Do stream invertebrates accumulate aluminium at low pH conditions?

Herrmann, Jan; Frick, Kjell

doi:10.1007/bf00476863

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“…Finally, Herrmann and Frick (1995) found no evidence of accumulation of Al up the food chain. In a survey of Swedish streams of different acidities and Al concentrations, predators such as Isoperla grammatica (Plecoptera) consistently had about one-third the concentrations of Al as did shredders and deposit feeders on which they fed.…”

Section: F Bioaccumulation Of Al In Aquatic Invertebratesmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…In a survey of Swedish streams of different acidities and Al concentrations, predators such as Isoperla grammatica (Plecoptera) consistently had about one-third the concentrations of Al as did shredders and deposit feeders on which they fed. These authors concluded that elevated levels of Al in fish and birds are not likely a result of feeding on benthic organisms from acidic, Al-rich conditions (Herrmann and Frick, 1995).…”

Section: F Bioaccumulation Of Al In Aquatic Invertebratesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Bioavailability and Toxicity of Aluminum in Aquatic Environments

Gensemer

Playle

1999

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

642

444

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ABSTRACT:In this article we review the biological effects of Al, primarily with respect to the chemical factors controlling Al bioavailability and toxicity, and how its biological effects are best predicted. Our intent is not to duplicate recent reviews on Al chemistry or toxicity, but rather to update the literature since these reviews were published, and to focus on Al speciation and other external chemical influences on Al bioavailability to freshwater biota. Briefly, we first review Al chemistry, with a specific focus on understanding, as well as measuring, Al chemical species of importance to aquatic biota. Next we more comprehensively review Al toxicity and bioavailability to freshwater algae, with a thorough analysis of the relationships between speciation and toxicity, the role of important chemical complexing agents such as P, Si, and organic carbon, as well as the potential for Al to impact algal community structure. A third section reviews the more sparse literature on aquatic higher plants; the fourth section reviews a somewhat more abundant literature of Al toxicity to freshwater invertebrates. We close with an updated review of Al toxicity to fish, again with a focus on mechanisms of toxicity, and the role of Al speciation in controlling bioavailability.

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Section: F Bioaccumulation Of Al In Aquatic Invertebratesmentioning

confidence: 85%

Section: F Bioaccumulation Of Al In Aquatic Invertebratesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Bioavailability and Toxicity of Aluminum in Aquatic Environments

Gensemer

Playle

1999

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

642

444

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“…Several authors have suggested Al QR (or inorganic Al) to be an important chemical indicator of toxicity to benthic organisms (Gensemer and Playele, 1999;Hermann and Frick, 2001) and fish (Bjerknes et al, 2003;Laudon et al, 2005;Teien et al, 2006). Different concentrations of Al QR in stream water have been suggested to be toxic for fish, and currently 50 mg l À1 for S. trutta have been proposed by the Swedish EPA (Anon, 2002).…”

Section: Water Chemistrymentioning

confidence: 97%

Limnological effects on a first order stream after wood ash application to a boreal forest catchment in Bispgården, Sweden

Aronsson

Ekelund

2008

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Aluminium is a nonessential metal which, in humans, has been related to a number of neurological and respiratory diseases, renal failure and bone damage when present above critical threshold concentrations (Krewski et al 2007). The negative effects of Al on fish and invertebrates are also well established (Herrmann and Frick 1995). However, concerns about Al regarding the use of WTRs in land application do not centre around any risks to human health, but relate rather to the risk of Al toxicity to plants and soil biota.…”

Section: Environmental and Ecological Impacts And Concernsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Potential Alternative Reuse Pathways for Water Treatment Residuals: Remaining Barriers and Questions—a Review

Turner

Wheeler²,

Stone³

et al. 2019

Water Air Soil Pollut

114

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Water treatment residuals (WTRs) are byproducts of the coagulation and flocculation phase of the drinking water treatment process that is employed in the vast majority of water treatment plants globally. Production of WTRs are liable to increase as clean drinking water becomes a standard resource. One of the largest disposal routes of these WTRs was via landfill, and the related disposal costs are a key driver behind the operational cost of the water treatment process. WTRs have many physical and chemical properties that lend them to potential positive reuse routes. Therefore, a large quantity of literature has been published on alternative reuse strategies. Existing or suggested alternative disposal routes for WTRs can be considered to fall within several categories: use as a pollutant and excess nutrient absorbent in soils and waters, bulk land application to agricultural soils, use in construction materials, and reuse through elemental recovery or as a wastewater coagulant. The main concerns and limitations restricting current and future beneficial uses of WTRs are discussed within. This includes those limitations linked to issues that have received much research attention such as perceived risks of undesirable phosphorous immobilisation and aluminium toxicity in soils, as well as areas that have received little coverage such as implications for terrestrial ecosystems following land application of WTRs.

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Do stream invertebrates accumulate aluminium at low pH conditions?

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

The Bioavailability and Toxicity of Aluminum in Aquatic Environments

The Bioavailability and Toxicity of Aluminum in Aquatic Environments

Limnological effects on a first order stream after wood ash application to a boreal forest catchment in Bispgården, Sweden

Potential Alternative Reuse Pathways for Water Treatment Residuals: Remaining Barriers and Questions—a Review

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