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Collot J, Binet P, Malabad AM, Pauget B, Toussaint ML, Chalot M. Floristic survey, trace element transfers between soil and vegetation and human health risk at an urban industrial wasteland. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132169. [PMID: 37523956 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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This study aimed to determine the trace element accumulation in the soil and plants in an industrial wasteland and to estimate the extent of transfer to humans to measure the effects on and risks to vegetation and human health and find bioindicator plants representative of the levels of the main contaminants. In areas with the highest extractable trace element levels, we observed decreases in plant biodiversity explained by the disappearance of several families, favouring the coverage of tolerant species, such as Urtica dioica and Hedera helix. Trace elements were also found in the leaves of several plants, especially in a dominant species that is poorly studied, Alliaria petiolata. Indeed, this species had the highest contents of Zn (1750 mg.kg-1 DW), Ni (13.1 mg.kg-1 DW), and Cd (18 mg.kg-1 DW) found at the site and is a potential Zn bioindicator since its leaf contents were also representative of the Zn extractable contents in soil (R² = 0.94). The hazard quotient and carcinogen risk revealed that most of the site had an identified or possible risk, mainly due to Pb and As. Native species, especially A. petiolata, could be used in phytoextraction to manage and limit these human and environmental risks.
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- Jordan Collot
- Chrono-Environnement UMR6249, Université Franche-Comté CNRS, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- Chrono-Environnement UMR6249, Université Franche-Comté CNRS, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- TESORA, Le Visium, 22 avenue Aristide Briand, 94110 Arcueil, France
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- Chrono-Environnement UMR6249, Université Franche-Comté CNRS, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- Chrono-Environnement UMR6249, Université Franche-Comté CNRS, F-25000 Besançon, France; Université de Lorraine, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Nancy 54000, France.
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Zhuang X, Wan H, Wang H, Qin S, He J, Lyu D. Characteristics of cadmium accumulation and tolerance in apple plants grown in different soils. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1188241. [PMID: 37332693 PMCID: PMC10272767 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1188241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a nonessential element and highly toxic to apple tree. However, Cd accumulation, translocation and tolerance in apple trees planted in different soils remain unknown. To investigate soil Cd bioavailability, plant Cd accumulation, physiological changes as well as gene expression patterns in apple trees grown in five different soils, 'Hanfu' apple seedlings were planted in orchard soils collected from Maliangou village (ML), Desheng village (DS), Xishan village (XS), Kaoshantun village (KS) and Qianertaizi village (QT), and subjected to 500 μM CdCl2 for 70 d. Results showed that soils of ML and XS had higher content of organic matter (OM), clay and silt, and cation exchange capacity (CEC) but lower sand content than the other soils, thereby reduced Cd bioavailability, which could be reflected by lower concentrations and proportions of acid-soluble Cd but higher concentrations and proportions of reducible and oxidizable Cd. The plants grown in soils of ML and XS had relatively lower Cd accumulation levels and bio-concentration factors than those grown in the other soils. Excess Cd reduced plant biomass, root architecture, and chlorophyll content in all plants but to relatively lesser degree in those grown in soils of ML and XS. The plants grown in soils of ML, XS and QT had comparatively lower reactive oxygen species (ROS) content, less membrane lipid peroxidation, and higher antioxidant content and enzyme activity than those grown in soils of DS and KS. Transcript levels of genes regulating Cd uptake, transport and detoxification such as HA11, VHA4, ZIP6, IRT1, NAS1, MT2, MHX, MTP1, ABCC1, HMA4 and PCR2 displayed significant differences in roots of plants grown in different soils. These results indicate that soil types affect Cd accumulation and tolerance in apple plants, and plants grown in soils with higher OM content, CEC, clay and silt content and lower sand content suffer less Cd toxicity.
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- Xiaolei Zhuang
- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Key Lab of Fruit Quality Development and Regulation of Liaoning Province, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Sakan S, Mihajlidi-Zelić A, Ašković K, Sakan N, Trifunović S, Đorđević D. The significance of applying different factors for the evaluation of sediment contamination by toxic elements and estimation of the ecological risk. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:53461-53477. [PMID: 36854944 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26111-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The optimized three-step sequential extraction procedure for the fractionation of micro- and macroelements, was conducted to determine fractional characteristics of PTEs (potentially toxic elements) in surface sediments of rivers in the Vlasina watershed. The sequential extraction results, which enable the evaluation of mobility of the studied elements, have indicated that Zn, Ni, Cu, Cr, and As can be considered slightly mobile, whereas Pb, Mn, Cd, and Co were regarded as possibly mobile elements. Lead was dominantly bounded (specifically adsorbed or co-precipitated) to iron and manganese oxides (up to 80%) and may be released by reduction. Since the content of the exchangeable fraction (F1) is an indicator for anthropogenic impact on the aquatic environment, a low percentage (0-8%) of studied toxic elements in this fraction indicated that these elements have lithogenic origin in most sampling locations in the area of study. Except for Pb, the substantial positive correlations between Al and other elements showed that studied elements came primarily from terrigenous sources. Although the values obtained for the risk assessment code (RAC) indicated a slightly increased mobility of some elements (up to 22.44%), the values of the modified risk assessment code (mRAC), which include toxic effects on the environment, showed there is no danger of pollution by studied elements (all values were < 1%). Our recommendation is to use mRAC instead of RAC in ecochemical studies and assessment of the degree of sediment and soil pollution, because mRAC includes toxic effects of elements. Based on ATI values, river sediments show no toxic to a low toxic degree. Even though obtained results indicate that there was no considerable risk for river water contamination, the ecological risk for Fe and Pb should be monitored in the future.
