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Isinkaralar O, Świsłowski P, Isinkaralar K, Rajfur M. Moss as a passive biomonitoring tool for the atmospheric deposition and spatial distribution pattern of toxic metals in an industrial city. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2024; 196:513. [PMID: 38709416 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12696-x] [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: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
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Anthropogenic pollution impacts human and environmental health, climate change, and air quality. Karabük, an industrial area from the Black Sea Region in northern Türkiye, is vulnerable to environmental pollution, particularly soil and air. In this research on methodological aspects, we analyzed the concentrations of six potential toxic metals in the atmospheric deposition of the city using the passive method of moss biomonitoring. The ground-growing terrestrial moss, Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw., was collected during the dry season of August 2023 at 20 urban points. The concentrations of Cr, Cu, Cd, Ni, Pb, and Co were determined in mosses by the ICP-MS method. Descriptive statistical analysis was employed to evaluate the status and variance in the spatial distribution of the studied metals, and multivariate analysis, Pearson correlation, and cluster analysis were used to investigate the associations of elements and discuss the most probable sources of these elements in the study area. Cd and Co showed positive and significant inter-element correlations (r > 0.938), representing an anthropogenic association mostly present in the air particles emitted from several metal plants. The results showed substantial impacts from local industry, manufactured activity, and soil dust emissions. Steel and iron smelter plants and cement factories are the biggest emitters of trace metals in the Karabük area and the primary sources of Cr, Cd, Ni, and Co deposition.
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- Oznur Isinkaralar
- Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Kastamonu University, 37150, Kastamonu, Türkiye.
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- Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Kominka St. 6, 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Kastamonu University, 37150, Kastamonu, Türkiye
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- Institute of Biology, University of Opole, Kominka St. 6, 6a, 45-032, Opole, Poland
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Liu S, Liu J, She J, Xie Z, Zhou L, Dai Q, Zhang X, Wan Y, Yin M, Dong X, Zhao M, Chen D, Wang J. Microbial features with uranium pollution in artificial reservoir sediments at different depths under drought stress. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 919:170694. [PMID: 38325477 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170694] [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: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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The uranium (U) containing leachate from uranium tailings dam into the natural settings, may greatly affect the downstream environment. To reveal such relationship between uranium contamination and microbial communities in the most affected downstream environment under drought stress, a 180 cm downstream artificial reservoir depth sediment profile was collected, and the microbial communities and related genes were analyzed by 16S rDNA and metagenomics. Besides, the sequential extraction scheme was employed to shed light on the distinct role of U geochemical speciations in shaping microbial community structures. The results showed that U content ranged from 28.1 to 70.1 mg/kg, with an average content of 44.9 mg/kg, significantly exceeding the value of background sediments. Further, U in all the studied sediments was related to remarkably high portions of mobile fractions, and U was likely deposited layer by layer depending on the discharge/leachate inputs from uranium-involving anthoropogenic facilities/activities upstream. The nexus between U speciation, physico-chemical indicators and microbial composition showed that Fe, S, and N metabolism played a vital role in microbial adaptation to U-enriched environment; meanwhile, the fraction of Ureducible and the Fe and S contents had the most significant effects on microbial community composition in the sediments under drought stress.
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- Siyu Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environment and Resource, Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycling, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- School of Environment and Resource, Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycling, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life & Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Life & Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, Guangzhou, China.
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Song X, He S, Li R, Mao Z, Ge S, Bai X, Ji C. Evaluation of metal pollution characteristics using water and moss in the Luanchuan molybdenum mining area, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:5384-5398. [PMID: 38123772 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31457-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Luanchuan is rich in molybdenum resources, and mining activities are frequent, but over-mining can cause serious metal pollution to the local environment. To explore the degree of metal pollution caused by mining activities, the content characteristics and spatial distribution of metals in mining areas were studied by measuring the concentrations of Fe, Mn, Zn, Ba, Mo, Cu, Cr, Co, V, and W in surface water and mosses of mining areas. In addition, the metal pollution index (HPI), contamination factor (CF), and pollution load index (PLI) were used to evaluate metal pollution, and factor analysis was used to analyze the sources of metals. The results of the analysis of surface water at the mine site indicate the most abundant element in surface water, with a maximum concentration of 3713.8 μg/L, and its content far exceeds the water quality standard of Class III of the Environmental Quality Standard for Surface Water. The results of the HPI analysis showed that nearly 90% of the surface water was moderately contaminated (HPI ≥ 15). The results of the analysis of atmospheric deposition at the mine site confirm that the metal elements with a high threat to the atmospheric environment are Mo and W. The results of PLI indicate that the level of atmospheric deposition pollution in the study area is severe (PLI > 4). Factor analysis indicated that rock weathering and mining activities were the main sources of metals. This study provides a theoretical basis for the investigation and control of metal pollution in similar metal mining areas.
