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Tao Y, Deying Z, Binyang J, Gaoying X, Yixiang D, Chengda H. Evidence from experiments, modeling, and field observations for effects of increased salinization on re-distribution of sediment base cations in Taihu Lake, China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:28166-28177. [PMID: 38532210 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33036-z] [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: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Taihu Lake, the third largest freshwater lake in China, has experienced rapid salinization in the past decades; however, little is known about the impact of sodium (Na) on ion exchange in the lake environment. To explore the potential effect of increased Na on the migration of base cations (Ca and Mg) and resulting redistribution between the water and sediment, we used the adsorption-exchange experiment, MINTEQ modeling to explore the cation exchange induced by high Na input, and its impact on the redistribution of Ca and Mg in Taihu different media. The results indicated that exchanged quantity of Ca and Mg increased with time, and the exchange process reached 90% during 0-4 h and reached equilibrium after 24 h under 100 mg/L Na (the maximum Na concentration in Taihu sediment pore water). Our MINTEQ modeled result indicated that the exchanged quantity of Ca and Mg increased with the increasing Na concentration, with Ca being preferably exchanged over Mg at the same Na concentration. The MINTEQ model further predicted that, in the Taihu lake environment, the exchange adsorption would reach the equilibrium at the concentration of 6000 mg/L Na, with exchanged Ca2+ and Mg2+ accounting for 47% and 55% of the total exchangeable Ca and Mg in the sediment, respectively. Although current Na-induced exchange in the Taihu lake has been far from the equilibrium, the MINTEQ result confirmed the existence of this reaction and predicted the potential redistribution of base cations or Ca/Mg ratio in the lake sediment and water phase with further Na increase. Furthermore, our field observations not only confirmed the existence of Na-induced cation exchange in this lake environment but also were generally in agreement with our experimental and modeled results. The increased salinization-induced ion exchange would alter the re-distribution of base cations and the resulting potential ecosystem consequences should be given close attention in this large freshwater lake.
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- Yu Tao
- College of Environment Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225217, China.
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- College of Environment Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225217, China
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- Chengdu Operation Center for Environmental Emergencies, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- College of Environment Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225217, China
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- Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- College of Environment Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225217, China
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Lam D, Zhang K, Parolari AJ. Soil, climate, and landscape drivers of base cation concentrations in green stormwater infrastructure soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 914:169907. [PMID: 38185164 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.169907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Deicing practices and infrastructure weathering can impact plants, soil, and water quality through the input and transport of base cations. Base cation accumulation in green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) soils has the potential to decrease soil infiltration rates and plant water uptake or to promote leaching of metals and nutrients. To understand base cation retention in GSI soils and its drivers, we sampled 14 GSI soils of different age, contributing areas, and infiltration areas, across 3 years. We hypothesized that soil, climate, and landscape drivers explain the spatial and temporal variability of GSI soil base cation concentrations. Sodium (Na), Calcium (Ca), and Magnesium (Mg) concentrations in GSI soils were higher than in reference soils, while Ca and Mg were similar to an urban floodplain soil. Neither the contributing area, contributing impervious area, nor their ratios to infiltration area predicted base cation concentrations. Age predicted the spatial variability of Potassium (K) concentrations. Ca and Mg were moderately predicted by sand and silt, while clay predicted Mg, and sand predicted K. However, no soil characteristics predicted Na concentrations. A subset of sites had elevated Na in Fall 2019, which followed a winter with many freezing events and higher-than-average deicer salt application. K in sites with elevated Na was lower than in non-elevated sites, suggesting that transient spikes of Na driven by deicer salt decreased the ability of GSI soils to accumulate K. These findings demonstrate the large variability of GSI soil base cation concentrations and the relative importance of soil, climate, and landscape drivers of base cation dynamics. High variability in GSI soil data is commonly observed and further research is needed to reduce uncertainties for modeling studies and design. Improved understanding of how GSI soil properties evolve over time, and their relation to GSI performance, will benefit GSI design and maintenance practices.
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- Duyen Lam
- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, United States of America
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- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, United States of America
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- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, United States of America.
