Acid sulfate soils and human health-A Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1234-1242

  Ljung, Karin ^a,b   Maley, Fiona ^a,b   Cook, Angus ^a,b   Weinstein, Philip ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Acidity; ASS; Fish kills; Land drainage; Metal toxicity; Soil scalds

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; AQUACULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE CONTROL; ECOLOGY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; POLLUTION CONTROL; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

ACID SULFATE SOILS; FISH KILLS; HIGH POPULATION DENSITY AREA; LAND DRAINAGE; METAL TOXICITY; MILLENNIUM ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENTS; POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS; VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

SULFATE;

ACID SULFATE SOIL; ACIDITY; BIOAVAILABILITY; COPING STRATEGY; CROP YIELD; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE VECTOR; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOOD SECURITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOIL MANAGEMENT; UNITED NATIONS; WATER QUALITY;

AGROECOSYSTEM; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISEASE CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH HAZARD; LAND DRAINAGE; PLANT ECOLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOIL ACIDIFICATION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 70349308232     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

References (89)

1. ABCB (Australian Building Codes Board) Acid Sulfate Soils. Consultation paper; 2007.
2. Alsemgeest G., Dale P., and Alsemgeest D. Evaluating the risk of potential acid sulfate soils and habitat modification for mosquito control (runneling) in coastal salt marshes: comparing methods and managing the risk. Environ Management 35 (2005) 152-161
3. Anderson M. Hydrogeologic framework for groundwater protection. In: Page G. (Ed). Planning for groundwater protection (1987), Academic Press, Inc, Orlando, USA 1-28
4. Andriesse W., and van Mensvoort M.E.F. Acid sulfate soils: distribution and extent. In: Lal R. (Ed). Encyclopaedia of Soil Science (2006), CRC: Taylor and Francis, Boca Raton, FL
5. Appleyard S., Macintyre K., and Dobson B. Protecting "Living Water": involving Western Australian aboriginal communities in the management of groundwater quality issues. Groundwater quality: natural and enhanced restoration of groundwater pollution. Proceedings of the Groundwater Quality 2001 Conference (2002), IAHS Publ, Sheffield, UK 275
6. Åström M. The effect of acid soil leaching on trace element abundance in a medium-sized stream. W Finland Appl Geochem 16 (2001) 387-396
7. Åström M., and Björklund A. Impact of acid sulfate soils in stream water geochemistry in western Finland. J Geochem Explor 55 (1993) 163-170
8. Åström M., and Björklund A. Geochemistry and acidity of sulfide-bearing postglacial sediments of western Finland. Environ Geochem Health 19 (1997) 155-164
9. Birchall J.D., Exley C., Chappell J.S., and Phillips M.J. Acute toxicity of aluminium to fish eliminated in silicon-rich acid waters. Nature 338 (1989) 146-148
10. Bronswijk J., Groenenberg J., Ritesma C., van Wijk A., and Nughoro K. Evaluation of water management strategies for acid sulfate soils using a simulation model: a case study in Indonesia. Agri Water Management 27 (1995) 125-142
11. Brown T., Morley A., Sandersen N., and Tait R. Report of a large fish kill resulting from natural acid water. J Fish Biol 22 (1983) 335-350
12. Buschmann J., Berg M., Stengel C., Winkel L., Sampson M.L., Trang P.T., and Viet P.H. Contamination of drinking water resources in the Mekong delta floodplains: arsenic and other trace metals pose serious health risks to population. Environ Int 34 (2008) 756-764
13. Callinan R., Fraser G., and Melville M. Seasonally recurrent fish mortalities and ulcerative disease outbreaks associated with acid sulfate soils in Australian estuaries. In: Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. (Eds). Selected papers of the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium on Acid Sulfate Soils (1993), ILRI Publications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 1992
14. Chaang T., Saari R., Diemont H., and Yusoff A. The development of an acid sulfate area in former mangroves in Merbok, Kedah, Malaysia. In: Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. (Eds). Selected papers of the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium on Acid Sulfate Soils (1993), ILRI Publications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15. Cook F.J., Hicks W., Gardner E.A., Carlin G.D., and Froggatt D.W. Export of acidity in drainage water from acid sulfate soils. Marine Poll Bull 41 (2000) 319-326
16. Corvalan C., Hales S., and McMichael A. Ecosystems and human well-being: health synthesis, a report for the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005), World Health Organisation, Geneva
