Assessing the environmental availability of heavy metals in geogenically contaminated soils of the Sierra de Aracena Natural Park (SW Spain). Is there a health risk?

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 560-561, Issue , 2016, Pages 254-265

  Rivera, M B ^a   Giraldez M I ^a,b   Fernandez Caliani J C ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b International Campus of Excellence for Environment   (Spain)

^c Centre for Research in Sustainable Chemistry (CIQSO)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental availability; Geogenic contamination; Metal speciation; Risk assessment; Single chemical extractions; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; COPPER; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; HAZARDS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; LEAD; METAL IONS; METALS; RISK ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ACCEPTABLE RISK LEVELS; CHEMICAL EXTRACTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL SPECIATION; GEOGENIC; METAL SPECIATION; METALS AND METALLOIDS; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; REGULATORY THRESHOLDS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETIC ACID; ARSENIC ACID; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; COPPER; EDETIC ACID; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; HYDROXIDE; LEAD; METAL ION; METALLOID; SILVER; THALLIUM; TIN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TRACE ELEMENT;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CLAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; INGESTION; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAND; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SPAIN; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; SOIL POLLUTANT;

SPAIN;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN;

EID: 84963591531     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.029     Document Type: Article

References (73)

1. Adamo P., Dudka S., Wilson M.J., McHardy W.J. Chemical and mineralogical forms of Cu and Ni in contaminated soils from the Sudbury mining and smelting region, Canada. Environ. Pollut. 1996, 91:11-19.
2. Adriano D.C. Trace elements in terrestrial environments. Biogeochemistry, Bioavailability, and Risks of Metals 2001, Springer, New York. fourth ed.
3. Alloway B.J. Heavy metals in soils. Trace Metals and Metalloids in Soils and their Bioavailability 2013, Springer, Dordrecht. third ed.
4. Arribas A., Bechstadt T., Boni M. Stratabound ore deposits related to synsedimentary tectonics: south-west Sardinia (Italy) and Sierra de Aracena (Spain); a comparison. Geol. Rundsch. 1990, 79:373-386.
5. Bech J., Poschenrieder C., Llugany M., Barceló J., Tume P., Tobias F.J., Barranzuela J.L., Vásquez E.R. Arsenic and heavy metal contamination of soil and vegetation around a copper mine in Northern Peru. Sci. Total Environ. 1997, 203:83-91.
6. Bowers A.R., Huang C.P. Adsorption characteristics of metal-EDTA complexes onto hydrous oxides. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 1986, 110:575-590.
7. Bradl H.B. Adsorption of heavy metal ions on soils and soils constituents. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2004, 277:1-18.
8. Cabrera F., Clemente L., Díaz-Barrientos E., López R., Murillo J.M. Heavy metal pollution of soils affected by the Guadiamar toxic flood. Sci. Total Environ. 1999, 242:117-129.
9. Connor J.A., Bowers R.L., McHugh T.H., Spexet A.H. RBCA tool kit for chemical releases. Software Guidance Manual 2007, GSI Environ Inc.
10. Cui Y., Du X. Soil heavy-metal speciation and wheat phytotoxicity in the vicinity of an abandoned lead-zinc mine in Shangyu City, Eastern China. Environ. Earth Sci. 2011, 62:257-264.
11. D'Amore J.J., Al-Abed S.R., Scheckel K.G., Ryan J.A. Methods for speciation of metals in soils: a review. J. Environ. Qual. 2005, 34:1707-1745.
12. De Vries W., Groenenberg J.E. Evaluation of approaches to calculate critical metal loads for forest ecosystems. Environ. Pollut. 2009, 157:3422-3432.
