Biological response to variation of acid‐volatile sulfides and metals in field‐exposed spiked sediments

Boothman, Warren S.; Hansen, David J.; Berry, Walter; Robson, Deborah L.; Helmstetter, Andrea; Corbin, Jeffrey M.; Pratt, Sheldon D.

doi:10.1002/etc.5620200206

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“…1), demonstrating the importance of AVS for Ni partitioning. Porewater Ni variability when (SEM À AVS) approached zero was similar to that reported in earlier studies [10,38,39]. This variability of pore-water Ni is consistent with the low affinity of Ni for the AVS in comparison with that of Cu, Pb, Cd, and Zn, which results in Ni appearing first in the pore water as concentrations of SEM increase relative to that of AVS [33,40].…”

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“…If (SEM À AVS) 0 (SEM/ AVS 1), the pore-water metal concentrations should be low, and no toxicity to sediment organisms should be observed [1,4,5]. The influence of AVS on sublethal metal toxicity to benthic organisms also has been evaluated, using long-term laboratory assays [6][7][8][9] and field studies [10][11][12][13]. Next to sulfide binding, other factors affect metal bioavailability, such as organic carbon, iron and manganese oxyhydroxides, and particle size [5,14,15].…”

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Field measurement of nickel sediment toxicity: Role of acid volatile sulfide

Nguyen

Burton

Schlekat

et al. 2011

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

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A field experiment was performed in four freshwater systems to assess the effects of Ni on the benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Sediments were collected from the sites (in Belgium, Germany, and Italy), spiked with Ni, and returned to the respective field sites. The colonization process of the benthic communities was monitored during a nine-month period. Nickel effect on the benthos was also assessed in the context of equilibrium partitioning model based on acid volatile sulfides (AVS) and simultaneously extracted metals (SEM). Benthic communities were not affected at (SEM - AVS) ≤ 0.4 µmol/g, (SEM - AVS)/fraction of organic carbon (f(OC)) < 21 µmol/g organic carbon (OC). Sediments with (SEM - AVS) > 2 µmol/g, (SEM - AVS)/f(OC) > 700 µmol/g OC resulted in clear adverse effects. Uncertainty about the presence and absence of Ni toxicity occurred at (SEM - AVS) and (SEM - AVS)/f(OC) between 0.4 to 2 µmol/g and 21 to 700 µmol/g OC, respectively. The results of our study also indicate that when applying the SEM:AVS concept for predicting metal toxicity in the field study, stressors other than sediment characteristics (e.g., sorption capacity), such as environmental disturbances, should be considered, and the results should be carefully interpreted.

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Field measurement of nickel sediment toxicity: Role of acid volatile sulfide

Nguyen

Burton

Schlekat

et al. 2011

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

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“…This is more consistent with previous observations (e.g. Boothman et al 2001), and may be the result of coarser sediments, a more stable hydrological environment, or some combination of these and other factors.…”

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“…Other authors have found metal concentrations in marine sediments to increase with increasing sediment depth (e.g. Boothman et al 2001), and have hypothesized that shallower sediments lose metals as a result of bioturbation, physical turbulence, and diffusive processes. However, these observations were made on sediments spiked with metals, and at a coarser spatial resolution than what was measured in this study.…”

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Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP): An Accurate and Integrated Weight-of-Evidence Based System

Burton¹,

Chadwick²,

Rosen³

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Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER REPORT DATE JAN 20112 PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) University of Michigan PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR/MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S) SPONSOR/MONITOR'S REPORT NUMBER(S) DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENTApproved for public release, distribution unlimited SUPPLEMENTARY NOTESThe original document contains color images. Locations of sites with low-quality (25th centile) and high-quality (75th centile) observations throughout the harbor study area for three biological response variables evaluated in this study: 1) amphipod survival, 2) total abundance (benthic infauna), and 3) species richness (benthic infauna). Thresholds for the percentile values are given in Table 10 Figure 10-9. Relative probability maps generated by WLR for the harbor study area for the occurrence of sites in the 25th percentile of benthic infauna total abundance. Relative impairment probability is given as standard deviations in order to compare between maps. ....... 10-13 List of TablesFigure 10-10. Relative probability maps generated by WLR for the harbor study area for the occurrence of sites in the 25th percentile of benthic infauna species richness. Relative impairment probability is given as standard deviations in order to compare between maps. ....... 10-14 Figure 10-12. Relative probability maps generated by WLR for the harbor study area for the occurrence of sites in the 25th percentile of benthic infauna total abundance. Relative impairment probability is given as standard deviations in order to compare between maps. ....... 10-16Figure 10-13. Relative probability maps generated by WLR for the harbor study area for the occurrence of sites in the 25th percentile of amphipod in situ survival. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ObjectiveThe purpose of this research was to develop an efficient, accurate and integrated approach for the assessment of ecosystem risk and recovery at sites where contaminated sediments exist, or previously existed. The work addressed the two high priority needs identified in SERDP ERSON-07-01: 1) Develop and evaluate rapid measurement tools/ screening assays to ...

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“…Based on the Cu-DGT measurements, however, it was demonstrated that available concentrations of metals in interstitial waters were low and hence biological impacts were undetectable. Similarly, due to low bioavailability, recolonization by benthic organisms was not affected on field incubated metal spiked freshwater (Boothman et al, 2001) and marine sediments.…”

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Dynamics of metal availability and toxicity in historically polluted floodplain sediments

Geest

Paumen

2008

Science of The Total Environment

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Dynamics of metal availability and toxicity in historically polluted floodplain sediments van der Geest, H.G.; Leon Paumen, M. General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. IntroductionRestoration of riverine floodplains alongside the regulated large European rivers can play an important role in the management of floods by reduction of peak discharges and increase of water storage capacity. Proposed measures include setting back dikes, lowering or removing groynes and embankments, extracting accumulated sediments from the floodplains and excavation of secondary channels in the floodplain (Buijse et al., 2002). However, these measures might also have negative consequences because many floodplains contain high concentrations of sediment associated contaminants. Overbank sedimentation and disposal of dredged sediments resulted in increased concentrations of heavy metals, PACs and other organic toxicants in floodplain soils and sediments (Middelkoop, 2000;Gocht et al., 2001;Winter et al., 2001) that might induce toxic effects (De Haas et al., 2002). Newly constructed side-channels that are foreseen as means to re-naturalize floodplains will have banks that cut through the aged polluted sediments that have in the meantime been covered by cleaner sediment. The banks of these newly created river channels are characterized by a highly dynamic transition zone (Simons et al., 2001), in which toxicants might be subjected to large changes in terms of mobility, transformation and bioavailability ( Van den Berg et al., 1999). On a large scale, differences may be observed between erosion and sedimentation areas and between areas

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Biological response to variation of acid‐volatile sulfides and metals in field‐exposed spiked sediments

Cited by 36 publications

References 43 publications

Field measurement of nickel sediment toxicity: Role of acid volatile sulfide

Field measurement of nickel sediment toxicity: Role of acid volatile sulfide

Sediment Ecosystem Assessment Protocol (SEAP): An Accurate and Integrated Weight-of-Evidence Based System

Dynamics of metal availability and toxicity in historically polluted floodplain sediments

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