Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH
Volume 43, Issue 10, Pages 3953-3966Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-00895-1
Keywords
Mobility fraction; Sequential extraction; Collembola community; Bioavailability
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Ministry of Education [NRF-2018R1D1A1B07047657, 2019R1I1A1A 01043684]
- Korea University Grant
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The study reveals that arsenic in mine waste poses a threat to soil ecosystems, with the bioavailability of arsenic depending on its chemical fraction and exposure conditions. The mobility fraction is related to the risk to the collembolan community, with high fractions leading to a decrease in abundance, richness, and Shannon index.
Mine waste from abandoned mines poses a risk to soil ecosystems due to the dispersion of arsenic (As) in the mine waste to the nearby soil environment. Because the bioavailability of As varies depending on the As chemical fraction and exposure conditions, chemical assessment of As fractions in soil around mine waste is essential to understand their impact on soil ecosystem. Here, six sites around the mine waste were selected for investigating toxic effects of As-contaminant soil on Collembola community. To measure the As chemical fraction in soil and bioavailability, Wenzel sequential extraction employed. Meanwhile, the collembolans that live in each sampling site were identified at the species level, and the characteristics and composition of the collembola community were investigated. The mobility fraction (F1 + F2 + F3; MF) was related to the risk to the collembolan community, and the adverse impact of high MF appeared to lead to a decrease in abundance, richness, and Shannon index. According to non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis, F1, F2, F3, and pH were shown as the significant factor explaining the NMDS space. Especially, the sampling site with the highest concentration of F3 showed statistically different species composition from the other sites. In the case of As-contaminated soil around the old mine waste, the toxic effects of the remaining F3 in soil, as well as that of F1 and F2, should be fully considered. This study suggested that collembolan community could be used for understanding the impact of bioavailable As fraction in the old abandoned mine area.
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