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1. Stable Cu Isotope Ratios Show Changes in Cu Uptake and Transport Mechanisms in Vitis vinifera Due to High Cu Exposure

Author

Simon Blotevogel, Priscia Oliva, Laurence Denaix, Stéphane Audry, Jerome Viers, and Eva Schreck

Subjects
Vitis vinifera, copper, metal stress response, soil solution (pore water), bioavailability, translocation, Plant culture, SB1-1110
Abstract

Even though copper (Cu) is an essential plant nutrient, it can become toxic under certain conditions. Toxic effects do not only depend on soil Cu content, but also on environmental and physiological factors, that are not well understood. In this study, the mechanisms of Cu bioavailability and the homeostasis of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Tannat were investigated under controlled conditions, using stable Cu isotope analysis. We measured Cu concentrations and δ65Cu isotope ratios in soils, soil solutions, roots, and leaves of grapevine plants grown on six different vineyard soils, in a 16-week greenhouse experiment. The mobility of Cu in the soil solutions was controlled by the solubility of soil organic matter. No direct relationship between Cu contents in soils or soil solutions and Cu contents in roots could be established, indicating a partly homeostatic control of Cu uptake. Isotope fractionation between soil solutions and roots shifted from light to heavy with increasing Cu exposure, in line with a shift from active to passive uptake. Passive uptake appears to exceed active uptake for soil solution concentrations higher than 270 μg L–1. Isotope fractionation between roots and leaves was increasingly negative with increasing root Cu contents, even though the leaf Cu contents did not differ significantly. Our results suggest that Cu isotope analysis is a sensitive tool to monitor differences in Cu uptake and translocation pathways even before differences in tissue contents can be observed.

Published
2022
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2. Analyse socio-scientifique de la qualité agro-environnementale et sanitaire des sols urbains pour promouvoir la transition agro-écologique

Author

Roxanne Calais, Camille Dumat, Rémi Quinet, Marc Miette, and Eva Schreck

Subjects
pollution, ecological transition, (Peri)urban agriculture, participatory sciences, soil quality, biogeochemical cycles, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
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The (peri)urban market gardening areas are developing globally to meet the objectives of the food security of cities. In Toulouse (France), a booming metropolis, the market gardening plain at Blagnac (31) called "15 Sols" is the subject of an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder research project to investigate the following socio-scientific question : "What is the efficient way to take into account the soil quality in a context of agroecological transition with the farmers ? ". Typologies of cultivated plots are defined on the basis of their history, farmer surveys, observations and field measurements, and laboratory analyses of soil bio-physico-chemical properties. Are carried out : the interpretation of the state of the environments and a reflection on the metabolism of the zone in connection with the biogeochemical cycles. Nutrients and pollutants are relatively seldom retained by silty-textured carbonate fluviosol, depleted in organic matter and clay : they migrate deeply, or are exported by erosion, a phenomenon amplified by a superficial crust. Cultivated soils have low levels of (eco)toxic metals, unlike park soils (old dump). This study creates the opportunity to discuss with farmers the agri-environmental and sanitary management of soils and food production in this hybrid zone that participates in the ecological transition. A participatory science project with stakeholders in the area aims to improve the organic status to promote soil fertility and reduce health risks by limiting the transfer of pollutants with erosion.

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3. From uncertainty to environmental impacts: reflection on the threats to water in Chacabuco Province (Chile): a combined approach in social sciences and geochemistry

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Lucie Le Goff, Frédérique Blot, Anne Peltier, Laure Laffont, Sylvia Becerra, Cristián Henríquez Ruiz, Jorge Qüense Abarzua, Magali Philippe, Martin Paegelow, Ludovic Menjot, Gauthier Delplace, and Eva Schreck

Subjects
Global and Planetary Change, Health (social science), Sociology and Political Science, Ecology, Geography, Planning and Development, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Nature and Landscape Conservation
Published
2022

4. Childhood lead exposure of Amerindian communities in French Guiana: an isotopic approach to tracing sources

Author

Magalie Demar, Fiorella Barraza, Paul Brousse, Jessy Tablon, Isalyne Blondet, Michèle Ho-A-Chuck, Laurence Maurice, and Eva Schreck

Subjects
Environmental Engineering, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, business.industry, Environmental media, General Medicine, 010501 environmental sciences, medicine.disease, 01 natural sciences, Lead poisoning, Geography, Geochemistry and Petrology, Agriculture, Environmental health, Lead exposure, medicine, Environmental Chemistry, business, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, General Environmental Science, Water Science and Technology
Abstract

In French Guiana were detected high lead (Pb) levels in blood of Amerindian people. Lead exposure is a serious hazard that can affect the cognitive and behavior development. People can be exposed to Pb through occupational and environmental sources. Fingerprinting based on stable Pb isotopes in environmental media is often used to trace natural and anthropogenic sources but is rarely paired with blood data. The objective of this study was to determine the main factors associated with high Blood Lead Levels (BLL). Soil, manioc tubers, food bowls, beverages, wild games, lead pellets and children blood were sampled in small villages along the Oyapock River. children BLL ranged between 5.7 and 35 µg dL−1, all exceeding 5 µg dL−1, the reference value proposed in epidemiologic studies for lead poisoning. Among the different dietary sources, manioc tubers and large game contained elevated Pb concentrations while manioc-based dishes were diluted. The isotopes ratios (207Pb/206Pb and 208Pb/206Pb) of children blood overlapped these of lead shots and meals. These first results confirm for the first time, the diary consumption of manioc-based food as the main contributor to Amerindian children’s BLL in French Guiana, but don’t exclude the occasional exposure to lead bullets by hunting activities. This is a specific health concern, since previous studies have shown that these same villagers present high levels of mercury (Hg). These communities are indeed subject to a double exposure to neurotoxic metals, Hg and Pb, both through their diet. The farming activity is based on manioc growing, and explaining that this ancestral practice can induce serious health risks for the child’s development may seriously affect their food balance and cultural cohesion.

Published
2021

5. This letter is a response to the comment submitted to chemosphere by Melleton et al. on our paper (Delplace et al., 2022), entitled 'pedo-geochemical background and sediment contamination of metal(loid)s in the old mining-district of Salsigne (Orbiel valley, France)' by Gauthier Delplace, Jérôme Viers, Eva Schreck, Priscia Oliva and Philippe Behra (2022), published online in Chemosphere in September 2021

Author

Gauthier Delplace, Jérome Viers, Eva Schreck, Priscia Oliva, and Philippe Behra

Subjects
Environmental Engineering, Metals, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Environmental Chemistry, General Medicine, General Chemistry, France, Pollution, Mining, Environmental Monitoring
Published
2022

6. Chemical status of zinc in plant phytoliths: Impact of burning and (paleo)environmental implications

Author

Géraldine Sarret, Eva Schreck, Nathaniel Findling, Damien Daval, Jérôme Viers, Gauthier Delplace, Oleg S. Pokrovsky, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR219-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Gustave Eiffel-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Silicon, Environmental Engineering, Water, сухое озоление, biogeochemical cycles, цинк, Plants, Silicon Dioxide, dry ashing, Pollution, биогеохимические циклы, кремнезем, Zinc, Lead, speciation, silica, [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, phytoliths, Environmental Chemistry, Zn, фитолиты, [SDV.BBM.BC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Biochemistry [q-bio.BM], Waste Management and Disposal
Abstract

International audience; Phytoliths are microscopic structures made of amorphous opal (opal-A), an amorphous hydrated silica, dispersed within plant tissues and persisting after the decay of the plant. Silicon is known to alleviate metal toxicity in plants, but the role of phytoliths in metal sequestration and detoxification is unclear. Dry ashing, the most common protocol for phytolith extraction, was previously shown to lead to sequestration of metals by the phytoliths; however, the mechanisms of this process remained elusive. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the association between metals and phytoliths results from dry ashing or pre-exists in plant tissues. Thus, we compared phytoliths extracted by dry ashing at 700°C and plant leaves before and after dry ashing. A combination of ICP-MS, XRD, SEM-EDX and Zn-K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy was used to assess elemental concentrations, morphology and crystallography of silica, and chemical status of Zn. Results demonstrated a phase transition from amorphous opal (opal-A) to opal-CT and -cristobalite, and the sequestration of metal in phytoliths during dry ashing. For Zn, Mn and Pb, a linear relationship was found between the concentration in phytoliths and in leaves. In the phytoliths, Zn was sequestered in silica in tetrahedral configuration. We hypothesize that this association results form a solid-state reaction during ashing, involving a redistribution of Zn from the organic material to the silica, possibly promoted by the release of structural water from amorphous opal throughout the heating procedure. This study improves our understanding of the impact of high temperature treatments on plant biomass and phytoliths. It suggests that Zn toxicity alleviation in plants by silicon does not rely on its sequestration by phytoliths. In natural settings, wild fire events and biomass burning may lead to metal sequestration in low-soluble form, which should be considered in modeling of biogeochemical cycles and in paleoenvironmental studies.

Published
2022

7. Pedo-geochemical background and sediment contamination of metal(loid)s in the old mining-district of Salsigne (Orbiel valley, France)

Author

Philippe Behra, Eva Schreck, Jérôme Viers, Priscia Oliva, Gauthier Delplace, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Chimie Agro-Industrielle (CAI), Ecole nationale supérieure des ingénieurs en arts chimiques et technologiques-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), This work was supported by the EC2CO program of the INSU/CNRS and by the Region Occitanie Pyrenees-Mediterranee (Diagnose project), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ecole nationale supérieure des ingénieurs en arts chimiques et technologiques (ENSIACET), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)

Subjects
Geologic Sediments, Environmental Engineering, Environmental contamination, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], chemistry.chemical_element, 010501 environmental sciences, 010502 geochemistry & geophysics, 01 natural sciences, Mining, Arsenic, Metal, Soil, Rivers, [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry, Metals, Heavy, Tributary, Sediment contamination, Environmental Chemistry, Humans, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, geography, geography.geographical_feature_category, Flood myth, Orbiel valley, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Medicine, General Chemistry, Contamination, Mines, Pollution, 6. Clean water, Current (stream), chemistry, 13. Climate action, visual_art, Environmental chemistry, Geochemical background, visual_art.visual_art_medium, Environmental science, metal(loid)s, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

International audience; The mining district of Salsigne in the Orbiel valley (Aude, France) was at one time the first gold mine in Europe and the first arsenic mine in the world. However, no scientific studies have evaluated the magnitude of its environmental impact. In this study, the pedo-geochemical background (PGB) was determined for 14 metal (loid) elements, including As. It appears that the PGB values for As and Sb are relatively high with 44±12 and 0.9±1.2 mg kg-1, respectively, because of the geological particularities of this area. In a second step, these PGB values (normalized with Ti concentrations) were used as local references to determine enrichment factors (EFs) of bed river sediments for the Orbiel River and two of its major tributaries (Gresillou and Russec rivers) collected between November 2018 and July 2020. Results showed that riverine sediments are contaminated by past mining activity and/or current storage areas. If we except the major elements (Fe, Ti and at a lesser extent Mn), we observed that As, Cu, Sb, Pb present the highest concentrations relative to the remaining elements (Cd, Co, V, Ni and Cr). In the case of As, EFs can reach 74 in the Orbiel River, 1000 in the Gresillou River and 27 in the Russec River. These calculations were also performed for sediments transported by the extreme flood of October 14, 2018, that killed 15 people and potentially remobilized contamination in the valley. We observed that the As concentrations of suspended samples from Grésillou and Russec rivers have reached 870 mg kg-1. Finally, the As concentrations measured in the river sediments of this valley are of the same order of magnitude than those published in the literature for environments strongly impacted by mining or mineral processing activities.

