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Name: Dayna
Status: student
Grade: N/A
Location: MA
Country: N/A
Date: 3/30/2005
Question:
hello!

i am doing a project that focuses on the germination rate of seeds and how that rate is affected by acid rain and fertilizer, and i had a question that i was hoping someone would be able to help me answer. here goes. what chemical processes are disrupted within seed germination when toxins such as mercury, lead, and cadmium are present in the soil. and how does this affect the overall development of the plant?

Replies:
Perhaps helpful:

http://www.ansinet.org/fulltext/pjbs/pjbs47809-811.pdf

http://mingaonline.uach.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0304-88022002000100007&lng=en&nrm=iso

http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/08/26/18.html

Anthony Brach Ph.D.


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