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- Xiangyi Song
- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No. 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, P.R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No. 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, P.R. China.
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No. 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, P.R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No. 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, P.R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No. 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, P.R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No. 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, P.R. China
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- School of Environment Science and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, No. 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221116, P.R. China
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Tabors G, Brūmelis G, Nikodemus O, Dobkeviča L, Viligurs K. Decreased atmospheric deposition of heavy metals in Latvia shown by long-term monitoring using the moss Pleurozium schreberi. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:94361-94370. [PMID: 37531054 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28922-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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In Europe, economic restructuring and technological progress has been aimed at reducing pollution emissions at local, regional and global scales, which has been monitored using standard methods. Among the many methods used to determine deposition of heavy metals, in Europe moss has been used to monitor atmospheric pollution for more than 30 years on a 5-year cycle. This simple method can be used to assess improvement to the environment after massive economic change. Using PCA analysis, this study examines the long-term trends of heavy metal concentrations (Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, V, Zn) in Latvia. There has been a decline in heavy metal concentrations in Latvia related to the closure of large industries after the collapse of the Soviet Union and due to change in fossil fuels in the energy sector from petroleum to natural gas, but past effect from some sources is still evident. Increased quality of automobile fuel led to a decrease of lead concentration, and conversion of fuel source in the energy sector from oil to natural gas caused a decline of V and Ni concentration.
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- Guntis Tabors
- Department of Botany and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia.
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- Department of Botany and Ecology, Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia
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- Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia, Jelgavas Street 1, Riga, 1004, Latvia
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Liu J, Yuan W, Ouyang Q, Bao Z, Xiao J, Xiong X, Cao H, Zhong Q, Wan Y, Wei X, Zhang Y, Xiao T, Wang J. A novel application of thallium isotopes in tracing metal(loid)s migration and related sources in contaminated paddy soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 882:163404. [PMID: 37059145 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Thallium (Tl) is a highly toxic heavy metal, which is harmful to plants and animals even in trace amounts. Migration behaviors of Tl in paddy soils system remain largely unknown. Herein, Tl isotopic compositions have been employed for the first time to explore Tl transfer and pathway in paddy soil system. The results showed considerably large Tl isotopic variations (ε205Tl = -0.99 ± 0.45 ~ 24.57 ± 0.27), which may result from interconversion between Tl(I) and Tl(III) under alternative redox conditions in the paddy system. Overall higher ε205Tl values of paddy soils in the deeper layers were probably attributed to abundant presence of Fe/Mn (hydr)oxides and occasionally extreme redox conditions during alternative dry-wet process which oxidized Tl(I) to Tl(III). A ternary mixing model using Tl isotopic compositions further disclosed that industrial waste contributed predominantly to Tl contamination in the studied soil, with an average contribution rate of 73.23%. All these findings indicate that Tl isotopes can be used as an efficient tracer for fingerprinting Tl pathway in complicated scenarios even under varied redox conditions, providing significant prospect in diverse environmental applications.
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- Juan Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- SKLLQG, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IEECAS), Xi'an 710061, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Agripolis Campus, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering and Key Laboratory of Waters Quality & Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Yang C, Xia L, Zeng Y, Chen Y, Zhang S. Hexaploid Salix rehderiana is more suitable for remediating lead contamination than diploids, especially male plants. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 333:138902. [PMID: 37182717 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Willows are promising candidates for phytoremediation, but the lead (Pb) phytoremediation potential of different willow ploidy and sex has not yet been exploited. In this study, the Pb uptake, translocation and detoxification capacities of hexaploid and diploid, female and male Salix rehderiana were investigated. The results showed that Pb treatment inhibited biomass accumulation and gas exchange, caused ultrastructural and oxidative damage, and induced antioxidant, phytohormonal and transcriptional regulation in S. rehderiana. Absorbed Pb was mainly accumulated in the roots with restricted root-to-shoot transport. Despite lower biomass, greater transpiration, phytohormonal and transcriptional regulation indicated that hexaploid S. rehderiana had higher tissue Pb concentration, total accumulated Pb amount (4.39 mg, 6.19 mg, 6.60 mg and 10.83 mg in diploid and hexaploid females and males, respectively) as well as bioconcentration factors and translocation factors (0.412, 0.593, 0.921 and 1.320 for bioconcentration factors in roots, and 0.029, 0.032, 0.035 and 0.047 for translocation factors in diploid and hexaploid females and males, respectively) than diploids. Higher soil urease and acid phosphatase activities also favored hexaploids to use more available N and P than diploids in Pb-contaminated soils. Additionally, hexaploid S. rehderiana had stronger antioxidant, phytohormonal and transcriptional responses, and displayed less morphological and ultrastructural damage than diploids after Pb treatment, suggesting that hexaploids have greater Pb uptake, translocation and detoxification capacities than diploids. Moreover, S. rehderiana males had greater Pb uptake and translocation abilities, as well as stronger antioxidant, phytohormonal, and transcriptional regulation mediated Pb detoxification capacities than females. Therefore, hexaploid S. rehderiana are superior to diploids, and males are better than females in Pb phytoremediation. This study provides novel and valuable insights for selecting better willow materials to mitigate Pb contamination.
