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Mussa C, Biswick T, Changadeya W, Mapoma HW, Junginger A. Occurrence and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in agricultural soils of Lake Chilwa catchment in Malawi, Southern Africa. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03718-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Peraza-Castro M, Sauvage S, Sánchez-Pérez JM, Ruiz-Romera E. Effect of flood events on transport of suspended sediments, organic matter and particulate metals in a forest watershed in the Basque Country (Northern Spain). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 569-570:784-797. [PMID: 27392333 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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An understanding of the processes controlling sediment, organic matter and metal export is critical to assessing and anticipating risk situations in water systems. Concentrations of suspended particulate matter (SPM), dissolved (DOC) and particulate (POC) organic carbon and metals (Cu, Ni, Pb, Cr, Zn, Mn, Fe) in dissolved and particulate phases were monitored in a forest watershed in the Basque Country (Northern Spain) (31.5km(2)) over three hydrological years (2009-2012), to evaluate the effect of flood events on the transport of these materials. Good regression was found between SPM and particulate metal concentration, making it possible to compute the load during the twenty five flood events that occurred during the study period at an annual scale. Particulate metals were exported in the following order: Fe>Mn>Zn>Cr>Pb>Cu>Ni. Annual mean loads of SPM, DOC and POC were estimated at 2267t, 104t and 57t, respectively, and the load (kg) of particulate metals at 76 (Ni), 83 (Cu), 135 (Pb), 256 (Cr), 532 (Zn), 1783 (Mn) and 95170 (Fe). Flood events constituted 91%-SPM, 65%-DOC, 71%-POC, 80%-Cu, 85%-Ni, 72%-Pb, 84%-Cr, 74%-Zn, 87%-Mn and 88%-Fe of total load exported during the three years studied. Flood events were classified into three categories according to their capacity for transporting organic carbon and particulate metals. High intensity flood events are those with high transport capacity of SPM, organic carbon and particulate metals. Most of the SPM, DOC, POC and particulate metal load was exported by this type of flood event, which contributed 59% of SPM, 45% of organic carbon and 54% of metals.
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- M Peraza-Castro
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Alameda de Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain; School of Health Technologies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Facio Campus, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica
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- University of Toulouse, INPT, UPS, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (Ecolab), Avenue de l'Agrobiopole, 31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France; CNRS, Ecolab, 31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
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- University of Toulouse, INPT, UPS, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (Ecolab), Avenue de l'Agrobiopole, 31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France; CNRS, Ecolab, 31326 Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Alameda de Urquijo s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain.
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Formentini TA, Mallmann FJK, Pinheiro A, Fernandes CVS, Bender MA, da Veiga M, Dos Santos DR, Doelsch E. Copper and zinc accumulation and fractionation in a clayey Hapludox soil subject to long-term pig slurry application. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 536:831-839. [PMID: 26256309 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 07/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Pig slurry (PS) recycling as fertilizer is commonly practiced as an option for minimizing livestock waste. Successive PS applications on the soil can lead to crop toxicity and environmental risk. Despite extensive investigation of macronutrient behavior, the fate of trace metals remains uncertain and only a few long-term field studies have been reported to date. This study was designed to assess the impact of 11-year continuous PS spreading on Cu and Zn accumulation and fractionation in a Brazilian clayey Hapludox soil. Three different PS application rates--50, 100 and 200m3 ha(-1)year(-1)--were monitored at six soil depths in comparison to a non-amended control soil. The modified Geological Survey of Canada sequential extraction protocol was applied. A statistically significant increase in Cu and Zn total concentration (assessed by the sum of fractions) was noted only within the 0-5 cm soil layer for the 50 and 100 m3 ha(-1) year(-1) (PS50 and PS100) treatments, and up to 10-15 cm for the 200 m3 ha(-1)year(-1) (PS200) treatment. The mass balance, determined for the 22 PS amendments over the period, confirmed the overall exogenous Cu and Zn accumulation within the surface layers. More than 70% of the natural heavy metal content was originally in the residual fraction. However, this was the only fraction not influenced by the PS amendments. After PS input, the exogenous Cu was mainly detected in the fraction bound to organic matter (66.4%) within the PS200 0-5 cm soil layer. Exogenous Zn was mainly distributed between the adsorbed fraction (36.7%) and the organic matter fraction (32.0%) within the PS200 0-5 cm layer.
