Effect of water table level on metal mobility at different depths in wetland soils of the Scheldt estuary (Belgium)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 202, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 353-367

  Du Laing, Gijs ^a   Meers, Erik ^a   Dewispelaere, Marjan ^a   Rinklebe, Jörg ^b   Vandecasteele, Bart ^c   Verloo, Marc G ^a   Tack, Filip M G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Availability; Flooding; Floodplain; Marsh; Soil profile; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; EFFECT OF WATER; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; HIGH SALINITY; MARSH; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL MOBILITY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDE REDUCTION; PORE WATERS; REDUCING CONDITIONS; SCHELDT ESTUARY; SOIL PROFILE; SOLUBLE ORGANIC MATTERS; WATER TABLE LEVEL; WATER TABLES; WETLAND SOILS;

AQUIFERS; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; DISSOLUTION; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); NICKEL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER; WETLANDS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; IRON; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; SULFIDE; WATER; ZINC;

ELEMENT MOBILITY; ESTUARINE DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; WATER LEVEL; WATER TABLE;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARY; SALINITY; SAMPLING; SOIL ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

EID: 69049116190     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-009-9982-2     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. G. Du Laing N. Bogaert F. M. G. Tack M. G. Verloo F. Hendrickx 2002 Heavy metal contents (Cd, Cu, Zn) in spiders (Pirata piraticus) living in intertidal sediments of the river Scheldt estuary (Belgium) as affected by substrate characteristics The Science of the Total Environment 289 1-3 71 81 doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(01)01025-7
2. G. Du Laing G. Van Ryckegem F. M. G. Tack M. G. Verloo 2006 Metal accumulation in intertidal litter through decomposing leaf blades, sheaths and stems of Phragmites australis Chemosphere 63 11 1815 1823 doi:10.1016/j. chemosphere.2005.10.034
3. G. Du Laing B. Vandecasteele P. De Grauwe W. Moors E. Lesage E. Meers, et al. 2007 Factors affecting metal concentrations in the upper sediment layer of intertidal reedbeds along the river Scheldt Journal of Environmental Monitoring 9 5 449 455 doi:10.1039/b618772b
4. G. Du Laing D. Vanthuyne F. M. G. Tack M. G. Verloo 2007 Factors affecting metal mobility and bioavailability in the superficial intertidal sediment layer of the Scheldt estuary Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 10 1 33 40 doi:10.1080/14634980701212969
5. G. Du Laing D. R. Vanthuyne B. Vandecasteele F. M. G. Tack M. G. Verloo 2007 Influence of hydrological regime on pore water metal concentrations in a contaminated sediment-derived soil Environmental Pollution 147 3 615 625 doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2006.10.004
6. G. Du Laing A. Bontinck R. Samson B. Vandecasteele D. Vanthuyne E. Meers, et al. 2008 Effect of decomposing litter on the mobility and availability of metals in the soil of a recently created floodplain Geoderma 147 34 46 doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2008.07.004
7. G. Du Laing B. De Meyer E. Meers E. Lesage A. M. K. Van de Moortel F. M. G. Tack, et al. 2008 Metal accumulation in intertidal marshes: Role of sulphide precipitation Wetlands 28 3 735 746 doi:10.1672/07-103.1
8. G. Du Laing R. De Vos B. Vandecasteele E. Lesage F. M. G. Tack M. G. Verloo 2008 Effect of salinity on heavy metal mobility and availability in intertidal sediments of the Scheldt estuary Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 77 4 589 602 doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2007.10.017
9. Du Laing, G., Rinklebe, J., Vandecasteele, B., Meers, E., & Tack, F. M. G. (2009a). Trace metal behaviour in estuarine and riverine floodplain soils and sediments: A review. The Science of the Total Environment. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.07.025.
10. Du Laing, G., Meers, E., Dewispelaere, M., Vandecasteele, B., Rinklebe, J., Tack, F. M. G., et al. (2009b). Heavy metal mobility in intertidal sediments of the Scheldt estuary: Field monitoring. The Science of the Total Environment. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.12.024.
11. Du Laing, G., Van de Moortel, A. M. K., Moors, W., De Grauwe, P., Meers, E., & Tack, F. M. G. (2009c). Factors affecting metal concentrations in reed plants (Phragmites australis) of intertidal marches in the Scheldt estuary. Ecological Engineering. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2008.01.002.
12. M. C. M. A. Ferraz J. C. N. Lourenco 2000 The influence of organic matter content of contaminated soils on the leaching rate of heavy metals Environment and Progress 19 1 53 58 doi:10.1002/ep.670190118
13. L. J. A. Gerringa H. Hummel T. C. W. Moerdijk-Poortvliet 1998 Relations between free copper and salinity, dissolved and particulate organic carbon in the Oosterschelde and Westerschelde Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 40 3-4 193 203
14. L. J. A. Gerringa H. J. W. de Baar R. F. Nolting H. Paucot 2001 The influence of salinity on the solubility of Zn and Cd sulphides in the Scheldt estuary Journal of Sea Research 46 3-4 201 211 doi:10.1016/S1385-1101(01)00081-8
