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Rodriguez N, Carusso S, Juárez Á, El Kassisse Y, Rodriguez Salemi V, de Cabo L. Effect of stabilization time and soil chromium concentration on Sesbania virgata growth and metal tolerance. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118701. [PMID: 37536138 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118701] [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: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Sesbania virgata is a pioneer shrub from the Fabaceae family, native to riparian environments in northeast of Argentina, southern of Brazil and Uruguay. In peri-urban riparian soils, metal contamination is a frequent problem, being its bioavailability partly determined by the stabilization time and frequency of contamination events. The effect of time elapsed between chromium (Cr) soil enrichment and plant seeding and Cr doses on S. virgata tolerance and metal absorption were evaluated. Treatments were developed by adding Cr (80-400 ppm) to the soil and allowing two days or fifteen months to elapse before sowing, and a control treatment without Cr addition. After 150 days from seeding, bioaccumulation and translocation factors, growth parameters (dry biomass and its aerial/radical allocation pattern, stem length and its elongation rate), morphological parameters (root volume and leaf area), and physiological parameters (chlorophyll content) of the specimens were determined. The emergence of S. virgata was inhibited since 150 ppm when Cr was added to the soil two days before seeding, with Cr accumulation in roots starting at 80 ppm (17.4 ± 2.5 mg kg-1). Under 15 months of metal stabilization, S. virgata plants survived across the entire range of Cr doses tested, with accumulation in roots since 100 ppm (35.5 ± 0.2 mg kg-1) and metal translocation to aerial tissues only under 400 ppm. The results obtained showed that S. virgata did not have high BCF and TF values, suggesting that it cannot be classified as bioaccumulator of Cr under the tested conditions. However, its presence in environments contaminated with Cr can be beneficial, as it helps to stabilize the metal in the soil.
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- Natalia Rodriguez
- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, (C1405DJR), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, (C1405DJR), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental and CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA), Intendente Güiraldes 2160 (C1428EGA), Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Tecnología del Uso del Agua, Instituto Nacional del Agua, Au. Ezeiza - Cañuelas, Km 1,620, Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Tecnología del Uso del Agua, Instituto Nacional del Agua, Au. Ezeiza - Cañuelas, Km 1,620, Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, (C1405DJR), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Tripodi MA, Cueto GR, Muschetto E, Hancke D, Suárez OV. Intra- and inter-annual variations in metal concentrations in the superficial water of a highly polluted urban basin of Argentina. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:60838-60853. [PMID: 37037934 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26391-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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To protect ecosystems impacted by human activities and prevent their degradation, it is imperative to evaluate variations in the concentration of environmental pollutants over time. Here, we evaluated the intra- and inter-annual variations of several metals from 15 sites in the Matanza Riachuelo River basin (one of the most polluted in the world) and determined the physicochemical and meteorological parameters associated with these changes from 2008 to 2015. For this, in each site, we used Asymmetric Eigenvector Maps and Redundancy Analysis. The results highlighted temporal patterns of metal concentrations and several factors associated with them, perhaps related to the actions performed in the area since 2008. Additionally, we found that the effects of physicochemical and meteorological factors on metal concentrations were site-dependent, possibly related to the presence of different local sources of pollution or characteristics of the river in each site, such as its sediments. This approach could be applied to different scenarios (aquatic and terrestrial) and could provide a tool to help decision-makers address the harmful consequences of the continuous advance of human activities on human and ecosystem health.
