Influence of aging on zinc bioavallability in soils
Lock, K.; Janssen, C.R. (2003). Influence of aging on zinc bioavallability in soils. Environ. Pollut. 126(3): 371-374
In: Environmental Pollution. Elsevier: Barking. ISSN 0269-7491; e-ISSN 1873-6424, more
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Aging
Bioavailability
Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals
Chemical elements > Metals > Heavy metals > Zinc
Environment
pH
Pollutants
Risk analysis
Soil pollution
Terrestrial environments
Toxicology > Ecotoxicology
[WoRMS]; Annelida [WoRMS]; Invertebrata; Oligochaeta [WoRMS]; Spermatophyta
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| Abstract |
Currently, soil quality criteria or soil risk assessments of metals are based on laboratory toxicity tests which are carried out in soils freshly spiked with metal salts. With these data, species sensitivity distributions are fitted, from which hazardous concentrations and predicted no effect concentrations are derived. However, due to long-term processes, called ageing, soil metal availability decreases with time. Here we show that pH is the most important parameter determining the effect of ageing on zinc partitioning in soils, with the effect of ageing becoming more important with increasing pH. Furthermore, zinc bioavailability, expressed as the internal zinc concentrations in red clover (Trifolium pratense) is closely related to pore water zinc concentration. In addition, there is a clear dose-response relationship between the survival of the earthworm Eisenia fetida and the calcium chloride-extracted zinc fraction. These results indicate that zinc partitioning can be used to predict zinc bioavailability to terrestrial organisms. However, the use of spiked soils in toxicity assays can result in an over-estimation of the effects of zinc, especially at a high pH. |
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