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- Sanja Sakan
- Centre of Excellence in Environmental Chemistry and Engineering - Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11158, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Centre of Excellence in Environmental Chemistry and Engineering - Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11158, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Physics, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Pregrevica 118, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centre of Excellence in Environmental Chemistry and Engineering - Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11158, Belgrade, Serbia
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Robins K, McCann CM, Zhou XY, Su JQ, Cooke M, Knapp CW, Graham DW. Bioavailability of potentially toxic elements influences antibiotic resistance gene and mobile genetic element abundances in urban and rural soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 847:157512. [PMID: 35872194 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that can encode resistance traits in bacteria are found across the environment. While it is often difficult to discern their origin, their prevalence and diversity depends on many factors, one of which is their exposure to potentially toxic elements (PTE, i.e., metals and metalloids) in soils. Here, we investigated how ambient ARGs and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) relate to the relative bioavailability of different PTEs (total versus exchangeable and carbonate-bound PTE) in rural and urban soils in northeast England. The average relative abundances of ARGs in rural sites varied over a 3-log range (7.24 × 10-7 to 1.0 × 10-4 genes/16S rRNA), and relative ARG abundances in urban sites varied by four orders of magnitude (1.75 × 10-6 to 2.85 × 10-2 genes/16S rRNA). While beta-lactam and aminoglycoside resistance genes dominated rural and urban sites, respectively, non-specific ARGs, also called multidrug-resistance genes, were significantly more abundant in urban sites (p < 0.05). Urban sites also had higher concentrations of total and exchangeable forms of PTE than rural sites, whereas rural sites were higher in carbonate-bound forms. Significant positive Spearman correlations between PTEs, ARGs and MGEs were apparent, especially with bioavailable PTE fractions and at urban sites. This study found significant positive correlations between ARGs and beryllium (Be), which has not previously been reported. Overall, our results show that PTE bioavailability is important in explaining the relative selection of ARGs in soil settings and must be considered in future co-selection and ARG exposure studies.
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- Katie Robins
- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom; Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, United Kingdom
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Science, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Science, Xiamen 361021, China
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, United Kingdom.
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
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Floodplain soils contamination assessment using the sequential extraction method of heavy metals from past mining activities. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2927. [PMID: 35190628 PMCID: PMC8861111 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06929-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Floodplains are among the most precious and threatened ecosystems in the world. The study deals with floodplain soil contamination caused by 8 heavy metals (HMs) (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Pb, Zn) originating and transported from old mine works along the Štiavnica River in Slovakia. We determined the total HMs content and the HM fractions using BCR sequential extraction method. We selected 12 alluvial sites (AS), two contaminated sites (CS), and one reference site (RS). The sampling points were located within the riparian zones (RZ), arable lands (AL), and grasslands (GL). We confirmed soil contamination by HMs and the related ecological risk by different factors. The contamination by HMs at many AS localities was similar or even higher than at CS localities. The highest contamination factor was calculated for Cu (39.8), followed by Pb (27.4), Zn (18.2), and Cd (7.2). The HMs partitioning in the different fractions at the CS and AS localities revealed that Cd, Zn, and Pb were mainly associated with the exchangeable and reducible fractions, while Cu was mainly associated with the oxidisable fraction. The soil properties were selectively correlated with the HM fractions. Based on the ANOVA results, the effect of different ecosystem types on HM fractions was revealed.
