Vulnerability assessment of wild fish population to heavy metals in military training area: Synthesis of a framework with example from Czech Republic

Dvořák, Petr; Roy, Koushik; Andreji, Jaroslav; Líšková, Zuzana Dvořáková; Mráz, Jan

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105920

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“…It's average in the soil was 6.4 mg/kg (Table 4) which is higher than the background value for it in the earth crust, which is 1.8 mg/kg (Kabata-Pendias and Mukherjee, 2007), the highest concentration was in the industrial areas in the site of S6 represented by Technical Institute workshop which attacked by Military operations (Dvorak et al, 2020), while the sites S2, S3, and S4, may be resulted by industrial waste product from repairing workshops (Thornton, 1996), but in the commercial area was its highest concentration in the site S8 and this is also due to the military operation because it represents the Deanship of the Technical Institute in the northeast of the town (Fig. 2) while the site S14 was related to the heavy traffic because it represents the bus station area in the south the town (Nannoni et al, 2011), and the highest concentration of arsenic in residential areas was at the sites S15 and S21 may be related to the military operations at site S15, while site S21 may be due to the use of pesticides (Thornton, 1996), generally the arsenic in the industrial, commercial and residential areas was relatively high, and this explains the role of military operations.…”

Section: Arsenic (As)mentioning

confidence: 78%

Geochemistry and Environmental Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Soil in Al-Hawija, Southwest Kirkuk

Al-Obeidi

Al-Jumaily

2020

IGJ

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Soil pollution adversely affects the safety and health of the human being. The main objective of the study is to determine the concentrations of heavy metals (As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb and Zn) in surface soil in Al-Hawija, southwestern Kirkuk. Twenty-one samples were collected and analyzed by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to measure the content of heavy metals and assess the soil pollution by using the contamination factor, degree of contamination, geoaccumulation index, pollution load index and ecological risk index (RI). The results indicate that there is high pollution by lead, chromium and copper (78.8, 87.4 and 53.8 mg/kg) respectively, in industrial areas due to anthropogenic sources with the presence of significant ecological risk (Er) of the lead (116) in site S7, due to its high concentrations, while size fraction analysis indicated that all heavy metals are concentrated in the fine parts as a result of adsorption processes by clay minerals.

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Section: Arsenic (As)mentioning

confidence: 78%

Geochemistry and Environmental Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Soil in Al-Hawija, Southwest Kirkuk

Al-Obeidi

Al-Jumaily

2020

IGJ

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“…For the same site, the results may also differ, e.g., a meta assessment from China targeting five ranges showed that the contamination by Pb and to a lower extent other PTEs such as Cu, Hg and Sb can cause various potential ecological risks at all the surveyed ranges whereas only Pb at three out of five ranges leads to possible health risks [153]. It should also be noted that most studies in the literature on military-impacted areas have focused on the human health risk assessment; however, there is evidence that ecological risks can also be significant, e.g., as recently suggested by Dvorak et al [154] for a military training area in the Czech Republic regarding the accumulation of Hg, Cd, and Pb in wild fish.…”

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confidence: 82%

Soil Contamination in Areas Impacted by Military Activities: A Critical Review

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Military activities drastically affect soil properties mainly via physical/chemical disturbances during military training and warfare. The present paper aims to review (1) physical/chemical disturbances in soils following military activities, (2) approaches to characterization of contaminated military-impacted sites, and (3) advances in human health risk assessment for evaluating potential adverse impacts. A literature search mainly covering the period 2010–2020 but also including relevant selected papers published before 2010 was conducted. Selected studies (more than 160) were grouped as follows and then reviewed: ~40 on the presence of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), ~20 on energetic compounds (ECs) and chemical warfare agents (CWAs), ~40 on human health risk assessment, and generic limits/legislation, and ~60 supporting studies. Soil physical disturbances (e.g., compaction by military traffic) may drastically affect soil properties (e.g., hydraulic conductivity) causing environmental issues (e.g., increased erosion). Chemical disturbances are caused by the introduction of numerous PTEs, ECs, and CWAs and are of a wide nature. Available generic limits/legislation for these substances is limited, and their contents do not always overlap. Among numerous PTEs in military-impacted zones, Pb seems particularly problematic due to its high toxicity, abundance, and persistence. For ECs and CWAs, their highly variable physiochemical properties and biodegradability govern their specific distribution, environmental fate, and transport. Most site characterization includes proper spatial/vertical profiling, albeit without adequate consideration of contaminant speciation/fractionation. Human health risk assessment studies generally follow an agreed upon framework; however, the depth/adequacy of their use varies. Generic limits/legislation limited to a few countries do not always include all contaminants of concern, their content doesn’t overlap, and scientific basis is not always clear. Thus, a comprehensive scientific framework covering a range of contaminants is needed. Overall, contaminant speciation, fractionation, and mobility have not been fully considered in numerous studies. Chemical speciation and bioaccessibility, which directly affect the results for risk characterization, should be properly integrated into risk assessment processes for accurate results.

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“…Heavy metals released into the ecosystem from geogenic and anthropogenic (mining, agrochemicals, and industrial effluents) activities are the alternative water pollution Devorak et al [ 17 ]. Rehman et al [ 18 ] said that the probably dangerous detail contaminations ultimately affect human beings through the ingestion of diseased water.…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessment of the Pollution Load of Effluents Discharged from Higher Institutions in Ethiopia: The Case of Bahir Dar University Zenzelma Campus

Lewoyehu

Abeje

Addisu

2022

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry

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Waste from industries, universities, and other institutions makes water a scarce resource. Although higher institutions have an honorable and principled responsibility to the environment, most higher institutions are not performing sensibly; they discharge untreated solid and liquid wastes into the environment. The objective of this study was, thus, to assess the pollution load of effluents from Bahir Dar University Zenzelma campus, Ethiopia. Wastewater samples were collected and analyzed for physicochemical and biological qualities and heavy metal levels. The phosphate (17.2–216.17 mg/L), BOD5 (51–86 mg/L), ammonia (0.02–10.29 mg/L), turbidity (22–580 NTU), total suspended solids (230–1293.33 mg/L), electrical conductivity (241–1492.03 μS/cm), and total hardness (111.67–490 mg/L) levels surpassed the wastewater discharge limit stated by WHO, environmental protection authority, Compulsory Ethiopian Standard, and Environmental Health and Safety guidelines and did not fit wastewater reuse standard for irrigation and livestock drinking. 100% of the samples were not fit for livestock drinking as the coliform bacterium count exceeded the threshold level. Copper (0.006–1.75 mg/L), lead (0.019–0.18 mg/L), and cadmium (0.007–0.196 mg/L) levels crossed the wastewater discharge limit and were not fit for irrigation and livestock drinking, while the level of manganese (nill–0.01 mg/L) was under the threshold limit. Values of the water quality parameters were higher on the downstream site than at the upstream site showing the pollution load of Zenzelma campus effluents on the local environment (Ch’imbil River); wastewater used for irrigation and livestock drinking is unsafe. Thus, it requires immediate waste management interventions and appropriate waste treatment before being released into the environment.

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Vulnerability assessment of wild fish population to heavy metals in military training area: Synthesis of a framework with example from Czech Republic

Cited by 24 publications

References 35 publications

Geochemistry and Environmental Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Soil in Al-Hawija, Southwest Kirkuk

Geochemistry and Environmental Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Soil in Al-Hawija, Southwest Kirkuk

Soil Contamination in Areas Impacted by Military Activities: A Critical Review

Assessment of the Pollution Load of Effluents Discharged from Higher Institutions in Ethiopia: The Case of Bahir Dar University Zenzelma Campus

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