17. Crammond N. The occurrence of thaumasite in modern construction-a review. Cement Concr Compos 24 (2002) 393-402
18. de Groot R., and Ramakrishnan P. Chapter 17: cultural and amenity services. In: Hassan R., Scholes R., and Ash N. (Eds). Ecosystems and human well-being: current state and trends vol. 1 (2005), Island Press, Washington 457-476
19. Denmead O.T., Macdonald B.C.T., Bryant G., Wang W., White I., and Moody P. Greenhouse gas emissions from sugarcane soils and nitrogen fertiliser management: II. Proceedings of the 2007 Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists held at Cairns, Queensland, Australia (2007) 8-11 May
20. Dear S.E., Moore N.G., Dobos S.K., Watling K.M., and Ahern C.R. Soil management guidelines. Queensland acid sulfate soil technical manual. Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia (2002)
21. Dent D. Acid sulfate soils: a baseline for research and development (1986), ILRI Publications, Wageningen, The Netherlands
22. Dent D., and Pons L. A world perspective on acid sulfate soils. Geoderma 67 (1995) 263-276
23. Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. Preface. In: Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. (Eds). Selected papers of the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium on Acid Sulfate Soils (1993), ILRI Publications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
24. Derbyshire E. Natural aerosolic mineral dusts and human health. In: Selinus O., Alloway B., Centeno J., Finkelman R., Fuge R., Lindh U., and Smedley P. (Eds). Essentials of medical geology: impacts of the natural environment on public health (2005), Elsevier Academic Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
25. Deturck P., Weerasinghe K.D.N., Gunarathna D.A.B.N., Lexa J.P., and Vlassak K. Rice production on acid sulfate soils of Sri Lanka. In: Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. (Eds). Selected papers of the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium on Acid Sulfate Soils (1993), ILRI Publications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
26. Dublin-Green C. Investigations on acid sulfate soils of the brackishwater experimental fish farm, Buguma, Rivers State. Establishment of African Regional Aquaculture Centre (1987) Project report no 9
27. Fältmarsch R. Effect of toxic metals mobilised from Finnish acid sulfate soils on terrestrial and aquatic biota and human health: a literature review. 8th World Congress of Soil Science, Philadelphia, USA (2006) 9-15 July
28. Fältmarsch R., Åström M., and Vuori K.M. Environmental risks of metals mobilised from acid sulphate soils in Finland-. a literature review. Boreal Environ Res 13 (2008) 444-456
29. FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation). The state of the world fisheries and aquaculture (2009), Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome
30. Fitzpatrick R., Merry R., Williams J., White I., Bowman G., and Taylor G. Acid sulfate soil assessment: coast, inland and minesite conditions (2001), National Heritage Trust, Canberra
31. Fitzpatrick R. Atlas of Australian acid sulfate soils (2005), CSIRO Land and Water, Australia
32. Folinsbee L. Human health effects of air pollution. Environ Health Perspect 100 (1993) 45-56
33. Gosavi K., Sammut J., Gifford S., and Jankowski J. Macroalgal biomonitors of trace metal contamination in acid sulfate soil aquaculture ponds. Sci Tot Environ 324 (2004) 25-39
34. Harley D., Sleigh A., and Ritchie S. Ross River virus transmission, infection, and disease: a cross-disciplinary review. Clin Microbiol Reviews 14 (2001) 909-932
35. Hicks W., Bowman G., and Fitzpatrick R. Environmental impacts of acid sulfate soils near Cairns, QLD. CSIRO Land Water 8 (1999)
36. Hinwood A., Horwitz P., Appleyard S., Barton C., and Wajrak M. Acid sulfate soil disturbance and metals in groundwater: implications for human exposure through home grown produce. Environ Pollut 143 (2006) 100-105
37. Howa N., and Cuong H. Pollution of Cd, Fe and Ni in canal water in acid sulfate soils as affected by soil acidification and available metal concentrations in soils. Fourth International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment; Bangkok. Thailand (2006) 6-8 Dec
38. Hyne R.V., and Wilson S.P. Toxicity of acid-sulfate soil leachate and aluminium to the embryos and larvae of Australian bass (Macquaria novemaculeata) in estuarine water. Environ Pollut 97 (1997) 221-227
39. Indraratna B., Sullivan J., and Netherty A. Effect of groundwater table on the formation of acid sulfate soils. Mine Water Environ 14 (1995) 71-84
40. Kijne J.W. Abiotic stress and water scarcity: identifying and resolving conflicts from plant level to global level. Field Crop Res 97 (2006) 3-18