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Xia B, Yang Y, Wu Y, Li X, Li F, Liu T. Impacts of Redox Conditions on Arsenic and Antimony Transformation in Paddy Soil: Kinetics and Functional Bacteria. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2021; 107:1121-1127. [PMID: 33904944 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03242-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Arsenic (As) and antimony (Sb) are known carcinogens and are present as contaminants in paddy soils. However, the complicated dynamics of the mobility of these metalloids have not been well understood due to changing redox conditions in paddy soils. Herein, the kinetics of dissolved As and Sb, and functional bacteria/genes were examined in a paddy soil cultured under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Under aerobic condition, dissolved As(V) and Sb(V) increased constantly due to sulfide oxidation by O2 and bound As and Sb were released. Under anaerobic condition, the reduction of As(V) and Sb(V) occurred, and the mobility of As and Sb were affected by soil redox processes. The bacteria with functional genes aioA and arrA were responsible for the direct As/Sb transformation, while Fe- and N-related bacteria had an indirect effect on the fate of As/Sb via coupling with the redox processes of Fe and N. These findings improve understanding of the mobility of As and Sb in paddy soil systems under different redox conditions.
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- Bingqing Xia
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, SCNU Environmental Research Institute, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, People's Republic of China.
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Man Y, Wang B, Wang J, Slaný M, Yan H, Li P, El-Naggar A, Shaheen SM, Rinklebe J, Feng X. Use of biochar to reduce mercury accumulation in Oryza sativa L: A trial for sustainable management of historically polluted farmlands. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2021; 153:106527. [PMID: 33784588 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mitigating the risk of mercury (Hg) contamination in rice soils using environmental friendly amendments is essential to reducing the probable daily intake (PDI) of MeHg via rice consumption. Here, we examined the impacts of different doses (0% (control), 0.6% and 3%) of rice hull-derived biochar (RHB) and mixture of wheat-rice straw-derived biochar (RWB) on the fractionation, phytoavailability, and uptake of total (THg) and methyl Hg (MeHg) by rice in Hg-polluted soil (THg = 78.3 mg kg-1) collected from Wanshan Hg mining area. Both biochars increased rice biomass up to 119% as compared to control. Application of RHB and RWB significantly (P ≤ 0.05) decreased bioavailable Hg (soluble and exchangeable and specifically-sorbed fractions) concentrations by 55-71% and 67-72%, respectively. The addition of RHB significantly decreased MeHg concentrations in the soil. However, RWB (particularly at 3%) increased significantly MeHg concentrations in the soil as compared to the control and RHB treatments, likely due to the increased abundance of Hg-methylation microorganisms (e.g., Geobacter spp., Nitrospira spp.) in the RWB treatments. Both RHB and RWB significantly decreased MeHg concentrations in the rice grain by 55-85%. We estimated a reduction of the PDI of MeHg from 0.26 μg kg-1 bw d-1of control to below the reference dose (0.1 μg kg-1 bw d-1) of two biochar treatments. Our results highlight the potentiality of RWB and RHB for mitigating MeHg accumulation in rice and reducing PDI of MeHg via rice consumption, which offers a sustainable approach for management of Hg-polluted soils.
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- Yi Man
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China; CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi'an, 710061, China.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84536 Bratislava, Slovakia; Institute of Construction and Architecture, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84503 Bratislava, Slovakia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China
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- Department of Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11241, Egypt
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Arid Land Agriculture, Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kafrelsheikh, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany; University of Sejong, Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics, Guangjin-Gu, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China; CAS Center for Excellence in Quaternary Science and Global Change, Xi'an, 710061, China
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Jiang L, Sun H, Peng T, Ding W, Liu B, Liu Q. Comprehensive evaluation of environmental availability, pollution level and leaching heavy metals behavior in non-ferrous metal tailings. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 290:112639. [PMID: 33991766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Amounts of abandoned non-ferrous metal tailings(NMT) piled in the open air are released under geochemistry and migrated to the surrounding environment, causing severe harm to the environment and human health. It is essential to evaluate the heavy metal pollution of NMT. In this study, RAC, Igeo, EF, and RI were used to evaluate the heavy metal pollution risk of NMT. To uniformly simplify the four evaluation results into a comprehensive evaluation result that can reflect the degree of heavy metal pollution risk. Assuming heavy metals' concentration, occurrence, and mobility make the same contribution to the degree of heavy metal pollution. Score the above four evaluation results according to the pollution level, and then weigh the scores to obtain a complete integral result: CRSMo (17) > CRSCd (13) > CRSPb (11) > CRSSr(8) > CRSMn(7) > CRSCu(5) > CRSNi(4) > CRSCr(3) = CRSZn(3). Five higher risk heavy metal elements Mo, Cd, Pb, Sr, and Mn, were found. Cu, Ni, Cr, and Zn are at lower risk. The results showed that Mo, Mn, and Sr's evaluation is more accurate. Pb and Cd have not reached the detection limit for the time being, indicating that the release of heavy metal elements in tailings is not only related to the total concentration, occurrence state, and mobility of heavy metals but also affected by the pH of the tailings. This study's most significant finding is to propose a comprehensive integration result of pollution risk levels based on RAC, Igeo, EF, and RI as the comprehensive evaluation result of heavy metal pollution risk. Simultaneously, this research is also a valuable supplement to the existing risk assessment of heavy metal pollution.