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- Mariel A Tripodi
- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Grupo de Bioestadística Aplicada, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Serafini RJM, Arreghini S, Troiani HE, de Iorio ARF. Copper, zinc, and chromium accumulation in aquatic macrophytes from a highly polluted river of Argentina. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:31242-31255. [PMID: 36443549 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24380-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The aims of this study were to assess Cu, Zn, and Cr pollution in a highly polluted river in Argentina (Matanza-Riachuelo) and to evaluate tolerance strategies and toxic effects in aquatic macrophytes. Chemical techniques were used to assess the bioavailability of these metals and to evaluate their uptake and translocation by plants. The ultrastructure of the roots of a free-floating plant (Eichhornia crassipes) and the leaves of an emergent macrophyte (Sagittaria montevidensis) was examined using transmission electron microscopy. In the lower basin of the river, the highest concentrations of total heavy metals were detected in water (179 µgZn/g; 54 µgCu/g; 240 µgCr/g) and sediments (1499 µgZn/g; 393 µgCu/g; 4886 µgCr/g). In the upper basin of the river, low percentages of Zn and Cu (8 to 25%) were extracted with DTPA and EDTA, probably due to the lithogenic origin of these metals. Higher extraction percentages (24 to 66%) were obtained in the lower basin, in accordance with anthropogenic pollution. For Cr, extraction percentages were low in the upper basin of the river (< 4.5%) and extremely low in the lower basin (< 0.03%). In S. montevidensis, the BCF (bioconcentration factor) and TF (translocation factor) indexes were compatible with heavy metal exclusion mechanisms in sediments, whereas in the E. crassipes, root compartmentalization could be the main tolerance strategy. The leaves of S. montevidensis showed no evidence of damage, whereas ultrastructural alterations (plasmolyzed cells, disorganized membranes) were observed in E. crassipes.
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- Roberto José María Serafini
- Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Cátedra de Química Inorgánica y Analítica, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Av. San Martin 4453, CP1417, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Cátedra de Química Inorgánica y Analítica, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Av. San Martin 4453, CP1417, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Caracterización de Materiales, Centro Atómico Bariloche, CNEA-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, Av. Bustillo 9500, CP8400, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
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- Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Cátedra de Química Inorgánica y Analítica, Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Av. San Martin 4453, CP1417, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Chormare R, Kumar MA. Environmental health and risk assessment metrics with special mention to biotransfer, bioaccumulation and biomagnification of environmental pollutants. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 302:134836. [PMID: 35525441 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The environment pollutants, which are landed up in environment because of human activities like urbanization, mining and industrializations, affects human health, plants and animals. The living organisms present in environment are constantly affected by the toxic pollutants through direct contact or bioaccumulation of chemicals from the environment. The toxic and hazardous pollutants are easily transferred to different environmental matrices like land, air and water bodies such as surface and ground waters. This comprehensive review deeply discusses the routes and causes of different environmental pollutants along with their toxicity, impact, occurrences and fate in the environment. Environment health and risk assessment tools that are used to evaluate the harmfulness, exposure of living organisms to pollutants and the amount of pollutant accumulated are explained with help of bio-kinetic models. Biotransfer, toxicity factor, biomagnification and bioaccumulation of different pollutants in the air, water and marine ecosystems are critically addressed. Thus, the presented survey would be collection of correlations those addresses the factors involved in assessing the environmental health and risk impacts of distinct environmental pollutants.
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- Rishikesh Chormare
- Process Design and Engineering Cell, CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, 364 002, Gujarat, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201 002, Uttar Pradesh, India; Analytical and Environmental Science Division & Centralized Instrument Facility, CSIR-Central Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, 364 002, Gujarat, India.
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Paz LE, Rodriguez M, Gullo B, Rodrigues Capítulo A. Impacts of urban and industrial pollution on functional traits of benthic macroinvertebrates: Are some traits advantageous for survival? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 807:150650. [PMID: 34597538 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Urbanization and industrialization produce substantial changes in biodiversity and in the functionality of ecosystems. However, little is known about how anthropic pressures might drive these changes and about their functional consequences. We aimed to determine the responses of macroinvertebrate biological traits to urban and industrial pollution and assess the impacts of these disturbances on the functional diversity of these assemblages. We sampled benthic macroinvertebrates in 27 sites of four basins with different urban disturbance gradients (rural, peri-urban, and urban-industrial), among them the Matanza-Riachuelo River, one of the most polluted basins in the world. We classified macroinvertebrates into 11 traits and 56 categories. Then, we performed an RLQ analysis and computed functional richness, evenness, divergence and Rao diversity indexes for each site and community weighted means for each trait category. The urban and industrial sites (mainly low and middle Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin) showed high concentrations of ammonium, SRP, conductivity, COD, BOD, and organic matter, as well as the lowest values of DO. The functional richness and Rao index of these sites were significantly lower than that of the other sites. Macroinvertebrate traits associated with urban and industrial sites were aerial respiration (spiracles), forms of resistance (eggs or statoblast), cylindrical body shape, oviparity, feeding on microinvertebrates, and full water swimmers. These traits potentially enabled tolerant species persistence at polluted sites while gills, grazers, and crawlers were sensitive to these disturbances. Urban and industrial activities influence biological traits, producing the disappearance or dominance of certain traits in macroinvertebrate assemblages. As a consequence, extreme pollution caused predictable trait-based community changes resulting in reduced functional diversity, and potentially altered the ecosystem function.
