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Assessing the effects of tropical wood leachate to Desmodesmus subspicatus, Lemna minor and Daphnia magna
Ghana has a long history as a major supplier of high-value hardwood timber and wood products to many countries. The research seeks to assess the effects of tropical wood leachates to aquatic organisms. Hence, five wood samples were selected; Mahogany (Khaya ivorensis), Cedrela (Cedrela odorata), Emi...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7339063/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32671242 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04268 |
Sumario: | Ghana has a long history as a major supplier of high-value hardwood timber and wood products to many countries. The research seeks to assess the effects of tropical wood leachates to aquatic organisms. Hence, five wood samples were selected; Mahogany (Khaya ivorensis), Cedrela (Cedrela odorata), Emire (Terminalia ivorensis), Wawa (Triplochiton scleroxylon) and Ceiba (Ceiba pendandra) from Oboyow forest reserve in Eastern Region- Ghana to assess their toxicity to aquatic organisms. Toxicity tests: Algal (Desmodesmus subspicatus) Duckweed (Lemna minor) and crustacean (Daphnia magna) were carried out using exposures to concentrations of 20, 30, 45, 67 and 100% v/v wood leachate in control media. The high levels of phenols measured in the various wood leachates was the main cause of toxicity. The percentage median Inhibition Concentration (%IC(50)) of the various wood leachate, ranged from 21.5 - 55.6% with mahogany exhibiting the highest toxicity and wawa the lowest. All the wood leachates were toxic to the aquatic organisms. The %IC(50) showed both confirmed and potential toxicity among the various wood leachates and established that there was significant difference between various wood leachate toxicity. |
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