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- Lei Jiang
- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China; Institute of Mineral Materials and Application, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China; School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China; Institute of Mineral Materials and Application, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China; Institute of Mineral Materials and Application, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China; Institute of Mineral Materials and Application, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China; Institute of Mineral Materials and Application, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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- Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China; Institute of Mineral Materials and Application, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China
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Li C, Yang Z, Yu T, Hou Q, Liu X, Wang J, Zhang Q, Wu T. Study on safe usage of agricultural land in karst and non-karst areas based on soil Cd and prediction of Cd in rice: A case study of Heng County, Guangxi. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 208:111505. [PMID: 33129120 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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It is well-known that Cd concentration in the soil, Cd bioavailability, and Cd bioaccumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) grains vary greatly in different soil parent materials. Therefore, the classification of agricultural land environmental quality and agricultural land safe usage based on the Cd content in the soil has a wide deviation. By the application of systematic sampling and analysis of soil and rice samples, and in comparison with the different soil parent materials in Heng County, it was found that soil derived from carbonate rocks has higher total Cd and lower mobile Cd proportion than soil from the non-karst areas. This result indicated that soil carbonates raised soil pH and the adsorption of Fe/Mn oxide/hydroxide on Cd significantly reduced the bioavailability of Cd in karst areas. In contrast, acidic soils with relatively lower CaO, TFe2O3, Mn and total Cd contents, the grown rice plants accumulated higher Cd in their grains. Further research confirmed significant differences in Cd bioaccumulation abilities in the soil between karst and non-karst areas. On this basis, the bioaccumulation factor prediction models of Cd in rice grains were developed in karst and non-karst areas. According to the total concentration of Cd in topsoil samples obtained from the area survey and the predicted Cd content in rice grains, an agricultural land safe usage scheme was put forward. The results showed that the agricultural land classification method based on Cd concentration in the soil and rice grains was more accurate and scientific than that based on the Cd contents in the soil alone.
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- Cheng Li
- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; Key Laboratory of Ecological Geochemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100037, PR China.
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- School of Science, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; Key Laboratory of Ecological Geochemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100037, PR China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; Key Laboratory of Ecological Geochemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100037, PR China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- Guangxi Bureau of Geology & Mineral Prospecting & Exploitation, Nanning 530023, PR China
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- Guangxi Institute of Geological Survey, Nanning 530023, PR China
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Duan Y, Yang Z, Yu T, Yang Q, Liu X, Ji W, Jiang H, Zhuo X, Wu T, Qin J, Wang L. Geogenic cadmium pollution in multi-medians caused by black shales in Luzhai, Guangxi. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 260:113905. [PMID: 31995778 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Revised: 12/21/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) concentration was investigated in parent rocks, surrounding soil of black shales outcrop, stream water, stream sediments, paddy soil as well as rice plants. Leaching test and sequential extraction procedure were applied to evaluate Cd mobility and bioavailability in soil samples. This study aims to emphasize ecological risk of Cd induced by black shales by combining various natural medias in black shales area and control area. The black shales parent rocks have elevated Cd concentration and act as a source of Cd. The liberated Cd from black shales outcrop temporarily accumulated in the acidized surrounding soil and could arise potential adverse impacts on environment due to rainfall. Although high concentration of Cd was not detected in stream water, Cd concentrated stream sediment was a hidden toxin for surface water system. Cd in paddy soil was primarily from geogenic source and effected little by anthropogenic source. The concentration as well as mobility and bioavailability of Cd were high in paddy soil in black shales area, which lead to elevated Cd concentration in roots, shoots and grains of rice. As a result, residents in black shales area suffer increased non-carcinogenic risk of Cd via food chain.