13. 2 soil extract. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 2003, 54:149-157.
14. Degryse F., Smolders E., Parker D.R. Partitioning of metals (Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) in soils: concepts, methodologies, prediction and applications - a review. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 2009, 60:590-612.
15. Degryse F., Vlassak V., Smolders E., Merckx R. Mobilization of Cd upon acidification of agricultural soils: column study and field modelling. Eur. J. Soil Sci. 2007, 58:152-165.
16. Díaz-Azpiroz M., Castro A., Fernández C., López S., Fernández-Caliani J.C., Moreno-Ventas I. The contact between the Ossa-Morena and the south-Portuguese zones. Characteristics and significance of the Aracena metamorphic belt, in its central sector between Aroche and Aracena (Huelva). J. Iber. Geol. 2004, 30:23-51.
17. Domenico P.A. An analytical model for multidimensional transport of decaying contaminant species. J. Hydrol. 1987, 91:49-58.
18. Ettler V., Mihaljevic M., Sebek O., Grygar T. Assessment of single extractions for the determination of mobile forms of metals in highly polluted soils and sediments-analytical and thermodynamic approaches. Anal. Chim. Acta 2007, 602:131-140.
19. Fernández-Caliani J.C. Risk-based assessment of multimetallic soil pollution in the industrialized peri-urban area of Huelva, Spain. Environ. Geochem. Health 2012, 34:123-139.
20. Fernández-Caliani J.C., Giráldez M.I., Rivera M.B., Barba-Brioso C. Geochemical partitioning and mineral speciation of Zn in naturally metal-enriched soils of SW Spain. Min. Mag. 2011, 75:840.
21. Fernández-Caliani J.C., Requena A., Sáez R., Ruiz de Almodóvar G. Las Mineralizaciones Pb-Zn Asociadas a Rocas Carbonatadas en el Sector de Fuenteheridos, Huelva. Stvd. Geol. Salmant. Vol. Esp. 1989, 4:7-15.
22. Fernández-Caliani J.C., Timón V., Rivera M.B., Giráldez I., Pérez-López R. Experimental and theoretical evidence of zinc structurally bound in vermiculite from naturally metal-enriched soils. Clay Miner. 2013, 48:529-541.
23. Galán E., Fernández-Caliani J.C., González I., Aparicio P., Romero A. Influence of geological setting on geochemical baselines of trace elements in soils. Application to soils of south-west Spain. J. Geochem. Explor. 2008, 98:89-106.
24. Gladney E.S., Roelandts I. Compilation of elemental concentration data for USGS geochemical exploration reference materials GXR-1 to GXR-6. Geostand. Newslett. 1990, 14:21-118.
25. Gupta S.K., Vollmer M.K., Krebs R. The importance of mobile, mobilisable and pseudototal heavy metal fractions in soil for three-level risk assessment and risk management. Sci. Total Environ. 1996, 178:11-20.
26. Houba V.J.G., Lexmond Th.M., Novozamsky I., Van Der Lee J.J. State of the art and future developments in soil analysis for bioavailability assessment. Sci. Total Environ. 1996, 178:21-28.
27. Houba V.J.G., Temminghoff E.J.M., Gaikhorst G.A., Van Vark W. Soil analysis procedures using 0.01 M calcium chloride as extraction reagent. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant 2000, 31:1299-1396.
28. ISO ISO/IEC 17025. General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories 2005, International Organization for Standardization, Geneve, Switzerland.
29. Jung M.C., Thornton I. Heavy metal contamination of soils and plants in the vicinity of a lead-zinc mine Korea. Appl. Geochem. 1996, 11:53-59.
30. Junta de Andalucía, 2005. Mapa de Suelos de Andalucía a escala 1:400,000. Consejería de Medio Ambiente.
31. Kabata-Pendias A. Trace Elements in Soils and Plants 2011, CRC Press, Boca Raton. fourth ed.
32. Kahle M., Kleber M., Reinhold J. Review of XRD-based quantitative analyses of clay minerals in soils: the suitability of mineral intensity factors. Geoderma 2002, 109:191-205.
33. Kim R.Y., Yoon J.K., Kim T.S., Yang J.E., Owens G., Kim K.R. Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils: definitions and practical implementation-a critical review. Environ. Geochem. Health 2015, 37:1041-1061.