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- Congcong Yang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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Wang R, Zhu Z, Cheng W, Chang C, Song X, Huang F. Cadmium accumulation and isotope fractionation in typical protozoa Tetrahymena: A new perspective on remediation of Cd pollution in wastewater. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 454:131517. [PMID: 37146330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) pollution threatens water safety and human health, which has raised serious public concern. Tetrahymena is a model protozoan, possessing the potential to remediate Cd contaminated water given the rapid expression of thiols. However, the mechanism of Cd accumulation in Tetrahymena has not been well understood, which hinders its application in environmental remediation. This study elucidated the pathway of Cd accumulation in Tetrahymena using Cd isotope fractionation. Our results showed that Tetrahymena preferentially absorb light Cd isotopes, with Δ114/110CdTetrahymena-solution = -0.20 ± 0.02‰ ∼ - 0.29 ± 0.02‰, which implies that the intracellular Cd is probably in the form of Cd-S. The fractionation generated by Cd complexation with thiols is constant (Δ114/110CdTetrahymena-remaining solution ∼ -0.28 ± 0.02‰), which is not affected by the concentrations of Cd in intracellular and culture medium, nor by the physiological changes in cells. Furthermore, the detoxification process of Tetrahymena results in an increase in cellular Cd accumulation from 11.7% to 23.3% with the elevated Cd concentrations in batch Cd stress culture experiments. This study highlights the promising application of Cd isotope fractionation in Tetrahymena for the remediation of heavy metal pollution in water.
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- Ruirui Wang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, MOE Key Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China; College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agriculture University, Hefei, Anhui 230036, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, MOE Key Laboratory of Cellular Dynamics, School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230027, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China; CAS Center for Excellence in Comparative Planetology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.
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Zhou X, Lu L, Wang Y, Fang Y, Sun T. Spatial distribution and source analysis of airborne trace metal deposition using moss biomonitoring in Huai'an, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:34022-34036. [PMID: 36504303 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24452-0] [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: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Terrestrial mosses are tracers for studying atmospheric trace metal deposition and pollution. Here, Al, Fe, Zn, Mn, Ba, Cu, V, Cr, Pb, Ni, Co, and Cd concentrations in mosses from Huai'an, China, were measured to investigate their contamination level, spatial distribution, and sources. The average concentration of all the metals (except Ni) was much higher than those in Albania, a "hotspot" of toxic metal contamination in Europe. The pollution degree of the metals varied significantly: moderate contamination by Al, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cr, V, and Cd; slight contamination by Ba, Cu, Ni, and Pb; and suspected contamination by Co. Based on the Nemerow index (PN), only 8% of the moss samples were graded as moderate pollution, while the remaining 92% were rated as heavy pollution, with Cd and Zn contributing the most. The potential ecological risk index (RI) indicated a moderate potential ecological risk from the metals in Huai'an, with the atmosphere most heavily polluted by Cd. Further, the positive matrix factorization (PMF) model was applied to confirm the metal contamination sources and allocate their source contributions in Huai'an mosses. The results showed that the source contributions of industrial activities related to metal smelting, textile dyestuff and agricultural activities, mining development, natural source, and coal burning and traffic emission accounted for 28.86%, 20.29%, 19.83%, 17.98%, and 13.04%, respectively.