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- Yiren Duan
- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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- School of Science, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- Guangxi Institute of Geological Survey, Nanning, 530023, PR China; Guangxi Bureau of Geology & Mineral Prospecting & Exploitation, Nanning, 530023, PR China
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- Guangxi Institute of Geological Survey, Nanning, 530023, PR China
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- Guangxi Institute of Geological Survey, Nanning, 530023, PR China
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- Geology Team No. 4 of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomic Region, Nanning, 530031, PR China; Project Office of Land Quality Geochemical Assessment of Guangxi, Nanning, 530023, PR China
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Heltai G, Győri Z, Fekete I, Halász G, Kovács K, Takács A, Khumalo L, Horváth M. Application of flexible multi-elemental ICP-OES detection in fractionation of potentially toxic element content of solid environmental samples by a sequential extraction procedure. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.104029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nandillon R, Lebrun M, Miard F, Gaillard M, Sabatier S, Villar M, Bourgerie S, Morabito D. Capability of amendments (biochar, compost and garden soil) added to a mining technosol contaminated by Pb and As to allow poplar seed (Populus nigra L.) germination. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2019; 191:465. [PMID: 31243568 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7561-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The germination capacity of poplar seeds has never been studied in the context of metal(loid)-contaminated soils, even though poplars are present over a vast geographical area. In this study, black poplar seeds from the Loire Valley (France) were grown for 28 days in mesocosm on a heavily polluted soil that was subjected to different amendments. This phytomanagement process aimed to allow the revegetation of an As and Pb-contaminated mining soil by adding appropriate amendments, resulting in metal(loid) soil stabilisation and efficient plant growth. The objectives were to evaluate the effect of three amendments (garden soil, compost and biochar) when added alone or combined to a technosol on (i) the soil physicochemical properties, (ii) the mobility of As and Pb in the soil pore water (SPW), (iii) the capacity of poplar seeds to germinate and to grow and (iv) the metal(loid) distribution within the plant organs. The addition of amendments alone or combined allowed a 90% decrease in SPW Pb concentrations, while the arsenic concentrations were between 18 and 416 times higher. However, we were only able to obtain seed germination and plant growth on amended soils. These promising results will allow us to explore the use of such amendments in rehabilitating areas that are sources of significant metal(loid) dissemination, as well as allowing a natural plant recolonisation of these sites by seeds from the surrounding environment.
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- R Nandillon
- INRA USC1328, LBLGC EA1207, University of Orléans, Orléans, France
- IDDEA, 289 Boulevard Duhamel du Monceau, 45160, Olivet, France
- BRGM, ISTO, UMR 7327, BP 36009, 45060, Orléans, France
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- INRA USC1328, LBLGC EA1207, University of Orléans, Orléans, France
- Dipartimento di Bioscienze e Territorio, University of Molise, 86090, Pesche, Italy
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- INRA USC1328, LBLGC EA1207, University of Orléans, Orléans, France
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- IDDEA, 289 Boulevard Duhamel du Monceau, 45160, Olivet, France
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- IDDEA, 289 Boulevard Duhamel du Monceau, 45160, Olivet, France
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- UMR 0588 BIOFORA, INRA ONF, 45075, Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- INRA USC1328, LBLGC EA1207, University of Orléans, Orléans, France
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- INRA USC1328, LBLGC EA1207, University of Orléans, Orléans, France.
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Kasemodel MC, Papa TBR, Sígolo JB, Rodrigues VGS. Assessment of the mobility, bioaccessibility, and ecological risk of Pb and Zn on a dirt road located in a former mining area-Ribeira Valley-Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2019; 191:101. [PMID: 30684059 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7238-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The inadequate transportation of foundry slags during the construction of a mining waste landfill accounted for the presence of slags in the dirt road that connects the working district of Vila Mota to the city of Adrianópolis. The objectives of this work were to assess the lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) contamination of the dirt. Three samples separated by 2 km were collected along a dirt road (samples: Adrianópolis, Deposit, and Plant). The conducted assays were physico-chemical parameters, pseudototal concentration, three sequential extraction procedures, and bioaccessibility assay. The laboratory data was used as input in the calculation of contamination indices risk assessment code (RAC) and potential ecological risk (Eri). The dirt road presented high concentrations of Pb (mean 1426.5 mg kg-1) and Zn (mean 4964.8 mg kg-1). The BCR SEP (Bureau Community of Reference Sequential Extraction Procedure) method was more adequate in extracting the soluble-exchangeable fraction, and this fraction was correlated with the gastric phase. The bioaccessible fraction is mainly present in the stomach fraction and is transported to the intestinal phase. Using BCR SEP method to calculate the contamination indices, sample Deposit yielded very high risk when calculating RAC and Eri for Pb (72.9% and 639.5, respectively). For Zn, high risk was obtained with RAC and very high risk for Eri (42.5% and 344.2, respectively). The high content of Pb and Zn on the dirt road presents a risk to the population that uses this road, since the soil particles are easily transported, deposited on the dermis, and inhaled.
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- Mariana Consiglio Kasemodel
- Department of Geotechnical Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, 400 Trabalhador Sãocarlense Ave., São Carlos, SP, 13566-590, Brazil
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- Forensic Expertise Team of Avaré - SPTC, 11 Mato Grosso Rd., Avaré, SP, 18705-390, Brazil
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- Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo, 562 Lago Rd., São Paulo, SP, 05508-080, Brazil
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- Department of Geotechnical Engineering, São Carlos School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, 400 Trabalhador Sãocarlense Ave., São Carlos, SP, 13566-590, Brazil.