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Khalid N, Noman A, Nazir A, Tufail A, Hadayat N, Alzuaibr FM, Ikram S, Akhter N, Hussain M, Aqeel M. Nerium oleander could be used for sustainable management of traffic-borne elemental-enriched roadside soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:40551-40562. [PMID: 36622593 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25160-z] [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: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Metal pollutants released from motor vehicles are deposited in roadside environments. Metals are non-biodegradable and biomagnify in the food chain causing significant health hazards at all levels of the ecosystem. Hence, management of contaminated roadside verges is critically important and should be kept in mind while planning specific management strategies of such areas. Native vegetation could help to decontaminate heavy metal polluted soils in the best sustainable way. Therefore, this study was designed to assess the potential of Nerium oleander to accumulate heavy metals commonly released by automobiles such as Pb, Cd, Ni, and Zn along with various C and N compounds from five different locations along a busy road in Punjab, Pakistan, during summer and winter seasons. N. oleander showed the ability to absorb C, N, and heavy metals Pb and Cd; the maximum concentration of Pb and Cd was 8.991 mg kg-1 and 0.599 mg kg-1, respectively. These pollutants negatively affected photosynthetic pigments, gas exchange attributes, soluble proteins, and free amino acids. But antioxidant activity of N. oleander was found to be increased in both seasons. The metal accumulation in the plant was higher in the summer though. We highly recommend that by growing N. oleander at roadside verges for decontamination of vehicular pollutants could lead to sustainable management of these corridors.
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- Noreen Khalid
- Department of Botany, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, 54770, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, 54770, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan
- School of Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia
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- Department of Botany, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Government College Women University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems, College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
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Schück M, Greger M. Chloride removal capacity and salinity tolerance in wetland plants. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 308:114553. [PMID: 35121460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114553] [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: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Deicing with sodium chloride maintains safe roads in the winter, but results in stormwater runoff with high chloride (Cl-) content that causes various downstream problems. Chloride-rich water risks contaminating groundwater, shortening the lifespan of concrete and metal constructions, and being toxic to aquatic organisms. Current stormwater treatment methods are unable to remove Cl-, but wetland plants with high chloride uptake capacity have potential to decrease Cl- concentrations in water. The aim was to identify suitable plant species for removing Cl- from water for future studies on phytodesalination of water, by comparing 34 wetland plant species native to Sweden in a short-term screening. Additionally, Carex pseudocyperus, C. riparia, and Phalaris arundinacea was further compared as to their salinity tolerance and tissue Cl- concentration properties. Results show that Cl- removal capacity, tissue accumulation, and tolerance varied between the investigated species. Removal capacity correlated with biomass, dry:fresh biomass ratio, water uptake, and transpiration. The three tested species tolerated Cl- levels of up to 50-350 mg Cl- L-1 and accumulated up to 10 mg Cl- g-1 biomass. Carex riparia was the most Cl-tolerant species, able to maintain growth and transpiration at 500 mg Cl- L-1 during 4 weeks of exposure and with a medium removal capacity. Due to a large shoot:plant biomass ratio and high transpiration, C. riparia also had high shoot accumulation of Cl-, which may facilitate harvesting. Phalaris arundinacea had the highest removal capacity of the investigated species, but displayed decreased growth above 50 mg Cl- L-1. From this study we estimate that wetland plants can remove up to 7 kg Cl- m-2 from water if grown hydroponically, and conclude that C. riparia and P. arundinacea, which have high tolerance, large biomass, and high accumulation, are suitable candidates for further phytodesalination studies.
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- Maria Schück
- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, Stockholm University, 106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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Gladkov EA, Gladkova OV. Ornamental plants adapted to urban ecosystem pollution: lawn grasses tolerating deicing reagents. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:22947-22951. [PMID: 34508315 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16355-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Deicing reagents are priority soil pollutants in urban ecosystems. Sodium chloride is one of the priority deicing reagents. Sodium chloride is limiting the spread of lawn grass. We first showed the possibility of using environmental biotechnology in urban greening to obtain lawn grasses tolerant of sodium chloride. We have developed a cell selection technology to obtain salt-tolerant lawn grasses. A cell selection scheme with 1% sodium chloride was used. Most of the tested regenerants were more tolerant to NaCl than original plants. The descendants of the studied regenerants demonstrated the preservation of salt resistance. Most of the descendants of the regenerants Agrostis stolonifera retained high decorative qualities under salinity conditions. The tolerance remained in the next five generations. The descendants of the most salt-tolerant clones Agrostis stolonifera demonstrated resistance to 1% sodium chloride concentration in soil. These plants can serve as the basis for the creation of new salt-tolerant varieties.