Published
2022

8. Mitigating the level of cadmium in cacao products: Reviewing the transfer of cadmium from soil to chocolate bar

Author

Erik Smolders, Fiorella Barraza, Eduardo Chavez, Daniela Montalvo, Pathmanathan Umaharan, José Luis Vazquez, Hester Blommaert, Rainer Schulin, David Argüello, Caleb Lewis, Géraldine Sarret, Ruth Vanderschueren, Laurence Maurice, Eva Schreck, Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR219-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Gustave Eiffel-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry]), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR219-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Gustave Eiffel-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Environmental Engineering, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], chemistry.chemical_element, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, Soil pH, Biochar, Environmental Chemistry, Hyperaccumulator, Cultivar, Waste Management and Disposal, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, 2. Zero hunger, Cadmium, biology, Soil carbon, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, Pollution, Cacao tree, chemistry, Agronomy, Soil water, [SDE]Environmental Sciences
Abstract

The new EU regulation on cadmium (Cd) in cacao-derived products affects the cacao market worldwide. Here, we reviewed the journey of Cd from soil to chocolate bar and collated current data on the topic, giving due attention to data quality. Cacao bean Cd concentrations are typically about a factor two larger compared to the soil on which the cacao tree grows, this is high but not unusual and, therefore, the cacao plant is not classified as a Cd hyperaccumulator. Mean Cd concentrations in cacao beans range 0.02–12 mg Cd kg−1 and are markedly higher in Latin America, where more than half of cacao bean samples exceed the commonly applied threshold for export to the EU (0.60 mg kg−1). This regional enrichment is related to relatively high soil Cd concentrations in the young soils of Latin America. The source of Cd is, in general, likely geogenic rather than derived from phosphate fertilizers or contamination. A meta-analysis of 780 soil-plant paired data shows that soil Cd, soil pH and soil organic carbon largely explain cacao bean Cd concentrations. Detection of effects of cultivars, soil treatments or agronomic practices are strongly hampered by the spatial variability in phytoavailable soil Cd concentrations. Application of lime or biochar has the potential to lower bean Cd in acid soils. In the long-term, breeding low Cd cultivars likely provides the highest potential for mitigation but genetics and breeding research is currently limited by the lack of understanding of how Cd is loaded into the developing cacao fruit of this cauliflorous tree. Postharvest practices such as fermentation can slightly lower Cd concentrations in the final product but also play a large role in product quality. In the short term, mixing of cacao from different origins may be the most feasible strategy to meet the EU limits.

Published
2021

9. Stable Cu Isotope Ratios Show Changes in Cu Uptake and Transport Mechanisms in

Author

Simon, Blotevogel, Priscia, Oliva, Laurence, Denaix, Stéphane, Audry, Jerome, Viers, and Eva, Schreck

Subjects
soil solution (pore water), Vitis vinifera, copper, metal stress response, translocation, Plant Science, humic acid, bioavailability, Original Research, grapevine
Abstract

Even though copper (Cu) is an essential plant nutrient, it can become toxic under certain conditions. Toxic effects do not only depend on soil Cu content, but also on environmental and physiological factors, that are not well understood. In this study, the mechanisms of Cu bioavailability and the homeostasis of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Tannat were investigated under controlled conditions, using stable Cu isotope analysis. We measured Cu concentrations and δ65Cu isotope ratios in soils, soil solutions, roots, and leaves of grapevine plants grown on six different vineyard soils, in a 16-week greenhouse experiment. The mobility of Cu in the soil solutions was controlled by the solubility of soil organic matter. No direct relationship between Cu contents in soils or soil solutions and Cu contents in roots could be established, indicating a partly homeostatic control of Cu uptake. Isotope fractionation between soil solutions and roots shifted from light to heavy with increasing Cu exposure, in line with a shift from active to passive uptake. Passive uptake appears to exceed active uptake for soil solution concentrations higher than 270 μg L–1. Isotope fractionation between roots and leaves was increasingly negative with increasing root Cu contents, even though the leaf Cu contents did not differ significantly. Our results suggest that Cu isotope analysis is a sensitive tool to monitor differences in Cu uptake and translocation pathways even before differences in tissue contents can be observed.

Published
2021

10. Using the ecosystem engineer concept to test the functional effects of a decrease in earthworm abundance due to an historic metal pollution gradient

Author

Eva Schreck, Céline Pelosi, Line Capowiez, Thibaut Leveque, Yvan Capowiez, Christophe Mazzia, Camille Dumat, Environnement Méditerranéen et Modélisation des Agro-Hydrosystèmes (EMMAH), Avignon Université (AU)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse [ENSAT], Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Avignon Université (AU), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT), Avignon Université (AU)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Soil Science, 01 natural sciences, Ecosystem engineer, Water infiltration, Soil properties, Macroporosity, Ecology, biology, Macropore, Earthworm, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, Metal pollution, Burrow, biology.organism_classification, Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous), Soil core, Infiltration (hydrology), Agronomy, Lead, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Environmental science, 010606 plant biology & botany
Abstract

International audience; In a companion study, carried out in a fallow meadow close to a lead recycling factory, we showed that earthworms were absent in the first 20 m and then gradually increased in abundance from 30 to 110 m from the factory. Here we assessed in the same meadow whether these differences in earthworm abundance were associated with the loss of physical soil properties. Soil cores were sampled and infiltration measured in situ at five distances from the factory (10, 30, 50, 80 and 110 m). X-ray tomography was used to characterize the earthworm burrow systems within cores. The burrow systems were minimal at the first two distances, with the only macropores observed probably produced by insects such as ants. Typical earthworm burrows were seen at 50 m but most of their characteristics (volume, diameter, continuity) were similar to those observed at 10 or 30 m. Dense and well-developed burrow systems were observed at 80 and 110 m from the factory with significantly larger volume and continuity. Burrow diameter at 80 m was significantly higher than at closer distances but it significantly decreased at 110 m associated with the higher abundance of endogeics earthworm species. Water infiltration followed the same trend with significantly lower rates at the first two distances compared to those further from the factory, where rates increased from 70 to 250%. This study emphasizes the need to develop a more functional approach to study the spatial effects of contamination on soil ecological processes and fertility, beyond modifications in earthworm communities.

Published
2021

11. Beyond cadmium accumulation: Distribution of other trace elements in soils and cacao beans in Ecuador

Author

Mathieu Boidot, Laurence Maurice, Cyril Zouiten, Fiorella Barraza, Eva Schreck, Thibaut Leveque, Gaëlle Uzu, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN), Laboratoire d'Innovation pour les Technologies des Energies Nouvelles et les nanomatériaux (LITEN), Institut National de L'Energie Solaire (INES), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), and Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], chemistry.chemical_element, 010501 environmental sciences, Positive correlation, 01 natural sciences, Biochemistry, Husk, 03 medical and health sciences, Human health, Soil, 0302 clinical medicine, Metals, Heavy, Humans, Soil Pollutants, 030212 general & internal medicine, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, General Environmental Science, Cadmium, Cacao, Trace elements, Soil-plant uptake, 15. Life on land, Trace Elements, Horticulture, chemistry, Soil water, Metal-Cd interactions, Ecuador, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

Since cacao beans accumulate Cd in high levels and restrictions have been imposed on safe levels of chocolate consumption, concern about whether or not cacao trees store other toxic elements seems to be inevitable. Following a previous study in Ecuador examining Cd content in five cacao varieties collected in pristine areas and in places impacted by oil activities, we present here the concentrations of 11 trace elements (TEs) (As, Ba, Co, Cu, Cr, Mo, Mn, Ni, Pb, V and Zn) in soils, cacao tissues (leaves, pod husks, beans) and cocoa liquor (CL). Several TEs showed concentrations in topsoils above the Ecuadorian limits, and may have a mixed natural and anthropogenic origin. Ba and Mo concentrations in cacao tissues are slightly higher than those reported in other surveys, but this was not the case for toxic elements (As and Pb). TE contents are lower in CL, than in beans, except for Pb and Co, but no risk was identified for human health. Compared with control areas, Enrichment Factors were below 2 in impacted areas, except for Ba. Transfer factors (from soils to cacao) indicated that cacao does not accumulate TEs. A positive correlation was found between Cd and Zn in topsoils and cacao tissues for the CCN-51 variety, and between Cd and Ni for the Nacional variety. Identifying patterns of TE distribution and potential interactions in order to explain plant internal mechanisms, which is also dependent on the cacao variety, is a difficult task and needs further research.

Published
2021

14. Childhood lead exposure of Amerindian communities in French Guiana: an isotopic approach to tracing sources

Author

Laurence, Maurice, Fiorella, Barraza, Isalyne, Blondet, Michèle, Ho-A-Chuck, Jessy, Tablon, Paul, Brousse, Magalie, Demar, and Eva, Schreck

Subjects
Lead Poisoning, Lead, Humans, Environmental Exposure, Mercury, Child, French Guiana
Abstract

In French Guiana were detected high lead (Pb) levels in blood of Amerindian people. Lead exposure is a serious hazard that can affect the cognitive and behavior development. People can be exposed to Pb through occupational and environmental sources. Fingerprinting based on stable Pb isotopes in environmental media is often used to trace natural and anthropogenic sources but is rarely paired with blood data. The objective of this study was to determine the main factors associated with high Blood Lead Levels (BLL). Soil, manioc tubers, food bowls, beverages, wild games, lead pellets and children blood were sampled in small villages along the Oyapock River. children BLL ranged between 5.7 and 35 µg dL

Published
2020

15. Contrasts in chemical composition and oxidative potential in PM10 near flares in oil extraction and refining areas in Ecuador

Author

L.-A. Villacreces, Fiorella Barraza, Hélène Budzinski, Jean-Luc Jaffrezo, Marie-Hélène Devier, M.-I. Perez, Laurence Maurice, K. Le Menach, Eva Schreck, H. Guyard, Gaëlle Uzu, Aude Calas, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP ), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Universidad Mayor San Andres, Laboratorio de Física de la atmosfera, La Paz, Bolivia, Environnements et Paléoenvironnements OCéaniques (EPOC), Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers (OASU), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador EP PETROECUADOR, Área de Gestión Ambiental, P.O Box 17-11-5007/17-11-5008, Quito, Ecuador, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Área de Salud, P.O. Box 17-12-569, Quito, Ecuador, Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), and University of Bordeaux/CNRS, EPOC UMR 5805, LPTC Team, 33405, Talence, France

Subjects
Atmospheric Science, Oil refining, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Chemical composition, chemistry.chemical_element, Oil extraction, 010501 environmental sciences, Trace metal elements, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, GEOF, chemistry.chemical_compound, PAHs, PM10, Arabitol, otorhinolaryngologic diseases, Oxidative potential, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, General Environmental Science, Levoglucosan, Extraction (chemistry), Barium, Particulates, chemistry, 13. Climate action, Environmental chemistry, Air quality, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Composition (visual arts), Ecuador, Carbon
Abstract

International audience; For decades, oil extraction in rural sites in the North Amazon Region (NAR) in Ecuador, have generated mixtures of potentially toxic compounds, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metal(loid)s. The main national refinery and the thermal power plant located in Esmeraldas, on the North Pacific Coast (NPC), are also considered as important sources of air contamination. Particulate matter (PM10) emitted at both sites could induce the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the lungs upon inhalation and could be associated with respiratory diseases. In this study, PM10 mass composition was monitored over a two-year period in both regions: NAR (close to oil platforms and open flares) and NPC (in a public school close to the refinery). PM10 composition was assessed in terms of metal(loid)s, organic and elementary carbon (OC, EC), monosaccharides (levoglucosan, mannosan, galactosan), glucose, polyols (sorbitol, mannitol, arabitol), water soluble ions and polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs, oxy-PAHs and nitro-PAHs). Additionally, three complementary biochemical and acellular tests were performed to evaluate the oxidative potential (OP).Results show that the PM10 mass and elemental concentrations were higher in NPC than in NAR. Barium and Mo concentrations, commonly used in oil operations, were up to 1000-fold higher than values recorded in other regions of Ecuador. OC/EC ratios and polyols concentrations were higher in NAR than in NPC, indicating a larger biogenic contribution to the PM mass in this region. In NAR, the main sources associated with ROS burden were biogenic emissions and oil production, as indicated by positive correlations between OP, sugars, Ba, some PAHs and oxy-PAHs. On the other hand, in NPC, associations between NH4+, Ba, As and Ni imply that oil refining and industrial activities are the main contributors to the OP of PM10.

