TY - JOUR
T1 - An uptake and elimination kinetics approach to assess the bioavailability of chromium, copper, and arsenic to earthworms (Eisenia andrei) in contaminated field soils
AU - Kilpi-Koski, Johanna
AU - Penttinen, Olli Pekka
AU - Väisänen, Ari O.
AU - van Gestel, Cornelis A.M.
PY - 2019/5/1
Y1 - 2019/5/1
N2 - The aim of this study was to determine the bioavailability of metals in field soils contaminated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) mixtures. The uptake and elimination kinetics of chromium, copper, and arsenic were assessed in the earthworm Eisenia andrei exposed to soils from a gradient of CCA wood preservative contamination near Hartola, Finland. In soils contaminated with 1480-1590 mg Cr/kg dry soil, 642-791 mg Cu/kg dry soil, and 850-2810 mg Ag/kg dry soil, uptake and elimination kinetics patterns were similar for Cr and Cu. Both metals were rapidly taken up and rapidly excreted by Eisenia andrei with equilibrium reached within 1 day. The metalloid As, however, showed very slow uptake and elimination in the earthworms and body concentrations did not reach equilibrium within 21 days. Bioaccumulation factors (BAF) were low for Cu and Cr (< 0.1), but high for As at 0.54-1.8. The potential risk of CCA exposure for the terrestrial ecosystem therefore is mainly due to As.
AB - The aim of this study was to determine the bioavailability of metals in field soils contaminated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) mixtures. The uptake and elimination kinetics of chromium, copper, and arsenic were assessed in the earthworm Eisenia andrei exposed to soils from a gradient of CCA wood preservative contamination near Hartola, Finland. In soils contaminated with 1480-1590 mg Cr/kg dry soil, 642-791 mg Cu/kg dry soil, and 850-2810 mg Ag/kg dry soil, uptake and elimination kinetics patterns were similar for Cr and Cu. Both metals were rapidly taken up and rapidly excreted by Eisenia andrei with equilibrium reached within 1 day. The metalloid As, however, showed very slow uptake and elimination in the earthworms and body concentrations did not reach equilibrium within 21 days. Bioaccumulation factors (BAF) were low for Cu and Cr (< 0.1), but high for As at 0.54-1.8. The potential risk of CCA exposure for the terrestrial ecosystem therefore is mainly due to As.
KW - Bioaccumulation
KW - Bioavailability
KW - CCA-contaminated soil
KW - Eisenia andrei
KW - Metals and metalloids
KW - Uptake and elimination kinetics
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U2 - 10.1007/s11356-019-04908-6
DO - 10.1007/s11356-019-04908-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 30924042
AN - SCOPUS:85066457007
SN - 1614-7499
VL - 26
SP - 15095
EP - 15104
JO - Environmental science and pollution research international
JF - Environmental science and pollution research international
IS - 15
ER -