Evaluation of the Metabolic Fate of Munitions Material (TNT RDX) in Plant Systemsand Initial Assessment of Material Interaction with Plant Genetic Material

摘要

The goals of this effort were to confirm and expand data related to the behaviorand impacts of munitions residues upon human food chain components. Plant species employed included corn (Zea mays), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), spinach (Spinacea oeraceae), and carrot (Daucus carota). Plants were grown from seed to maturity (70 to 120 days) in a low-fertility soil (Burbank) amended with either 14C-TNT or 14 C-RDX at which time they were harvested and analyzed for munitions uptake, partitioning, and chemical form of the munition or munition-metabolite. All four