Investigation of the Effects of Air Conditioner Waste Water on Wheat and Barley

Herein this study, the effects of the wastewaters that transmitted to the ecosystem from the air conditioner on the barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) plants were investigated. The soil to be planted for study was mixed at different concentrations (1/5, 2/5, 3/5) of the air conditioner wastewater except for the control group. On 650 g of soil 5 g of barley and 7 g of wheat seed were planted and covered with 100 g of soil. Wheat was irrigated at regular intervals in accordance with field capacity. The wheat was harvested after 15 days and the barley was harvested after 11 days. After weighing the harvested samples electrolyte leakage, MDA, CAT, SOD activities were determined by extraction. Along with that wheat and barley specimens were analyzed for metal concentrations in ICP-OES after pre-treatment. The relationship between control samples and samples grown at different concentrations of A/C wastewater was evaluated statistically and significant differences were determined.