scholarly journals Ecotoxicity test as an aid in the determination of copper guideline values in soils

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruna Faria Simões ◽  
Nelson Mazur ◽  
Maria Elizabeth Fernandes Correia ◽  
Júlia Carina Niemeyer ◽  
Talita de Santana Matos

ABSTRACT: The process of identifying a contaminated area involves a preliminary assessment consisting of chemical analysis and comparison with guideline values. In Brazil, these values are included in the CONAMA Resolution no. 420/2009, based on chemical analysis and phytotoxicity. The objective of this research was to evaluate the ecotoxicity of copper in two natural soils in the state of Rio de Janeiro, a Haplic Planosol (sandy) and a Red-Yellow Argisol (medium texture), to verify if the values established by the legislation offer protection to the soil fauna. Lethality and reproduction tests were performed with Eisenia andrei worms and Folsomia candida springtails. Results indicated copper values in Planosol as LC50 435 mg kg 1 and EC50 29 mg kg 1 for E. Andrei and LC10 137 mg kg 1 and EC50 117 mg kg 1 for F. candida. In Argisol, these results were LC50 690 mg kg 1 and EC50 61 mg kg 1 for E. andrei, and LC10 42 mg kg 1 and EC50 138 mg kg 1 for F. candida. Values reported are lower than the research value (200 mg kg-1) established by the CONAMA resolution 420/09, indicating that concentrations lower than the limit values may affect these organisms, depending on the type of soil. Worms were more sensitive than springtails to copper contamination, and sandy soil was more susceptible to ecotoxicity due to copper contamination, probably due to the greater bioavailability of the metal. Results of such ecotoxicity tests should be considered in the development of soil guideline values.

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Samantha Eslava Gonçalves Martins ◽  
Adalto Bianchini

The yellow clam Mesodesma mactroides depends on the intertidal zone of the southernmost Brazilian sandy beaches for recruitment or settlement. Studies aiming to evaluate any kind of alteration of this ecosystem are very important because of the growing industrial and urban development observed around this region over the last decades. Therefore, the main goal of the present study was to evaluate copper accumulation and toxicity in M. mactroides to verify its response to increased environmental levels of this metal. Yellow clams were acutely (96 h) exposed to copper for determination of copper accumulation and toxicity (LC50). Results showed that M. mactroides accumulated copper in its tissues (gills and digestive gland) and was quite tolerant to copper, suggesting this species as a suitable model for future biomonitoring programs of copper contamination in sandy beaches.


2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-444
Author(s):  
Nevenka Mijatovic ◽  
Anja Terzic ◽  
Lato Pezo ◽  
Ljiljana Milicic ◽  
Aleksandra Milosavljevic ◽  
...  

New global tendencies for waste materials reusing in building materials are imposing the request for improved performances of chemical analysis methods and the improvements of matrices used. A new method for optical emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma (ICP-OES) is developed and validated for the chemical analysis (35 elements: Al, Be, Cd, So, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, V, Mo, Zn, Pb , Bi, Si, Zr, W, As, Se, Sb, Sn, Ti, Ba, B, Ag, Mg, Ca, K, Na, S, P, Ga, In, Li) in leachate of fly ash. Validation performances and the uncertainty ?f measurement were resolved. Uncertainty ?f measurements were resolved by three routes: validation procedure, participation in proficiency testing (PT) schemes and standard method. The obtained method is a new simple and effective analyzing route for determination of undesired trace elements and their quantity comprised in leachates of fly ash, and leachates of building materials with addition of fly ash (cement binders and mortars). In order to prove its accuracy and precision, the developed method was employed on laboratory samples of cement binders and mortars. Results were compared with limit values provided in the standard. Multivariate analyses, i.e. cluster analysis and principal component analysis, were applied to establish interrelations between analyzed samples, and to certify the developed ICP-OES method.


2019 ◽  
Vol 85 (10) ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
F. S. Aliyeva ◽  
F. O. Mamedova ◽  
F. N. Bahmanova ◽  
Yu. A. Yusibov ◽  
F. M. Chyragov

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