34. Li Z., Ma Z., Van der Kuijp T.J., Yuan Z., Huang L. A review of soil heavy metal pollution from mines in China: pollution and health risk assessment. Sci. Total Environ. 2014, 468-469:843-853.
35. Lindsay W.L., Norvell W.A. Development of a DTPA soil test for zinc, iron, manganese, and copper. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 1978, 42:421-428.
36. Loska K., Wiechula D., Korus I. Metal contamination of farming soils affected by industry. Environ. Int. 2004, 30:159-165.
37. Lottermoser B. Exposure assessment of naturally metal enriched topsoils, Port Macquarie, Australia. Environ. Geochem. Health 2002, 24:183-190.
38. Madejón E., Madejón P., Burgos P., Pérez de Mora A., Cabrera F. Trace elements, pH and organic matter evolution in contaminated soils under assisted natural remediation: a 4-year field study. J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 162:931-938.
39. Madejón P., Barba-Brioso C., Lepp N.W., Fernández-Caliani J.C. Traditional agricultural practices enable sustainable remediation of highly polluted soils in southern Spain for cultivation of food crops. J. Environ. Manag. 2011, 92:1828-1836.
40. Meers E., Du Laing G., Unamuno V., Ruttens A., Vangronsveld J., Tack F.M.G., Verloo M.G. Comparison of cadmium extractability from soils by commonly used single extraction protocols. Geoderma 2007, 141:247-259.
41. Menzies N.W., Donn M.J., Kopittke P.M. Evaluation of extractants for estimation of the phytoavailable trace metals in soils. Environ. Pollut. 2007, 145:121-130.
42. Moore D.M., Reynolds R.C. X-ray Diffraction and the Identification and Analysis of Clay Minerals 1997, Oxford University Press, New York.
43. Morgan R. Soils, heavy metals and human health. Soils and Human Health 2013, CRC Press, Boca Raton. E.C. Brevik, L.C. Burgess (Eds.).
44. Ni S., Ju Y., Hou Q., Wang S., Lui Q., Wu Y., Xiao L. Enrichment of heavy metal elements and their adsorption on iron oxides during carbonate rock weathering process. Prog. Nat. Sci. 2009, 19:1133-1139.
45. Novozamsky I., Lexmond Th.M., Houba V.J.G. A single extraction procedure of soil for evaluation of uptake of some heavy metals by plants. Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. 1993, 51:47-58.
46. Pansu M., Gautheyrou J. Handbook of soil analysis. Mineralogical, Organic and Inorganic Methods 2006, Springer, Berlin.
47. Peijnenburg W.J.G.M., Jager T. Monitoring approaches to assess bioaccessibility and bioavailability of metals: matrix issues. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 2003, 56:63-77.
48. Peijnenburg W.J.G.M., Posthuma L., Eijsackers H.J.P., Allen H.E. A conceptual framework for implementation of bioavailability of metals for environmental management purposes. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 1997, 37:163-172.
49. 3 extraction procedures for the study of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn extractability in contaminated soils. Anal. Chim. Acta 2004, 504:217-226.
50. Quevauvillier P., Lachica M., Barahona M., Gómez A., Rauret G., Muntuau H. Certified reference material for the quality control of EDTA and DTPA extractable trace metal contents in calcareous soils (CRM 6000). Fresenius J. Anal. Chem. 1998, 360:505-511.
51. Rao C.R.N., Sahuquillo A., López-Sánchez J.F. A review of the different methods applied in environmental geochemistry for single and sequential extraction of trace elements in soil and related materials. Water Air Soil Pollut. 2008, 189:291-333.
52. Rapant S., Salminen R., Tarvainen T., Krcmova K., Cveckova V. Application of a risk assessment method to Europe-wide geochemical baseline data. Geochem. Explor. Environ. Anal. 2008, 8:291-299.
53. Rauret G. Extraction procedures for the determination of heavy metals in contaminated soil and sediment. Talanta 1998, 46:449-455.
