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Tretyakova MO, Vardavas AI, Vardavas CI, Iatrou EI, Stivaktakis PD, Burykina TI, Mezhuev YO, Tsatsakis AM, Golokhvast KS. Effects of coal microparticles on marine organisms: A review. Toxicol Rep 2021; 8:1207-1219. [PMID: 34189057 PMCID: PMC8220176 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2021.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Coal dust is a source of pollution not only for atmospheric air but also for the marine environment. In places of storage and handling of coal near water bodies, visible pollution of the water area can be observed. Coal, despite its natural origin, can be referred to as anthropogenic sources of pollution. If coal microparticles enter the marine environment, it may cause both physical and toxic effects on organisms. The purpose of this review is to assess the stage of knowledge of the impact of coal particles on marine organisms, to identify the main factors affecting them, and to define advanced research directions. The results presented in the review have shown that coal dust in seawater is generally not an inert substance for marine organisms, and there is a need for further study of the impact of coal dust particles on marine ecosystems.
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- M O Tretyakova
- Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, 125047, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
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- Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russian Federation.,Pacific Institute of Geography FEB RAS, Vladivostok, Russian Federation.,Siberian Federal Scientific Center for Agrobiotechnology RAS, Krasnoobsk, Russian Federation
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Qureshi AA, Kazi TG, Baig JA, Arain MB, Afridi HI. Exposure of heavy metals in coal gangue soil, in and outside the mining area using BCR conventional and vortex assisted and single step extraction methods. Impact on orchard grass. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 255:126960. [PMID: 32388264 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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It was investigated that toxic metals (cadmium and lead) enhanced in coal gangue soil used for the reclamation of soil, creates adverse impacts on atmosphere. Presently the chemical fractionation of toxic metals in coal, inner and outer coal gangue soil samples of Lakhra coalfield were studied along with the impact on the orchard grass grown on coal gangue soil in a subside land of the coal mining area. The BCR sequential extraction scheme (BCR-SES) was carried out to determine the different chemical profiles of heavy metals in coal and coal gangue soil samples. For comparative purpose time saving conventional single step extraction (CSE) and vortex assisted single step extraction (VSE) schemes based on same working setting used BCR extraction scheme. The all three procedures were validated by a certified soil sample (BCR 483) and standard addition method in real samples. The total Cd and Pb in coal, soil and grass samples were determined prior to oxidize by acid mixture. The separation of each fraction of Cd, and Pb in all types of environmental samples by VSE could be completed in 30-120 s. The extracted Cd and Pb concentrations in reducible fractions by CSE and VSE extraction procedure were 2.5-5% higher than those values gained through BCR-SES. About 71 and 50% of Cd and Pb in coal samples were observed in acid soluble, reducible and oxidizable fraction, respectively, whilst rest of Cd and Pb (29 and 50%) were found in residual phase. The orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) grown on land reclaimed with OSG was analysed, the bioaccumulate Cd and Pb may create adverse impacts on grazing cattle.
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- Arsalan A Qureshi
- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, 76080, Jamshoro, Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, 76080, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, 76080, Jamshoro, Pakistan
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- National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, 76080, Jamshoro, Pakistan
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Chan WP, Ren F, Dou X, Yin K, Chang VWC. A large-scale field trial experiment to derive effective release of heavy metals from incineration bottom ashes during construction in land reclamation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 637-638:182-190. [PMID: 29751301 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Recycling of incineration bottom ashes (IBA) is attracting great interest as it is considered as a vital aspect for closing the waste loop to achieve sustainable development at the growing cities around the world. Various laboratory-testing methods are developed to assess the release potential of heavy metals - one of the most important concerns of using IBA, by reflecting the release conditions of heavy metals from IBA based on the targeted land reclamation application scenarios and corresponding environmental conditions. However, realistic release of the concerned elements in actual application with the presence of complex environment could possibly deviate from the outcomes produced by leaching tests carried out in the laboratory. Hence, a set of large-scale column trial experiments was performed to experimentally determine the effective release of heavy metals, when IBA is used as a filling material in land reclamation. 20 tons of IBA and 320 m3 of seawater were used in six column trial experiments. The release of 13 heavy metal elements was analyzed through multiple aspects which included kinetics of release, distribution of elements in seawater and the impacts of two different dumping methods, with and without application of a chute. After dumping of IBA into the seawater, almost instantaneous release of heavy metals with uniform horizontal dispersion was observed. Higher concentration of these elements was observed near the bottom of the column, especially when a chute was applied. Comparative analysis was then carried out to establish relationships between the results obtained from the column trial with batch leaching test carried out in the laboratory. Distinctive relationships were observed for different heavy metals which suggests the need of pursuance of further understanding on leaching of IBA in real application scenario and complex environment.