Published
2020

16. Accumulation of heavy metals in phytoliths from reeds growing on mining environments in Southern Europe

Author

José Darrozes, Eva Schreck, Oleg S. Pokrovsky, Cyril Zouiten, Gauthier Delplace, Isalyne Blondet, Jérôme Viers, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), NMR-Bio (NMR-Bio), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)

Subjects
Environmental Engineering, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, загрязнение окружающей среды, 010501 environmental sciences, тяжелые металлы, 01 natural sciences, Mining, Phragmites, Soil, Metals, Heavy, Botany, Environmental Chemistry, Soil Pollutants, фитолиты, Waste Management and Disposal, Южная Европа, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, biology, Chemistry, Arundo donax, Heavy metals, Contamination, biology.organism_classification, Pollution, Soil contamination, Biodegradation, Environmental, Spain, Bioaccumulation, Soil water, Shoot, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, France, биоаккумуляция
Abstract

In Southern Europe, soil contamination by heavy metals (HM) due to mining and industrial activities is a long-known problem. Yet, despite soils being widely contaminated through decades, some plants are still able to grow. Some of these plants, like giant reed (Arundo donax) or common reed (Phragmites australis) are capable of accumulating substantial amount of HM. These reeds also contain small silica structures in their shoots, called phytoliths. However, the role of phytoliths in reducing stress caused by these HM remains unknown. The aim of this work is then to determine if phytoliths represent a preferential structure for the bioacccumulation of HM in plants. Therefore, plants from mining-contaminated sites in Spain and France were sampled and HM concentrations in total plant shoots were compared to those in phytoliths for eight metal(oid)s: As, Cd, Cu, Mn, Pb, Sb, Sn and Zn. Results show that Arundo donax and Phragmites australis tend to accumulate Cd, Sb and Sn but limit the uptake of As, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn in plant shoots despite that the concentration of these HM in soil is quite high. Therefore, reeds appear as tolerant to high metal concentrations in soils, and phytoliths are identified as preferential structures for encapsulation of As, Cu, Mn, Pb and Zn, while Cd, Sb and Sn were mainly found to be accumulated in organic tissues rather than in phytoliths.

Published
2020

18. Influence of earthworm bioturbation on metals phytoavailability and human gastric bioaccessibility

Author

Camille Dumat, Jenny Ruales, Eva Schreck, Laura Lagier, Yvan Capowiez, Thibaut Leveque, Universidad Simon Bolivar (USB), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse [ENSAT], Réseau international d’innovations pédagogiques et de recherches participatives pour les agricultures urbaines, Partenaires INRAE, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Escuela Politécnica Nacional Quito Ecuador, Environnement Méditerranéen et Modélisation des Agro-Hydrosystèmes (EMMAH), Avignon Université (AU)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), and INSU-EC2CO Program

Subjects
Pollution, Biogeochemical cycle, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, media_common.quotation_subject, Biological Availability, Food Contamination, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, 12. Responsible consumption, Dietary Exposure, Soil, Earthworm bioturbation, Phytoavailability, 11. Sustainability, Animals, Humans, Soil Pollutants, Environmental Chemistry, Organic matter, Cities, Oligochaeta, Human gastric bioaccessibility, Ecosystem, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, media_common, 2. Zero hunger, chemistry.chemical_classification, biology, Soil organic matter, Metal pollution, Earthworm, Agriculture, General Medicine, Lettuce, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society, 6. Clean water, Urban agriculture, chemistry, Metals, 13. Climate action, Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Environmental science, Bioturbation
Abstract

International audience; At the global scale, urban agriculture is increasingly developing in cities due to demographic growth and sustainable food concerns. But, urban soils are frequently polluted with metals. In urban gardens, organic matter is also commonly added both to valorize organic household waste and to promote biophysicochemical fertility. As earthworms promote the decomposition and the recycling of soil organic matter, they can also influence the biogeochemical cycle of metals in urban polluted soils. In order to produce safe vegetables in urban areas, it is crucial to highlight the mechanisms involved in complex soil-earthworm-plant ecosystems. An experiment was set up to examine these relationships using lettuce cultivated in controlled conditions with RHIZOtest® devices. Thanks to the RHIZOtest® devices, metal transfer and bioaccessibility were for the first time compared for urban polluted soil without (1-urban soil polluted with Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn: essential or toxic metals currently found in environment, SNB) and with bioturbation (2-this metal-polluted soil subjected to earthworm bioturbation, SB) and earthworm casts (3-earthworm casts produced in this polluted soil and naturally enriched in organic matter and microorganisms, T). Metal concentration, phytoavailability, and human gastric bioaccessibility were determined in the different samples. Results showed that earthworm bioturbation increased the phytoavailability of all the metals. For the experimental condition SB, the phytoavailability of metals was increased up to 75% compared to SNB. In addition, surprisingly, metal phytoavailability was always superior in SB compared to earthworm casts (T). Moreover, earthworms led to an increase in Zn gastric bioaccessibility up to 10% in the soils in the same way as for phytoavailability, meaning Zn bioaccessibility in SB > T > SNB, whereas it remained unchanged in the lettuces. These data are important to promote sustainable agriculture activities in urban areas; actually, databases concerning different experimental conditions are needed to develop decision support tools.

Published
2018

19. Distribution, contents and health risk assessment of metal(loid)s in small-scale farms in the Ecuadorian Amazon: An insight into impacts of oil activities

Author

Gaëlle Uzu, Jenny Ruales, Sylvia Becerra, Valeria Ochoa-Herrera, Laurence Maurice, Fausto López, Eva Schreck, and Fiorella Barraza

Subjects
Environmental Engineering, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Agrochemical, Population, Oil and Gas Industry, 010501 environmental sciences, Risk Assessment, 01 natural sciences, Toxicology, Environmental monitoring, Soil Pollutants, Environmental Chemistry, Ecosystem, education, Waste Management and Disposal, Metalloids, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, education.field_of_study, Health risk assessment, Amazon rainforest, business.industry, Agriculture, Pollution, Hazard quotient, Metals, Soil water, Environmental science, Ecuador, business, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

In the last 50 years, oil extraction activities in the Northeast Amazonian Region (NAR) of Ecuador impacted ecosystems and may still affect the local population health. To our knowledge, no previous studies have determined the concentrations of metal(loid)s in the oil Ecuadorian Amazon environment. A total of 15 small farms, located in the Orellana and Sucumbios provinces, were sampled in order to determine the concentrations of As, Ba, Co, Cu, Cd, Cr, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, V and Zn in soils, crops, drinking water and air (PM10). Among non-essential metal(loid)s, Ba concentrations in soils exceeded the Ecuadorian limits of 200 mg kg− 1 in 53% of the sampling sites. In crops, Cd concentrations in cacao and Pb in manioc exceeded the FAO/WHO recommendations. In drinking water and PM10, regulated metal(loid)s did not exceed the international thresholds. Nevertheless metals such as Ba and Mo showed the highest annual mean concentrations in PM10 in both sampling sites. Natural (bedrock, volcanic ashes) and anthropogenic (oil activities, agrochemical products) sources could explain the high content of some meta(loid)s in the environment. According to the hazard quotient and cancer risk indexes, crops and water ingestion represent 71% and 88% of the exposure pathways for non-carcinogenic elements in adults and children respectively while inhalation is the main exposure pathways for carcinogenic elements for the whole population. Both indexes were 2 to 13 times higher than the US EPA recommended values. However, estimates of exposure pathways should be considered taking into account the risk perception of residents: they may be overestimated for people who are able to change their dietary and/or agricultural practices to limit their exposure, or underestimated in the case of persons who are socio-economically vulnerable and who cannot leave the impacted areas.

Published
2018

20. The fate of Cu pesticides in vineyard soils: A case study using δ65Cu isotope ratios and EPR analysis

Author

Sophie Sobanska, Hervé Vezin, José Darrozes, Jérôme Viers, Eva Schreck, Pierre Courjault-Radé, Priscia Oliva, Laurent Orgogozo, Simon Blotevogel, Jonathan Prunier, Stéphane Audry, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement - UMR 8516 (LASIRE), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), and Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille Institut (CLIL)

Subjects
Kinetic extractions, Soil test, Bulk soil, chemistry.chemical_element, 010501 environmental sciences, 010502 geochemistry & geophysics, complex mixtures, 01 natural sciences, Vineyard, Geochemistry and Petrology, [CHIM]Chemical Sciences, Vineyard soils, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Cambisol, Isotope, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), Geology, 15. Life on land, Soil type, Copper, chemistry, Environmental chemistry, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Soil water, Isotope fractionation
Abstract

International audience; Copper (Cu) based pesticides are widely used in viticulture and are permitted in organic viticulture. Due to its extensive long term use, Cu accumulates in vineyard soils and ecotoxicological implications are growing. In this study, the cycling of Cu based pesticides was investigated in vineyard environments using copper mass balance, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and Cu isotope analyses. Different soils (i.e. vertic cambisol and calcaric cambisol) from the Soave vineyard (Italy) were studied. Kinetic extractions were performed on soil samples using Na3-citrate to assess the bioavailable Cu fraction. Results show that isotope ratios of pesticides depend on Cu speciation and their manufacturing date, covering a large range of isotope ratios (δ65Cu from −0.49 ± 0.05‰ to 0.89 ± 0.01‰) making it difficult to trace sources of Cu in soils. Mass balance calculations based on Ti as invariant element permitted to put in evidence large excess Cu stocks in both studied soils. Excess Cu is transported to depth with approximately the same apparent rate (0.0092 m yr− 1) in both soils, faster than formerly reported in literature. A substantial amount of Cu was missing from calcaric cambisols (6 to 48%) when compared to vertic cambisols, implying a relative loss of Cu from such soils via the soil solution. In bulk soils, there are slight but significant differences in mean Cu isotope ratios depending on soil type (δ65Cu from 0.28 vs 0.18‰ in vertic and calcaric soils respectively), illustrating the loss of heavy Cu from carbonated soils. EPR analysis confirms a difference in Cu speciation between vertic and carbonate-rich soils, indicating an influence of carbonates on Cu retention besides the role of Cu-organic matter interactions. Kinetic extractions showed that the bioavailable fraction displays isotopically heavier Cu isotopes signature than bulk soil, whatever the soil type.

