Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 12:45 PM

George R. Brown Convention Center, 362AB

Wonsook Ha and Donald L. Suarez, USDA-ARS, U.S. Salinity Laboratory, 450 W. Big Springs Rd., Riverside, CA 92507

Perchlorate has been detected in drinking water and leafy vegetables and is a concern due to impairment of thyroid function. Analysis of leafy vegetable has revealed a wide variability in perchlorate concentration. This variability occurs both at the irrigation district level and at the farm level with a fixed concentration of perchlorate in the irrigation water. We examine the relationship of irrigation water perchlorate concentration to crop perchlorate content considering salinity, ion composition, and water management.

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2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Predicting Perchlorate Uptake by Lettuce and Spinach.

697-1 Predicting Perchlorate Uptake by Lettuce and Spinach.