TOXICOLOGIA AMBIENTAL

RESUMEN DE LA PRACTICA AUTONOMA

Tutora:
CINDY LORENA GARCIA

JULLY ALEXANDRA FLOREZ

Código: 1089288495
358027_9

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL ABIERTA Y A DISTANCIA – UNAD

ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS AGRICOLAS, PECUARIAS Y DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE
Abril de 2020
 ACUTE TOXICITY BIOASSAY WITH LETTUCE SEEDS (LACTUCA SATIVA
L.) WITH CONTAMINATED SOIL SAMPLE

JULLY ALEXANDRA FLOREZ MOREANO

Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia. Escuela de Ciencias Básicas, Tecnología e

ingeniería-ECBTI. Toxicología Ambiental. Grupo: 358027_9

Docente Cindy Lorena García

Keywords: Bioassay, Contamination, Soil, pesticides, Herbicides, culture

Farming, Glyphosate, toxicity, Seeds, lettuce, Research, Results,
Germinación.

Summary:

INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THE SAMPLE WAS EXTRACTED

The acute toxicity bioassay with lettuce seeds (Lactuca sativa L.) was
collected from the village El Placer farm, municipality of Tuquerres Nariño, in
a lot in which it had previously been cultivated and cultivated. It acts as
arracacha, corn and beans, for these crops are used different types of
pesticides and herbicides that contaminate the soil.

TYPE OF CONTAMINATION TO WHICH THE PLACE IS BEING

SUBMITTED

ace where the sample was taken when cultivated for different types of crops mentioned above, has been affected by the contamination of
and that pesticides or herbicides are used once a week to control weeds,
animals

and diseases in the crops, within the pesticides are the Roundup, Pirimicarb,
Endosulfan, cypermethrin among others; that affect the soil and its
properties.

RESULTS OBTAINED

After analyzing the results obtained in the bioassay carried out, it could be
observed that the lettuce seeds that were mounted with the contaminated
soil sample presented a dark brown color hue and the radicle of the plant was
burned, they had fungal content in some samples , there were also a lot of
seeds that did not germinate; with these results it is evident that the sample
is not suitable for cultivation and presents toxicity due to the large amount of
pesticides and herbicides used and the long time that the soil has been
exposed without any type of detoxification or treatment.

According to the results obtained, it was possible to observe how the soil and
its properties affect the contamination and how it can be inferred is in some
crop that wants to carry out the importance of being able to implement some
type of treatment that leads to the recovery of the resource.
 CONCLUSIONS

• When concluding with our bioassay and analyzing the results and
germination percentages, it can be established that the soil from which the
sample was extracted is affected by the contamination caused by the use of
pesticides and herbicides, not only affecting the soil as a resource, but also
that they can affect the production of crops.

• The use of pesticides and herbicides could be observed as it brings great

contamination of the soil and therefore degradation of the resource, so it is
very important to implement treatment alternatives to these pollutants, in
order to reduce the negative impact on the soil. use of pesticides and
herbicide in agriculture.

• It is also concluded in regards to the realization of the bioassay that it is

essential to perform it under optimum conditions, in a proper and clean way
that the samples are not allowed to become contaminated, since the results
and effectiveness of the bioassay will depend on it, as well as its veracity in
results.
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