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- Xiaoli Zhou
- School of Marine and Biological Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224002, China
- Co-Innovation Centre for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration On Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Yancheng, 224002, China
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- Hongze Lake East Wetland Provincial Nature Reserve Management Office, Huai'an, 211706, China
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- Co-Innovation Centre for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration On Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Co-Innovation Centre for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Biology and the Environment, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration On Subtropical Forest Biodiversity Conservation, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- School of Marine and Biological Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, 224002, China
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Chaudhuri S, Roy M. Global ambient air quality monitoring: Can mosses help? A systematic meta-analysis of literature about passive moss biomonitoring. ENVIRONMENT, DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY 2023:1-39. [PMID: 37363020 PMCID: PMC9970857 DOI: 10.1007/s10668-023-03043-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Surging incidents of air quality-related public health hazards, and environmental degradation, have prompted the global authorities to seek newer avenues of air quality monitoring, especially in developing economies, where the situation appears most alarming besides difficulties around 'adequate' deployment of air quality sensors. In the present narrative, we adopt a systematic review methodology (PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses) around recent global literature (2002-2022), around moss-based passive biomonitoring approaches which might offer the regulatory authorities a complementary means to fill 'gaps' in existing air quality records. Following the 4-phased search procedure under PRISMA, total of 123 documents were selected for review. A wealth of research demonstrates how passive biomonitoring, with strategic use of mosses, could become an invaluable regulatory (and research) tool to monitor atmospheric deposition patterns and help identifying the main drivers of air quality changes (e.g., anthropogenic and/or natural). Besides individual studies, we briefly reflect on the European Moss Survey, underway since 1990, which aptly showcases mosses as 'naturally occurring' sensors of ambient air quality for a slew of metals (heavy and trace) and persistent organic pollutants, and help assessing spatio-temporal changes therein. To that end, we urge the global research community to conduct targeted research around various pollutant uptake mechanisms by mosses (e.g., species-specific interactions, environmental conditions, land management practices). Of late, mosses have found various environmental applications as well, such as in epidemiological investigations, identification of pollutant sources and transport mechanisms, assessment of air quality in diverse and complex urban ecosystems, and even detecting short-term changes in ambient air quality (e.g., COVID-19 Lockdown), each being critical for the authorities to develop informed and strategic regulatory measures. To that end, we review current literature and highlight to the regulatory authorities how to extend moss-based observations, by integrating them with a wide range of ecological indicators to assess regional environmental vulnerability/risk due to degrading air quality. Overall, an underlying motive behind this narrative was to broaden the current regulatory outlook and purview, to bolster and diversify existing air quality monitoring initiatives, by coupling the moss-based outputs with the traditional, sensor-based datasets, and attain improved spatial representation. However, we also make a strong case of conducting more targeted research to fill in the 'gaps' in our current understanding of moss-based passive biomonitoring details, with increased case studies. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10668-023-03043-0.
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- Sriroop Chaudhuri
- Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities; Center for Environment, Sustainability and Human Development (CESH), O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana 131001 India
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- Jindal School of Liberal Arts and Humanities; Center for Environment, Sustainability and Human Development (CESH), O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana 131001 India
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Vasilevich R, Vasilevich M, Lodygin E, Abakumov E. Geochemical Characteristics of the Vertical Distribution of Heavy Metals in the Hummocky Peatlands of the Cryolithozone. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:3847. [PMID: 36900858 PMCID: PMC10001012 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20053847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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One of the main reservoirs depositing various classes of pollutants in high latitude regions are wetland ecosystems. Climate warming trends result in the degradation of permafrost in cryolitic peatlands, which exposes the hydrological network to risks of heavy metal (HM) ingress and its subsequent migration to the Arctic Ocean basin. The objectives included: (1) carrying out a quantitative analysis of the content of HMs and As across the profile of Histosols in background and technogenic landscapes of the Subarctic region, (2) evaluating the contribution of the anthropogenic impact to the accumulation of trace elements in the seasonally thawed layer (STL) of peat deposits, (3) discovering the effect of biogeochemical barriers on the vertical distribution of HMs and As. The analyses of elements were conducted by atom emission spectroscopy with inductively coupled plasma, atomic absorption spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy with an energy-dispersive X-ray detecting. The study focused on the characteristics of the layer-by-layer accumulation of HMs and As in hummocky peatlands of the extreme northern taiga. It revealed the upper level of microelement accumulation to be associated with the STL as a result of aerogenic pollution. Specifically composed spheroidal microparticles found in the upper layer of peat may serve as indicators of the area polluted by power plants. The accumulation of water-soluble forms of most of the pollutants studied on the upper boundary of the permafrost layer (PL) is explained by the high mobility of elements in an acidic environment. In the STL, humic acids act as a significant sorption geochemical barrier for elements with a high stability constant value. In the PL, the accumulation of pollutants is associated with their sorption on aluminum-iron complexes and interaction with the sulfide barrier. A significant contribution of biogenic element accumulation was shown by statistical analysis.