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Lomaglio T, Hattab-Hambli N, Miard F, Lebrun M, Nandillon R, Trupiano D, Scippa GS, Gauthier A, Motelica-Heino M, Bourgerie S, Morabito D. Cd, Pb, and Zn mobility and (bio)availability in contaminated soils from a former smelting site amended with biochar. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:25744-25756. [PMID: 28730365 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9521-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Biochar is a potential candidate for the remediation of metal(loid)-contaminated soils. However, the mechanisms of contaminant-biochar retention and release depend on the amount of soil contaminants and physicochemical characteristics, as well as the durability of the biochar contaminant complex, which may be related to the pyrolysis process parameters. The objective of the present study was to evaluate, in a former contaminated smelting site, the impact of two doses of wood biochar (2 and 5% w/w) on metal immobilization and/or phytoavailability and their effectiveness in promoting plant growth in mesocosm experiments. Different soil mixtures were investigated. The main physicochemical parameters and the Cd, Pb, and Zn contents were determined in soil and in soil pore water. Additionally, the growth, dry weight, and metal concentrations were analyzed in the different dwarf bean plant (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) organs tested. Results showed that the addition of biochar at two doses (2 and 5%) improved soil conditions by increasing soil pH, electrical conductivity, and water holding capacity. Furthermore, the application of biochar (5%) to metal-contaminated soil reduced Cd, Pb, and Zn mobility and availability, and hence their accumulation in the different P. vulgaris L. organs. In conclusion, the data clearly demonstrated that biochar application can be effectively used for Cd, Pb, and Zn immobilization, thereby reducing their bioavailability and phytotoxicity.
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- Tonia Lomaglio
- LBLGC-EA 1207, INRA USC1328, Orléans University, rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans CEDEX 2, France
- Department of Bioscienze and Territorio, Contrada fonte Lappone, University of Molise, 86090, Isernia, Italy
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- LBLGC-EA 1207, INRA USC1328, Orléans University, rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans CEDEX 2, France
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- LBLGC-EA 1207, INRA USC1328, Orléans University, rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans CEDEX 2, France
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- LBLGC-EA 1207, INRA USC1328, Orléans University, rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans CEDEX 2, France
- Department of Bioscienze and Territorio, Contrada fonte Lappone, University of Molise, 86090, Isernia, Italy
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- LBLGC-EA 1207, INRA USC1328, Orléans University, rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans CEDEX 2, France
- Campus Géosciences ISTO, UMR 7327 and CNRS/University of Orléans, 45071, Orléans CEDEX 2, France
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- Department of Bioscienze and Territorio, Contrada fonte Lappone, University of Molise, 86090, Isernia, Italy
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- Department of Bioscienze and Territorio, Contrada fonte Lappone, University of Molise, 86090, Isernia, Italy
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- LGCgE, University of Lille 1, 59655, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
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- Campus Géosciences ISTO, UMR 7327 and CNRS/University of Orléans, 45071, Orléans CEDEX 2, France
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- LBLGC-EA 1207, INRA USC1328, Orléans University, rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans CEDEX 2, France
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- LBLGC-EA 1207, INRA USC1328, Orléans University, rue de Chartres, BP 6759, 45067, Orléans CEDEX 2, France.
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Kumar B, Singh UK. Source apportionment of heavy metals and their ecological risk in a tropical river basin system. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:25443-25457. [PMID: 29951762 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2480-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Surface water and sediment samples were collected from Ajay River basin to appraise the behavior of heavy metals with surrounding environments and their inter-elemental relationships. Parameters like pH and organic carbon are having a minimal role in heavy metal distribution while some elements like Fe and Cu showed great affinity for organic matter based on linear regression analysis (LRA). Ficklin diagram justified that river basin is not contaminated through acidic pollutants. The river basin is highly enriched with Cu, Cd, Pb, and Ni which were much higher than world average values, average shale standard, effect range low (ERL), and threshold effect level (TEL). PCA and LRA verified that Cu, Cd, Pb, and Ni were mainly derived from anthropogenic inputs, and others like Fe, Mn, Zn, and Co came from geogenic sources. Pollution indices revealed that river basin is moderately to highly contaminated by Cu, Cd, and Ni. Furthermore, Ajay River basin is under strong potential ecological risk based on the obtained value of risk index and probable effect level/effect range median quotient index. However, river basin is strongly influenced by lithological properties, diversified hydrogeological settings, mineralization and mobilization of subsurface materials, and urban and industrial effluents which are controlling the heavy metals.
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- Balwant Kumar
- Integrated Science Education and Research Centre (ISERC), Institute of Science, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal, 731235, India
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- Integrated Science Education and Research Centre (ISERC), Institute of Science, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal, 731235, India.