54. Rieuwerts J.S., Ashmore M.R., Farago M.E., Thornton I. The influence of soil characteristics on the extractability of Cd, Pb and Zn in upland and moorland soils. Sci. Total Environ. 2006, 366:864-875.
55. Rivera M.B., Fernández-Caliani J.C., Giráldez M.I. Geoavailability of lithogenic trace elements of environmental concern and supergene enrichment in soils of the Sierra de Aracena Natural Park (SW Spain). Geoderma 2015, 259-260:164-173.
56. Rodrigues S.M., Henriques B., Ferreira da Silva E., Pereira M.E., Duarte A.C., Römkens P.A.F.M. Evaluation of an approach for the characterization of reactive and available pools of 20 potentially toxic elements in soils: part I - the role of key soil properties in the variation of contaminant's reactivity. Chemosphere 2010, 81:1549-1559.
57. Rodrigues S.M., Henriques B., Ferreira da Silva E., Pereira M.E., Duarte A.C., Groenenberg J.E., Römkens P.A.F.M. Evaluation of an approach for the characterization of reactive and available pools of 20 potentially toxic elements in soils: part II - solid-solution partitioning relationships and ion activity in soil solutions. Chemosphere 2010, 81:1560-1570.
58. Römkens P.F.A.M., Guo H.Y., Chu C.L., Liu T.S., Chiang C.F., Koopmans G.F. Characterization of soil heavy metal pools in paddy fields in Taiwan: chemical extraction and solid-solution partitioning. J. Soils Sediments 2009, 9:216-228.
59. Ruiz E., Alonso-Azcárate J., Rodríguez L., Rincón J. Assessment of metal availability in soils from a Pb-Zn mine site of south-central Spain. Soil Sediment Contam. 2009, 18:619-641.
60. Sahuquillo A., López-Sánchez J.F., Rubio R., Rauret G., Thomas R.P., Davidson C.M., Ure A.M. Use of a certified reference material for extractable trace metals to assess sources of uncertainty in the BCR three-stage sequential extraction procedure. Anal. Chim. Acta 1999, 382:317-327.
61. Sahuquillo A., Rigol A., Rauret G. Overview of the use of leaching/extraction tests for risk assessment of trace metals in contaminated soils and sediments. Trends Anal. Chem. 2003, 22:152-159.
62. Sharma R.K., Agrawal M., Marshall F. Heavy metal contamination of soil and vegetables in suburban areas of Varanasi, India. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 2007, 66:258-266.
63. StatSoft Inc. STATISTICA 10.0 (Data Analysis Software System), Tulsa, OK, USA 2011.
64. Sun B., Zhao F.J., Lombi E., McGrath S.P. Leaching of heavy metals from contaminated soils using EDTA. Environ. Pollut. 2001, 113:111-120.
65. Tarazona J.V., Fernández M.D., Vega M.M. Regulation of contaminated soils in Spain. A new legal instrument. J. Soils Sediments 2005, 5:121-124.
66. Unamuno V.I.R., Meers E., Du Laing G., Tack F.M.G. Effect of physicochemical soil characteristics on copper and lead solubility in polluted and unpolluted soils. Soil Sci. 2009, 174:601-610.
67. Ure A.M. Single extraction schemes for soil analysis and related applications. Sci. Total Environ. 1996, 178:3-10.
68. USEPA, 1986. Cation-exchange capacity of soils (sodium acetate). Test method 9081. www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-12/documents/9081.pdf (accessed March 30, 2016).
69. USEPA Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund, Volume I, Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part A) EPA/540/1-89/002 1989, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
70. Vega F.A., Andrade M.L., Covelo E.F. Influence of soil properties on the sorption and retention of cadmium, copper and lead, separately and together, by 20 soil horizons: comparison of linear regression and tree regression analyses. J. Hazard. Mater. 2010, 174:522-533.
71. Verweij W. Chemical Equilibria in Aquatic Systems (CHEAQS) Next 2015.3 (accessed January 15, 2016). http://www.cheaqs.eu.
72. Zdruli P., Jones R.J.A., Montanarella L. Organic matter in the soils of southern Europe. European Soil Bureau Technical Report, EUR 21083 EN, Luxembourg 2004.
73. Zhou J.M., Dang Z., Cai M.F., Liu C.Q. Soil heavy metal pollution around the Dabaoshan mine, Guangdong Province, China. Pedosphere 2007, 17:588-594.