41. Le T., Pham A., Collins R., and Waite T. Impact of soil consolidation and solution composition on the hydraulic properties of coastal acid sulfate soils. Austr J Soil Sci 46 (2008) 112-121
42. Ljung K., Selinus O., Otabbong E., and Berglund M. Metal and arsenic distribution in soil particle sizes relevant to soil ingestion by children. Appl Geochem 21 (2006) 1613-1624
43. MA (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment). Ecosystems and human well-being: a framework for assessment (2003), Island Press, Washington DC
44. Macdonald B.C.T., Denmead O.T., White I., and Melville M.D. Natural sulfur dioxide emissions from sulfuric soils. Atm Environ 38 (2004) 1473-1480
45. Macdonald B.C.T., White I., Heath L., Smith J., Keene A., Tunks M., and Kinsela A.S. Tracing the outputs from drained acid sulfate flood plains to minimize threats to coastal lakes. In: Hoanh C., Tuong T., Gowing J., and Hardy B. (Eds). Environment and livelihoods in tropical coastal zones (2006), CAB International 99-106
46. MBDP (Mosquito Borne Disease Program). Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus-the facts. Department of Human Services/Victorian Arbovirus Taskforce (2008)
47. McBride M. Environmental chemistry of soils (1994), Oxford University Press, Inc., USA
48. Minh L., Tuong T., van Mensvoort M.E.F., and Bouma J. Contamination of surface water as affected by land use in acid sulfate soils in the Mekong River Delta, Vietnam. Agri Ecosystem Environ 61 (1997) 19-27
49. NSW Agriculture. National Strategy for the management of coastal acid sulfate soils. National Working Party on Acid Sulfate Soils. Agricultural and Resource Management Council of Australia and New Zealand; Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council; Ministerial Council Forestry, Fisheries and Aquaculture; 2000.
50. NSW DNR (New South Wales Department of Natural Resources). Acid sulfate soils, what are the effects of acid sulfate soils? http://www.naturalresources.nsw.gov.au/soils/what_effects.shtml. Accessed 23 June 2008; 2008.
51. Nordmyr L., Åström M., and Peltola P. Metal pollution of estuarine sediments caused by leaching of acid sulfate soils. Estuarine, Coastal Shelf Sci 76 (2008) 141-152
52. Oskarsson A., and Norrgren L. Copper pipes as a source of copper exposure in man and environment. Environ Reviews 6 (1998) 139-150
53. Österholm P., and Åström M. Quantification of current and future leaching of sulfur and metals from Boreal acid sulfate soils, western Finland. Austr J of Soil Res 42 (2004) 547-551
54. Palko J. Mineral element content of Timothy in an acid sulphate soil area of Tupos village, Northern Finland. Acta Agriculture Scandinavica 36 (1986) 399-409
55. Palko J., and Yli-Halla M. Assessment and management of acidity release upon drainage of acid sulfate soils in Finland. In: Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. (Eds). Selected papers of the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium on Acid Sulfate Soils (1993), ILRI Publications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 411-418
56. Perrier Y., and Tanguay C. Pyrite and your house. Association des Consommateurs pour la Qualite dans la Construction, National Library of Canada (1999), Payette & Simms Inc, Saint-Lambert (QC)
57. Powell B., and Martens M. A review of acid sulfate soil impacts, actions and policies that impact on water quality in Great Barrier Reef catchments, including a case study on remediation at East Trinity. Marine Poll Bull 51 (2005) 149-164
58. Ritzema H., and Braun H. Environmental aspects of drainage. In: Ritzema H. (Ed). Drainage principles and applications (1994), ILRI Publications, Wageningen, NL 1041-1052
59. Rosicky M., Sullivan L., Slavich P., and Hughes M. Factors contributing to the acid sulfate soil scalding process in the coastal floodplains of New South Wales, Australia. Austr J Soil Sci 42 (2004) 587-594
60. Rosicky M., Sullivan L., Slavich P., and Hughes M. Soil properties in and around acid sulfate soil scalds in the coastal floodplains of New South Wales, Australia. Austr J Soil Sci 42 (2004) 595-602
61. Russell D., and Helmke S. Impacts of acid leachate on water quality and fisheries resources of a coastal creek in northern Australia. Marine Freshwater Res 53 (2002) 19-33
62. Rutherford S., Clark E., McTainsh G., Simpson R., and Mitchell C. Characteristics of rural dust events shown to impact on asthma severity in Brisbane, Australia. Int J Biometeorol 42 (1999) 217-225
63. Sadio S., and van Mensvoort M.E.F. Saline acid sulfate soils in Senegal. In: Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. (Eds). Selected papers of the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium on Acid Sulfate Soils (1993), ILRI Publications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 89-93
64. Sammut J. An introduction to acid sulfate soils (2004), NSW Department of Primary Industries; Agriculture, Sydney, NSW
65. Sammut J., and Lines-Kelly R. Acid sulfate soils. 2nd ed (2000), National Heritage Trust, Sydney
