Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
Volume 238, Issue -, Pages 1044-1047Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.068
Keywords
Dose-response; Hormesis; Lanthanum; Risk assessment; U-shape curve
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Funding
- JSPS KAKENHI Grant [JP17F17102]
- US Air Force [AFOSR FA9550-13-1-0047]
- ExxonMobil Foundation [S18200000000256]
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Lanthanum is a rare earth element (REE) which has been extensively studied due to its wide application in numerous fields with a potential accumulation in the environment. It has long been known for its potential to stimulate plant growth within a hormetic-biphasic dose response framework. This article provides evidence from a series of high resolution studies published within the last two decades demonstrating a substantial and significant occurrence of lanthanum-induced hormesis in plants. These findings suggest that hormetic responses should be built into the study design of hazard assessment study protocols and included in the risk assessment process. Hormesis also offers the opportunity to substantially improve cost benefit estimates for environmental contaminants, which have the potential to induce beneficial/desirable effects at low doses. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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