Lead and PAHs contamination of an old shooting range: A case study with a holistic approach

Rodríguez-Seijo, Andrés; Cachada, Anabela; Gavina, Ana; Duarte, Armando C.; Vega, F.A.; Andrade, Liliana María; Pereira, Ruth

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.018

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“…The adverse effects on human health produced by these elements include renal, cardiovascular, and neurological complications due to the ingestion or inhalation of Pb; anemia and digestive diseases due to the ingestion of Zn; and Ni has been reported as a carcinogen [ 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Many studies concentrate on the characterization of heavy metals in soil focusing on element concentration and distribution [ 1 , 2 , 10 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ]. Other studies focus on risk assessment [ 9 , 11 , 25 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 ] or firing ranges, specifically [ 2 , 3 , 10 , 17 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ].…”

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Assessing Lead, Nickel, and Zinc Pollution in Topsoil from a Historic Shooting Range Rehabilitated into a Public Urban Park

Urrutia-Goyes

Argyraki

Ornelas‐Soto

2017

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Soil contamination is a persistent problem in the world. The redevelopment of a site with a historical deposition of metals might conceal the threat of remaining pollution, especially when the site has become a public place. In this study, human health risk assessment is performed after defining the concentrations of Pb, Ni, and Zn in the topsoil of a former shooting range rehabilitated into a public park in the Municipality of Kesariani (Athens, Greece). A methodology that uses inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS, 13 samples), another that uses portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) following a dense sample design (91 samples), and a hybrid approach that combines both, were used to obtain the concentrations of the trace elements. The enrichment factor and geoacummulation index were calculated to define the degree of pollution of the site. The hazard quotient and cancer risk indicators were also computed to find the risk to which the population is exposed. The present study reveals high non-carcinogenic health risk due to Pb pollution with ingestion as the main exposure pathway. The carcinogenic risk for Pb is within tolerable limits, but the definition of land use might alter such a statement. Lastly, regarding Ni and Zn, the site is unpolluted and there is insignificant carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risks.

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Assessing Lead, Nickel, and Zinc Pollution in Topsoil from a Historic Shooting Range Rehabilitated into a Public Urban Park

Urrutia-Goyes

Argyraki

Ornelas‐Soto

2017

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“…También en el Parque Natural de El Hondo (España), un campo de tiro fue el origen de una densidad de 1.432 perdigones/m 2 en una de sus marismas estacionales (Bonet et al 2004). En estos lugares con alta densidad de perdigones también debe ser tenida en cuenta la contaminación del suelo con plomo originada por la munición que puede afectar de forma más amplia al ecosistema (Binkowski 2017;Rodríguez-Seijo et al 2017;Marisussen et al, 2017aMarisussen et al, , 2017b.…”

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La contaminación por munición de plomo en Europa: el plumbismo aviar y las implicaciones en la seguridad de la carne de caza

Descalzo¹,

Mateo²

2018

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Esta obra se encuentra bajo una licencia internacional Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0. Cualquier forma de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública o transformación de esta obra no incluida en la licencia Cretative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 solo puede ser realizada con la autorización expresa de los titulares, salvo excepción prevista por la ley. Puede Vd. acceder al texto completo de la licencia en este enlace: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es

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“…The contamination of shooting range soils is an issue of global concern, because of the accumulation of potentially toxic elements (PTE) in soil which are derived from ammunition pellets (Dinake et al, 2019;Rodríguez-Seijo et al, 2017). The pellets used in ammunition are mainly composed of PTEs such as lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), antimony (Sb), arsenic (As), copper (Cu) and nickel (Ni) (Migliorini et al, 2004;Sanderson et al, 2014).…”

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“…When the spent ammunition pellets come into contact with water or soil, their weathering causes oxidation of metals to secondary forms such as oxides and carbonates, which are soluble hence serving as a source of PTE contamination into the soil. Many recent studies have shown that the soils of shooting ranges are highly contaminated with Pb due to abrasion of Pb bullets passing through the soil (Dinake et al, 2019;Islam and Park, 2017;Mariussen et al, 2017;Rodríguez-Seijo et al, 2017;Sehube et al, 2017).…”

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Contamination and Potential Ecological Risk Factors of Potentially Toxic Elements Present in the Soil of Shooting Range: Comparison with the Global Soils

Shoukat¹,

Nazneen²,

Khan³

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This study was carried out to determine potentially toxic element (PTE) contamination and their potential ecological risk factors in shooting range soil. For this purpose soil samples were collected from different locations (left side, right side, shooting point, middle, and stop-butt) from the shooting range of Frontier Corps Training Centre (FCTC) present in Warsak, Peshawar. The soil samples were analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and potentially toxic elements including Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, and Zn. The strong acids digested extracts were analyzed using atomic absorption spectrophotometry to determine the concentrations of selected PTEs. The concentration of Pb was found to be maximum at stop-butt i.e. 2049 mg/kg and exceeded the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) critical value of 400 mg/kg, while its concentrations at left, right, shooting point and middle were 14.0 mg/kg, 18.8 mg/kg, 47.4 mg/kg, and 18.2 mg/kg, respectively and exceeded the background level of normal soils which is 10 mg/kg for Pb. This study revealed that the shooting range soil was highly contaminated with Pb, and very high contamination factor and potential ecological risk for Pb was observed at stop-butt, very high contamination factor and potential ecological risk for Cd, while moderate contamination factor for Zn was observed at all locations of the shooting range. In Pakistan, the environmental perspective of shooting range soils is overlooked and there is a need to take steps to avoid such contamination of soils with Pb and other PTEs that can enter into food chains and can also leach to contaminate the aquifer. Replacement of vegetation of shooting range with PTE tolerant species, addition of soil conditioners and uncontaminated soil would reduce the mobility of these contaminants into aerial portions of plants and protect the groundwater contamination.

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Lead and PAHs contamination of an old shooting range: A case study with a holistic approach

Cited by 46 publications

References 60 publications

Assessing Lead, Nickel, and Zinc Pollution in Topsoil from a Historic Shooting Range Rehabilitated into a Public Urban Park

Assessing Lead, Nickel, and Zinc Pollution in Topsoil from a Historic Shooting Range Rehabilitated into a Public Urban Park

La contaminación por munición de plomo en Europa: el plumbismo aviar y las implicaciones en la seguridad de la carne de caza

Contamination and Potential Ecological Risk Factors of Potentially Toxic Elements Present in the Soil of Shooting Range: Comparison with the Global Soils

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