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- Wei-Ping Chan
- Residue and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Residue and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Residue and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Residue and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore 637141, Singapore.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, 23 College Walk, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Yin K, Dou X, Ren F, Chan WP, Chang VWC. Statistical comparison of leaching behavior of incineration bottom ash using seawater and deionized water: Significant findings based on several leaching methods. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 344:635-648. [PMID: 29112922 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Bottom ashes generated from municipal solid waste incineration have gained increasing popularity as alternative construction materials, however, they contains elevated heavy metals posing a challenge for its free usage. Different leaching methods are developed to quantify leaching potential of incineration bottom ashes meanwhile guide its environmentally friendly application. Yet, there are diverse IBA applications while the in situ environment is always complicated, challenging its legislation. In this study, leaching tests were conveyed using batch and column leaching methods with seawater as opposed to deionized water, to unveil the metal leaching potential of IBA subjected to salty environment, which is commonly encountered when using IBA in land reclamation yet not well understood. Statistical analysis for different leaching methods suggested disparate performance between seawater and deionized water primarily ascribed to ionic strength. Impacts of leachant are metal-specific dependent on leaching methods and have a function of intrinsic characteristics of incineration bottom ashes. Leaching performances were further compared on additional perspectives, e.g. leaching approach and liquid to solid ratio, indicating sophisticated leaching potentials dominated by combined geochemistry. It is necessary to develop application-oriented leaching methods with corresponding leaching criteria to preclude discriminations between different applications, e.g., terrestrial applications vs. land reclamation.
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- Ke Yin
- Residue and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Residue and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Residue and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Residue and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore 637141, Singapore.
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- Residue and Resource Reclamation Centre (R3C), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, Singapore 637141, Singapore; Department of Civil Engineering, 23 College Walk, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Grote M, Mazurek N, Gräbsch C, Zeilinger J, Le Floch S, Wahrendorf DS, Höfer T. Dry bulk cargo shipping - An overlooked threat to the marine environment? MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 110:511-519. [PMID: 27339744 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.05.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Approximately 9.5billiontonnes of goods is transported over the world oceans annually with dry bulk representing the largest cargo group. This paper aims to analyse whether the transport and associated inputs of dry bulks into the sea create a risk for the marine environment. For this purpose, we analyse the international regulatory background concerning environmental protection (MARPOL), estimate quantities and identify inputs of such cargoes into the oceans (accidental and operational), and use available information for hazard assessment. Annually, more than 2.15milliontonnes of dry bulk cargoes are likely to enter the oceans, of which 100,000tonnes are potentially harmful to the marine environment according to the definition included in draft maritime regulation. The assessment of the threat to the marine environment is hampered by a lack of available information on chemical composition, bioavailability and toxicity. Perspectives for amendments of the unsatisfying pollution prevention regulations are discussed.
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- Matthias Grote
- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Unit Transport of Dangerous Goods, Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany.
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- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Unit Transport of Dangerous Goods, Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Unit Transport of Dangerous Goods, Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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- Centre de documentation, de recherche et d'expérimentations sur les pollutions accidentelles des eaux (Cedre), Rue Alain Colas/CS 41836, 29218 Brest, Cedex 2, France
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- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Unit Transport of Dangerous Goods, Max-Dohrn-Straße 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany
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Yamamoto H, Yamamoto T, Mito Y, Asaoka S. Numerical evaluation of the use of granulated coal ash to reduce an oxygen-deficient water mass. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2016; 107:188-205. [PMID: 27143344 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.04.001] [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: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Granulated coal ash (GCA), which is a by-product of coal thermal electric power stations, effectively decreases phosphate and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) concentrations in the pore water of coastal marine sediments. In this study, we developed a pelagic-benthic coupled ecosystem model to evaluate the effectiveness of GCA for diminishing the oxygen-deficient water mass formed in coastal bottom water of Hiroshima Bay in Japan. Numerical experiments revealed the application of GCA was effective for reducing the oxygen-deficient water masses, showing alleviation of the DO depletion in summer increased by 0.4-3mgl(-1). The effect of H2S adsorption onto the GCA lasted for 5.25years in the case in which GCA was mixed with the sediment in a volume ratio of 1:1. The application of this new GCA-based environmental restoration technique could also make a substantial contribution to form a recycling-oriented society.
