Humic Acid Toxicity in Biologically Treated Soil Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Pentachlorophenol
Humic Acid Toxicity in Biologically Treated Soil Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Pentachlorophenol
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DOI:
10.1007/s00244-004-0138-5
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发表时间:
2005-09
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
J. Nieman;R. Sims;D. Sorensen;J. McLean
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作者:
J. Nieman;R. Sims;D. Sorensen;J. McLean
Contaminated soil from a land treatment unit at the Libby Groundwater Superfund Site in Libby, MT, was amended with14C pyrene and incubated for 396 days to promote biodegradation and the formation of soil-associated bound residues. Humic and fulvic acids were extracted from the treated soil microcosms and analyzed for the presence of pyrene residues. Biologic activity promoted14C association with the fulvic acid fraction, but humic acid–associated14C did not increase with biologic activity. The Aboatox flash toxicity assay was used to assess the toxicity of humic and fulvic acid fractions. The fulvic acid gave no toxic response, but the humic acid showed significant toxicity. The observed toxicity was likely associated with pentachlorophenol, a known contaminant of the soil that was removed by solvent extraction of the humic acid and that correlated well with toxicity reduction.