EFFECT OF CERIUM AND CADMIUM IN LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTES ON THE MORPHOLOGY, PROTEINS, CARBOHYDRATES AND NUCLEIC ACIDS CONTENTS OF THE AQUATIC PLANT LUDURIGIA STOLONIFERA

Authors

S. ABDALLA, Protection and Radiation Safety Dept., Hot Labs. Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt.
E. MAHDY, Faculty of Science, Helwan Univ., Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.
M. SOLIMAN, Faculty of Science, Helwan Univ., Helwan, Cairo, Egypt.
D. RAMADAN, Protection and Radiation Safety Dept., Hot Labs. Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt.

Corresponding Author

ABDALLA, S.

Document Type

Original Article

Subject Areas

Botany, Microbiology and Zoology

Keywords

Cerium; cadmium; RADIOACTIVE WASTES

Abstract

Aquatic plant Ludurigia stolonifera is used to absorb two toxic ions (Cd and Ce) from low level radioactive waste solutions. The effects of these toxic ions with three concentrations on the morphology, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) contents of the plant were studied. The results obtained in the present investigation showed a decrease in the weight of the plant, proteins, carbohydrates and nucleic acids contents with the increase in the concentration of toxic ions.

How to Cite This Article

ABDALLA, S.; MAHDY, E.; SOLIMAN, M.; and RAMADAN, D. (2007) "EFFECT OF CERIUM AND CADMIUM IN LIQUID RADIOACTIVE WASTES ON THE MORPHOLOGY, PROTEINS, CARBOHYDRATES AND NUCLEIC ACIDS CONTENTS OF THE AQUATIC PLANT LUDURIGIA STOLONIFERA," Al-Azhar Bulletin of Science: Vol. 18: Iss. 2, Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21608/absb.2007.11631