Habitat type-based bioaccumulation and risk assessment of metal and As contamination in earthworms, beetles and woodlice

Vermeulen, Frouke; Brink, Nico W. van den; D’Havé, Helga; Mubiana, Valentine K.; Blust, Ronny; Bervoets, Lieven; Coen, Wim De

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2009.05.017

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“…Previous studies also focused on Lepidopteran larvae that feed on leaves (; See Supplemental Data for more references corresponding to Figure ), whereas the present study focused on Lepidopteran adults. However, most of our measured BAFs did not differ greatly from the published studies (; See Supplemental Data for more references corresponding to Figure ) (Figure ).…”

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Implications of in vitro bioaccessibility differences for the assessment of risks of metals to bats

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Bowman

Weaver

et al. 2015

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Food chain modeling is often used to assess the risks of chemical contaminants to wildlife. In modeling efforts, bioaccessibility from different dietary components is assumed to be similar. The present study explored potential differences in the in vitro bioaccessibility of metals from a range of insect orders, which are common components of the diet of insectivorous bats, and assessed the implications of this for environmental exposure assessment. Bioaccessibility of metals was assessed using an in vitro gastric model simulating gastric and intestinal conditions of insectivorous bats. In vitro-derived metal bioaccessibility was found to differ significantly across insect orders. Bioaccessibility was found to be greatest in Coleoptera, followed by Lepidoptera and Diptera. To establish the implications for risk assessment, a spatially explicit risk model was employed that included and excluded in vitro bioaccessibility data; to examine the daily oral exposure of metals to 14 bat species. The results show that when bioaccessibility data are included in the model, metal exposure predictions across species are changed and that the ranking of bat species, in terms of metal exposure, are altered. The authors recommend that in vitro bioaccessibility data begin to be employed when establishing the risks of contaminants to wildlife species.

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Section: Resultscontrasting

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Implications of in vitro bioaccessibility differences for the assessment of risks of metals to bats

Hernout

Bowman

Weaver

et al. 2015

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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“…Decrease in soil-to-earthworm (Lumbricus rubellus and Eisenia andrei) CRs with increasing soil concentrations was also reported for element concentrations of As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn (Vermeulen et al, 2009) and for radionuclides of Cs, Sr and Zn (Keum et al, 2013). The behavior of U differed from that of the other elements studied, as its concentration was higher in snails given food with high U concentration.…”

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Transfer of elements relevant to nuclear fuel cycle from soil to boreal plants and animals in experimental meso- and microcosms

Tuovinen

Kasurinen

Häikiö

et al. 2016

Science of The Total Environment

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“…Because of the much lower partitioning coefficients of As in these orchard soils compared to Pb, the As BAFs are as expected greater than the Pb BAFs, and Pb is not bioconcentrated by the earthworms. However, BAFs for Pb and As in different soils vary by several orders of magnitude depending on soil pH, organic matter content and other factors (Vermeulen et al, 2009). Gal et al (2007) reported earthworm As concentrations up 960 mg/kg for soils from an abandoned mining area, although their As BAFs generally did not exceed 1.0.…”

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Extractability and bioavailability of Pb and As in historically contaminated orchard soil: Effects of compost amendments

Fleming

Tai

Zhuang

et al. 2013

Environmental Pollution

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The availability of Pb and As in an historically contaminated orchard soil, after amendment with compost and aging in the field, was determined by single-step chemical extraction with 1.0 M ammonium acetate at pH 4.8, sequential extraction using the modified BCR test, and a redworm bioassay in the laboratory. The efficiency of soil Pb extraction by ammonium acetate was greater at higher total soil Pb but was reduced by compost amendment. Conversely, the extraction efficiency of total soil As increased with compost amendment, but was not sensitive to total soil As. The redworm bioassay indicated Pb (but not As) bioavailability to be reduced by soil amendment with compost, a result consistent with the ammonium acetate extraction test but not reflected in modified BCR test. Electron microprobe studies of the orchard soil revealed Pb and As to be spatially associated in discrete particles along with phosphorus and iron.

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Habitat type-based bioaccumulation and risk assessment of metal and As contamination in earthworms, beetles and woodlice

Cited by 38 publications

References 30 publications

Implications of in vitro bioaccessibility differences for the assessment of risks of metals to bats

Implications of in vitro bioaccessibility differences for the assessment of risks of metals to bats

Transfer of elements relevant to nuclear fuel cycle from soil to boreal plants and animals in experimental meso- and microcosms

Extractability and bioavailability of Pb and As in historically contaminated orchard soil: Effects of compost amendments

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