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Mobility, bioavailability and toxic effects of cadmium in soil samples.

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PROKOP Zbyněk ČUPR Pavel ZLEVOROVÁ-ZLÁMALÍKOVÁ V. KOMÁREK Josef DUŠEK Ladislav HOLOUBEK Ivan

Year of publication 2003
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Environmental Research
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Faculty of Science

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Field Environment influence on health
Keywords Mobility; bioavailability and toxic effects of cadmium in soil samples.
Description Total concentration is not a reliable indicator of metal mobility or bioavailability in soils. The physicochemical form determines the behavior of metals in soils and hence the toxicity toward terrestrial biota. The main objectives of this study were the application and comparison of three approaches for the evaluation of cadmium behavior in soil samples. The mobility and bioavailability of cadmium in five selected soil samples were evaluated using equilibrium speciation (Windermere humic aqueous model (WHAM), extraction procedures (Milli-Q water, DMSO, and DTPA), and a number of bioassays (Microtox, growth inhibition test, contact toxicity test, and respiration). The mobility, represented by the water-extractable fraction, corresponded well with the amount of cadmium in the soil solution, calculated using the WHAM (r2 0:96; Po0:001). The results of the ecotoxicological evaluation, which represent the bioavailable fraction of cadmium, correlated well with DTPA extractability and also with the concentration of free cadmium ion, which is recognized as the most bioavailable metal form. The results of the WHAM as well as the results of extraction experiments showed a strong binding of cadmium to organic matter and a weak sorption of cadmium to clay minerals.
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