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- Thiago Augusto Formentini
- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Federal University of Parana, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Environmental Engineering Program, Regional University of Blumenau, 89030-000 Blumenau, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Soils, Federal University of Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Kim SR, Hyun SS, Song ST, Lee MG, Kam SK. Concentration of Heavy Metals in Natural Soils of Jeju Island, Korea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.5322/jesi.2015.24.2.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sapci Z, Ustun EB. Heavy Metal Uptakes by Myriophyllum verticillatum from Two Environmental Matrices: The Water and the Sediment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2015; 17:290-297. [PMID: 25397988 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2014.898022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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To determine the preferred elements of the benthic plant Myriophyllum verticillatum, changes in the element concentrations in the plant were investigated in laboratory condition. The reactor was fed with synthetically contaminated water consisting of 2×10(-6) M of the heavy metals Fe, Cr, Zn, Ni, and Cu for 1060 hours. The elements that were preferentially taken up by the tested plant body were evaluated with respect to translocation factor, bio-concentration factor, and the amounts of partial elements and relative uptakes. Both the changing physical properties of the aqueous solution in the reactor during the experiment and the growth of the plant were tested using a two-sample t-test. The Zn and Cu levels in the combination of the leaves and stems were found to be significantly higher than the levels in the roots at the end of the trial. Based on the partial amount of each element, the affinity of the plant for different elements was found to follow the order of Ca>Fe>Mn. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses of the plant bodies indicated that these elements were located both inside the organs and on the surface of the tissues alone or with microorganisms such as diatoms.
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- Zehra Sapci
- a Department of Environmental Engineering , Yildiz Technical University , Davutpasa , Istanbul , Turkey
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Arenas-Lago D, Vega FA, Silva LFO, Andrade ML. Copper distribution in surface and subsurface soil horizons. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:10997-11008. [PMID: 24888620 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3084-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Accepted: 05/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The horizons of four natural soils were treated with Cu(2+) in an acid medium to study the retention capacity of Cu. The possible mineralogical changes arising because of the treatment were also studied. The soil properties and characteristics with the greatest influence on the metal retention and its distribution among the different soil fractions were determined. Crystalline phases of each horizon were determined by X-ray diffraction (XDR). The morphology, structural distribution and particle chemical composition of soil samples were investigated using field emission scanning electron microscopy. Cu distribution in the different geochemical phases of the soil was studied using a sequential extraction. The treatment led to an increase in the amorphous phases and the formation of new crystalline phases, such as rouaite (Cu2(NO3)(OH)3) and nitratine (NaNO3). Cu was also found superficially sorbed on amorphous hydroxy compounds of Fe that interact with albite, muscovite and gibbsite, and also on spherical and curved particles of aluminium clays. The largest amount of Cu retained was in an exchangeable form, and the smallest amount associated with the crystalline Fe oxides and residual fraction. In the surface horizons, the predominant Cu retention process is complexation in organomineral associations, while in the subsurface horizons it is adsorption.
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- Daniel Arenas-Lago
- Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, Faculty of Biology, University of Vigo, Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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Zhang F, Li Y, Xiong X, Yang M, Li W. Effect of composting on dissolved organic matter in animal manure and its binding with Cu. ScientificWorldJournal 2012; 2012:289896. [PMID: 23125554 PMCID: PMC3483671 DOI: 10.1100/2012/289896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The agricultural application of raw animal manure introduces large amounts of dissolved organic matter (DOM) into soil and would increase transport of heavy metals such as Cu which are widely present in animal manure. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the evolution of DOM from pig and cattle manures during composting through excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy and the binding ability of DOM toward copper (Cu) ions with the aid of fluorescence quenching titration. The excitation-emission matrix spectra indicated that tyrosine-like, tryptophan-like, and soluble microbial byproduct-like fluorescence decreased significantly, while humic-like and fulvic-like fluorescence increased and became the main peaks in composted manure DOM. Fluorescence quenching titration showed that the complexing capacities of pig and cattle manure DOM decreased after composting. Correlation analysis confirmed that complexing capacity of DOM positively and significantly correlates with tyrosine-like and soluble microbial byproduct-like materials which mostly degraded after composting. These results would suggest that the ability of manure DOM to complex with Cu is inhibited as a result of reduced protein-like materials after composting.