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The proximity of a highway increases CO 2 respiration in forest soil and decreases the stability of soil organic matter. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21605. [PMID: 34732785 PMCID: PMC8566509 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00971-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Roadways traverse many forest areas and they often have harmful effects on forest soils, including the modified stability of soil organic matter (SOM). Soil CO2 respiration is an important indicator of SOM biological stability. The aim of this study was to test the hypotheses that a roadway will (1) modify the composition of the cation exchange capacity of adjacent forest soils, and (2) significantly decrease the stability of SOM. Two study sites were established in Scots pine and Silver fir stands, located close to the S7 highway in central Poland, which was opened to traffic in 1984. From each site, samples were taken at 2, 12 and 22 m from the forest edge. Soil CO2 respiration was determined using closed chamber incubation with an alkali trap. We also conducted a comprehensive analysis of soil chemical properties. The stoichiometric ratios of chosen chemical parameters to total carbon (Ct) were calculated. In both sites, we observed increased soil pH and CO2 respiration in the vicinity of the highway, as well as increased ratios of exchangeable calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and sodium (Na) to Ct. In the fir site, the humic and fulvic acids, the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) content and aluminum (Al) to Ct ratio were depleted in close proximity to the highway. We suggest that the combined effect of Ca and Na ions, originating from winter de-icing, caused the depletion of Al and hydrogen (H) in the soil close to the forest edge and, therefore, resulted in lower SOM stability expressed as the decreased DOC and pyrophosphate-extractable carbon content, as well as the release of CO2. We conclude that the changes of SOM stability with distance were the effect of modification of ion-exchange relationships (particularly base cations versus Al3+ with H+) rather than forest stand species or intrinsic SOM properties (like functional groups, the recalcitrance of bindings etc.). Our work supports earlier studies, confirming the significant impact of Al and H on SOM stability.
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Walker SE, Robbins G, Helton AM, Lawrence BA. Road salt inputs alter biogeochemistry but not plant community composition in exurban forested wetlands. Ecosphere 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- Samantha E. Walker
- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
- Center for Environmental Science and Engineering University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
- Center for Environmental Science and Engineering University of Connecticut Storrs Connecticut USA
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Abeyrathna WANU, Langen TA. Effect of Daylight Saving Time clock shifts on white-tailed deer-vehicle collision rates. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 292:112774. [PMID: 34015612 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112774] [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: 10/11/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To devise effective measures for reducing hazardous wildlife-vehicle collisions, it is necessary to know when during the year accidents occur most frequently, and what factors cause the seasonal patterns. Daylight Saving Time (DST) 1-h clock-shifts around the spring and fall equinoxes at temperate zone latitudes are associated with increased vehicle accidents, attributed to driver error caused by disrupted sleep patterns and changes in visibility during peak driving times. Collision with deer is a significant cause of motor vehicle accidents in North America; in New York State alone, 65,000 vehicle accidents annually are caused by collision with white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We asked whether white-tailed deer-vehicle collisions (DVC) increased in frequency after DST clock shifts in New York State, by analyzing 35,167 New York State DVC reports from 2005 to 2007. For the spring, when the clock is shifted an hour forward relative to sunrise (i.e. later sunrise and sunset), there was either no change or possibly a small decrease in workweek evening DVC after the clock shift. For fall, when the clock is shifted an hour back relative to sunrise (i.e. earlier sunrise and sunset), the DVC rate was far higher than spring. The DVC rate was higher after the clock shift than before, caused in part by an ongoing seasonal trend for increasing DVC associated with deer behavior around the time of rut, peaking about two weeks after the clock shift. However, there was also a reduction in workweek morning DVC after clock-shift, but an even greater increase in DVC in the evening. DVC rates are highest around dusk and during the fall, and the fall DST clock-shift caused more workweek commuter traffic to coincide with the annual hourly period of peak risk of DVC. We conclude that in New York State, DST clock-shift results in an increase in the number of DVC, and therefore injuries and property damage associated with such accidents. The justification for DST clock-shifts is controversial; when evaluating the benefits and costs, one should include the consequences for risk of wildlife-vehicle collisions, especially in regions where ungulate-vehicle accidents are frequent, and clock-shifts coincide with the rut or other periods of peak accident risk.
