, Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989); ;PLANTS-- SURFACE CLEANING; LEAVES;OAKS;PARTICULATES;PINES;SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;SPECTROSCOPY |
Related Subject | CLEANING;CONIFERS;ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;MICROSCOPY;PARTICLES;PLANTS;SURFACE FINISHING;TREES |
Description/Abstract | Foliar samples of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica), Japanese white oak (Quercus myrsinaefolia), and Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) were washed with running tap water, a 2% detergent solution, or 0.2 M HCl.^ The concentration of 16 elements were determined by inductively coupled argon plasma spectrometry to compare the effects of the three cleaning procedures on removal of external deposits.^ Among the three washing procedures, the most effective was the acid washing, which removed significant proportions of the total Al, Cr, Fe, Pb, Ti, and other elements from crude foliar samples without causing any measurable loss of K.^ It was ascertained by scanning electron microscopy that this treatment effectively removed particulate fallout on leaf surfaces without doing any visual damage to the plant material. |
Country of Publication | United States |
Language | English |
Format | Pages: 536-539 |
System Entry Date | 2001 May 13 |
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