Leaching of Metals from Steel Slag and Their Ecological Effects on a Marine Ecosystem: Validating Field Data with Mesocosm Observations
Autor: | Martine J. van den Heuvel-Greve, Babeth van der Weide, Frank Kleissen, Jacqueline E. Tamis, Edwin M. Foekema, Ainhoa Blanco, Cor Sonneveld |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Basic oxygen steelmaking
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Industrial Waste Field monitoring Metal accumulation Mesocosm Onderz. Form. D Marine Animal Ecology Onderz. Form. B Environmental Chemistry Ecosystem Leaching (agriculture) Steel slag Onderzoeksassistenten geography WIMEK geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Business Manager projecten Midden-Noord Water Vanadium Mariene Dierecologie Biota Estuary Environmental Toxicology Oxygen Water quality Heavy metals Steel Benthic macroinvertebrates Bioaccumulation Metal bioavailability Business Manager projects Mid-North |
Zdroj: | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 40(9), 2499-2509 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 40 (2021) 9 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
ISSN: | 1552-8618 0730-7268 |
Popis: | Steel slag is being used worldwide for a variety of applications, among which is underwater dyke reinforcement. In the present study the leaching and bioaccumulation of 18 inorganic compounds from basic oxygen furnace (BOF) steel slag were monitored in marine experimental ecosystems (mesocosms) for 12 wk. Triplicate mesocosms were installed at 2 refreshment rates, one reflecting the situation in the Oosterschelde estuary where BOF steel slag was applied and the other at a 35 times lower rate. Vanadium in both water and biota turned out to be the best tracer for the presence of BOF steel slag in the mesocosms. The mesocosm data helped to interpret the results of a 4‐yr field sampling program in the Oosterschelde estuary where no elevated levels of vanadium in water or biota were found near locations where steel slag was applied. Also, no ecological impact could be established in the field, which was in line with the observations in the mesocosms. The present study shows the added value of a tailor‐made mesocosm study for realistic risk assessment and provides support for applying this tool as a basis for designing efficient field monitoring programs. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:2499–2509. © 2021 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC. |
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