The effect of major cations on the toxicity of cadmium to Folsomia candida in a sand-solution medium analyzed by biotic ligand modeling

Masoud M. Ardestani*, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

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    Abstract

    The aim of this study was to assess the effect of major cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, and H+) on cadmium toxicity to the springtail Folsomia candida. Survival of the animals was determined after seven days exposure to different cadmium concentrations in an inert sand-solution medium, in different experimental setups with modification of the cation concentrations. Among the cations tested, Ca2+ and Mg2+ had protective effects on the toxicity of cadmium to the springtails while Na+, K+, and H+ showed less competition with free cadmium ions for binding to the uptake sites of the collembolans. Toxicity predicted with a biotic ligand model agreed well with the observed values. Calculated conditional binding constants and the fraction of biotic ligands occupied by cadmium to show 50% effects were similar to values reported in the literature. The results emphasize the important role of solution chemistry in determining metal toxicity to soil invertebrates.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)19-25
    Number of pages7
    JournalEnvironmental Pollution
    Volume246
    Early online date26 Nov 2018
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Mar 2019

    Funding

    This study was supported by the grants awarded by the Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic-MEYS (Grants No. LM2015075 and EF16_013/0001782 ). This work has also been supported by Charles University Research Centre program No. 204069 . The authors would like to thank Rudo A. Verweij for technical assistance. Appendix A

    FundersFunder number
    Ministry of Education of the Czech Republic-MEYSEF16_013/0001782, LM2015075
    Univerzita Karlova v Praze204069

      Keywords

      • Bioavailability
      • Conditional binding constant
      • Metal
      • Soil
      • Springtail
      • Survival

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