66. Sarwani M., Lande M., and Andriesse W. Farmers' experience in using acid sulfate soils: some examples from tidal swampland of southern Kalimantan, Indonesia. In: Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. (Eds). Selected papers of the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium on Acid Sulfate Soils (1993), ILRI Puiblications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 113-122
67. Sheppard S. A model to predict concentration enrichment of contaminants on soil adhering to plants and skin. Environl Geochem Health 17 (1995) 13-20
68. Simpson H., and Pedini M. Brackishwater aquaculture in the tropics: the problem of acid sulfate soil enviroment. Appl Geochem 19 (1985) 1837-1853
69. Sohlenius G., and Öhborn I. Sura sulfatjordar läcker metaller - orsaker och möjliga åtgärder. Fakta Jordbruk 7 (2002) 4 in Swedish
70. Stephens F., and Ingram M. Two cases of fish mortality in low pH, aluminium rich water. J Fish Dis 29 (2006) 765-770
71. Sundström R., Åström M., and Österholm P. Comparison of the metal content in acid sulfate soil runoff and industrial effluents in Finland. Environ Sci Technol 32 (2002) 4269-4272
72. Thompson T., Fawell J., Kunikane S., Jackson D., Appleyard S., Callan P., Bartram J., and Kingston P. Chemical safety of drinking-water: assessing priorities for risk management (2007), WHO Press, Geneva, Switzerland
73. Tuong T. An overiew of water management of acid sulfate soil. In: Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. (Eds). Selected papers of the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium on Acid Sulfate Soils (1993), ILRI Publications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 265-279
74. van Gent P., and Ukkerman H. The Balanta rice farming system in Guinea-Bissau. In: Dent D., and van Mensvoort M. (Eds). Selected papers of the Ho Chi Minh City Symposium on Acid Sulfate Soils (1993), ILRI Publications, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 103-112
75. van Haaften E., and van de Vijver F. Psychological consequences of environmental degradation. J Health Psychol 1 (1996) 411-429
76. Virgona J. Environmental factors influencing the prevalence of a cutaneous ulcerative disease (red spot) in the sea mullet, Mugil cephalus L., in the Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia. J Fish Dis 15 (1992) 363-378
77. Vörösmarty C., Leveque C., and Revenga C. Chapter 7. Fresh water. In: Hassan R., Scholes R., and Ash N. (Eds). Ecosystems and Human Well-Being: Current State and Trends vol 1 (2005), Island Press, Washington, DC
78. WAPC (Western Australian Planning Commission). Acid sulfate soils. Planning Bulletin No 64. ISSN 1324-9142 (2003) p12
79. White I., Melville M., and Sammut J. Possible impacts of salinewater intrusion floodgate in Vietnam's lower Mekong delta. Proceedings of seminar on Environment and Development in Vietnam (1996), Australian National University
80. White I., Melville M., Wilson B., and Sammut J. Reducing acid discharge from coastal wetlands in eastern Australia. Wetland Ecol Management 5 (1997) 55-72
81. White I., Heath L., and Melville M. Ecological impacts of flood mitigation and drainage in coastal lowlands. Austr J Emergency Management (1999) 9-15
82. White I., Melville M., Macdonald B., Quirk R., Hawken R., Tunks M., Buckley D., Beattie R., Heath L., and Williams J. From conflict to industry-regulated best practice guidelines: a case study of estuarine flood plain management of the Tweed River, eastern Australia. In: Hoanh C., Tuong T., Gowing J., and Hardy B. (Eds). Environment and livelihoods in tropical coastal zones (2006), CAB International 107-125
83. WHO. Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases. Report of the joint WHO/FAO expert consultation: WHO Technical Report Series; 2003.
84. WHO. Guidelines for drinking water quality, incorporating first addendum. 3rd ed. Recommendations vol 1 (2006), WHO Press, Geneva, Switzerland
85. Willett I., Noller B., and Beech T. Mobility of radium and heavy metals from uranium mine tailings in acid sulfate soils. Austr J Soil Sci 32 (1994) 335-355
86. Wilson B., White I., and Melville M. Floodplain hydrology, acid discharge and change in water quality associated with a drained acid sulfate soil. Marine Freshwater Res 50 (1999) 149-157
87. WRC (Water & River Commission). Investigation of soil and groundwater acidity, Stirling. Report to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. Department of Environmental Protection, WA (2002)
88. Yampracha S., Attanandana T., Sidibe-Diarra A., and Yost R. Predicting the dissolution of rock phosphates in flooded acid sulfate soils. Soil Sci Soc Am J 69 (2005) 2000-2011
89. Yli-Halla M., and Palko J. Mineral element content of oats (Avena sativa L.) in an acid sulfate soil area of Tupos village, Northern Finland. J Agric Sci Finland 59 (1987) 73-78