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- L E Paz
- Instituto Multidisciplinario sobre Ecosistemas y Desarrollo Sustentable, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Campus Universitario, Paraje Arroyo Seco s/n, Tandil 7000, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (FCS), Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos (UNER), Lorenzo P. Sartorio 2160, 3260 Concepción del Uruguay, Provincia de Entre Ríos, Argentina
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- Cátedra Zoología Invertebrados I, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo (FCNyM), Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), 122 y 60, 1900 La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Limnología Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet, CONICET, UNLP-CC 712, La Plata 1900, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Becerra AG, Menoyo E, Cornejo P, Cabello M. Metal Soil Contamination, Metallophytes, and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi From South America. Fungal Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12994-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Gomez BM, Reale M, El Kassisse Y, Mujica C, Gómez C, de Cabo L, Rodríguez Salemi V. Metals Uptake by Sagittaria montevidensis in Contaminated Riparian Area of Matanza-Riachuelo River (Argentina). SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03816-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Tripodi MA, Andrioli NB, Suárez OV. Genotoxicity evaluation using micronucleus test in Rattus norvegicus captured in urban ecosystems of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:27626-27634. [PMID: 32394259 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08897-9] [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: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The overall goal of the present study was to evaluate and compare the existence of genotoxic damage in Rattus norvegicus captured in sites with different levels of chemical mixtures along the Matanza-Riachuelo river basin (MRRB). For this, thirty-six wild rats (R. norvegicus) were captured from six different sites in the MRRB. Capture sites were characterized with concentrations of 20 parameters in surface water, including concentrations of metals and its soluble state and physicochemical parameters. To evaluate genotoxic damage in the rats, the bone marrow micronucleus test was performed. For this, the frequency of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MNPCE) was calculated based on the observation of 2000 polychromatic erythrocytes (PCE) per animal. Also, to detect possible cytotoxic effects, the PCE/TE (total erythrocytes) ratio in 1000 erythrocytes/animal was calculated. The frequency of MNPCE was positively associated with the highest concentration of chrome, lead, copper, biological oxygen demand, and chemical oxygen demand. Also, the decrease on PCE/TE ratio in bone marrow was related with increase of practically all metals and physicochemical parameters in surface water. The results of this study reveal that rats that live in the MRRB were exposed to concentrations of pollutants that can cause genotoxic damage, even though the concentrations of these pollutants are mostly below the safety standards. Therefore, this work highlights the importance of using methods that allow to integrate all environmental parameters in risk assessment, such as sentinel species.
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- Mariel Alejandra Tripodi
- Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EGA Núñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Grupo de investigación en Biología Evolutiva, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EGA Núñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EGA Núñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Tripodi MA, Muschetto E, Cueto G, Hancke D, Suárez O. Are soft tissues of urban rats good indicators of exposure to heavy metal pollution? A study conducted in one of the most polluted basins of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2020; 192:349. [PMID: 32388837 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08300-7] [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: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The overall goal of this work was to analyze the relationship between the concentration of lead in the kidney, liver, and stomach contents of rats captured in a polluted urban basin and the concentration of this metal in the environment, meteorological factors, and different intrinsic characteristics of the individuals. To this end, we determined the concentration of lead in the kidney, liver, and stomach contents of 133 Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) captured in the Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin (Buenos Aires, Argentina). This basin is one of the most severe cases of water pollution in Latin America and metals like lead represent the most common chemical pollutants. Rats were trapped in nine sites with different soil and water lead concentrations, between 2014 and 2015. A positive relationship was found between lead concentration in the liver and kidney of R. norvegicus and the environmental concentration of this metal in water and soil. Although the remaining variables analyzed were also related to the lead concentration in soft tissues, they did not affect the association between the lead concentration in soft tissues and that in the environment. The lead concentration in the stomach contents was not related to any of the variables analyzed. Our results constitute the first study in an urban basin with a gradient of environmental lead concentration and suggest that the quantification of lead in the kidney and liver of rats can be used as an indicator of exposure to this metal within a large city.