Published
2018

21. Copper Oxide Nanoparticle Foliar Uptake, Phytotoxicity, and Consequences for Sustainable Urban Agriculture

Author

Sophie Sobanska, Antoine Pierart, Camille Dumat, Tiantian Xiong, Hervé Vezin, Muhammad Shahid, Eva Schreck, V. Dappe, School of Life Science, South China Normal University - Guangzhou, INPT ENSAT, Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement - UMR 8516 (LASIRE), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille Institut (CLIL), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology [Islamabad] (CIIT), Environmental Science and Biochemistry Ecotoxicology Laboratory, University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille Institut (CLIL)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille, École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha = University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, brassica oleracea var. capitata, Biomass, Lactuca, Electron probe microanalysis, Vegetable, 010501 environmental sciences, Energy dispersive x ray spectroscopy, 01 natural sciences, Plants (botany), Nanoparticle, copper oxides, Electron spin resonance, Vegetables, 11. Sustainability, Gas exchange, Photosynthesis, Paramagnetic resonance, Water content, Biotransformation, agriculture, 2. Zero hunger, biology, Chemistry, copper oxide nanoparticles, Copper toxicity, Oxides, Energy dispersive x ray microanalysis, Lettuce, Leaf tissue, Urban agriculture, Health risks, [CHIM.THEO]Chemical Sciences/Theoretical and/or physical chemistry, Transfer rates, Magnetic resonance, Cabbage, Health risk, Phytotoxicity, Scanning electron microscopy, Human, Fertilizer application, Stomatal conductance, Histology, Regulation process, Metal nanoparticles, Speciation (chemistry), Translocation, Article, Dry weight, medicine, Environmental Chemistry, Urban agricultures, alternative agriculture, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Tissue, Potential health risks, Oxide, Urban area, Metal-containing nanoparticles, General Chemistry, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Metabolism, Transfer process, Agronomy, Nanoparticles, Copper, Metal nanoparticle, copper oxide nanoparticle, 010606 plant biology & botany
Abstract

International audience; Throughout the world, urban agriculture supplies fresh local vegetables to city populations. However, the increasing anthropogenic uses of metal-containing nanoparticles (NPs) such as CuO-NPs in urban areas may contaminate vegetables through foliar uptake. This study focused on the CuO-NP transfer processes in leafy edible vegetables (i.e., lettuce and cabbage) to assess their potential phytotoxicity. Vegetables were exposed via leaves for 5, 10, or 15 days to various concentrations of CuO-NPs (0, 10, or 250 mg per plant). Biomass and gas exchange values were determined in relation to the Cu uptake rate, localization, and Cu speciation within the plant tissues. High foliar Cu uptake occurred after exposure for 15 days for lettuce [3773 mg (kg of dry weight)-1] and cabbage [4448 mg (kg of dry weight)-1], along with (i) decreased plant weight, net photosynthesis level, and water content and (ii) necrotic Cu-rich areas near deformed stomata containing CuO-NPs observed by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis. Analysis of the CuO-NP transfer rate (7.8-242 μg day-1), translocation of Cu from leaves to roots and Cu speciation biotransformation in leaf tissues using electron paramagnetic resonance, suggests the involvement of plant Cu regulation processes. Finally, a potential health risk associated with consumption of vegetables contaminated with CuO-NPs was highlighted.

Published
2017

22. A socio-scientific analysis of the environmental and health benefits as well as potential risks of cassava production and consumption

Author

Muhammad Shahid, Camille Dumat, Eva Schreck, Stéphane Mombo, Centre National d'Études Spatiales - CNES (FRANCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology - CIIT (PAKISTAN), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - IRD (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - UT2J (FRANCE), Centre d'Etudes et de REcherches sur les Qualifications - CEREQ (FRANCE), Laboratoire Ecologie fonctionnelle et Environnement - EcoLab (Toulouse, France), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse - GET (Toulouse, France), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - INPT (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology [Islamabad] (CIIT), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Université de Toulouse (UT), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Risk, Manihot, Cassava crops, Metal(loid) transfer, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, media_common.quotation_subject, Food Contamination, [SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study, 010501 environmental sciences, Ecotoxicologie, Plant Roots, 01 natural sciences, Adaptability, Crop, Vegetables, Sustainable agriculture, Agriculture, économie et politique, Humans, Environmental Chemistry, Production (economics), 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, media_common, 2. Zero hunger, Pollutant, Consumption (economics), business.industry, Science des sols, Human health, food and beverages, [SDV.SA.AEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture, economy and politics, Sustainable food, Staple food, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, General Medicine, 15. Life on land, Pollution, Crop Production, Biotechnology, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Environmental Pollutants, [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology, business, Cropping
Abstract

International audience; Due to its high adaptability, cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the world’s most cultivated andconsumed plants after maize and rice. However, there are relatively few scientific studies on this important crop. The objective of this review was therefore to summarize and discuss the available information on cassava cropping in order to promote sustainable practices in terms of production and consumption. Cassava cultivation has been expanding recently at the global scale and is widely consumed in most regions of South America, Africa, and Asia. However, it is also characterized by the presence in its roots of potentially toxic hydrocyanic acid. Furthermore, cassava can also absorb pollutants as it is currently cultivated near roads or factories and generally without consideration for potential sources of soil, water, or atmospheric pollution. Careful washing, peeling, andadequate preparation before eating are therefore crucial steps for reducing human exposure to both environmental pollutants and natural hydrocyanic acid. At present, there is not enough precise data available on this staple food crop. To improve our knowledge on the nutritive benefits versus health risks associated with cassava consumption, further research is necessary to compare cassava cultivars and precisely study the influence of preparation methods.

Published
2016

23. Drinking water quality in areas impacted by oil activities in Ecuador: Associated health risks and social perception of human exposure

Author

Laurence Maurice, Guilhem Juteau-Martineau, Eva Schreck, Hélène Budzinski, Sylvia Becerra, Karyn Le Menach, Hala Jamhoury, Valeria Ochoa-Herrera, Marie-Hélène Devier, Fausto López, Jonathan Prunier, Diego Quiroga, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Laboratoire de Physico -& Toxico Chimie des systèmes naturels (LPTC), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Environnements et Paléoenvironnements OCéaniques (EPOC), Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers (OASU), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Ecologie des forêts de Guyane (UMR ECOFOG), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroParisTech-Université de Guyane (UG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Laboratoire Chimie et Biochimie des Interactions (CBI), Centre universitaire de formation et de recherche Jean-François Champollion - JFC (FRANCE) (CUFR), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France, Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1 (UB)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de chimie et biochimie des interactions (LCBI), GET (GET), Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications de Bretagne, Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), and Université des Antilles (UA)-Université de Guyane (UG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AgroParisTech-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

Subjects
Oil activities, Environmental Engineering, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, BTEX, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, Rivers, Water Quality, Environmental health, Demineralized waters, Humans, Environmental Chemistry, Petroleum Pollution, Social determinants of health, Organic Chemicals, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, Waste Management and Disposal, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Amazon rainforest, business.industry, Domestic waters, Drinking Water, Water Pollution, Oil refinery, Environmental Exposure, Pollution, 6. Clean water, Refinery, Hydrocarbons, 3. Good health, Metal(loid)s, Social Perception, Petroleum industry, chemistry, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Environmental science, Petroleum, Ecuador, Water quality, business, Social risk perception, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

The unregulated oil exploitation in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon Region (NEAR), mainly from 1964 to the 90's, led to toxic compounds largely released into the environment. A large majority of people living in the Amazon region have no access to drinking water distribution systems and collects water from rain, wells or small streams. The concentrations of major ions, trace elements, PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) and BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes) were analyzed in different water sources to evaluate the impacts of oil extraction and refining. Samples were taken from the NEAR and around the main refinery of the country (Esmeraldas Oil Refinery/State Oil Company of Ecuador) and were compared with domestic waters from the Southern region, not affected by petroleum activities. In most of the samples, microbiological analysis revealed a high level of coliforms representing significant health risks. All measured chemical compounds in waters were in line with national and international guidelines, except for manganese, zinc and aluminum. In several deep-water wells, close to oil camps, toluene concentrations were higher than the natural background while PAHs concentrations never exceeded individually 2 ng·L−1. Water ingestion represented 99% of the total exposure pathways for carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic elements (mainly zinc) in adults and children, while 20% to 49% of the Total Cancer Risk was caused by arsenic concentrations. The health index (HI) indicates acceptable chronic effects for domestic use according the US-EPA thresholds. Nevertheless, these limits do not consider the cocktail effects of metallic and organic compounds. Furthermore, they do not include the social determinants of human exposure, such as socio-economic living conditions or vulnerability. Most (72%) of interviewed families knew sanitary risks but a discrepancy was observed between knowledge and action: religious beliefs, cultural patterns, information sources, experience and emotions play an important role front to exposure.

Published
2019

24. Tillandsia usneoides as biomonitors of trace elements contents in the atmosphere of the mining district of Cartagena-La Unión (Spain): New insights for element transfer and pollution source tracing

Author

Jérôme Chmeleff, Jérôme Viers, José Darrozes, Mélina Macouin, Yves Auda, Isalyne Blondet, Grégory Dufréchou, Eva Schreck, Cyril Zouiten, Rémi Freydier, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Hydrosciences Montpellier (HSM), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), and Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Pollution, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, media_common.quotation_subject, 0208 environmental biotechnology, 02 engineering and technology, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, Mining, Soil, Air Pollution, Biomonitoring, Environmental Chemistry, Transect, [SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces, environment, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, media_common, Air Pollutants, Tillandsia, biology, Atmosphere, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Trace element, General Medicine, General Chemistry, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, 020801 environmental engineering, Trace Elements, Deposition (aerosol physics), 13. Climate action, [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics], Metals, Spain, Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Environmental science, Epiphyte, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

Nowadays, atmospheric pollution has a major impact on the human health and the environment, encouraging the development of biomonitors of the air quality over a wide zone. In this study, the relevance of the epiphyte plants Tillandsia usneoides is studied to estimate the transfer of metal(loid)s from a former Zn and Pb mining zone in the Southeast of Spain (Cartagena-La Union) to the local atmosphere. Biomonitoring was performed by installing plants in 5 sites along a transect from the main mining area to the urban and the coastal zones. An aliquot of plants was collected in every site every 2 months over 1 year. The Tillandsia usneoides have been observed with SEM-EDX, and analysed by ICP-MS to determine trace element concentrations, magnetic susceptibility signals and Zn and Pb isotopes ratios. Results show that atmospheric particles are distributed homogeneously at the plant surface. By comparing elemental contents in Tillandsia usneoides with regard to the values of the geochemical background of the region of Murcia, significant enrichments are observed in the epiphyte plants for Sb, As, Cd, Zn and Pb. The statistical analyses (decentred PCA and PLS) also suggest that the kinetics of dust deposition is slower for the urban and coastal sites compared to the mining sites and highlight an influence of agricultural activities in Cu deposition. The similarity of isotopic compositions (Zn and Pb) between Tillandsia usneoides, soils and atmospheric particles also put in evidence that these plants could be a powerful tool to trace the source of matter in the atmosphere. Finally, this experiment provides new insight to better understand the foliar absorption mechanisms.