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- Roman Vasilevich
- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 167982 Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 167982 Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Institute of Biology, Komi Science Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 167982 Syktyvkar, Russia
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- Department of Applied Ecology, Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, 199178 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Song X, Ning Y, Yang S, Ye J, Liu J. Spatial Distribution, Pollution, and Ecological Risk Assessment of Metal(loid)s in Multiple Spheres of the Shennongjia Alpine Critical Zone, Central China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:1126. [PMID: 36673881 PMCID: PMC9858996 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 01/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The development of Earth's critical zone concept has strengthened the capacity of environmental science to better solve real-world problems, such as metal(loid) pollution in the remote alpine areas. The selected metal(loid) contents in soil, moss, and water were investigated to explore the geochemical distribution patterns, pollution levels, and potential ecological risks of metal(loid)s in the Shennongjia (SNJ) alpine critical zone of central China. The distribution of metal(loid)s in different spheres had horizontal and vertical differences. The maximum V, Ni, and Zn contents in water occurred at the sampling sites close to the Hohhot-Beihai Highway, while Dajiuhu Lake had the maximum Cu, Cr, and Mn contents. Most metal(loid) contents in the mosses showed an increasing trend from the northeast low-altitude area to the southwest high-altitude area, while As, Co, V, Ni, Cr, and Zn in soil decreased significantly with altitude and were enriched near the service areas and the highway. The contents of water Co and Ni, soil Cu and Mn, and moss As were evenly distributed and showed no significant differences with altitude. The enrichment factors, pollution index, Nemerow integrated pollution index, geo-accumulation index, heavy metal pollution index, contamination factor, and potential ecological risk index (PERI) were used to assess the pollution levels and ecological risks of SNJ soil, water, and atmosphere. The overall pollution levels of SNJ soil, moss, and water were low to moderate, low, and low, respectively. Soil V, Cu, Zn, moss As, Co, V, and Dajiuhu Lake water Mn were the main pollution factors. The ecological risks in the three spheres of the SNJ alpine critical zone were low to moderate, and As, Co, and V were the most critical potential ecological risk factors. The metal(loid)s pollution problem caused by the continuous development of tourism needs further attention.
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- Xiannong Song
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Critical Zone Evolution, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Critical Zone Evolution, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Critical Zone Evolution, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Critical Zone Evolution, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Critical Zone Evolution, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Engineering Research Center of Nano-Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
- Key Laboratory of Functional Geomaterials in China Nonmetallic Minerals Industry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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Wei Y, He J, Xue Y, Nie Y, Liu X, Wu L. Spatial distribution of multi-elements in moss revealing heavy metal precipitation in London Island, Svalbard, Arctic. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 315:120398. [PMID: 36228845 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The Arctic is a sink for major pollutants in the Northern Hemisphere, and is an ideal place to investigate the migration of concerned metals on the local environment. In this study, 13 elements including Li, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg, and Pb were determined in mosses (Dicranum angustum) from London Island in Ny-Ålesund. The results showed that the concentrations of different elements varied greatly at different altitudes, while their distributions in low (0-200 m) and high (200-300 m) altitudes based on cluster analysis were significantly different. Among them, Li, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, and As showed significant positive correlations with elevation. This result may be due to the influence of key environmental factors such as elements transported by the airborne dust carried by winds, and surface runoff from snow meltwater. Multiple receptor models (PCA, PMF, and UNMIX) were employed to discuss the sources of metals in mosses from London Island. Elements that showed positive correlation with altitude were attributed to natural sources, and Zn, Cd, Hg, and Pb, which lacked apparent correlation with elevation, were interpreted as from anthropogenic sources by the models. Among them, Zn, Cd, and Hg were from long-range deposition, while Pb was from mixed industrial sources.
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- Yutong Wei
- Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Polar Environment and Global Change, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China.