15. T. Z. Guo R. D. DeLaune W. H. Patrick 1997 The influence of sediment redox chemistry on chemically active forms of arsenic, cadmium, chromium, and zinc in estuarine sediment Environment International 23 3 305 316 doi:10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00033-0
16. V. Hatje T. E. Payne D. M. Hill G. McOrist G. F. Birch R. Szymczak 2003 Kinetics of trace element uptake and release by particles in estuarine waters: Effects of pH, salinity, and particle loading Environment International 29 5 619 629 doi:10.1016/S0160-4120(03)00049-7
17. L. Hellings K. Van den Driessche W. Baeyens E. Keppens F. Dehairs 2000 Origin and fate of dissolved inorganic carbon in interstitial waters of two freshwater intertidal areas: A case study of the Scheldt Estuary, Belgium Biogeochemistry 51 2 141 160 doi:10.1023/A:1006472213070
18. K. Kalbitz R. Wennrich 1998 Mobilization of heavy metals and arsenic in polluted wetland soils and its dependence on dissolved organic matter The Science of the Total Environment 209 1 27 39 doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00302-1
19. T. Karak U. K. Singh J. Lai 2005 Influences of starch and Zn-EDTA on Zn-desorption and rice (Oryza sativa L.) nutrition under different moisture regimes Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 51 3 265 280 doi:10.1080/ 03650340500044661
20. M. A. Kashem B. R. Singh 2001 Metal availability in contaminated soils: II. Uptake of Cd, Ni and Zn in rice plants grown under flooded culture with organic matter addition Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 61 3 257 266 doi:10.1023/A:1013724521349
21. E. M. Lores J. R. Pennock 1998 The effect of salinity on binding of Cd, Cr, Cu and Zn to dissolved organic matter Chemosphere 37 5 861 874 doi:10.1016/S0045-6535(98)00090-3
22. P. H. Masscheleyn J. H. Pardue R. D. Delaune W. H. Patrick 1992 Chromium redox chemistry in a lower Mississippi Valley bottomland hardwood wetland Environmental Science & Technology 26 6 1217 1226 doi:10.1021/es50002a611
23. Meers, E. (2005). Phytoextraction of heavy metals from contaminated dredged sediments. Ph.D. thesis, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Ghent University, 341 p.
24. E. Meers V. Unamuno M. Vandegehuchte K. Vanbroekhoven W. Geebelen R. Samson, et al. 2005 Soil-solution speciation of Cd as affected by soil characteristics in unpolluted and polluted soils Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24 3 499 509 doi:10.1897/04-231R.1
25. E. Meers G. Du Laing V. G. Unamuno E. Lesage F. M. G. Tack M. G. Verloo 2006 Water extractability of trace metals from soils: Some pitfalls Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 176 1-4 21 35 doi:10.1007/s11270-005-9070-1
26. E. Meers G. Du Laing V. Unamuno A. Ruttens J. Vangronsveld F. M. G. Tack, et al. 2007 Comparison of cadmium extractability from soils by commonly used single extraction protocols Geoderma 141 3-4 247 259 doi:10.1016/j.geoderma. 2007.06.002
27. G. E. Millward Y. P. Liu 2003 Modelling metal desorption kinetics in estuaries The Science of the Total Environment 314 1 613 623 doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(03)00077-9
28. Nelson, R. E. (1982). Carbonate and gypsum. In A. L. Page (Ed.), Methods of soil analysis, part 2. Chemical and microbiological properties (pp. 181-197). Madison: American Society of Agronomy.
29. M. A. A. Paalman C. H. Vanderweijden J. P. G. Loch 1994 Sorption of cadmium on suspended matter under estuarine conditions-competition and complexation with major sea-water ions Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 73 1-4 49 60 doi:10.1007/BF00477975
30. H. Paucot R. Wollast 1997 Transport and transformation of trace metals in the Scheldt estuary Marine Chemistry 58 1-2 229 244 doi:10.1016/S0304-4203(97) 00037-6
31. F. M. Tack F. Lapauw M. G. Verloo 1997 Determination and fractionation of sulphur in a contaminated dredged sediment Talanta 44 12 2185 2192 doi:10.1016/S0039-9140(97)00035-0
32. E. Tipping S. Lofts A. J. Lawlor 1998 Modelling the chemical speciation of trace metals in the surface waters of the Humber system Science of the Total Environment 210 1-6 63 77
33. Ure, A. M. (1990). Methods of analysis for heavy metals in soils. In B. J. Alloway (Ed.), Heavy metals in soils (pp. 40-73). Glasgow: Blackie and Son.
34. G. A. van den Berg J. P. G. Loch 2000 Decalcification of soils subject to periodic waterlogging European Journal of Soil Science 51 1 27 33 doi:10.1046/j.1365-2389.2000.00279.x
35. Van Ranst, E., Verloo, M. G., Demeyer, A., & Pauwels, J. M. (1999). Manual for the soil chemistry and fertility laboratory. Gent: International Training Centre for Post-Graduate Soil Scientists, University of Ghent 100 p.
36. B. Vandecasteele B. De Vos F. M. G. Tack 2003 Temporal-spatial trends in heavy metal contents in sediment-derived soils along the Sea Scheldt river (Belgium) Environmental Pollution 122 7 18 doi:10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00282-8
37. B. Vandecasteele G. Du Laing P. Quataert F. M. G. Tack 2005 Differences in Cd and Zn bioaccumulation for the flood-tolerant Salix cinerea rooting in seasonally flooded contaminated sediments The Science of the Total Environment 341 1-3 251 263 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.09.032
38. Vlarebo (2008). Flemisch soil remediation decree ratified by the Flemish government on 14/12/2007 (Translated from Dutch).
39. M. L. Wells P. B. Kozelka K. W. Bruland 1998 The complexation of 'dissolved' Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb by soluble and colloidal organic matter in Narragansett Bay, RI Marine Chemistry 62 3-4 203 217 doi:10.1016/S0304-4203(98) 00041-3