| cultivation of garden vegetables in peoria pool sediments from the illinois river: a case study in trace element accumulation and dietary exposures. | this case study was conducted to evaluate the use of reclaimed lake sediment as a growth media for vegetable production and to estimate whether accumulation of micronutrients and heavy metals in the vegetables would impact human nutrition or health, respectively. five plant species, bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.), broccoli (brassica oleracea l.), carrot (daucus carota l.), pepper (capsicum annum l.), and tomato (lycopersicon esculentum l.), were grown in pots containing either reclaimed sediment f ... | 2006 | 16650471 |
| selecting and evaluating native plants for region-specific phytotoxicity testing. | in this study, we evaluated methodology to determine risks to terrestrial native plant species from potential herbecide drift, focusing on 1) selection of native species for testing, 2) growth of these species, and 3) variability in herbicide response among native species and compared with crop plants. native plant species were selected for initial testing on the basis of spatial analysis, which indicated that species from illinois, usa, were at potential risk for off-target effects of herbicide ... | 2008 | 17973566 |