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- Hironori Yamamoto
- FUKKEN Co. Ltd., 2-10-11 Hikarimachi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima 732-0052, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima-shi 739-8528, Japan
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- FUKKEN Co. Ltd., 2-10-11 Hikarimachi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima 732-0052, Japan
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- Research Center for Inland Seas, Kobe University, 5-1-1 Fukaeminami, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi 658-0022, Japan
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Berry KLE, Hoogenboom MO, Flores F, Negri AP. Simulated coal spill causes mortality and growth inhibition in tropical marine organisms. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25894. [PMID: 27174014 PMCID: PMC4865754 DOI: 10.1038/srep25894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Coal is a principal fossil fuel driving economic and social development, and increases in global coal shipments have paralleled expansion of the industry. To identify the potential harm associated with chronic marine coal contamination, three taxa abundant in tropical marine ecosystems (the coral Acropora tenuis, the reef fish Acanthochromis polyacanthus and the seagrass Halodule uninervis) were exposed to five concentrations (0–275 mg coal l−1) of suspended coal dust (<63 μm) over 28 d. Results demonstrate that chronic coal exposure can cause considerable lethal effects on corals, and reductions in seagrass and fish growth rates. Coral survivorship and seagrass growth rates were inversely related to increasing coal concentrations (≥38 mg coal l−1) and effects increased between 14 and 28 d, whereas fish growth rates were similarly depressed at all coal concentrations tested. This investigation provides novel insights into direct coal impacts on key tropical taxa for application in the assessment of risks posed by increasing coal shipments in globally threatened marine ecosystems.
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- Kathryn L E Berry
- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,AIMS@JCU, Australian Institute of Marine Science and James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Dupuy C, Galland C, Pichereau V, Sanchez W, Riso R, Labonne M, Amara R, Charrier G, Fournier M, Laroche J. Assessment of the European flounder responses to chemical stress in the English Channel, considering biomarkers and life history traits. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 95:634-645. [PMID: 25499967 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Revised: 10/31/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A multi-biomarker approach was developed to evaluate responses of European flounder (Platichthys flesus) in three contrasted estuaries over the English Channel: the Canche (pristine site), Tamar (heavy metals and PAHs contamination) and Seine (heavily pollution with a complex cocktail of contaminants). The condition factor and several biomarkers of the immune system, antioxidant enzymes, energetic metabolism and detoxification processes were investigated in young-of-the-year (0+) and one-year-old (1+) flounder. Results underlined the difference between the pristine site and the Seine estuary which showed a lower condition factor, a modulation of the immune system, a higher Cytochrome C oxidase activity, and an up-regulation of BHMT expression. The moderate biomarker responses in the Tamar fish could be linked to the specific contamination context of this estuary. Flounder life history traits were analyzed by otolith microchemistry, in order to depict how the fish use their habitat and thus respond to chemical stress in estuaries.
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- Célie Dupuy
- Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin LEMAR, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, France; Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Armand-Frappier (INRS-IAF), 31 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada.
