Free Energy Parameter Model for Mitigating Pollutant Uptake in Crops
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ABSTRACT: Atmospheric pollutants enter the plant cuticle through contact with various mediums and pose a threat to the humans and animals who consume the plant. For phase 1, a predictive free energy parameter model was chosen by developing quantitative structure-property relationships between the characteristics of the plant cuticle membrane and absorbed organic contaminants. For phase 2, the model was tested on experimental databases of 25 diverse plant species. A regression analysis revealed a root-mean-square error of about 0.22 and an R-squared value of 0.987, indicating that the proposed model is much more accurate than previous methods used.