Fate and transport of metal trace elements from phosphogypsum piles in Tunisia and their impact on soil bacteria and wild plants

2019 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 12-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihen Jalali ◽  
Pierre Gaudin ◽  
Hervé Capiaux ◽  
Emna Ammar ◽  
Thierry Lebeau
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Soil Bacteria ◽  
Fate And Transport ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Metal Trace ◽  
Metal Trace Elements

scholarly journals Metal trace elements in mussels in Urubuqueçaba Island, Santos Bay, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (12) ◽  
pp. 1131-1139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcos Bührer Campolim ◽  
Marcelo Barbosa Henriques ◽  
Maria Letizia Petesse ◽  
Karina Fernandes Oliveira Rezende ◽  
Edison Barbieri
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Rocky Shores ◽  
Flame Atomic Absorption ◽  
Metal Trace ◽  
Lead And Zinc ◽  
Trace Metal Elements ◽  
Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometer ◽  
Metal Trace Elements ◽  
Iron Manganese ◽  
Nickel Lead

Abstract: The objective of this work was to verify the existence of bioaccumulation in mussels of the species Perna perna, by determining the concentration of metal trace elements, in Urubuqueçaba Island, Santos Bay, Santos, SP, Brazil. Mussels were collected in natural banks and rocky shores, and sampling took place from April 2010 to June 2011. The concentration of the trace metal elements - aluminum, cadmium, cromium, copper, iron, manganese, nickel, lead, and zinc - was determined according to mussel sex, length, and seasonality classes, in a flame atomic absorption spectrometer. Statistical analyses were applied to the results with the use of the software PAST, with parametric and nonparametric approaches, at 5% probability. In the summer, mussels show the highest concentrations of cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc. Females of P. perna concentrate more copper; for the other elements, there are no significant differences between sexes. The length classes with the highest concentrations are 3.5-5.5 cm for Al and Fe, and 6.5-8.5 cm for Cr.

Potential toxicity of metal trace elements from food in children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bocquet ◽  
R. Barouki ◽  
A. Briend ◽  
J.-P. Chouraqui ◽  
D. Darmaun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Potential Toxicity ◽  
Metal Trace ◽  
Metal Trace Elements

Impact on crops, plants and soils of metal trace elements transfer and flux, after spreading of fertilizers and biosolids

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 217-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Maisonnave ◽  
M. Montréjaud-Vignoles ◽  
C. Bonnin ◽  
J.-C. Revel
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Land Application ◽  
Industrial Sludge ◽  
Rye Grass ◽  
Plant Matter ◽  
Metal Trace ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Sludge Recycling ◽  
Metal Trace Elements

In France, the yearly production of sludge from wastewater treatment plants is 900,000 metric tons dry matter and 60% of this is reused for land application. Today, the sustainability of this pathway is open to question. Among the different arguments cited are the levels of metal trace elements and the risks of accumulation in soils. With the ultimate aim of agronomic sludge recycling, the transfer of metal trace elements has been studied using vegetation containers planted with rye-grass under controlled conditions of temperature and humidity. Samples of a domestic sludge, an industrial sludge and a fertilizer have been mixed with the soil. By monitoring the growth of the rye-grass, we have been able to observe that the addition of sludge increases production of plant matter. It appears that the roots absorb higher quantities of metal trace elements and form a barrier to their transfer to the above ground parts of the rye-grass. For the group of metal trace elements studied, no significant differences have been observed between the rye-grass grown on soil alone and that on soils amended with fertilizer or urban sludge. For the majority of the vegetation containers studied, there has been no significant modification in the soil metal distribution over time, as a result of the addition of urban sludge, and no significant difference between fertilizers and sludges.

scholarly journals Ability of metal trace elements accumulation by Lichens, Xanthoria parietina and Ramalina farinacea, in Megres area (Setif, Algeria)

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-108
Author(s):  
Belguidoum Amina ◽  
Lograda Takia ◽  
Ramdani Messaoud
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
General Pattern ◽  
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry ◽  
Absorption Spectrophotometry ◽  
Metal Trace ◽  
Xanthoria Parietina ◽  
Metal Trace Elements ◽  
Ecological Importance ◽  
Very High ◽  
Ramalina Farinacea

Abstract The accumulating ability of the atmospheric Metal Trace Elements (MTE) of two lichenic species thalli; Xanthoria parietina and Ramalina farinacea were evaluated in the region of Megres. The recorded concentrations of MTE (Fe, Cu, Mn, Cd, and Pb) were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AASF). The ability to accumulate MTE in X. parietina thalli is considerably greater than that of the fruticulous lichen R. farinacea in all stations studied. The general pattern of the elements accumulated in the thalli of the two species in decreasing order of their concentrations was Fe> Mn> Pb> Cu> Cd. The Fe values are very high in X. parietina thalli with an average of 35237.5 ± 3394.2 mg/kg dry wt. In contrast, the Pb concentrations are high, especially in the southern station of the Megres region. The results showed that X. parietina is a hyper-accumulating species of MTE, compared to R. farinacea. This work highlights the ecological importance of this species as a stable and resistant pioneer in this fragile region.

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