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- Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin LEMAR, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin LEMAR, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques, Pôle "Dangers et impact sur le vivant", Unité d'écotoxicologie in vitro et in vivo, Parc Technologique ALATA, 60550 Verneuil en Halatte, France
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- Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin LEMAR, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin LEMAR, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, France; Centre IRD de Bretagne, BP 70, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Université Lille Nord de France, ULCO LOG, CNRS UMR 8187, F-62930 Wimereux, France
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- Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin LEMAR, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Armand-Frappier (INRS-IAF), 31 Boulevard des Prairies, Laval, Québec H7V 1B7, Canada
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- Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin LEMAR, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, 29280 Plouzané, France
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Chuncai Z, Guijian L, Dun W, Ting F, Ruwei W, Xiang F. Mobility behavior and environmental implications of trace elements associated with coal gangue: a case study at the Huainan Coalfield in China. CHEMOSPHERE 2014; 95:193-199. [PMID: 24050719 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 08/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The potential environmental hazards posed by trace elements have assumed serious proportions due to their toxicity, bioavailability and geochemical behavior. The toxicity and mobility of trace elements in coal gangue is dependent on the elements' chemical properties, therefore, the quantification of the different forms of trace elements is more significant than the estimation of their total concentrations. In this study, the mobility behavior of trace elements in coal gangue from the Huainan Coalfield was studied to evaluate the potential eco-toxicity of the trace elements. Sequential extraction was employed to analyze the fractionation behavior of trace elements in coal gangue. The selected trace elements (As, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Se, Sn, V and Zn) are predominantly found in silicate-bound, sulfide-bound and carbonate-bound fractions. The correlation of the element concentration with ash yield, aluminum, calcium and iron-sulfur indicates that As, Co, Cu, Ni, Se and Zn in coal gangue are mainly associated with sulfide minerals, which could release from coal gangue easily and can disperse into the environment as a result of long-term natural weathering. The Risk Assessment Code reveals that the trace elements (Mn, Cr, Se, Ni, Zn, As and Cu) can pose serious environmental risks to the ecosystem. The fractionation profiles of other elements (Co, Sn and V) indicate no risk or low risk to the environment.
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- Zhou Chuncai
- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China; State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710075, China
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Lucas SA, Planner J. Grounded or submerged bulk carrier: the potential for leaching of coal trace elements to seawater. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2012; 64:1012-1017. [PMID: 22417390 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Revised: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This study investigates the potential for leaching of coal trace elements to seawater from a grounded bulk carrier. The coal type and ecological scenario was based on the grounding of the "Shen Neng" (April 2010) at Douglas Shoal located within the Great Barrier Reef (Queensland, Australia). The area is of high ecological value and the Queensland Water Quality Guidelines (2009) provided threshold limits to interpret potential impacts. Coal contains many trace elements that are of major and moderate concern to human health and the environment although many of these concerns are only realised when coal is combusted. However, "unburnt" coal contains trace elements that may be leached to natural waterways and few studies have investigated the potential ecological impact of such an occurrence. For example, coal maritime transport has increased by almost 35% over the last five reported years (Jaffrennou et al., 2007) and as a result there is an increased inherent risk of bulk carrier accidents. Upon grounding or becoming submerged, coal within a bulk carrier may become saturated with seawater and potentially leach trace elements to the environment and impact on water quality and ecological resilience. The worst case scenario is the breakup of a bulk carrier and dispersal of cargo to the seafloor.
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- Steven Andrew Lucas
- The Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment, The University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia.
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Asaoka S, Yamamoto T. Characteristics of phosphate adsorption onto granulated coal ash in seawater. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2010; 60:1188-1192. [PMID: 20403625 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2009] [Revised: 02/01/2010] [Accepted: 03/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The deterioration of sediments is a serious environmental problem. Controlling nutrient release fluxes from sediments is important to alleviating eutrophication and to reducing terrigenous nutrient loads. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the phosphate removal performance of granulated coal ash (GCA) from seawater, which is produced from coal thermal electric power generation. Batch experiments were carried out to investigate the removal kinetics of phosphate from seawater under both oxic and anoxic conditions. Phosphate was removed well from seawater under both oxic and anoxic conditions. The adsorption isotherm for phosphate revealed that GCA could remove phosphate effectively from seawater above a concentration of 1.7micromolL(-1). GCA can reduce the concentration of phosphate in seawater effectively under anoxic conditions where iron type adsorbents cannot be applied. Therefore, GCA could potentially be used to adsorb phosphate in the organically-enriched sediment, which generally occurs under highly reductive conditions.
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- Satoshi Asaoka
- Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan.
