Arsenic and heavy metal contamination of soil and vegetation around a copper mine in Northern Peru

Bech, Jaume; Poschenrieder, Charlotte; Llugany, Mercè; Barceló, Juan Antonio; Tume, Pedro; Tobías, F. J.; Barranzuela, José L.; Vásquez, Edilberto

doi:10.1016/s0048-9697(97)00136-8

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“…Comparing the As concentration in the selected plants of this study with those sampled at mining sites with higher soil As concentrations (de Koe 1994;Bech et al, 1997;Madejo´n et al, 2002), the bioconcentration is found to be much lower maximum values (from less than one-half to less than one-tenth). Since As concentrations in the soils of study area were also lower, this is consistent with the idea that the soil to plant As transfer coefficient are more or less independent of the soil As concentrations.…”

Section: Relationship Between the As Concentrations In Plant Leaves Amentioning

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Arsenic in soil, vegetation and water of a contaminated region

Zandsalimi

Karimi

Kohandel

2011

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Arsenic concentrations of surface waters, soils and plants were surveyed in three contaminated villages of Bijar County. Total arsenic in water samples (4.5 to 280 µg/L) was correlated with electrical conductivity, total dissolved solid, total hardness, alkalinity, chloride, sulphate, bicarbonate, calcium and sodium (p<0.001). Total arsenic in the soils ranged from 105.4 to 1500 mg/kg. Some of the soil factors play an important role in soil arsenic content and its bioavailability for organisms. In general, the arsenic concentrations in plants were low, especially in the most common wild species. Among 13 plant species, the highest mean arsenic concentration was found in leaves of Mentha Longifolia (79.4 mg/kg). Arsenic levels in soils and plants were positively correlated, while the ability of the plants to accumulate the element, expressed by their biological accumulation coefficients and arsenic transfer factors, was independent of the soil arsenic concentration. Relationships between the arsenic concentrations in plants, soils and surface water and the environmental aspects of these relationships have been discussed in comparison with literature data. The accumulation of arsenic in environmental samples (soil, sediment, water, plant, etc.) poses a potential risk to human health due to the transfer of this element in aquatic media, their uptake by plants and subsequent introduction into the food chain.

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Section: Relationship Between the As Concentrations In Plant Leaves Amentioning

confidence: 83%

Arsenic in soil, vegetation and water of a contaminated region

Zandsalimi

Karimi

Kohandel

2011

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Porter and Peterson (1975) report some plant species growing on As mine wastes (south-west England, UK) containing average arsenic levels ranging from 350 to 2,040 mg kg -1 . Another example is the mean concentrations of As in leaves of plants growing near a copper mine (northern Peru) ranging from 111 to 1,651 mg kg -1 (Bech et al, 1997). Temple et al (1977) found average As contents of 5.80 mg kg -1 in grass samples and 7.40 mg kg -1 in tree and shrub foliage 700 m away from a secondary lead smelter; with the samples collected at a control site containing < 1 mg kg -1 .…”

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Contents of nutrients and arsenic in litterfall and surface humus in mature nudal beech stands subjected to different emission-immission loads

2017

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Gašová, K., Kuklová, K., Kukla, J., 2017. Contents of nutrients and arsenic in litterfall and surface humus in mature nudal beech stands subjected to different emission-immission loads. Folia Oecologica,.The aim of the paper was to compare the litterfall and surface humus (Oo) quality in nudal beech stands with different emission-immission load from the Al smelter Žiar nad Hronom. The study was carried out in the Kremnické vrchy Mts (control stand, 18 km from the emission source) and the Štiavnické vrchy Mts (stressed stand, 1.5 km from the emission source), both in Central Slovakia. The contents of arsenic and nutrients (Ca t , Mg t , K t , Na t ), with exception of calcium in the beech litterfall from the stressed stand were markedly higher (by 4.3%, 23.9%, 2.1% and 87.9%, respectively) compared to the samples taken from the control plot. On the contrary, the surface humus samples (with the exception of Na in the necrotic Oon subhorizon) from control plot were richer in nutrients. However, significant differences (p < 0.01) between the plots were observed for Ca content in the litterfall as well as in the surface humus. The concentrations of As in Oo samples from the stressed stand mainly increased with the organic horizon depth (mg kg -1 ): necrotic Oon 1.10 < fermentation Oof 3.1 < humification Ooh 55.6. The results showed, that As amounts detected in subhorizon Ooh and in beech litterfall from the stressed stand were higher than the limit values, thus indicating that the environment of the Žiar territory is exposed to persistent negative impacts of industrial activities.

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“…Considering that the samples were collect at the same polluted sites, these variations may reflect differences in arsenic bioavailability between sampling location. According to Bech et al, 19 in soils with high total arsenic concentration, the available arsenic fraction seems to be strongly influenced by soil texture and pH. Moreover, differences in mineral content, especially Fe and Mn content in sampling locations may also interfere in arsenic bioavailability.…”

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Determination of arsenic species in P. calomelanos and N. biserrata

Melendez¹,

Silva-Filho²,

Miekeley³

et al. 2011

J. Braz. Chem. Soc.

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O sítio industrial abandonado na Baía de Sepetiba (SE-Brasil) está entre os maiores passivos ambientais contaminados com Zn no mundo e o As também se encontra em concentrações alarmantes. A vegetação no local é escassa e das espécies que sobrevivem no local Pityrogramma calomelanos e Nephrolepis biserrata são as mais abundantes. Concentrações de As de até 2271 mg kg -1 foram detectadas na espécie Pityrogramma calomelanos, sendo que essa espécie foi mais eficiente que N. Bisserata no acúmulo desse elemento.Utilizou-se cromatografia de exclusão por tamanho (SEC) com detecção UV-Vis e espectrometria de massas com plasma indutivamente acoplado (ICP-MS) em sistema "on line" para monitorar a distribuição de As na fração orgânica. As maiores concentrações de As foram determinadas na fração extraída com TRIS-HCl, pH 7,4 (entre 60-100% da concentração total de As) mostrando uma evidente associação desse elemento com bioligantes, entre eles, fitoquelatinas e glutationa.The abandoned industrial site at the Sepetiba Bay (SE-Brazil) is one of the most heavily contaminated sites on the earth's surface concerned to Zn, but also presents As in alarming concentrations. Vegetation on this site is scarce and under the surviving species Pityrogramma calomelanos and Nephrolepis biserrata are the most abundant ones. Total As concentrations up to 2271 mg kg -1 in P. calomelanos were determined, being this specie more efficient in arsenic accumulation than N. bisserata. The size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with UV-Vis detector coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to screen the distribution of As between different molar mass fractions. Highest concentration of As was found after extraction with TRIS-HCl, pH 7.4 (about 60-100% of total As) characterizing an association of this element with bioligands including phytochelatins and glutathione.

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Arsenic and heavy metal contamination of soil and vegetation around a copper mine in Northern Peru

Cited by 177 publications

References 7 publications

Arsenic in soil, vegetation and water of a contaminated region

Arsenic in soil, vegetation and water of a contaminated region

Contents of nutrients and arsenic in litterfall and surface humus in mature nudal beech stands subjected to different emission-immission loads

Determination of arsenic species in P. calomelanos and N. biserrata

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