Assessing toxicity of metal contaminated soil from glassworks sites with a battery of biotests.
Assessing toxicity of metal contaminated soil from glassworks sites with a battery of biotests.
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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.121
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2018-02
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M. Hagner;M. Romantschuk;O. Penttinen;A. Egfors;C. Marchand;A. Augustsson
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M. Hagner;M. Romantschuk;O. Penttinen;A. Egfors;C. Marchand;A. Augustsson
The present study addresses toxicological properties of metal contaminated soils, using glassworks sites in south-eastern Sweden as study objects. Soil from five selected glassworks sites as well as from nearby reference areas were analysed for total and water-soluble metal concentrations and general geochemical parameters. A battery of biotests was then applied to assess the toxicity of the glassworks soil environments: a test of phytotoxicity with garden cress (Lepidium sativum); the BioTox™ test for toxicity to bacteria usingVibrio fischeri; and analyses of abundancies and biomass of nematodes and enchytraeids. The glassworks- and reference areas were comparable with respect to pH and the content of organic matter and nutrients (C, N, P), but total metal concentrations (Pb, As, Ba, Cd and Zn) were significantly higher at the former sites. Higher metal concentrations in the water-soluble fraction were also observed, even though these concentrations were low compared to the total ones. Nevertheless, toxicity of the glassworks soils was not detected by the twoex situtests; inhibition of light emission byV. fischericould not be seen, nor was an effect seen on the growth ofL. sativum. A decrease in enchytraeid and nematode abundance and biomass was, however, observed for the landfill soils as compared to reference soils, implyingin situtoxicity to soil-inhabiting organisms. The confirmation ofin situbioavailability and negative effects motivates additional studies of the risk posed to humans of the glassworks villages.