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- Fengsong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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Bonten LTC, Kroes JG, Groenendijk P, van der Grift B. Modeling diffusive Cd and Zn contaminant emissions from soils to surface waters. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2012; 138-139:113-122. [PMID: 22863894 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2012.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2011] [Revised: 06/22/2012] [Accepted: 06/29/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Modeling contaminant transport of diffusive contaminants is generally difficult, as most contaminants are located in the top soil where soil properties will vary strongly with depth and often a strong gradient in contaminant concentrations exists. When groundwater periodically penetrates the contaminated layers, stationary models (like most 3D models) cannot adequately describe contaminant transport. Therefore we have combined a hydrological instationary model using a 1D distributed column approach with a simple geochemical model to describe contaminant transport in the soil. Special to this model is that it includes lateral drainage from the soil column to different types of surface waters, which makes it possible to calculate surface water emissions especially for fluctuating groundwater tables. To test this model approach, we used it to quantify surface water emissions from soils in a catchment in the Kempen area which has been diffusively contaminated with Cd and Zn by zinc smelters. We ran the model for the period 1880-2000, starting with an uncontaminated soil in 1880. The model could describe both water discharge, surface water concentrations and current soil contents of Cd and Zn well. Further the model calculations showed that a stationary approach would underestimate leaching to surface waters considerably.
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- Luc T C Bonten
- Soil Science Centre, Alterra, Wageningen-UR, PO Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Sapci Z, Ustun EB. Interactions between contaminated aquatic environments and element uptake by Echinodorus amazinocus and Cryptocoryne undulata. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2012; 76:114-125. [PMID: 22005213 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2010] [Revised: 09/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The objectives of this experimental study were to examine the interaction between metal contaminated aquatic environments and element uptake by Echinodorus amazinocus and Cryptocoryne undulata. Changes in element concentrations were investigated in three phases in aquatic environments: water, pore water and sediment. Additionally, the amounts of partial elements, relative uptakes, translocation factor and bio-concentration factor were evaluated for each plant. Growth analyses of both plants, as well as physical parameters of the water quality obtained from the reactors, were statistically evaluated by a two-sample t-test. Following the analyses, it was observed that the amount of all of the elements in each of the phases was different for each intermittent sample. Studies with C. undulata and E. amazinocus demonstrated that the concentration of all of the elements in the plants was changing relatively. It was also found that existing environmental conditions did not affect plant life negatively.
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- Zehra Sapci
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, 34210 Davutpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Parizanganeh AH, Bijnavand V, Zamani AA, Hajabolfath A. Concentration, Distribution and Comparison of Total and Bioavailable Heavy Metals in Top Soils of Bonab District in Zanjan Province. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/ojss.2012.22018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Komárek M, Čadková E, Chrastný V, Bordas F, Bollinger JC. Contamination of vineyard soils with fungicides: a review of environmental and toxicological aspects. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2010; 36:138-151. [PMID: 19913914 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 323] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2009] [Revised: 10/06/2009] [Accepted: 10/16/2009] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The contamination of agricultural soils with inorganic (Cu-based) and organic pesticides (including their residues) presents a major environmental and toxicological concern. This review summarizes available studies published on the contamination of vineyard soils throughout the world with Cu-based and synthetic organic fungicides. It focuses on the behavior of these contaminants in vineyard soils and the associated environmental and toxicological risks. The concentrations of Cu in soils exceed the legislative limits valid in the EU in the vast majority of the studied vineyards. Regarding the environmental and toxicological hazards associated with the extensive use of fungicides, the choice of fungicides should be performed carefully according to the physico-chemical properties of the soils and climatic and hydrogeological characteristics of the vine-growing regions.
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- Michael Komárek
- Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Czech Republic; Groupement de Recherche Eau, Sol, Environnement (GRESE), Université de Limoges, 123, Av. Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France.