Published
2019

25. Contribution of soil elemental contents and Cu and Sr isotope ratios to the understanding of pedogenetic processes and mechanisms involved in the soil-to-grape transfer (Soave vineyard, Italy)

Author

Giuseppe D. Saldi, Jérôme Viers, Laurent Orgogozo, Eva Schreck, José Darrozes, Simon Blotevogel, Priscia Oliva, Pierre Courjault-Radé, Stéphane Audry, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Mineral nutrition, Soil Science, 010501 environmental sciences, [CHIM.INOR]Chemical Sciences/Inorganic chemistry, 01 natural sciences, Vineyard, [CHIM.ANAL]Chemical Sciences/Analytical chemistry, [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry, Vineyard soil, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, 2. Zero hunger, Radiogenic nuclide, Chemistry, Soil chemistry, Soil classification, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, [CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry, 15. Life on land, Soil type, Element transfers, Soil formation, Isotopes of carbon, Environmental chemistry, Soil water, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, Sr and Cu isotopes, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Calcareous
Abstract

International audience; The effect of soil on wine composition and flavor is controversially discussed in viticulture. Mineral nutrition of the grapevine is one possibility for an influence of soil chemistry on winemaking. However, effects of soil chemistry are difficult to isolate from other physical and biological factors.Here two winegrowing plots in the Soave region (Italy) were investigated, lying side by side on contrasted soil types. Factors that influenced soil formation and characterize soil chemistry and mineralogy were determined. The influence of soil type on the elemental composition (Mg, Al, P, S, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Sr, Mo and Ba) of leaves and grapes was studied. Carbon isotope ratios were measured to evaluate water stress. Radiogenic Sr and stable Cu isotope ratios were studied to identify the influence of different bedrocks and better understand the mechanisms involved in the soil-to-grape continuum.Even though the morphology of soils is different, chemical characteristics are similar in both vineyard plots. Nevertheless, Sr isotope ratios of horizons of both soils show influence of different bedrocks on their genesis. The composition of grapevine plants is similar between both plots even though there is a tendency for higher elemental contents on more calcareous soil. Finally, isotope ratios show that different mechanisms control Cu and Sr in plant: Cu seems to be controlled by regulation mechanisms of the plants whereas Sr is absorbed in ratios similar to the soil, reflecting the different geological origins.

Published
2019

26. Analyse socio-scientifique de la qualité agro-environnementale et sanitaire des sols urbains pour promouvoir la transition agro-écologique

Author

Roxanne Calais, Rémi Quinet, Eva Schreck, Marc Miette, and Camille Dumat

Subjects
lcsh:GE1-350, cycles biogéochimiques, participative sciences, agriculture (péri)urbaine, biogeochemical cycles, Environmental sciences, ecological transition, soil organic matter, matières organiques des sols, transition écologique, pollutions, pollution, GE1-350, soil quality, lcsh:Environmental sciences, (Peri)urban agriculture, qualité des sols, participatory sciences
Abstract

Les zones (péri)urbaines de maraîchage se développent à l’échelle globale pour répondre aux objectifs de sécurité alimentaire des villes. À Toulouse (France), métropole en pleine expansion, la plaine de maraichage professionnel à Blagnac (31) dite « des Quinze Sols » fait l’objet d’un projet de recherche interdisciplinaire et multi-acteurs pour investiguer la question socio-scientifique suivante : « Quelles caractérisation et prise en compte efficientes de la qualité globale du sol dans un contexte d’accompagnement des agriculteurs vers des pratiques agro écologiques ? » Les typologies des parcelles sont définies sur la base de leur historique, d’enquêtes auprès des agriculteurs, d’observations et mesures de terrain et d’analyses en laboratoire des propriétés bio-physico-chimiques des sols. Sont réalisées : l’interprétation de l’état des milieux et une réflexion sur le métabolisme de la zone en lien avec les cycles biogéochimiques. Les nutriments et polluants sont relativement peu retenus par le fluviosol carbonaté de texture limoneuse, appauvri en matières organiques et argile : ils migrent en profondeur, ou sont exportés par érosion, phénomène amplifié par une croûte de battance. Les sols cultivés présentent de faibles teneurs en métaux (éco)toxiques, contrairement aux sols du parc (ancienne décharge). Cette étude crée l’opportunité de raisonner avec les agriculteurs la gestion agro-environnementale et sanitaire des sols et productions alimentaires de cette zone hybride qui participe à la transition écologique. Un projet de sciences participatives avec les acteurs de la zone vise l’amélioration du statut organique pour promouvoir la fertilité des sols et réduire les risques sanitaires en limitant les transferts de polluants. The (peri)urban market gardening areas are developing globally to meet the objectives of the food security of cities. In Toulouse (France), a booming metropolis, the market gardening plain at Blagnac (31) called "15 Sols" is the subject of an interdisciplinary and multi-stakeholder research project to investigate the following socio-scientific question : "What is the efficient way to take into account the soil quality in a context of agroecological transition with the farmers ? ". Typologies of cultivated plots are defined on the basis of their history, farmer surveys, observations and field measurements, and laboratory analyses of soil bio-physico-chemical properties. Are carried out : the interpretation of the state of the environments and a reflection on the metabolism of the zone in connection with the biogeochemical cycles. Nutrients and pollutants are relatively seldom retained by silty-textured carbonate fluviosol, depleted in organic matter and clay : they migrate deeply, or are exported by erosion, a phenomenon amplified by a superficial crust. Cultivated soils have low levels of (eco)toxic metals, unlike park soils (old dump). This study creates the opportunity to discuss with farmers the agri-environmental and sanitary management of soils and food production in this hybrid zone that participates in the ecological transition. A participatory science project with stakeholders in the area aims to improve the organic status to promote soil fertility and reduce health risks by limiting the transfer of pollutants with erosion.

Published
2019

27. Atmospheric dust characterisation in the mining district of Cartagena-La Unión, Spain: Air quality and health risks assessment

Author

Isalyne Blondet, Corinne Galy-Lacaux, Martín Soriano-Disla, Rémi Freydier, Ángel Faz, S. Casas, Irene Jubany, Jérôme Viers, Neus Bahí, Silvia Martínez-Martínez, Cyril Zouiten, José Darrozes, Grégory Dufréchou, Jose A. Acosta, Eva Schreck, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM) (BRGM), Hydrosciences Montpellier (HSM), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'aérologie (LAERO), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Technical University of Cartagena (UPTC), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena / Technical University of Cartagena (UPCT)

Subjects
Mediterranean climate, Pollution, Environmental Engineering, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, media_common.quotation_subject, Air pollution, 010501 environmental sciences, medicine.disease_cause, Urban area, Atmospheric fallouts, 01 natural sciences, Mining, Air Pollution, 11. Sustainability, medicine, Humans, Environmental Chemistry, Bioaccessible fraction, Waste Management and Disposal, Air quality index, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, media_common, Risk assessment, [SDV.EE.SANT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Health, Air Pollutants, geography, geography.geographical_feature_category, Mining activities, Inhalation pathway, Dust, Atmospheric dust, Metal(loid)s, Spain, 13. Climate action, Granulometry, Environmental chemistry, Environmental science, [SDV.SPEE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Santé publique et épidémiologie, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

International audience; Nowadays, air pollution has a major impact on the environment and human health. Owen gauges allow the sampling of atmospheric depositions in polluted sites for further characterisation. This paper shows the study of the air particles of an old mining zone in Cartagena-La Unión (South-east of Spain) in order to quantify their potential risk on human health. There were 4 strategic sites monitored: the main mining tailing (Avenque), the urban area (La Unión), an agricultural zone (formerly mining) and a site in the Mediterranean coast. Physico-chemical and mineralogical characterisation was applied to atmospheric fallouts. The granulometry revealed a dust particle size around 15 μm, with the coarsest particles in the urban area and the thinnest at the tailing site. XRD analyses showed the presence of quartz, carbonates, sulphides and sulphates. Observations with SEM-EDX confirmed chemical spectra and allowed us to classify the particles into well-crystallised minerals and heterogeneous dusts. Total metal content determination was carried out by ICP-MS analyses and results showed Zn, Pb, As and Cd fluxes (respectively 2549, 1275, 68 and 7 μg·m-2·d-1) exceeding the limit values set by European legislations in the mining area. The fluxes of Zn, Pb and As also exceed these standards in the urban area whereas the coastal zone only exceeds the thresholds in the case of As. Inhalation health risk (defined by US EPA, 2009) was quantified in the sites using total and bioaccessible metal contents of the dusts. Risk calculations using total metal content considering a residential scenario showed acceptable risk for all sites except for the mining tailing which presented non-acceptable cancer and hazard risk mainly due to the total As and Pb contents. When considering the bioaccessible fraction of As and Pb, the risk diminished to acceptable values, demonstrating the overestimation produced when using total metal contents.

Published
2019

28. Soil chemistry and meteorological conditions influence the elemental profiles of West European wines

Author

Priscia Oliva, Philippe Besson, Stéphane Audry, Jérôme Viers, Eva Schreck, Nicolas Saurin, Simon Blotevogel, Christophe Laplanche, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Unité expérimentale de Pech-Rouge (PECH ROUGE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), French INSU national program EC2CO (BIOHEFECT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Unité de recherches de Pech Rouge (MONTP PECH URPR), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)

Subjects
Databases, Factual, Meteorological Concepts, Rain, Carbonates, Color, wine composition, Wine, environmental parameters, [CHIM.INOR]Chemical Sciences/Inorganic chemistry, [SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study, 01 natural sciences, Wine color, Analytical Chemistry, soil, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0404 agricultural biotechnology, origin tracing, [CHIM.ANAL]Chemical Sciences/Analytical chemistry, [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry, [SDV.IDA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food engineering, Vitis, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Terroir, 2. Zero hunger, terroir, 010401 analytical chemistry, elemental analysis, Soil chemistry, [CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, General Medicine, 15. Life on land, Soil type, 040401 food science, 0104 chemical sciences, Europe, chemistry, Metals, 13. Climate action, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Soil water, Carbonate, Environmental science, Physical geography, Viticulture, [CHIM.OTHE]Chemical Sciences/Other, Calcareous, Food Analysis, Food Science
Abstract

International audience; Elemental profiles of wines have been used successfully to distinguish their geographical provenience around the world; however, underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, Ba, Ca, Mg, Mn and Sr contents were determined in 215 wines from several West European wine-growing areas using an easy-to-perform analysis based on ICP-OES. Major environmental and wine-making parameters (soil type as "calcareous" or not, rainfall, temperature and wine color) were used to explain variations within the dataset. The combined effects of wine-making processes (expressed by wine color) and soil type explained 28.5% of total variance. The effect of climatic conditions explained 24.1% of variance and could be interpreted as intensity of drought stress. Finally, carbonate occurrence in soils and climatic conditions systematically influenced the elemental composition of the wines. These findings provide insights into the mechanisms underlying elemental fingerprinting and allow prediction of which wine-growing regions can easily be distinguished based on elemental profiles as a marker of the terroir in viticulture.