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- Mariel A Tripodi
- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Application of Floating Aquatic Plants in Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals Polluted Water: A Review. SUSTAINABILITY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/su12051927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Heavy-metal (HM) pollution is considered a leading source of environmental contamination. Heavy-metal pollution in ground water poses a serious threat to human health and the aquatic ecosystem. Conventional treatment technologies to remove the pollutants from wastewater are usually costly, time-consuming, environmentally destructive, and mostly inefficient. Phytoremediation is a cost-effective green emerging technology with long-lasting applicability. The selection of plant species is the most significant aspect for successful phytoremediation. Aquatic plants hold steep efficiency for the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants. Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) and Duck weed (Lemna minor) along with some other aquatic plants are prominent metal accumulator plants for the remediation of heavy-metal polluted water. The phytoremediation potential of the aquatic plant can be further enhanced by the application of innovative approaches in phytoremediation. A summarizing review regarding the use of aquatic plants in phytoremediation is gathered in order to present the broad applicability of phytoremediation.
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Bollani S, de Cabo L, Chagas C, Moretton J, Weigandt C, de Iorio AF, Magdaleno A. Genotoxicity of water samples from an area of the Pampean region (Argentina) impacted by agricultural and livestock activities. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:27631-27639. [PMID: 30291609 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3263-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to assess the genotoxic potential of surface waters located in a rural area in the north east of Buenos Aires province (Argentina) using the Allium cepa test. Water samples were collected at four sites located in a drainage channel and two sites on the Burgos stream that receives water from the channel, taking into account the sowing and harvesting months and rainfall periods. Analytical determinations revealed high total concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn (maximum values: 0.030, 0.252, 0.176, and 0.960 mg L-1, respectively), and concentrations of glyphosate and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), with maximum values of 13.6 and 9.75 μg L-1, respectively. Statistically positive correlations were observed between the total metal concentrations and precipitation. No cytotoxicity (mitotic index MI) was observed in A. cepa. However, several water samples showed significant increases in micronucleus (MN) frequencies with respect to the controls. No correlations were observed between MN and the abiotic variables or precipitation. These results showed a state of deterioration in the water quality at the rural area studied in Buenos Aires province, and heavy metal contamination may contribute to the genotoxic activity. A. cepa was shown to be a useful tool for the detection of genotoxicity in water samples from areas with agricultural and livestock activities.
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- Sabrina Bollani
- Cátedra de Salud Pública e Higiene Ambiental, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 4° Piso, C1113AAC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, "Bernardino Rivadavia" - Consejo Nacional de Investigasciones Científicas y Técnicas, Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Manejo y Conservación de Suelos, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenida San Martín, 4453, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Salud Pública e Higiene Ambiental, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 4° Piso, C1113AAC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Química Analítica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenida San Martín, 4453, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Química Analítica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avenida San Martín, 4453, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Salud Pública e Higiene Ambiental, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Junin 956, 4° Piso, C1113AAC, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Colombo RP, Benavidez ME, Fernandez Bidondo L, Silvani VA, Bompadre MJ, Statello M, Scorza MV, Scotti A, Godeas AM. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in heavy metal highly polluted soil in the Riachuelo river basin. Rev Argent Microbiol 2019; 52:145-149. [PMID: 31272727 DOI: 10.1016/j.ram.2019.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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The Riachuelo river basin (RRB) is considered one of the most polluted environments in the world. Knowledge of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) adapted to this extremely polluted environment is important for the establishment of future soil restoration projects. This work aims to make a first list of AMF species present on the RRB. Soil and root samples were randomly taken in an area of approximately 1500m2, mycorrhization percentages were evaluated. AMF species were detected by molecular and morphological techniques. Sixteen AMF morphological species and 64 molecular species were reported in this work. Dominikia iranica, Funneliformis constrictum, Funneliformis mosseae, Rhizophagus intraradices, Rhizophagus irregularis and Septoglomus viscosum were detected by both techniques while Claroideoglomus sp. was only detected by pyrosequencing. The list of species reported in this work represents the first description of the RRB AMF community.