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Chemistry and Plant Nutrition, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 21, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Czech Geological Survey, Geologická 6, 152 00, Prague 5, Czech Republic; Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Groupement de Recherche Eau, Sol, Environnement (GRESE), Université de Limoges, 123, Av. Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France
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- Groupement de Recherche Eau, Sol, Environnement (GRESE), Université de Limoges, 123, Av. Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France
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Parizanganeh A, Hajisoltani P, Zamani A. Concentration, Distribution and Comparison of Total and Bioavailable Metals in Top Soils and Plants Accumulation in Zanjan Zinc Industrial Town-Iran. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proenv.2010.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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van der Grift B, Griffioen J. Modelling assessment of regional groundwater contamination due to historic smelter emissions of heavy metals. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2008; 96:48-68. [PMID: 18031865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2007.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2005] [Revised: 10/05/2007] [Accepted: 10/10/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Historic emissions from ore smelters typically cause regional soil contamination. We developed a modelling approach to assess the impact of such contamination on groundwater and surface water load, coupling unsaturated zone leaching modelling with 3D groundwater transport modelling. Both historic and predictive modelling were performed, using a mass balance approach for three different catchments in the vicinity of three smelters. The catchments differ in their hydrology and geochemistry. The historic modelling results indicate that leaching to groundwater is spatially very heterogeneous due to variation in soil characteristics, in particular soil pH. In the saturated zone, cadmium is becoming strongly retarded due to strong sorption at neutral pH, even though the reactivity of the sandy sediments is low. A comparison between two datasets (from 1990 to 2002) on shallow groundwater and modelled concentrations provided a useful verification on the level of statistics of "homogeneous areas" (areas with comparable land use, soil type and geohydrological situation) instead of comparison at individual locations. While at individual locations observations and the model varies up to two orders of magnitude, for homogeneous areas, medians and ranges of measured concentrations and the model results are similar. A sensitivity analysis on metal input loads, groundwater composition and sediment geochemistry reveals that the best available information scenario based on the median value of input parameters for the model predicts the range in observed concentrations very well. However, the model results are sensitive to the sediment contents of the reactive components (organic matter, clay minerals and iron oxides). Uncertainty in metal input loads and groundwater chemistry are of lesser importance. Predictive modelling reveals a remarkable difference in geochemical and hydrological controls on subsurface metal transport at catchment-scale. Whether the surface water load will peak within a few decades or continue to increase until after 2050 depends on the dominant land use functions in the areas, their hydrology and geochemical build-up.
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- Bas van der Grift
- TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands P.O. Box 80.015, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Tsiridis V, Petala M, Samaras P, Hadjispyrou S, Sakellaropoulos G, Kungolos A. Interactive toxic effects of heavy metals and humic acids on Vibrio fischeri. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2006; 63:158-67. [PMID: 15939470 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2004] [Revised: 04/12/2005] [Accepted: 04/18/2005] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The effect of humic acids (HAs) on the toxicity of copper, zinc, and lead was investigated using the photobacterium Vibrio fischeri (Microtox test) as a test organism. The effects of HAs on metal toxicity were evaluated as functions of time and concentration in pure compound solutions. The toxicities of copper and lead were generally comparable, while the toxicity of zinc was lower than those of the other two metals. The toxicity of copper decreased with the addition of HAs, while the toxicity of zinc remained almost constant. On the other hand, the toxicity of lead increased, depending on the concentration of HAs. The interactive effects between copper and zinc and between lead and zinc were synergistic, while the interactive effect between copper and lead on the bioluminescence of V. fischeri was additive. The presence of HAs caused relatively high toxicity reduction in the binary mixtures of zinc and copper or zinc and lead, while the toxicity reduction in the case of the binary mixture of copper and lead was negligible.
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- V Tsiridis
- Chemical Process Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Monbet P. Dissolved and particulate fluxes of copper through the Morlaix river estuary (Brittany, France): mass balance in a small estuary with strong agricultural catchment. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2004; 48:78-86. [PMID: 14725877 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-326x(03)00327-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Dissolved and particulate copper were measured over an annual cycle (12 surveys between February 1998 and January 1999) in the Morlaix Estuary (Brittany, France). These variations were investigated in both the water column and the benthic compartment in order to calculate fluxes of copper within estuary. In the water column, dissolved and particulate copper concentrations ranged from 0.6 to 19.0 nM and from 0.03 to 2.3 micromol g(-1), respectively. In the benthic compartment, copper concentrations in superficial sediment varied from 0.04 to 0.32 micromol g(-1) and from 7.6 to 80.5 nM in the pore waters. The results show that copper contents in the water column reached levels commonly observed in estuaries affected by heavy industrial activities. Agricultural activities, extensively developed on the drainage basin, may be responsible for the copper excess. Mass balance of copper indicates that the metal accumulated within the estuary with a rate ranging from 97 to 119 kg yr(-1).
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- Ph Monbet
- Laboratoire de Chimie Marine, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, et U.P.R. 9042 C.N.R.S. Roscoff, Place Nicolas Copernic, Technopôle Brest Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France.
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