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Polar Environment and Global Change, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environments, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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- Information Materials and Intelligent Sensing Laboratory of Anhui Province, Institutes of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China
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Zhu W, Qi Y, Tao H, Zhang H, Li W, Qu W, Shi J, Liu Y, Sheng L, Wang W, Wu G, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Yao X, Wang X, Yi L, Ma Y, Zhou Y. Investigation of a haze-to-dust and dust swing process at a coastal city in northern China part I: Chemical composition and contributions of anthropogenic and natural sources. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 851:158270. [PMID: 36028017 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The long retention of dust air masses in polluted areas, especially in winter, may efficiently change the physicochemical properties of aerosols, causing additional health and ecological effects. A large-scale haze-to-dust weather event occurred in the North China Plain (NCP) region during the autumn-to-winter transition period in 2018, affecting the coastal city Qingdao several times between Nov. 27th and Dec. 1st. To study the evolution of the pollution process, we analyzed the chemical characteristics of PM2.5 and PM10-2.5 and source apportionments of PM2.5 and PM10, The dust stagnated around NCP and moved out and back to the site, noted as dust swing process, promoting SO42- formation in PM2.5 and NO3- formation in PM10-2.5. Source apportionments were analyzed using the Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) receptor model and weighted potential source contribution function (WPSCF). Before the dust invasion, Qingdao was influenced by severe haze; waste incineration and coal burning were the major contributors (~80 %) to PM2.5, and the source region was in the southwest of Shandong Province. During the initial dust event, mineral dust and the mixed factor of dust and sea salt were the major contributors (46.0 % of PM2.5 and 86.5 % of PM10). During the polluted dust period, the contributions of regional transported biomass burning (22.3 %), vehicle emissions (20.8 %), and secondary aerosols (33.8 %) to PM2.5 from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region significantly increased. The secondary aerosols source was more regional than that of vehicle emissions and biomass burning and contributed considerably to PM10 (30.8 %) during the dust swing process. Our findings demonstrate that environmental managers should consider the possible adverse effects of winter dust on regional and local pollution.
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- Wenqing Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- North China Sea Marine Forecasting Center of State Ocean Administration, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- North China Sea Marine Forecasting Center of State Ocean Administration, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Environment Research Institute, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of the Cause and Prevention of Urban Air Pollution Complex, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Science, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Physical Oceanography/Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
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Chen J, Gui H, Guo Y, Li J. Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Shallow Groundwater of Coal-Poultry Farming Districts. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12000. [PMID: 36231299 PMCID: PMC9566071 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study aimed to assess the heavy metal (Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Sr, Cd, Pb, and Cr) pollution characteristics, sources, and human health risks in shallow groundwater in the impact zones of urban and rural semi-intensive poultry farms in Suzhou City. Ordinary kriging interpolation showed that poultry farming contributed substantially to the pollution of shallow groundwater by Mn, Zn, and Cu. Positive matrix factorization was applied to identify the sources of heavy metals, and the health risks were assessed based on the hazard index and carcinogenic risks of the various sources. Heavy metal enrichment was closely related to anthropogenic activities. In addition, four sources were identified: poultry manure (29.33%), natural source (27.94%), industrial activities (22.29%), and poultry wastewater (20.48%). The main exposure route of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks to adults and children was oral ingestion. The non-carcinogenic risk of oral ingestion in children was higher than that in adults; the carcinogenic risk was higher in adults than in children. Poultry manure (42.0%) was considered the largest contributor to non-carcinogenic risk, followed by poultry wastewater (21%), industrial activities (20%), and natural sources (17%). Industrial activity (44%) was the primary contributor to carcinogenic risk, followed by poultry wastewater (25%), poultry manure (19%), and natural sources (12%).