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Heltai G, Győri Z, Fekete I, Halász G, Kovács K, Takács A, Boros N, Horváth M. Longterm study of transformation of potentially toxic element pollution in soil/water/sediment system by means of fractionation with sequential extraction procedures. Microchem J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2017.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Mao L, Ye H, Li F, Tao H, Shi L, Chen L, Shi W, Yan G, Chen H. Source-oriented variation in trace metal distribution and fractionation in sediments from developing aquaculture area-A case study in south Hangzhou bay, China. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2017; 125:389-398. [PMID: 28969908 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Elevation in toxic trace metal concentration found in coastal sediments in recent years (2013-2016) increased the risk to the aquaculture industry in south Hangzhou bay. This study assessed the main factors controlling the metal distribution and mobility in sediments by sampling from 20 sites along the bank. Spatial distribution and cluster analysis indicated that Cd, As, Hg and Sb attributed to anthropogenic terrestrial sources; while Cr, Co, Cu, Ni, Zn, and Pb, carried by fine-grained sediments and accumulated on tidal flat, were inputted from marine sources. High mobility of Cd was expected because of its considerable proportion (~50%) associated with the acid extractable fraction. Pb, Cu and Co in redox sensitive fraction should also be taken into concern in management of reclaimed area affected by tide. Risk assessments by potential ecological risk index (PERI) emphasised the importance of further monitor and proper treatment of 4 terrestrial generated metals in sediments.
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- Lingchen Mao
- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Environment and Architecture, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Shanghai 200092, China
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Antić-Mladenović S, Frohne T, Kresović M, Stärk HJ, Tomić Z, Ličina V, Rinklebe J. Biogeochemistry of Ni and Pb in a periodically flooded arable soil: Fractionation and redox-induced (im)mobilization. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2017; 186:141-150. [PMID: 27318758 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The redox-induced (im)mobilization of nickel (Ni) and lead (Pb) under pre-definite redox conditions and their binding forms were studied in a periodically flooded, slightly acidic arable soil enriched with serpentine minerals at the Velika Morava River valley, Serbia. The total contents of Ni and Pb were 152 and 109 mg kg-1, respectively. Geochemical fractionation of Ni, combined with mineralogical analysis, confirmed its geogenic origin in the soil. Potentially mobile fractions were the dominating binding forms of Pb; thus, indicating anthropogenic sources as prevailing. Risk assessment indicated a low risk of Ni and Pb transfer from soil to other environmental constituents. However, the results imply that geogenic metals might pose higher environmental risk than those from anthropogenic origin, in dependence of their total concentrations and contents in the specific solid-phase fractions. Flooding of the soil was simulated in an automated biogeochemical microcosm system, which allows a control and a continuous measurements of redox potential (EH) and pH. Subsequently, the EH was increased in steps of approximately 100 mV from anoxic to oxic conditions. Concurrently, the concentrations of soluble Ni, Pb, iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and sulfates were measured. The EH was brought from low to high values (-220 to 520 mV) and correlated negative with soluble Ni, Pb, Fe, Mn and DOC. Soluble Ni ranged from 125 to 228 μg l-1 while Pb ranged from 3.0 to 21.4 μg l-1. Concentrations of both metals in solution were high at low EH and decreased with increasing EH. Nickel immobilization may be attributed to sorption to or co-precipitation with re-oxidized Fe-Mn (hydr)oxides, whereas Pb, in addition, might be immobilized via precipitation with inorganic ligands, such as carbonates and phosphates. The results imply that Ni and Pb solubility might also be related to the formation of metal-DOC complexes. The detected dynamic and mechanisms might be useful in providing critical information for assessing the potential environmental risk and creating appropriate environmental management strategies for agricultural areas enriched with Ni and Pb.
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- University of Bielefeld, Department I: Planning and Controlling, Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; University of Wuppertal, Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany
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- University of Belgrade-Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11 080 Belgrade, Serbia
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- UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- University of Belgrade-Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11 080 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade-Faculty of Agriculture, Nemanjina 6, 11 080 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Wuppertal, Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany
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Bing H, Wu Y, Zhou J, Liang J, Wang J, Yang Z. Mobility and eco-risk of trace metals in soils at the Hailuogou Glacier foreland in eastern Tibetan Plateau. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:5721-5732. [PMID: 26581692 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5592-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The concentrations and fractions of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in soils collected from Hailuogou Glacier foreland in eastern Tibetan Plateau were analyzed to decipher their mobility, and their eco-risk was assessed combined with multiple environmental indices. The concentrations of Cd were more than ten times higher than its local background in the O horizon and nearly three times higher in the A horizon. The concentrations of Pb and Zn were relatively high in the O horizon, whereas that of Cu increased with soil depth. The main fractions of metals in the surface horizons were reducible and acid-soluble for Cd, oxidizable and residual for Cu, reducible and oxidizable for Pb, and reducible and residual for Zn. The metal mobility generally followed the order of Cd > Pb > Zn > Cu in the O horizon and Cd > Pb > Cu > Zn in the A horizon. Sorption and complexation by soil organic matters imparted an important effect on the mobilization and transformation of Cd, Pb, and Zn in the soils. The oxidizable Cu fraction in the soils showed significant correlation with organic matters, and soil pH mainly modulated the acid-soluble and reducible Cu fractions. The concentrations and other environmental indices including contamination factor, enrichment factor, geoaccumulation index, and risk assessment index revealed that Cd reached high contamination and very high eco-risk, Pb had medium contamination but low eco-risk, Zn showed low contamination and low eco-risk, and Cu was not contaminated in the soils. The data indicated that Cd was the priority to concern in the soils of Hailuogou Glacier catchment.