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- Roxana P Colombo
- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada, UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada, UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada, UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada, UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada, UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- International Center of Earth Science, Regional Mendoza, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada, UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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A novel in vitro methodology to cultivate arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi combining soil and synthetic media. Symbiosis 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-019-00637-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Makhniova S, Mohnachev P, Ayan S. Seed germination and seedling growth of Scots pine in technogenically polluted soils as container media. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2019; 191:113. [PMID: 30693379 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7249-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Reforestation of technologically polluted areas has become an increasingly important issue. In this study, seed germination capacity and survival rate and morphometric characteristics of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings grown in a magnesite-polluted soil medium were investigated in a pot experiment. Significant differences in seed field germination, sprout survival, seedling length at various growth stages, and root collar diameter of the seedling were discovered between the trial variants for the pot trial using growing media from the polluted areas and the control site. In addition, it was observed that the differences between the trial variants depended on seed origin and the level of soil pollution. The data indicate that seed germination and seedling growth were significantly reduced as the levels of pollution increased. These negative effects of the pollution tend to increase as the seedling gets older.
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- Svetlana Makhniova
- Botanical Garden Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia
- Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Botanical Garden Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia
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- Faculty of Forestry, Silviculture Department, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey.
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Kalinovic JV, Serbula SM, Radojevic AA, Milosavljevic JS, Kalinovic TS, Steharnik MM. Assessment of As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn concentrations in soil and parts of Rosa spp. sampled in extremely polluted environment. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2018; 191:15. [PMID: 30539308 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-7134-0] [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: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This research was conducted in order to determine As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn concentrations in soil and parts of wild rose (Rosa spp., predominantly Rosa canina L.) in the Bor area, known for more than 100 years of mining and pyrometallurgical production of copper, as well as to determine the possibility of its usage as an environmental indicator or for phytoremediation. The results showed that the sampled soils were highly contaminated with As and Cu, since the obtained concentrations exceeded the corresponding limit and remediation values. The soil samples from the sites which were closest to the Mining-Metallurgical Complex or in the prevailing wind directions were most enriched with the analyzed elements. According to the element analysis in the parts of Rosa spp., branches, leaves, and roots contained higher concentrations of the studied elements than the fruits. Based on the values of the biological factors, it can be concluded that Rosa spp. restricted the absorption of the elements from the soil. Since the absorption rates from soil to roots were low for all the studied elements, Rosa spp. was not suitable for the phytoextraction or phytostabilization. Statistically significant positive correlations of the elements in the soil and parts of Rosa spp. indicated their anthropogenic origin. Differences in the element concentrations in the plant parts and the soil samples from the background and the sites which were under the influence of the emissions from the Mining-Metallurgical Complex indicated that Rosa spp. had a potential for usage in biomonitoring.
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- Jelena V Kalinovic
- University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, 19210, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, 19210, Serbia.