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Cabon JY, Giamarchi P, Le Floch S. A study of marine pollution caused by the release of metals into seawater following acid spills. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2010; 60:998-1004. [PMID: 20206942 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Revised: 01/15/2010] [Accepted: 02/05/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study examined the potential metal pollution induced by the accidental spill of different acids into seawater. The acids sink to the bottom according to their densities and subsequently react with marine sediments. The acids selected for this study were acetic, hydrochloric, nitric, sulfuric, and phosphoric acids; the metallic elements selected were Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb and Zn. The sediment was collected in Brest Harbour. The percentages of metals released from this sediment in the presence of various concentrations of acids in seawater were important; concentrations of approximately 7 mg L(-1) for Mn and 60 mg L(-1) for Zn were observed under our experimental conditions. We also examined the rate of release of these metals from the sediment into the seawater in the presence of the different acids and under different experimental conditions. We found that most of the metallic elements were released from the sediments into the seawater during the first fifteen minutes of exposure. After this time, a high degree of pollution was induced if acids leached into seawater were not rapidly diluted.
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- Jean-Yves Cabon
- Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Brest, UMR CNRS 6521 CEMCA, 6 av. Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest Cedex 3, France
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Janos P, Hůla V, Bradnová P, Pilarová V, Sedlbauer J. Reduction and immobilization of hexavalent chromium with coal- and humate-based sorbents. CHEMOSPHERE 2009; 75:732-738. [PMID: 19215962 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2007] [Revised: 01/07/2009] [Accepted: 01/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
Two kinds of the commercially available sorbents containing humic acids as active constituents were used for Cr(VI) reduction and removal, namely oxihumolite (naturally occurring weathered young brown coal) and iron humate (IH) (waste material produced during industrial manufacturing of humic substances). The mechanisms of the chromium removal involve the reduction of Cr(VI) (by humic substances or by Fe(II) ions) and subsequent binding of Cr(III) to a humic acid matrix. Other metal-binding mechanisms possibly effective in the process of Cr(VI) removal, e.g., coprecipitation or surface precipitation of Fe(III)/Cr(III) hydroxides, are also discussed. Oxihumolite was able to remove Cr(VI) from strongly acidic solutions with pH below ca. 2. IH, on the other hand, exhibited a maximum sorption capability in slightly acidic solutions with pH above ca. 3. Over the whole examined range (pH 1-5), however, IH was able to reduce Cr(VI) almost completely to its less toxic trivalent state. A sufficiently high sorption capacity (20 mg g(-1)) was found for chromium removal with IH in an unbuffered system, where the "natural" pH values governed by the buffering capacity of the sorbent itself ranged from 3.9 to 4.6. It follows from extraction studies with the loaded (spent) sorbents that chromium is bound strongly to the sorbent, and thus risks of its subsequent liberation into the environment are minimized. Similarity in the extraction behavior of the Cr(III)-loaded and Cr(VI)-loaded sorbents supported the above-mentioned mechanisms of the Cr(VI) removal.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pavel Janos
- Faculty of the Environment, University of Jan Evangelista Purkyne, Králova Výsina 7, 40096 Ustí nad Labem, Czech Republic.
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Jaffrennou C, Giamarchi P, Cabon JY, Stephan L, Burel-Deschamps L, Bautin F, Thomas A, Dumont J, Le Floch S. Simulations of accidental coal immersion. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2007; 54:1932-1939. [PMID: 17964611 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2007] [Revised: 08/29/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Coal is currently becoming an increasingly interesting fossil energy resource and that is the reason why its maritime transport, and hence the risk of collier accidents, increase. In this work, the environmental impact of an accidental coal immersion at sea is studied: the physicochemical effects are estimated using innovative experimental setups--a laboratory seawater canal called "polludrome" is used to evaluate the behaviour of coal particles submitted to a seawater flow, and a specifically designed tub is used to study the physicochemical consequences induced when coal is introduced into continuously renewed seawater. When coal is introduced into seawater, the most easily visible consequences are physical: fine coal particles reduce the daylight penetration up to 100% and move along with the flow, and coal chunks accumulate on the floor. Chemical effects are also measured: humic matters are dissolved from coal into seawater (up to 2 mg L(-1)), but no release of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons is evidenced. Some inorganic compounds are dissolved, among which manganese, whose concentrations can reach 1 microg L(-1). Fortunately, the results show that the environmental impact of this type of accident would remain limited.
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- Cathy Jaffrennou
- Chemistry Department, University of Brest, 6 Avenue Le Gorgeu, 29238 Brest Cedex 3, France
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