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- Haijian Bing
- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 9#, Block 4, Renminnan Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 9#, Block 4, Renminnan Road, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 9#, Block 4, Renminnan Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 9#, Block 4, Renminnan Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 9#, Block 4, Renminnan Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Alpine Ecosystem Observation and Experiment Station of Gongga Mountain, The Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 9#, Block 4, Renminnan Road, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Silva MM, Leao DJ, Moreira ÍTA, de Oliveira OMC, de Souza Queiroz AF, Ferreira SLC. Speciation analysis of inorganic antimony in sediment samples from São Paulo Estuary, Bahia State, Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:8386-8391. [PMID: 25537284 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3956-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This paper proposes an extraction procedure for the speciation analysis of inorganic antimony in sediment samples using slurry sampling and hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry. The optimization step of extraction of the species was performed employing a full two-level factorial design (2(3)) and a Box-Behnken matrix where the studied factors in both experiments were: extraction temperature, ultrasonic radiation time, and hydrochloric acid concentration. Using the optimized conditions, antimony species can be extracted in closed system using a 6.0 M hydrochloric acid solution at temperature of 70 °C and an ultrasonic radiation time of 20 min. The determination of antimony is performed in presence of 2.0 M hydrochloric acid solution using HG AAS by external calibration technique with limits of detection and quantification of 5.6 and 19.0 ng L(-1) and a precision expressed as relative standard deviation of 5.6 % for an antimony solution with concentration of 6.0 μg L(-1). The accuracy of the method was confirmed by analysis of two certified reference materials of sediments. For a sample mass of sediment of 0.20 g, the limits of detection and quantification obtained were 0.70 and 2.34 ng g(-1), respectively. During speciation analysis, antimony(III) is determined in presence of citrate, while total antimony is quantified after reduction of antimony(V) to antimony(III) using potassium iodide and ascorbic acid. The method was applied for analysis of six sediment samples collected in São Paulo Estuary (Bahia State, Brazil). The antimony contents obtained varied from 45.3 to 89.1 ng g(-1) for total antimony and of 17.7 to 31.4 ng g(-1) for antimony(III). These values are agreeing with other data reported by the literature for this element in uncontaminated sediment samples.
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- Mario Marques Silva
- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-270, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Qasim B, Motelica-Heino M, Joussein E, Soubrand M, Gauthier A. Potentially toxic element phytoavailability assessment in Technosols from former smelting and mining areas. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:5961-74. [PMID: 25378030 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3768-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
This study reports the chemical bioavailability of several potentially toxic elements (Zn, Pb, Cd, As, and Sb) in contaminated Technosols from two former smelting and mining areas. Though these elements have long been recognized as potentially harmful elements, understanding of their toxicity and environmental behavior in Technosols developed on former mining and smelting sites are more limited, particularly for As and Sb. Surface soils were sampled from metallophyte grassland contaminated with Zn, Pb, and Cd located at Mortagne-du-Nord (North France) and from a former mining settling basin contaminated with As, Pb, and Sb located at la Petite Faye (Limoges, France). Various selective single extraction procedures (CaCl2, NaNO3, NH4NO3, DTPA, and EDTA) were used together with germination tests with dwarf beans whose shoots were analyzed for their potentially toxic element concentrations after 21 days of growth. The extraction capacity of the potentially toxic elements followed the order EDTA > DTPA > NH4NO3 > CaCl2 > NaNO3 for both studied areas. Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis between the concentrations of potentially toxic elements accumulated in bean primary leaves or their mineral mass with their extractable concentrations showed a positive significant correlation with dilute CaCl2 and nitrate solutions extraction procedures. In contrast, for all studied elements, except Pb, the complexing and chelating extractants (EDTA and DTPA) exhibited poor correlation with the dwarf bean leaves concentrations. Moreover, results showed that the 0.01 M CaCl2 extraction procedure was the most suitable and provided the most useful indications of metal phytoavailability for studied elements.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bashar Qasim
- ISTO Institut des Sciences de la Terre d'Orléans, UMR7327 CNRS-Université d'Orléans Campus Géosciences, 1A rue de la Férollerie, 45071, Orléans, France,
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