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- W A N U Abeyrathna
- Department of Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, 13699, New York, USA; Department of Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, 13699, New York, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, 13699, New York, USA; Department of Biology, Clarkson University, Potsdam, 13699, New York, USA.
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Higashino M, Aso D, Stefan HG. Effects of clay in a sandy soil on saturated/unsaturated pore water flow and dissolved chloride transport from road salt applications. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:22693-22704. [PMID: 33423196 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11730-y] [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: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Saturated/unsaturated pore water flow induced by rainwater infiltration in a soil column composed of a mixture of Toyoura sand and a small amount of clay (kaolin minerals) and the rinsing rate (mass transfer) of dissolved NaCl accumulated in the pore system from previous road salt application were investigated by experiments and simulations. Experiments were conducted with variable kaolin minerals mass contents (mixing ratios) in the soil columns. Measured saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) diminished with increased clay contents, i.e., Ks=0.00771, 0.00560, 0.00536, 0.00519, and 0.00314 cm s-1, for clay contents = 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, and 5%, respectively. Experimental NaCl concentrations in the effluent from the bottom of the soil columns were about constant for times t ≈ 800, 1200, 1300, 1400, and 3400 s from the beginning of a rinsing experiment for the clay contents = 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, and 5%, respectively. These NaCl concentrations then decreased with time quickly, and finally, approached zero. The presented model can reproduce experimental time variations of NaCl concentration in the effluent from the soil column reliably. Simulated salt mass left in the soil column with time also matches the experimental results for the clay contents = 0.2 and 0.5%. An inconsistency between simulated and experimental salt mass left in the soil columns becomes more significant as the clay content increases. These results suggest that the soil-water retention curve for the pure Toyoura sand can be applied to the soil column composed of kaolin minerals/Toyoura sand mixture when the clay content is small, i.e., less than 1%. Prediction of rinsing process becomes more difficult with increased clay content. However, the time required to remove saline water from the soil column to less than 1% of its initial value simulated by the model agrees closely with experimental results of 1000, 1500, 1700, 2100, and 5400 s, respectively.
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- Makoto Higashino
- Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Oita College, 1666 Maki, Oita, 870-0152, Japan.
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- Department of Molecular and Material Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-Park, Fukuoka, 816-8580, Japan
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- Dept. of Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering and St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA
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Effect of NaCl road salt on the ionic composition of soils and Aesculus hippocastanum L. foliage and leaf damage intensity. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5309. [PMID: 33674734 PMCID: PMC7935994 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84541-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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We investigated the accumulation of sodium chloride in roadside soils and common horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum L. under urban conditions to evaluate changes in soil and leaf ionic content and their relationship with foliar damage, considering the visual assessment of trees of the same health status. A total of 15 field sites were assessed in late June 2016. The analysis included soil granulometric composition, pH, electrical conductivity, and the content of Cl−, Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+ ions in soil and foliage samples. The results showed increased salinity and alkalization of roadside soils together with the decreased magnesium content. Foliage samples manifested significantly higher concentrations of Na+ and Cl−. A wide range of Cl− content was noted in leaves (2.0–11.8% d.w.) regardless of their damage index. On the contrary, leaf damage was strongly correlated with increasing Na+ concentrations and decreasing K+ and Mg2+. A severe imbalance of nutrients, and therefore poor urban tree vitality, can be attributed to the excessive accumulation of de-icing salt. However, further research would be needed to clarify the discrepancy between the extent of leaf damage and chloride content.
