Comparison of single extraction procedures and the application of an index for the assessment of heavy metal bioavailability in river sediments
Abstract
Metals in sediments are present in different chemical forms which affect their ability to transfer. The objective of this body of work was to compare different extraction methods for the bioavailability evaluation of some elements, such as Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, V and Zn from Serbian river sediments. A bioavailability risk assessment index (BRAI) was used for the quantification of heavy metal bioavailability in the sediments. Actual and potential element availability was assessed by single extractions with mild (CaCl2 and CH3COONH4) and acidic (CH3COOH) extractants and complexing agents (EDTA). Aqua regia extraction was used for the determination of the pseudo-total element content in river sediments. In different single extraction tests, higher extraction of Cd, Cu, Zn and Pb was observed than for the other elements. The results of the single extraction tests revealed that there is a considerable chance of metal leaching from the sediments assessed in this study. W...hen the BRAI was applied, the results showed a high risk of heavy metal bioavailability in Serbian river sediments.
Keywords:
BRAI / Heavy metal / Bioavailability / Single extraction / Sediment / RiverSource:
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016, 23, 21, 21485-21500Publisher:
- Springer Heidelberg, Heidelberg
Projects:
- The study of physicochemical and biochemical processes in living environment that have impacts on pollution and the investigation of possibilities for minimizing the consequences (RS-172001)
- Studying climate change and its influence on environment: impacts, adaptation and mitigation (RS-43007)
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7341-6
ISSN: 0944-1344
PubMed: 27510163