Published
2019

29. Cadmium isotope fractionation in the soil - cacao systems of Ecuador : a pilot field study

Author

Barry J. Coles, Laurence Maurice, Katharina Kreissig, Eva Schreck, Fiorella Barraza, Rebekah E. T. Moore, Mark Rehkämper, Grégoire Lefeuvre, Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Science and Technology Facilities Council, and Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)

Subjects
General Chemical Engineering, 02 engineering and technology, General Chemistry, Fractionation, Biology, Plant litter, 010402 general chemistry, 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology, biology.organism_classification, 01 natural sciences, 0104 chemical sciences, Soil conditioner, Cacao tree, Agronomy, Soil water, media_common.cataloged_instance, Cultivar, European union, 0210 nano-technology, 03 Chemical Sciences, Organic fertilizer, media_common
Abstract

The often high Cd concentrations of cacao beans are a serious concern for producers in Latin America due to the implementation of stricter Cd limits for cocoa products by the European Union in 2019. This is the first investigation to employ coupled Cd isotope and concentration measurements to study soil - cacao systems. Analyses were carried out for 29 samples of soils, soil amendments and cacao tree organs from organic farms in Ecuador that harvest three distinct cacao cultivars. The majority of soils from 0-80 cm depth have very similar delta Cd-114/110 of about -0.1 parts per thousand to 0 parts per thousand. Two 0-5 cm topsoils, however, have high Cd concentrations coupled with heavy Cd isotope compositions of delta Cd-114/110 approximate to 0.2%, possibly indicating Cd additions from the tree litter used as organic fertilizer. Whilst cacao leaves, pods and beans are ubiquitously enriched in Cd relative to soils there are distinct Cd isotope signatures. The leaves and pods are isotopically heavier than the soils, with similar Delta Cd-114/110(leaf-soil) values of 0.22 +/- 0.07 parts per thousand to 0.41 +/- 0.09 parts per thousand. In contrast, the data reveal differences in Delta Cd-114/110(bean-leaf) that may be linked to distinct cacao cultivars. In detail, Delta Cd-114/110(bean-leaf) values of -0.34 parts per thousand to -0.40 parts per thousand were obtained for Nacional cacao from two farms, whilst CCN-51 hybrid cacao from a third farm showed no fractionation within error (-0.08 +/- 0.13 parts per thousand). As such, further work to investigate whether Cd isotopes are indeed useful for tracing sources of Cd enrichments in soils and to inform genetic efforts to reduce the Cd burden of cocoa is indicated.

Published
2019

30. Kinetic study of phytotoxicity induced by foliar lead uptake for vegetables exposed to fine particles and implications for sustainable urban agriculture

Author

Annabelle Austruy, Antoine Pierart, Tiantian Xiong, Camille Dumat, Muhammad Shahid, Eva Schreck, and Stéphane Mombo

Subjects
China, Environmental Engineering, 0211 other engineering and technologies, Greenhouse, Polluted atmosphere, 02 engineering and technology, 010501 environmental sciences, Photosynthesis, 01 natural sciences, Dry weight, Vegetables, Environmental Chemistry, Pakistan, Cities, Urban agriculture, Air quality index, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, General Environmental Science, Air Pollutants, 021110 strategic, defence & security studies, Agriculture, General Medicine, Plant Leaves, Horticulture, Lead, Agronomy, Shoot, Environmental science, Particulate Matter, Phytotoxicity, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

At the global scale, foliar metal transfer occurs for consumed vegetables cultivated in numerous urban or industrial areas with a polluted atmosphere. However, the kinetics of metal uptake, translocation and involved phytotoxicity was never jointly studied with vegetables exposed to micronic and sub-micronic particles (PM). Different leafy vegetables (lettuces and cabbages) cultivated in RHIZOtest® devices were, therefore, exposed in a greenhouse for 5, 10 and 15 days to various PbO PM doses. The kinetics of transfer and phytotoxicity was assessed in relation to lead concentration and exposure duration. A significant Pb accumulation in leaves (up to 7392 mg/kg dry weight (DW) in lettuce) with translocation to roots was observed. Lead foliar exposure resulted in significant phytotoxicity, lipid composition change, a decrease of plant shoot growth (up to 68.2% in lettuce) and net photosynthesis (up to 58% in lettuce). The phytotoxicity results indicated plant adaptation to Pb and a higher sensitivity of lettuce in comparison with cabbage. Air quality needs, therefore, to be considered for the health and quality of vegetables grown in polluted areas, such as certain megacities (in China, Pakistan, Europe, etc. ) and furthermore, to assess the health risks associated with their consumption.

Published
2016

31. Is Tillandsia capillaris an efficient bioindicator of atmospheric metal and metalloid deposition? Insights from five months of monitoring in an urban mining area

Author

Priscia Oliva, Sophie Sobanska, Delphine Tisserand, Gaëlle Uzu, Aude Calas, Fiorella Barraza, Raoul-Marie Couture, Sylvaine Goix, Jonathan Prunier, Stéphane Guédron, Eva Schreck, Manuel Henry, David Point, Géraldine Sarret, C. Huayta-Vasquez, Jaime Chincheros, Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-PRES Université de Grenoble-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR219-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF), Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Infrarouge et Raman - UMR 8516 (LASIR), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lille, Département de l'environnement, Gouvernement de la province d'Oruro, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences [Waterloo], University of Waterloo [Waterloo], Institut Ecocitoyen, Laboratorio de Calidad Ambiental (LCA), Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA), Laboratoire d'étude des transferts en hydrologie et environnement (LTHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR219-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019]), Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement - UMR 8516 (LASIRE), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille Institut (CLIL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG ), Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019])-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019]), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Ecocitoyen pour la Connaissance des Pollutions [Fos-sur-Mer], and Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG )

Subjects
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, General Decision Sciences, chemistry.chemical_element, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, 11. Sustainability, Biomonitoring, Mining area, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Arsenic, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Ecology, Tillandsia, biology, Passive filters, Contamination, Particulates, biology.organism_classification, 6. Clean water, [CHIM.THEO]Chemical Sciences/Theoretical and/or physical chemistry, Deposition (aerosol physics), chemistry, 13. Climate action, Environmental chemistry, Air quality, Metalloid, Tillandsia capillaris, Bioindicator
Abstract

Atmospheric pollution in megacities has a major impact on human health and environmental quality. Air quality bioindicators may have some advantages over standard devices such as impactors or filters. In this study we evaluated the reliability of Tillandsia sp. versus passive filters for monitoring the atmospheric deposition of metal(loid)s in an area affected by anthropogenic activities. We aimed to gain insight into the composition and origin of atmospheric particles and their fate after deposition on the plant. Three zones with different contamination levels were monitored for five months in 2012. For the highly contaminated area, a linear increase in metal(loïd) accumulation was found in passive filters, whereas for transplanted Tillandsia capillaris the increase was almost linear for As, Cd, Hg, and Sn, but not for Ag, Pb, Sb, and Zn. For the moderately contaminated zone, the results showed that the exposure time was not sufficient for metal(loid) concentrations to increase in either the plants or filters. However, natural specimens provided some indications of the levels of metal contamination. Metal particles were observed on the plant surface and also in the central disc underneath tillandsia trichomes, suggesting that this is a possible pathway for metals to enter the plant. X-ray absorption spectroscopy demonstrated chemical transformation for Pb and As, both in filters and plants. For Pb, sorbed Pb and/or cell wall complexes were identified in the plants. No AsIII-S species, indicative of As detoxification, were identified in the plant. Arsenic was oxidized from AsIII to AsV in both plants and filters. Thus, in the present study, passive filters proved more reliable than T. capillaris transplants, although natural specimens provided some insights into local contamination. Particulate contaminants underwent chemical transformation after being trapped in the plant, but there was no clear evidence of internalization and detoxification.

Published
2016

32. Single-particle analysis of industrial emissions brings new insights for health risk assessment of PM

Author

Gaëlle Uzu, Eva Schreck, V. Dappe, Li Wu, Benjamin Hanoune, Sophie Sobanska, Camille Dumat, Xue Li, Chul-Un Ro, Myriam Moreau, Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement - UMR 8516 (LASIRE), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille Institut (CLIL), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de chimie et biochimie des interactions (LCBI), Centre universitaire de formation et de recherche Jean-François Champollion - JFC (FRANCE) (CUFR), Ingénierie et biologie cellulaire et tissulaire (IBCT (ex IFR133)), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon (CHRU Besançon)-Etablissement français du sang [Bourgogne-Franche-Comté] (EFS [Bourgogne-Franche-Comté])-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), Department of Surgery/Urology, Harvard Medical School [Boston] (HMS)-Boston Children's Hospital, Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Physicochimie des Processus de Combustion et de l’Atmosphère - UMR 8522 (PC2A), Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de Spectrochimie Infrarouge et Raman - UMR 8516 (LASIR), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lille, Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Besançon] (CHRU Besançon)-Etablissement français du sang [Bourgogne-France-Comté] (EFS [Bourgogne-France-Comté])-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon (CHRU Besançon)-Etablissement français du sang [Bourgogne-Franche-Comté] (EFS BFC)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Atmospheric Science, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, Speciation, Single particle analysis, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, 12. Responsible consumption, Hazardous waste, Ultrafine particle, Significant risk, Waste Management and Disposal, Air quality index, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Health risk assessment, Human risk assessment, Particulates, Pollution, [CHIM.THEO]Chemical Sciences/Theoretical and/or physical chemistry, Lead, 13. Climate action, Environmental chemistry, Environmental science, Particle, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-CHEM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Chemical Physics [physics.chem-ph], Particulate matter
Abstract

Particulate matter (PM) emitted by human activities presents a significant risk for human health, especially through inhalation. In this work, coarse and ultrafine particles (PM10 and PM1) were collected near a lead battery recycling facility, recognized as an emission source of hazardous particles. These particles were previously found to have adverse health effects. Our multiple imaging analyses by SEM-EDX and Raman microspectrometry showed that Pb-rich particles constituted the major portion of the fine size fractions (PM1). The surface analysis of particles performed by ToF-SIMS evidenced soluble Pb-Cl rich species on the particle surface. The particle composition and chemical mixing state differed from PM at source emission. Although the annual mean lead concentration near the plant meets E.U. air quality standards, the size of the Pb-rich particles and the presence of soluble metal compounds on the particle surface may also induce harmful outcomes. The current risk assessment models only consider the total concentration of the element without dealing with speciation, morphology or surface composition of the particles. Single particle analysis could become useful in providing a more accurate assessment of human health risk and in developing more comprehensive regulations on air quality.

Published
2018

33. Metal soil pollution differentially affects both the behaviour and exposure of A. caliginosa and L. terrestris: a mesocosm study

Author

Philippe Besson, Stéphane Sammartino, Yvan Capowiez, Eva Schreck, Camille Dumat, Christophe Laplanche, Stéphane Mombo, Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Environnement Méditerranéen et Modélisation des Agro-Hydrosystèmes (EMMAH), Avignon Université (AU)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)

Subjects
[SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes, Soil Science, 010501 environmental sciences, 01 natural sciences, Microbiology, Mesocosm, Cd, Animal science, Water infiltration, Avoidance behaviour, Pb, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, biology, Chemistry, Weight change, Earthworm, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, Burrow, Soil contamination, Bioaccumulation, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, Litter, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Agronomy and Crop Science, X-ray tomography, Lumbricus terrestris
Abstract

International audience; The effects on two earthworm species of a gradient of metal contamination in soil collected close to a 50-year-old lead recycling factory were investigated in mesocosms filled with soil sampled at three distances from the factory (10, 30 and 60 m). After 5 weeks of exposure, earthworm litter consumption and weight change were measured. Burrow systems were analysed using Xray tomography, and water infiltration was measured. No significant differences in earthworm weight or activity were observed between mesocosms filled with soil from 30 and 60 m. In contrast, both earthworm species significantly lost weight and burrowed less in the soil sampled at 10 m. In the cores filled with the soil collected at 10-m distance, Aporrectodea caliginosa avoided the highly contaminated first layer (0–5 cm) and burrowed deeper whereas Lumbricus terrestris burrowed relatively more in this layer. We assume that these different reactions are associated with their ecological types. Epi-anecic earthworms forage litter at the soil surface, whereas endogeic earthworms are geophagous and thus are able to forage deeper. This was further corroborated by the bioaccumulation factors measured for each species: for L. terrestris, BAF values for Pb and Cd only decreased slightly in the 10-m soil correlating with their overall reduced activity. However, BAF values for A. caliginosa were 20-fold lower compared to those observed in soil from 30 and 60 m. These modifications in burrowing behaviour in the 10-m mesocosms resulted in a significant and marked decrease in water infiltration rates but only for L. terrestris.