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- University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, 19210, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, 19210, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, Vojske Jugoslavije 12, Bor, 19210, Serbia
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Analysis of influencing factors on soil Zn content using generalized additive model. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15567. [PMID: 30349120 PMCID: PMC6197192 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33745-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Soil zinc (Zn) plays a crucial role in plant growth, but excessive accumulation in the environment may lead to air, water and soil pollution. It is affected by various chemical, environmental and spatial factors. Therefore, it is important to identify the factors influencing Zn content in the landscape. The main motivation for this study is to determine the suitability of a generalized additive model (GAM) to describe change in soil Zn content due to influencing factors. A total of 1497 soil nutrient samples were collected in Fangshan District, Beijing, China. Organic matter (OM), available phosphorus (AP), available potassium (AK), alkali-hydrolyzed nitrogen (AHN) and slowly available potassium (SAK) are considered. The relationship between Zn, nutrients and geographic location (latitude & longitude) is investigated using the GAM. More precisely, the Akaike information criterion (AIC) is used to select influencing factors on Zn content and cross-validated to avoid overfitting of the multivariate model. The results show that Zn content reaches its maximum at latitude 39.8°N and longitude 115.9°E. Zinc content increases as AP increases to 150 mg/kg. When OM content is greater than 90 g/kg, Zinc content decreases with an increase in OM content. Factors that affected Zn content, in descending order of significance derived from deviance explained and adjustment coefficient of determination (Adj.R2) were AP, latitude, AHN, AK and OM. Moreover, the interactions between latitude and longitude, AHN and AP, OM and AK have significant impact on Zn.
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Arreghini S, de Cabo L, Serafini RJM, Fabrizio de Iorio A. Shoot litter breakdown and zinc dynamics of an aquatic plant, Schoenoplectus californicus. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2018; 20:780-788. [PMID: 29775103 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2018.1425667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Decomposition of plant debris is an important process in determining the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems. The aims were to find a mathematic model fitting the decomposition process of Schoenoplectus californicus shoots containing different Zn concentrations; compare the decomposition rates; and assess metal accumulation/mobilization during decomposition. A litterbag technique was applied with shoots containing three levels of Zn: collected from an unpolluted river (RIV) and from experimental populations at low (LoZn) and high (HiZn) Zn supply. The double exponential model explained S. californicus shoot decomposition, at first, higher initial proportion of refractory fraction in RIV detritus determined a lower decay rate and until 68 days, RIV and LoZn detritus behaved like a source of metal, releasing soluble/weakly bound zinc into the water; after 68 days, they became like a sink. However, HiZn detritus showed rapid release into the water during the first 8 days, changing to the sink condition up to 68 days, and then returning to the source condition up to 369 days. The knowledge of the role of detritus (sink/source) will allow defining a correct management of the vegetation used for zinc removal and providing a valuable tool for environmental remediation and rehabilitation planning.
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- Silvana Arreghini
- a Cátedra de Química Inorgánica y Analítica , Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente , Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- b CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia," Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- a Cátedra de Química Inorgánica y Analítica , Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente , Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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- a Cátedra de Química Inorgánica y Analítica , Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente , Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina
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Armengol S, Manzano M, Bea SA, Martínez S. Identifying and quantifying geochemical and mixing processes in the Matanza-Riachuelo Aquifer System, Argentina. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 599-600:1417-1432. [PMID: 28531951 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin, in the Northeast of the Buenos Aires Province, is one of the most industrialized and populated region in Argentina and it is worldwide known for its alarming environmental degradation. In order to prevent further damages, the aquifer system, which consists of two overlaid aquifers, is being monitored from 2008 by the river basin authority, Autoridad de la Cuenca Matanza-Riachuelo. The groundwater chemical baseline has been established in a previous paper (Zabala et al., 2016), and this one is devoted to the identification of the main physical and hydrogeochemical processes that control groundwater chemistry and its areal distribution. Thirty five representative groundwater samples from the Upper Aquifer and thirty four from the deep Puelche Aquifer have been studied with a multi-tool approach to understand the origin of their chemical and isotopic values. The resulting conceptual model has been validated though hydrogeochemical modeling. Most of the aquifer system has fresh groundwater, but some areas have brackish and salt groundwater. Water recharging the Upper Aquifer is of the Ca-HCO3 type as a result of soil CO2 and carbonate dissolution. Evapotranspiration plays a great role concentrating recharge water. After recharge, groundwater becomes Na-HCO3, mostly due to cation exchange with Na release and Ca uptake, which induces calcite dissolution. Saline groundwaters exist in the lower and upper sectors of the basin as a result of Na-HCO3 water mixing with marine water of different origins. In the upper reaches, besides mixing with connate sea water other sources of SO4 exist, most probably gypsum and/or sulfides. This work highlights the relevance of performing detailed studies to understand the processes controlling groundwater chemistry at regional scale. Moreover, it is a step forward in the knowledge of the aquifer system, and provides a sound scientific basis to design effective management programs and recovery plans.
