Toxicological effects of single and joint sulfamethazine and cadmium stress in soil on pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.)

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 263; p. 128296
• Main Authors: Zhou, Changrui, Ma, Qiang, Li, Shuailin, Zhu, Mengmeng, Xia, Zhuqing, Yu, Wantai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: antioxidant activity; antioxidant enzymes; ascorbic acid; Brassica; Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; cadmium; Cadmium - analysis; Cadmium - toxicity; catalase; enzyme activity; Hydrogen Peroxide; malondialdehyde; Oxidative stress; Pakchoi; peroxidase; physiological response; phytotoxicity; plant growth; pollution; Soil; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Soil Pollutants - toxicity; Sulfamethazine; superoxide dismutase; Toxicity; Cd; Oxidative stress; Pakchoi; Sulfamethazine; Toxicity

The combined pollution of heavy metals and antibiotics in soil has attracted increasing attention due to their negative effects on plant growth. The aims of this study were to evaluate the phytotoxicity of single and combined sulfamethazine (SMT) and cadmium (Cd), selected as target pollutants in so...