The study provides useful information for better understanding of the distribution of arsenic species in terrestrial plants. The scientific name, Phyllostachys edulis, means something like ‘edible bamboo’. In ideal conditions, this giant grass can grow three feet a day and reach 100 feet tall. In addition, studies of arsenic speciation in the peel and core of winter bamboo shoots showed that all the cores contained organic arsenic while no organic arsenic was detected in the peels. Widely used in the production of flooring, textiles and building materials, Moso is arguably the most economically important bamboo species in the world. Why dont you call them or pay them a visit. With proven sustainable bamboo products, MOSO offers a natural, fast-growing alternative for flooring, decking, wall-covering, beams, boards and worktops, which meets the highest requirements. All solid MOSO® Bamboo Products have a negative carbon footprint over the complete life cycle and are therefore the sustainable alternative to tropical hardwood that is becoming scarce.
One of the two bamboo nurseries/distributors is actually not far away from you in Chilliwack. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on this planet and is an abundantly available building material. In fact, you will need a bit of patience before it will reach a reasonable size, especially in your zone. The absence of organic arsenic in soils would suggest the possibility of formation of methylated arsenic in the plants. Being a giant or timber bamboo, culm diameter can be impressive, up to 20 cm, but as little as 8 cm in weaker culms. Amongst the Phyllostachys species, Moso ( P heterocycla pubescens ) is the slower growing one. To investigate the source of the organic arsenic in moso bamboo shoots, arsenic species in the rhizosphere soils of the plants were examined. In addition, bamboo shoots collected in winter were found to have more total arsenic and organic arsenic than those collected in spring. Monomethylarsonic acid (MMA) and trimethylarsine oxide (TMAO) were also detected in certain samples in the range of 4.2-16.5% and 11.8-18.4%, respectively. Dimethylarsinic acid (DMA) was present in the amount of 13.9% to 44.9% of sum of the arsenic species in all these samples. Information about arsenic species was acquired from cold trap-hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry (CT-HG-AAS). The total arsenic concentrations of bamboo shoots were determined by hydride generation coupled atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HG-AFS), ranging from 27.7 to 94.0 microg/kg. Moso bamboo shoots from different producing areas in China were collected for analysis to confirm the ubiquity of methylated arsenic species. It will take two to three weeks for the first Moso Bamboo seedlings to sprout, and the seeds will continue to grow until they have all emerged.
However, we found that a significant proportion of organic arsenic was present in moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel) shoot in a market survey of arsenic species in edible terrestrial plants. Arsenic is predominantly found as an inorganic species in most terrestrial plants.
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