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- S Armengol
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, C1033AAJ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff", Av. República Italia 780, 7300 Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Escuela de Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos y de Ingeniería de Minas, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, P° de Alfonso XIII 52, E-30203 Cartagena, Spain
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, C1033AAJ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff", Av. República Italia 780, 7300 Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Autoridad de Cuenca Matanza Riachuelo (ACUMAR), Esmeralda 255 PB, C1033AAJ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Karak T, Bora K, Paul RK, Das S, Khare P, Dutta AK, Boruah RK. Paradigm shift of contamination risk of six heavy metals in tea (Camellia sinensis L.) growing soil: A new approach influenced by inorganic and organic amendments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 338:250-264. [PMID: 28575803 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The present study provides several contamination and ecological risk indices for selected metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni and Zn) in tea (Camellia sinensis L.; cv. S.3A/3) growing soil influenced by lower to higher doses of inorganic and organic amendments. While ecological risk indices were applied, it was observed that same treatment showed different risk levels but contamination risk status did not vary significantly. All the indices showed significant correlation with heavy metals' concentration in young shoots of tea plants. As the indices characterized experimental soils with different extents of contamination, it would be important to standardize the indices with long term experiments followed by generation of new index. Therefore, we formulated a new contamination index named as Tea Research Association Heavy Metal Contamination Index (TRAHMCI) for tea growing soils. TRAHMCI is based on the probable change of metal status in soil with progress of growth of tea plant. This could be useful to negate discrepancies arised from use of various existing metal contamination indices in tea growing soils amended with different doses of fertilizers. TRAHMCI was formulated based on individual contamination factor using statistical technique and applied to the present dataset which provided a more holistic understanding of overall tea growing soil behavior. The limitation of the developed TRAHMCI index is that, the index had not been validated for other crops in our study not to claim its effective use for crops other than tea. As already mentioned, this new index had been formulated by taking tea as the test crop with above mentioned six heavy metal contents in young shoot and made tea.
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- Tanmoy Karak
- Upper Assam Advisory Centre, Tea Research Association, Dikom-786101, Dibrugarh, Assam, India.
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- Upper Assam Advisory Centre, Tea Research Association, Dikom-786101, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute, New Delhi-110012, India
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- Dibrugarh Polytechnic, Lahowal, Dibrugarh-786010, Assam, India
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- Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Near Kukrail Picnic Spot, Lucknow -226015,Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Upper Assam Advisory Centre, Tea Research Association, Dikom-786101, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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- Upper Assam Advisory Centre, Tea Research Association, Dikom-786101, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
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Arreghini S, de Cabo L, Serafini R, de Iorio AF. Effect of the combined addition of Zn and Pb on partitioning in sediments and their accumulation by the emergent macrophyte Schoenoplectus californicus. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:8098-8107. [PMID: 28144860 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8478-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Wetlands usually provide a natural mechanism that diminishes the transport of toxic compounds to other compartments of the ecosystem by immobilization and accumulation in belowground tissues and/or soil. This study was conducted to assess the ability of Schoenoplectus californicus growing in natural marsh sediments, with zinc and lead addition, to tolerate and accumulate these metals, taking account of the metal distribution in the sediment fractions. The Zn and Pb were mainly found in available (exchangeable) and potentially available (bound to organic matter) forms, respectively. The absorption of Zn and Pb by plants increased in sediments with added metals. Both metals were largely retained in roots (translocation factor < 1). Lead rhizome concentrations only increased significantly in treatments with high doses of metal independently of added Zn. The addition of Zn increased its concentration in roots and shoots significantly, while its concentration in rhizomes only increased when both metals were added together. Zinc concentration in shoots did not reach the toxic level for plants. Zinc and Pb concentrations in roots were high, but they were not sufficient to reduce biomass growth.
