Toxicity of trace metals in soil as affected by soil type and aging after contamination: Using calibrated bioavailability models to set ecological soil standards

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1633-1642

  Smolders, Erik ^a   Oorts, Koen ^b   Van Sprang, Patrick ^b   Schoeters, Ilse ^c   Janssen, Colin R ^d   McGrath, Steve P ^e   McLaughlin, Mike J ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Member of ARCADIS Belgium   (Belgium)

^c European Copper Institute   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Bioavailability; Biotic ligand model; Ecological risk assessment; Weathering

Indexed keywords

AGED SOIL; AGING; AMENDED SOIL; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CHRONIC TOXICITY; COMPARATIVE TESTS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; FREE METAL ION; IN-FIELD; METAL SOLUBILITY; METAL TOXICITY; MODIFYING EFFECTS; NATURAL BACKGROUNDS; PREDICTED NO-EFFECT CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL METAL CONCENTRATIONS; SOIL METALS; SOIL PH; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TYPES; SOLUBLE METALS; TRACE METAL;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ECOLOGY; EROSION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LEAD; LIGANDS; METAL IONS; METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS; WEATHERING; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; METAL ION; NICKEL; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EUROPEAN UNION; ION EXCHANGE; PH; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TYPE; STANDARDIZATION; TOXICITY; TOXICITY TEST; TRACE METAL; WEATHERING;

AGING; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CATION EXCHANGE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATES; METALS; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 69049101149     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/08-592.1     Document Type: Article

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