Published
2018

34. Capítulo 2. El petróleo en la Amazonía ecuatoriana: medir los impactos ambientales y sanitarios

Author

Valérie Borell-Estupina, Hélène Budzinski, Laure Laffont, Laurence Maurice, Alex Alexiades, Juan M. Guayasamin, Marie-Hélène Devier, C. Moreno, Fiorella Barraza, Andrea C. Encalada, Hala Jamourhy, Emmanuelle Cadot, Marion Soler, Thibaut Leveque, Esteban Suárez, Christophe Furger, Javier Mena, Jonathan Prunier, Eva Schreck, Sylvia Becerra, Fausto López, Gaëlle Uzu, Karyn Le Menach, Jacques Gardon, and Valeria Ochoa-Herrera

Published
2018

35. Field isotopic study of lead fate and compartmentalization in earthworm–soil–metal particle systems for highly polluted soil near Pb recycling factory

Author

Antoine Pierart, Eva Schreck, Thibaut Leveque, Sylvaine Goix, Stéphane Mombo, Camille Dumat, and Frédéric Deola

Subjects
Polluted soils, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pb pollution, Soil, Isotopes, Animals, Soil Pollutants, Environmental Chemistry, Recycling, Oligochaeta, Particle Size, biology, Soil organic matter, Earthworm, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Medicine, General Chemistry, Particulates, biology.organism_classification, Pollution, Lead, Environmental chemistry, Soil water, Environmental science, Adsorption, France, Metal particle, Bioturbation, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

Earthworms are important organisms in soil macrofauna and play a key role in soil functionality, and consequently in terrestrial ecotoxicological risk assessments. Because they are frequently observed in soils strongly polluted by metals, the influence of earthworm bioturbation on Pb fate could therefore be studied through the use of Pb isotopes. Total Pb concentrations and isotopic composition ((206)Pb, (207)Pb and (208)Pb) were then measured in earthworms, casts and bulk soils sampled at different distance from a lead recycling factory. Results showed decreasing Pb concentrations with the distance from the factory whatever the considered matrix (bulk soils, earthworm bodies or cast samples) with higher concentrations in bulk soils than in cast samples. The bivariate plot (208)Pb/(206)Pb ratios versus (206)Pb/(207)Pb ratios showed that all samples can be considered as a linear mixing between metallic process particulate matter (PM) and geochemical Pb background. Calculated anthropogenic fraction of Pb varied between approximately 84% and 100%. Based on Pb isotopic signatures, the comparison between casts, earthworms and bulk soils allowed to conclude that earthworms preferentially ingest the anthropogenic lead fraction associated with coarse soil organic matter. Actually, soil organic matter was better correlated with Pb isotopic ratios than with Pb content in soils. The proposed hypothesis is therefore a decrease of soil organic matter turnover due to Pb pollution with consequences on Pb distribution in soils and earthworm exposure. Finally, Pb isotopes analysis constitutes an efficient tool to study the influence of earthworm bioturbation on Pb cycle in polluted soils.

Published
2015

36. Management of human health risk in the context of kitchen gardens polluted by lead and cadmium near a lead recycling company

Author

Stéphane Mombo, Muhammad Shahid, Eva Schreck, Yann Foucault, Sylvaine Goix, Camille Dumat, Antoine Pierart, Irène Gaillard, and Frédéric Deola

Subjects
Pollution, Cadmium, Stratigraphy, media_common.quotation_subject, chemistry.chemical_element, Context (language use), 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, Lead smelting, 010501 environmental sciences, Contamination, 01 natural sciences, Sustainable gardening, Mining engineering, chemistry, Environmental protection, Bioaccumulation, Soil water, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Environmental science, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Earth-Surface Processes, media_common
Abstract

At the global scale, gardening activities are often performed in urban areas with a historical background of pollution. In this study, a participatory program was developed with citizens concerned by gardening activities near a 50-year-old regulated lead recycling company, with the aim of co-constructing the tools for the assessment and management of potential sanitary risks induced by historic pollution with persistent (eco) toxic metals: lead and cadmium. Soils and vegetables (lettuce, leek, celery, carrot, chard, pumpkin, and celeriac) samples were collected from four kitchen gardens neighboring a 50-year-old secondary lead smelter. Both total and in vitro human bioaccessible metal concentrations in the cultivated plants were measured in relation to soil characteristics. The results showed that the soils of these gardens were slightly contaminated by metals (Pb, 77 to 236 mg kg−1; and Cd, 0.5 to 1 mg kg−1) in comparison with the natural geologic background. However, significant pollution of vegetables can occur especially with lead (Pb up to 9.8 mg kg−1 in lettuce) and certainly as a result of direct foliar transfer. The washing of plants before consumption is therefore recommended in the context of atmospheric fallout of ultrafine particles enriched with metals. Metal bioaccessibility measure integrates the influence of metal type, plant type, and soil physico-chemical properties. Based on the results, it is proposed that human bioaccessible fraction of metals may also be currently taken into account as well as total metal quantities and bioaccumulation factors in risk assessment studies performed in gardens. Overall, this study has led to reflections and functional recommendations aimed at reducing human exposure and to finally developing sustainable gardening practices.

Published
2015

37. Cadmium bioaccumulation and gastric bioaccessibility in cacao : a field study in areas impacted by oil activities in Ecuador

Author

Fausto López, A. Marquet, Gaëlle Uzu, Laurence Maurice, Fiorella Barraza, Thibaut Leveque, Eva Schreck, Jonathan Prunier, and Jenny Ruales

Subjects
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, chemistry.chemical_element, 010501 environmental sciences, Raw material, Dark chocolate, Biology, Toxicology, 01 natural sciences, Husk, Soil, Health risk assessment, food, Humans, Soil Pollutants, Fertilizers, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Cadmium, Cacao, business.industry, Agriculture, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, General Medicine, Environmental Exposure, Contamination, South America, Pollution, food.food, Uptake and bioaccumulation, chemistry, Bioaccumulation, Soil water, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Ecuador, business
Abstract

Cacao from South America is especially used to produce premium quality chocolate. Although the European Food Safety Authority has not established a limit for cadmium (Cd) in chocolate raw material, recent studies demonstrate that Cd concentrations in cacao beans can reach levels higher than the legal limits for dark chocolate (0.8 mg kg−1, effective January 1st, 2019). Despite the fact that the presence of Cd in agricultural soils is related to contamination by fertilizers, other potential sources must be considered in Ecuador. This field study was conducted to investigate Cd content in soils and cacao cultivated on Ecuadorian farms in areas impacted by oil activities. Soils, cacao leaves, and pod husks were collected from 31 farms in the northern Amazon and Pacific coastal regions exposed to oil production and refining and compared to two control areas. Human gastric bioaccessibility was determined in raw cacao beans and cacao liquor samples in order to assess potential health risks involved. Our results show that topsoils (0–20 cm) have higher Cd concentrations than deeper layers, exceeding the Ecuadorian legislation limit in 39% of the sampling sites. Cacao leaves accumulate more Cd than pod husks or beans but, nevertheless, 50% of the sampled beans have Cd contents above 0.8 mg kg−1. Root-to-cacao transfer seems to be the main pathway of Cd uptake, which is not only regulated by physico-chemical soil properties but also agricultural practices. Additionally, natural Cd enrichment by volcanic inputs must not be neglected. Finally, Cd in cacao trees cannot be considered as a tracer of oil activities. Assuming that total Cd content and its bioaccessible fraction (up to 90%) in cacao beans and liquor is directly linked to those in chocolate, the health risk associated with Cd exposure varies from low to moderate.

Published
2017

38. Earthworm bioturbation influences the phytoavailability of metals released by particles in cultivated soils

Author

Tiantian Xiong, Yann Foucault, Camille Dumat, Yvan Capowiez, Thibaut Leveque, Eva Schreck, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (ADEME), Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles (PSH), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Société de Traitement Chimique des Métaux - STCM (FRANCE), Univ Toulouse, INP ENSAT, F-31326 Castanet Tolosan, France, Partenaires INRAE, INSU-EC2CO program, French Agency of the Environment and Energy (ADEME), Chemical Metal Treatments Company (STCM), National Research Agency [ANR-12-0011-VBDU], and ADEME, France

Subjects
Crops, Agricultural, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Soil biology, Soil characteristics, 010501 environmental sciences, Toxicology, Plant Roots, 01 natural sciences, Soil, Earthworm bioturbation, Phytoavailability, Soil pH, Animals, Soil Pollutants, Organic matter, Oligochaeta, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, 2. Zero hunger, chemistry.chemical_classification, biology, Soil organic matter, Earthworm, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, General Medicine, Lettuce, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, Pollution, chemistry, Agronomy, Metals, 13. Climate action, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Soil water, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Bioturbation
Abstract

International audience; The influence of earthworm activity on soil-to-plant metal transfer was studied by carrying out six weeks mesocosms experiments with or without lettuce and/or earthworms in soil with a gradient of metal concentrations due to particles fallouts. Soil characteristics, metal concentrations in lettuce and earthworms were measured and soil porosity in the mesocosms was determined. Earthworms increased the soil pH, macroporosity and soil organic matter content due to the burying of wheat straw provided as food. Earthworm activities increased the metals concentrations in lettuce leaves. Pb and Cd concentrations in lettuce leaves can increase up to 46% with earthworm activities ... These results and the low correlation between estimated by CaCl2 and EDTA and measured pollutant phytoavailability suggest that earthworm bioturbation was the main cause of the increase. Bioturbation could affect the proximity of pollutants to the roots and soil organic matter.