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- Silvana Arreghini
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Química Analítica, Av. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Av. A. Gallardo 470, C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Química Analítica, Av. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Química Analítica, Av. San Martín 4453, C1417DSE, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Xiao L, Guan D, Peart MR, Chen Y, Li Q. The respective effects of soil heavy metal fractions by sequential extraction procedure and soil properties on the accumulation of heavy metals in rice grains and brassicas. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:2558-2571. [PMID: 27826825 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-8028-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study was carried out to examine heavy metal accumulation in rice grains and brassicas and to identify the different controls, such as soil properties and soil heavy metal fractions obtained by the Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) sequential extraction, in their accumulation. In Guangdong Province, South China, rice grain and brassica samples, along with their rhizospheric soil, were collected from fields on the basis of distance downstream from electroplating factories, whose wastewater was used for irrigation. The results showed that long-term irrigation using the electroplating effluent has not only enriched the rhizospheric soil with Cd, Cr, Cu, and Zn but has also increased their mobility and bioavailability. The average concentrations of Cd and Cr in rice grains and brassicas from closest to the electroplating factories were significantly higher than those from the control areas. Results from hybrid redundancy analysis (hRDA) and redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that the BCR fractions of soil heavy metals could explain 29.0 and 46.5 % of total eigenvalue for heavy metal concentrations in rice grains and brassicas, respectively, while soil properties could only explain 11.1 and 33.4 %, respectively. This indicated that heavy metal fractions exerted more control upon their concentrations in rice grains and brassicas than soil properties. In terms of metal interaction, an increase of residual Zn in paddy soil or a decrease of acid soluble Cd in the brassica soil could enhance the accumulation of Cd, Cu, Cr, and Pb in both rice grains and brassicas, respectively, while the reducible or oxidizable Cd in soil could enhance the plants' accumulation of Cr and Pb. The RDA showed an inhibition effect of sand content and CFO on the accumulation of heavy metals in rice grains and brassicas. Moreover, multiple stepwise linear regression could offer prediction for Cd, Cu, Cr, and Zn concentrations in the two crops by soil heavy metal fractions and soil properties.
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- Ling Xiao
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China.
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- Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Silvani VA, Colombo RP, Scorza MV, Fernández Bidondo L, Rothen CP, Scotti A, Fracchia S, Godeas A. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in high-altitude hypersaline Andean wetlands studied by 454-sequencing and morphological approaches. Symbiosis 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13199-016-0454-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Khan A, Khan S, Alam M, Khan MA, Aamir M, Qamar Z, Ur Rehman Z, Perveen S. Toxic metal interactions affect the bioaccumulation and dietary intake of macro- and micro-nutrients. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 146:121-8. [PMID: 26714294 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of heavy metals (cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and Cd-Pb mix) on bioaccumulation of different nutrients. Three plant species including potato, tomato and lettuce were grown in pots containing soil contaminated with Cd, Pb and Cd-Pb mix at four different levels. The edible portions of each plant were analysed for Cd, Pb and different macro- and micro-nutrients including protein, vitamin C, nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), potassium (K), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg). Results indicated significant variations in selected elemental concentrations in all the three plants grown in different treatments. The projected daily dietary intake values of selected metals were significant (P < 0.001) for Fe, Mn, Ca and Mg but not significant for protein, vitamin C, N and P. The elemental contribution to Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) was significant for Mn. Similarly, Fe and Mg also showed substantial contribution to RDA, while Ca, N, P, K, protein and vitamin C showed the minimal contribution for different age groups. This study suggests that vegetables cultivated on Cd and Pb contaminated soil may significantly affect their quality, and the consumption of such vegetables may result in substantial negative effects on nutritional composition of the consumer body. Long term and continuous use of contaminated vegetables may result in malnutrition.
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- Anwarzeb Khan
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan; Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China.
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- Department of Horticulture, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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