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Laser microprobe mass analysis (LAMMA) of aluminum and lead in fine roots and their ectomycorrhizal mantles of Norway spruce
(Picea abies (L.) Karst.)
S. Eeckhaoudt (1), D. Vandeputte (1, 2), H. van Praag (3), R. van Grieken (1) and W. Jacob (2)
1. Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp (UIA), Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp-Wilrijk, Belgium / 2. Department of Medicine, University of Antwerp (UIA), Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp-Wilrijk, Belgium / 3. Center of Forest Research, Ecopedology Section, Faculty of Agronomy, Avenue Maréchal Juin 27, B-5030 Gembloux, Belgium / Received December 20, 1990
Summary
Fine roots and ectomycorrhizal root tips were sampled in a Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) stand in the eastern part of the Belgian Ardennes. The cellular and partly subcellular localizations of aluminum
and lead were identified by the micro-analytical laser microprobe mass analysis (LAMMA) technique. In fine roots with secondary
structure, localization of aluminum was limited to the peripheral cell layers. Lead was found in the outer layers, and also
in the primary phloem. Aluminum penetrated the mycorrhizal mantle, but lead was seldom detected in ectomycorrhizae.