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- Jiayu Chen
- School of Earth and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, China
- National Engineering Research Center of Coal Mine Water Hazard Controlling, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Coal Mine Water Hazard Controlling, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Coal Mine Water Hazard Controlling, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Coal Mine Water Hazard Controlling, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, China
- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 232000, China
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Zhang R, Wang Z, Huang H, Song J, Wu B, Wang M, Xu H. Assessment about bioindicator capacity of acrocarpous moss Campylopus schmidii exposed to abandoned pyritic tailings. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 317:115471. [PMID: 35751270 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115471] [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: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Terrestrial mosses are promising species to study concerning metal deposition, absorption, and soil fertility as moss biocrusts. However, acrocarpous moss, as a kind of terrestrial mosses, has not yet been well understood, both in environmental monitoring and ecological application, especially exposed to an abandoned pyrite mining. Herein, we investigated the concentrations of different heavy metals in soil underlying acrocarpous moss Campylopus schmidii at three distances from an abandoned pyrite mine tailings (0.5, 1, 2 km) by sampling analysis, as well as the accumulation properties of heavy metals in different parts of mosses and soil nutrients under intact mosses and moss-free layers. The results indicated that the soil we researched was heavily polluted by Cr, Cu, and Cd, which was 4.46, 4.18, and 1.77 times higher than the standard of risk screening values for soil environment quality in China. And there was a marked difference in the concentrations and distribution of heavy metals in mosses, with higher concentrations of Cr, Cu, Ni and Pb mainly in the ageing parts. In addition, mosses can effectively promote soil fertility. Compared with the bare soil without the moss layer, the total organic matter and total potassium concentrations of the soil covered by the intact moss layer were significantly increased, by 113.91% and 186.08% respectively. Correlation analysis indicated that similar pollution sources for Zn, Cd, Cu, and Pb, and the concentrations of these heavy metals in soil connected with the distance from the source of pollution. Overall, we expected that these findings could assess the greater potential of single native dominant moss species C.schmidii to act as biomonitors in specific pyrite mine tailings characterized by barren soil with strong acids (pH < 4.0) and polymetallic pollution. Meanwhile, our results revealed may serve as a possibility reference for similar areas and is recommended for developing a vegetative cover utilizing local acrocarpous mosses to achieve greening of degraded tailings in the future, as well as environmental management and protection.
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- Rong Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment Protection, Soil Ecological Protection and Pollution Control, Sichuan University & Department of Ecology and Environment of Sichuan, Chengdu, 610065, Sichuan, PR China.
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Wang J, Huang Y, Beiyuan J, Wei X, Qi J, Wang L, Fang F, Liu J, Cao J, Xiao T. Thallium and potentially toxic elements distribution in pine needles, tree rings and soils around a pyrite mine and indication for environmental pollution. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 828:154346. [PMID: 35259386 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, the distributions of thallium (Tl), and other potential toxic elements, such as Cd, Co, Cu, Pb, Sr, As, Cr, Ni, Zn, and Mn in needles, tree rings and soils of pine trees in one of the largest pyrite mining areas in the world, i.e., Yunfu, China were investigated. The results showed that pseudo-total Tl concentration of the tree rings ranged from 0.41 to 2.03 mg/kg (average: 1.12 mg/kg) during the year of 1998 to 2011. This indicates an overall obvious enrichment of Tl. Further investigation of element level variations in the pine needles showed a negative correlation between Tl content and the distance from the mining area. The results of Principal Component Analysis additionally demonstrated that Tl in the tree rings was most likely derived from the pine needles. Notably, Tl contents in the tree rings exhibited generally similar distribution pattern to the annual production intensity of Yunfu pyrite mining activities. The findings suggest that metal(loid)s in particular of Tl in pine tree rings can be used as alternative proxies to approximatively reconstruct the chronological change of atmospheric environmental pollution induced by pyrite associated mining/smelting activities.
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- Jin Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), Guangzhou 510655, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
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Ren S, Wei X, Wang J, Liu J, Ouyang Q, Jiang Y, Hu H, Huang Y, Zheng W, Nicoletto C, Renella G. Unexpected enrichment of thallium and its geochemical behaviors in soils impacted by historically industrial activities using lead‑zinc carbonate minerals. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 821:153399. [PMID: 35092772 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Thallium is a trace metal with severe toxicity. Contamination of thallium (Tl) generated by steel and non-ferrous metals industry is gaining growing concern worldwide. However, little is known on Tl contamination owing to industrial activities using carbonate minerals. This study revealed abundant geochemical mobile/bioavailable Tl (> 65.7%, in average; mostly in oxidizable fraction) in soils from a carbonate-hosted PbZn ore utilizing area in China for the first time. Unexpected Tl enrichment was observed in soil accompanying with 3655, 7820, 100.1, 27.3 and 29.9 mg/kg (in average) of Pb, Zn, As, Cd and Sb, respectively. Characterization using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis further confirmed that historical industrial activities impose anthropogenic catastrophic effects on the local agricultural soil system. The ecological and health risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in soils proclaimed serious potential non-carcinogenic risks of Pb and V to adults, and Pb, Tl and As to children. Sequential extraction analysis showed that Tl, as well as Pb, Zn, Mn, Co, and Cd, mainly existed in the mobile fractions (exchangeable/acid-extractable, reducible and oxidizable), indicating an ecological risk of biological accumulation of multiple metal(loid)s in this area. These findings provide a theoretical basis for taking appropriate remediation measures in order to ensure safety of soils in such industrial areas likewise.