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Baraza T, Hasenmueller EA. Road salt retention and transport through vadose zone soils to shallow groundwater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 755:142240. [PMID: 33022462 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Increasing background salinity in watersheds has largely been attributed to road salt retention in groundwaters due to their long residence times. However, laboratory studies demonstrate that soils temporarily store salts, either in porewater or adsorbed onto particles. Field studies of road salt retention in soils are nevertheless rare, and mechanisms of salt transport across multiple hydrological reservoirs (e.g., from soil to groundwater) are unknown. Thus, we collected roadside soil porewater and karst spring water weekly for ~1.5 yr to determine salt transport through the vadose zone into the phreatic zone. We observed dual retention mechanisms of sodium (Na+) and chloride (Cl-) in soils due to slow porewater movement, causing ion movement through the soil as slow as 1.3 cm/day, and cation exchange processes, leading to initial Na+ retention followed by later release months after application. Cation exchange processes also caused base cation loss from exchange sites into mobile porewater. Rapid Na+ and Cl- delivery to groundwater occurred through karst conduits during the winter. However, elevated background levels of salt ions in groundwater during the non-salting months indicated accumulation in the catchment due to slower porewater flow in the soil and rock matrix and delayed Na+ release from soil exchange sites.
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- Teresa Baraza
- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63108, United States.
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO 63108, United States
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Mills SD, Mamo M, Ruis SJ, Blanco-Canqui H, Schacht WH, Awada T, Li X, Sutton P. Soil properties limiting vegetation establishment along roadsides. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2021; 50:110-121. [PMID: 33300140 DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Roadside vegetation provides a multitude of ecosystem services, including pollutant remediation, runoff reduction, wildlife habitat, and aesthetic scenery. Establishment of permanent vegetation along paved roads after construction can be challenging, particularly within 1 m of the pavement. Adverse soil conditions could be one of the leading factors limiting roadside vegetation growth. In this study, we assessed soil physical and chemical properties along a transect perpendicular to the road at six microtopographic positions (road edge, shoulder, side slope, ditch, backslope, and field edge) along two highway segments near Beaver Crossing and Sargent, NE. At the Beaver Crossing site, Na concentration was 81 times, exchangeable Na 66 times, and cone index (compaction parameter) six times higher at the road-edge position (closest to the paved road and with sparse vegetation) compared to positions with abundant vegetation (ditch or field edge). At the Sargent site, Na concentration was 111 times, exchangeable Na 213 times, and cone index up to two times higher at the road-edge position compared with ditch or field-edge positions. Likewise, electrical conductivity was higher and macroaggregation and water infiltration were lower at the road edge than at the ditch or field-edge positions. Soil properties improved with increasing distance from the road. Exchangeable Na percentage and cone index at the road-edge position exceeded threshold levels for the growth of sensitive plants. Thus, high Na concentration and increased compaction at the road edge appear to be the leading soil properties limiting vegetation establishment along Nebraska highways.
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- Shad D Mills
- Agronomy and Horticulture, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Agronomy and Horticulture, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Agronomy and Horticulture, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Agronomy and Horticulture, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- School of Natural Resources, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Agronomy and Horticulture, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA
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Cekstere G, Osvalde A, Elferts D, Rose C, Lucas F, Vollenweider P. Salt accumulation and effects within foliage of Tilia × vulgaris trees from the street greenery of Riga, Latvia. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 747:140921. [PMID: 32777490 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140921] [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: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Green infrastructures within sprawling cities provide essential ecosystem services, increasingly undermined by environmental stress. The main objective in this study was to relate the allocation patterns of NaCl contaminants to injury within foliage of lime trees mechanistically and distinguish between the effects of salt and other environmental stressors. Using field material representative of salt contamination levels in the street greenery of Riga, Latvia, the contribution of salt contaminants to structural and ultrastructural injury was analyzed, combining different microscopy techniques. On severely salt-polluted and dystrophic soils, the foliage of street lime trees showed foliar concentrations of Na/Cl up to 13,600/16,750 mg kg-1 but a still balanced nutrient content. The salt contaminants were allocated to all leaf blade tissues and accumulated in priority within mesophyll vacuoles, changing the vacuolar ionic composition at the expense of especially K and Ca. The size of mesophyll cells and vacuoles was increased as a function of NaCl concentration, suggesting impeded transpiration stream. In parallel, the cytoplasm showed degenerative changes, suggesting indirect stress effects. Hence, the lime trees in Riga showed tolerance to the dystrophic environmental conditions enhanced by salt pollution but their leaf physiology appeared directly impacted by the accumulation of contaminants within foliage.
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- Gunta Cekstere
- Laboratory of Plant Mineral Nutrition, Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Miera street 3, Salaspils LV-2169, Latvia; Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Plant Mineral Nutrition, Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Miera street 3, Salaspils LV-2169, Latvia.
