A laboratory system to determine separately the uptake of organic chemicals from soil by plant roots and by leaves after vaporization

Abstract In a laboratory system, root uptake and foliar uptake of hexachlorobenzene- 14 C (HCB) by various plant species were studied separately. HCB is taken up by both pathways; however, no translocation occurs. Uptake is highest for carrots and lowest for some monocotyledoneae.