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- Shixing Ren
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Agripolis Campus, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Agripolis Campus, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, Agripolis Campus, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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Zhong Q, Qi J, Liu J, Wang J, Lin K, Ouyang Q, Zhang X, Wei X, Xiao T, El-Naggar A, Rinklebe J. Thallium isotopic compositions as tracers in environmental studies: A review. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 162:107148. [PMID: 35219934 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Thallium is a highly poisonous heavy metal. Since Tl pollution control has been neglected worldwide until the present, countless Tl pollutants have been discharged into the environment, endangering the safety of drinking water, farmland soil, and food chain, and eventually posing a great threat to human health. However, the source, occurrence, pathway and fate of Tl in the environment remains understudied. As Tl in non-contaminated systems and from anthropogenic origin exhibits generally different isotopic signatures, which can provide fingerprint information and a novel way for tracing the anthropogenic Tl sources and understanding the environmental processes. This review summarizes: (i) the state-of-the-art development in highly-precise determination analytical method of Tl isotopic compositions, (ii) Tl isotopic fractionation induced by the low-temperature surface biogeochemical process, (iii) Tl isotopic signature of pollutants derived from anthropogenic activities and isotopic fractionation mechanism of Tl related to the high-temperature industrial activities, and (iv) application of Tl isotopic composition as a new tracer emerging tracer for source apportionment of Tl pollution. Finally, the limitations and possible future research about Tl isotopic application in environmental contamination is also proposed: (1) Tl fractionation mechanism in different environmental geochemistry processes and industrial activities should be further probed comprehensively; (2) Tl isotopes for source apportionment should be further applied in other different high Tl-contaminated scenarios (e.g., agricultural systems, water/sediment, and atmosphere).
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Affiliation(s)
- Qiaohui Zhong
- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Radionuclides Pollution Control and Resources, Guangzhou, China
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- Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Quality and Conservation in the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China; State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, Canada; Ain Shams University, Cairo 11241, Egypt, Department of Soil Sciences Faculty of Agriculture
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- University of Wuppertal, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285 Wuppertal, Germany
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Effect of Mosses on physical and chemical properties of soil in temperate forests of Garhwal Himalayas. JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1017/s0266467421000249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractMosses are one of the most important and dominant plant communities, especially in the temperate biome, and play a significant role in ecosystem function and dynamics. They influence the water, energy and element cycle due to their unique ecology and physiology. The present study was undertaken in three different temperate forest sites in the Garhwal Himalayas, viz., Triyuginarayan (Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary (KWLS)), Chakrata, and Kanasar forest range. The study was focused on understanding the influence of mosses on soil physical properties and nutrient availability. Different physico-chemical properties were analysed under two different substrata, that is, with and without moss cover in two different seasons, viz., monsoon and winter. We observed mosses to influence and alter the physical properties and nutrient status of soil in both seasons. All soil physical and chemical properties, except magnesium, showed significant difference within the substrates, among all the sites and across the two seasons. Besides the soil characteristics underneath the moss vegetation, the study also highlights the diversity of mosses found in the area. Mosses appear to create high nutrient microsites via a high rate of organic matter accumulation and retain nutrients for longer periods thus, maintaining ecosystem stability.
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First-Time Source Apportionment Analysis of Deposited Particulate Matter from a Moss Biomonitoring Study in Northern Greece. ATMOSPHERE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/atmos12020208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Moss biomonitoring is a widely used technique for monitoring the accumulation of trace elements in airborne pollution. A total of one hundred and five samples, mainly of the Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. moss species, were collected from the Northern Greece during the 2015/2016 European ICP Vegetation (International Cooperative Program on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops) moss survey, which also included samples from the metalipherous area of Skouries. They were analyzed by means of neutron activation analysis, and the elemental concentrations were determined. A positive matrix factorization (PMF) model was applied to the results obtained for source apportionment. According to the PMF model, five sources were identified: soil dust, aged sea salt, road dust, lignite power plants, and a Mn-rich source. The soil dust source contributed the most to almost all samples (46% of elemental concentrations, on average). Two areas with significant impact from anthropogenic activities were identified. In West Macedonia, the emissions from a lignite power plant complex located in the area have caused high concentrations of Ni, V, Cr, and Co. The second most impacted area was Skouries, where mining activities and vehicular traffic (probably related to the mining operations) led to high concentrations of Mn, Ni, V, Co, Sb, and Cr.
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