BIELSKÁ, Lucie, Mélanie Marie KAH, Gabriel SIGMUND, Thilo HOFMANN and Sebastian HOSS. Bioavailability and toxicity of pyrene in soils upon biochar and compost addition. Science of the Total Environment. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier, vol. 595, October, p. 132-140. ISSN 0048-9697. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.230. 2017.
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Original name Bioavailability and toxicity of pyrene in soils upon biochar and compost addition
Authors BIELSKÁ, Lucie (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Mélanie Marie KAH (250 France), Gabriel SIGMUND (40 Austria), Thilo HOFMANN (40 Austria) and Sebastian HOSS (276 Germany).
Edition Science of the Total Environment, AMSTERDAM, Elsevier, 2017, 0048-9697.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10511 Environmental sciences
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 4.610
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100298
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.230
UT WoS 000401556800015
Keywords in English Biochar; Compost; Nematodes; Pyrene toxicity; Solid-phase microextraction; Sorption
Tags NZ, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
The study investigates the role of biochar and/or compost in mitigating the toxic effects of pyrene in soils using reproduction of nematodes and porewater concentration as measures of pyrene toxicity and bioavailability, respectively. Two soils were spiked with increasing levels of pyrene to achieve a concentration-response relationship for the reproduction of Caenorhabditis elegans. The observed EC50 values (pyrene concentration causing 50% inhibition of reproduction) were 14mg/kg and 31mg/kg (drymass) for these soils, corresponding to equilibrium porewater concentrations of 37 mu g/L and 47 mu g/L, respectively. Differences in organic carbon content were not sufficient to explain the variability in toxicity between the different soils. Soils causing a significant inhibition of reproduction were further amended with 10%-compost, 5%-biochar, or both, and the effects on reproduction and porewater concentration determined. Combined addition of compost and biochar was identified as the most effective strategy in reducing pyrene concentration in soil porewater, which was also partly reflected in soil toxicity. However, porewater concentrations predicted only 52% of pyrene toxicity to nematodes, pointing to particle-bound or dietary exposure pathways. Capsule: Amending pyrene-spiked soil with biochar and compost effectively reduced pyrene porewater concentrations and toxicity to nematodes, which were significantly related.
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LM2015051, research and development projectName: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX RI)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
LO1214, research and development projectName: Centrum pro výzkum toxických látek v prostředí (Acronym: RECETOX)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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