Biological and chemical assessments of zinc ageing in field soils

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• 作者：Erica Donner ; Kris Broos ; Diane Heemsbergen ; Michael St. J. Warne ; Mike J. McLaughlin ; Mark E. Hodson ; Stephen Nortcliff
• 关键词：Attenuation ; Ageing ; Isotopic dilution ; Lability ; Lux biosensor
• 刊名：Environmental Pollution
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：January 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：158
• 期：1
• 页码：339-345
• 全文大小：293 K

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As zinc (Zn) is both an essential trace element and potential toxicant, the effects of Zn fixation in soil are of practical significance. Soil samples from four field sites amended with ZnSO₄ were used to investigate ageing of soluble Zn under field conditions over a 2-year period. Lability of Zn measured using ⁶⁵Zn radioisotope dilution showed a significant decrease over time and hence evidence of Zn fixation in three of the four soils. However, 0.01 M CaCl₂ extractions and toxicity measurements using a genetically modified lux-marked bacterial biosensor did not indicate a decrease in soluble/bioavailable Zn over time. This was attributed to the strong regulatory effect of abiotic properties such as pH on these latter measurements. These results also showed that Zn ageing occurred immediately after Zn spiking, emphasising the need to incubate freshly spiked soils before ecotoxicity assessments.