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Latvia, Jelgavas street 1, Riga LV-1004, Latvia.
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- Centre INRA, Grand Est Nancy, UMR Silva-Silvatech Microscopy, 54280 Champenoux, France.
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- Scientific Center for Optical and Electron Microscopy (ScopeM) of the ETH Zurich, Otto-Stern-Weg 3, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Swiss Federal Research Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland.
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Jamshidi A, Goodarzi AR, Razmara P. Long-term impacts of road salt application on the groundwater contamination in urban environments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:30162-30177. [PMID: 32451894 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09261-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study explores the contamination potential of groundwater due to the use of sodium chloride (NaCl) in the wintertime. The research was conducted in two Iranian cities, Malayer and Hamedan, where groundwater is the major source of water for drinking and irrigating purposes. However, the amount of deicing salt used in the former is about 10 times less than that used in the latter. The assessment of geochemical dataset from 2004 to 2018 revealed no significant trend in the groundwater characteristics of Malayer where the water quality indices were in the range of WHO and USEPA permissible limits. In contrast, the indices had a continually increasing trend (~ 2.3% annually) in Hamedan's supply wells over the same period and particularly near the urban areas that showed higher levels (> 5 times on average) than those observed in Malayer. This could mainly be ascribed to the influx of halite. Based on the USSL diagram, the water samples retrieved from the latter system were mostly classified as C3-S1 (decreasing the soil fertility) and even as C4-S2 (harmful for agriculture activities). Chloride contamination rates also reached 250 mg/L, which could negatively affect the water potability and threaten the aquatics microorganisms. In this region, a rather similar distribution of NaCl and arsenic was observed, implying mobilization of toxic trace metals with the increased salt encroachment into the aquifer. Based on such findings, it is suggested that in snow-influenced cities (e.g., Hamedan), new approaches for winter maintenance be considered to prevent the gradual deterioration of water resources.
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- Amir Jamshidi
- Faculty of Engineering, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Faculty of Engineering, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran
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A Review of the Contribution of Mechanomutable Asphalt Materials Towards Addressing the Upcoming Challenges of Asphalt Pavements. INFRASTRUCTURES 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/infrastructures5030023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the coming years, asphalt materials will face significant challenges due to the demand for smart multifunctional materials in transportation infrastructures, designed under sustainability criteria. Asphalt pavements will not only have to contribute towards the provision of an adequate surface for the transportation of different types of vehicles, but will need to do so considering the increased loads that they will have to support, as well as the extreme weather conditions resulting from climate change. These pavements will also need the capacity to interact with autonomous vehicles and provide information to the users and maintenance agencies regarding traffic data or performance levels. This paper describes how mechanomutable asphalt materials (MAMs) could enhance the properties of asphalt materials, enabling their use as a solution for smart infrastructures.
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Haake DM, Knouft JH. Comparison of Contributions to Chloride in Urban Stormwater from Winter Brine and Rock Salt Application. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:11888-11895. [PMID: 31532196 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The use of road salt to increase roadway safety during winter storms releases high concentrations of chloride into urban and suburban stormwater. This stormwater flows into nearby streams, resulting in concentrations of chloride that can exceed water quality standards intended to protect aquatic life. As chloride pollution is not readily filtered by soil or plants, mitigation will require reductions in the amount of salt used. In this study, cities in St. Louis County, Missouri, U.S., were used as a test case for brining as a best management practice (BMP) to reduce salt use relative to the standard practice of spreading solid rock salt. The practice of brining involves the dissolution of road salt in water and the application of the resulting brine solution to roadways in advance of a forecasted winter storm. During the winters of 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, stormwater runoff from residential areas was monitored in paired cities to determine if the availability of brining as a BMP for salt application on residential roads would result in a decrease in chloride in stormwater and, therefore, a decrease in chloride reaching urban streams. The use of brining by city governments resulted in a 45% average reduction of chloride loads conveyed to streams, demonstrating that brining is a highly viable BMP for local municipal operations.
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- Danelle M Haake
- Department of Biology , Saint Louis University , 3507 Laclede Avenue , St. Louis , Missouri 63108 , United States
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- Department of Biology , Saint Louis University , 3507 Laclede Avenue , St. Louis , Missouri 63108 , United States
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