Published
2014

39. Assessing ecotoxicity and uptake of metals and metalloids in relation to two different earthworm species (Eiseina hortensis and Lumbricus terrestris)

Author

Mélanie Auffan, Yvan Capowiez, Eva Schreck, Annabelle Austruy, Thibaut Leveque, Yann Foucault, Camille Dumat, Christophe Mazzia, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT), Ministère de l'agriculture, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles (PSH), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Avignon Université (AU)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Abeilles et Environnement (AE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Avignon Université (AU), Centre européen de recherche et d'enseignement des géosciences de l'environnement (CEREGE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Collège de France (CdF)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Société de Traitements Chimiques des Métaux (STCM), Toulouse, Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse [ENSAT], Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Avignon Université (AU), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Collège de France (CdF (institution))-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Dumat, Camille

Subjects
métal, biotest, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, propriétés du sol, 010501 environmental sciences, Ecotoxicologie, Ecotoxicology, Toxicology, 01 natural sciences, réponse comportementale, absorption des métaux, lombrics, Soil Pollutants, Metalloids, Animal biology, biology, antimoine, zinc, oligo élément minéral, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, General Medicine, Pollution, biodisponibilité des polluants, eisenia hortensis, absorption des métalloïdes, bioaccumulation, métalloïde, cuivre, ver de terre, écotoxicité, Metals, Environmental chemistry, Bioaccumulation, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Energy source, Bioturbation, Lumbricus terrestris, lumbricus terrestris, Environmental Monitoring, cadmium, oligo-élément inorganique, retombée atmosphérique, Risk Assessment, écotoxicité du sol, Species Specificity, plomb, Biologie animale, Toxicity Tests, Animals, métal lourd, Oligochaeta, propriété du sol, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Pollutant, Earthworm, arsenic, biology.organism_classification, pollution du sol, 13. Climate action, Soil water, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Environmental science, Ecotoxicity
Abstract

International audience; Due to diffuse atmospheric fallouts of process particles enriched by metals and metalloids, polluted soils concern large areas at the global scale. Useful tools to assess ecotoxicity induced by these polluted soils are therefore needed. Earthworms are currently used as biotest, however the influence of specie and earthworm behaviour, soil characteristics are poorly highlighted. Our aim was therefore to assess the toxicity of various polluted soils with process particles enriches by metals and metalloids (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, As and Sb) collected from a lead recycling facility on two earthworm species belonging to different ecological types and thus likely to have contrasted behavioural responses (Eiseina hortensis and Lum-bricus terrestris). The combination of behavioural factors measurements (cast production and biomass) and physico-chemical parameters such as metal absorption, bioaccumulation by earthworms and their localization in invertebrate tissues provided a valuable indication of pollutant bioavailability and ecotoxicity. Soil characteristics influenced ecotoxicity and metal uptake by earthworms, as well as their soil bioturbation.

Published
2013

40. Foliar heavy metal uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants: A comparison of foliar and root metal uptake

Author

Camille Dumat, Muhammad Shahid, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Sana Khalid, Tiantian Xiong, Eva Schreck, Centre National d'Études Spatiales - CNES (FRANCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology - CIIT (PAKISTAN), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - IRD (FRANCE), South China Normal University - SCNU (CHINA), Southern Cross University - SCU (AUSTRALIA), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - UT2J (FRANCE), University of Agriculture Faisalabad - UAF (PAKISTAN), Centre d'Etudes et de REcherches sur les Qualifications - CEREQ (FRANCE), Universität Bremen (GERMANY), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir - CERTOP (Toulouse, France), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology [Islamabad] (CIIT), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), South China Normal University, Universität Bremen, Southern Cross University (SCU), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Root uptake, 0211 other engineering and technologies, 02 engineering and technology, 010501 environmental sciences, Ecotoxicologie, Plant Roots, 01 natural sciences, [SDU.STU.GC]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geochemistry, Foliar uptake, Soil Pollutants, Atmospheric contamination, Metal transfer, Waste Management and Disposal, 2. Zero hunger, Chemistry, Science des sols, Géochimie, food and beverages, Heavy metals, Plants, Pollution, Environmental chemistry, visual_art, Inactivation, Metabolic, Toxicity, visual_art.visual_art_medium, [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology, Environmental Monitoring, Biogeochemical cycle, Environmental Engineering, Lichens, [SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study, Risk Assessment, Metal, Metals, Heavy, Detoxification, Environmental Chemistry, Detoxification, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, 021110 strategic, defence & security studies, Atmospheric pollution, Atmosphere, Phytoextraction process, Plant Leaves, 13. Climate action, Adsorption, Environmental Pollution
Abstract

International audience; Anthropologic activities have transformed global biogeochemical cycling of heavy metals by emitting considerable quantities of these metals into the atmosphere from diverse sources. In spite of substantial and progressive developments in industrial processes and techniques to reduce environmental emis-sions, atmospheric contamination by toxic heavy metals and associated ecological and health risks are still newsworthy. Atmospheric heavy metals may be absorbed via foliar organs of plants after wet or dry deposition of atmospheric fallouts on plant canopy. Unlike root metal transfer, which has been largely studied, little is known about heavy metal uptake by plant leaves from the atmosphere. To the best of our understanding, significant research gaps exist regarding foliar heavy metal uptake. This is the first review regarding biogeochemical behaviour of heavy metals in atmosphere-plant system. The review summarizes the mechanisms involved in foliar heavy metal uptake, transfer, compartmentation,toxicity and in plant detoxification. We have described the biological and environmental factors that affect foliar uptake of heavy metals and compared the biogeochemical behaviour (uptake, translocation, compartmentation, toxicity and detoxification) of heavy metals for root and foliar uptake. The possible health risks associated with the consumption of heavy metal-laced food are also discussed.

Published
2016

41. Bioaccessibility of selenium after human ingestion in relation to its chemical species and compartmentalization in maize

Author

Maryse Castrec-Rouelle, Mélanie Longchamp, Camille Dumat, Christophe Laplanche, Philippe Besson, Antoine Pierart, Eva Schreck, Stéphane Mombo, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6 - UPMC (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - UT2J (FRANCE), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - INPT (FRANCE)

Subjects
Environmental Engineering, Oral bioaccessibility, Animal food, Biochimie, chemistry.chemical_element, Biological Availability, Food Contamination, 010501 environmental sciences, Biology, 01 natural sciences, Selenate, Plant Roots, Zea mays, chemistry.chemical_compound, Selenium, Animal science, Geochemistry and Petrology, Botany, Environmental Chemistry, Ingestion, Animals, Humans, Maize (Zea mays L.), [SDV.BBM.BC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biochemistry, Molecular Biology/Biochemistry [q-bio.BM], Toxicologie, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, General Environmental Science, Water Science and Technology, 2. Zero hunger, food and beverages, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, General Medicine, Compartmentalization (fire protection), Plant Components, Aerial, Micronutrient, Health risks, chemistry, Compartmentalization, [SDV.TOX]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology, Toxicity, Seeds, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, Chemical species, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Phytotoxicity, Se
Abstract

International audience; Selenium is a micronutrient needed by all living organisms including humans, but often present in low concentration in food with possible deficiency. From another side, at higher concentrations in soils as observed in seleniferous regions of the world, and in function of its chemical species, Se can also induce (eco)toxicity. Root Se uptake was therefore studied in function of its initial form for maize (Zea mays L.), a plant widely cultivated for human and animal food over the world. Se phytotoxicity and compartmentalization were studied in different aerial plant tissues. For the first time, Se oral human bioaccessibility after ingestion was assessed for the main Se species (SeIV and SeVI) with the BARGE ex vivo test in maize seeds (consumed by humans), and in stems and leaves consumed by animals. Corn seedlings were cultivated in hydroponic conditions supplemented with 1 mg L−1 of selenium (SeIV, SeVI, Control) for 4 months. Biomass, Se concentration, and bioaccessibility were measured on harvested plants. A reduction in plant biomass was observed under Se treatments compared to control, suggesting its phytotoxicity. This plant biomass reduction was higher for selenite species than selenate, and seed was the main affected compartment compared to control. Selenium compartmentalization study showed that for selenate species, a preferential accumulation was observed in leaves, whereas selenite translocation was very limited toward maize aerial parts, except in the seeds where selenite concentrations are generally high. Selenium oral bioaccessibility after ingestion fluctuated from 49 to 89 % according to the considered plant tissue and Se species. Whatever the tissue, selenate appeared as the most human bioaccessible form. A potential Se toxicity was highlighted for people living in seleniferous regions, this risk being enhanced by the high Se bioaccessibility.

Published
2016

42. Soil microbial respiration and PICT responses to an industrial and historic lead pollution: a field study

Author

Line Capowiez, Yvan Capowiez, Stéphane Mombo, Camille Dumat, Eva Schreck, Annette Bérard, Frédéric Deola, Environnement Méditerranéen et Modélisation des Agro-Hydrosystèmes (EMMAH), Avignon Université (AU)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles (PSH), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), We gratefully acknowledge ADEME (French Agency of the Environment and Energy) as well as the company STCM (Société de Traitements Chimiques des Métaux) for their technical help and financial support. This work was also supported by the INSU-EC2CO program (Biotuba Project), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Context (language use), 010501 environmental sciences, Ecotoxicology, 01 natural sciences, microbial ecotoxicology, Soil, Animals, Industry, Soil Pollutants, Environmental Chemistry, Ecosystem, Biomass, Oligochaeta, heavy metals, Soil Microbiology, pollution-induced community tolerance, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, lead, biology, Earthworm, Fungi, Soil classification, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, General Medicine, Contamination, biology.organism_classification, Biota, Pollution, Soil contamination, 6. Clean water, Pollution-induced community tolerance, microbial physiological traits, substrate-induced respiration, 13. Climate action, Environmental chemistry, Soil water, soil microbial communities, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Environmental science, France, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, microResp™
Abstract

We performed a field investigation to study the long-term impacts of Pb soil contamination on soil microbial communities and their catabolic structure in the context of an industrial site consisting of a plot of land surrounding a secondary lead smelter. Microbial biomass, catabolic profiles, and ecotoxicological responses (PICT) were monitored on soils sampled at selected locations along 110-m transects established on the site. We confirmed the high toxicity of Pb on respirations and microbial and fungal biomasses by measuring positive correlations with distance from the wall factory and negative correlation with total Pb concentrations. Pb contamination also induced changes in microbial and fungal catabolic structure (from carbohydrates to amino acids through carboxylic malic acid). Moreover, PICT measurement allowed to establish causal linkages between lead and its effect on biological communities taking into account the contamination history of the ecosystem at community level. The positive correlation between qCO2 (based on respiration and substrate use) and PICT suggested that the Pb stress-induced acquisition of tolerance came at a greater energy cost for microbial communities in order to cope with the toxicity of the metal. In this industrial context of long-term polymetallic contamination dominated by Pb in a field experiment, we confirmed impacts of this metal on soil functioning through microbial communities, as previously observed for earthworm communities.

Published
2016

43. Neurotoxic effect and metabolic responses induced by a mixture of six pesticides on the earthworm Aporrectodea caliginosa nocturna

Author

Michel Treilhou, L. Gontier, Eva Schreck, and Florence Geret

Subjects
Insecticides, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Population, Toxicology, medicine, Animals, Cholinesterases, Soil Pollutants, Environmental Chemistry, Ecotoxicology, Oligochaeta, education, Glutathione Transferase, education.field_of_study, Pesticide residue, biology, Earthworm, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Neurotoxicity, Proteins, General Medicine, General Chemistry, Pesticide, Catalase, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Pollution, Fungicides, Industrial, Bioaccumulation, biology.protein, Biomarkers
Abstract

The effects of a mixture of insecticides and/or fungicides at different environmental concentrations were investigated on a Aporrectodea caliginosa nocturna population. This laboratory experiment was carried out in order to reproduce Gaillac (France) vineyard conditions. Neurotoxicity (cholinesterase), metabolisation (glutathione-S-transferase) and oxidative stress (catalase) enzymes were studied as biomarkers in earthworms after short-term exposure in terraria. The aim was to observe the global effects of pesticide exposure, as in a vineyard, rather than focus on each isolated biomarker variation, or on each compound's impact. ChE activity was inhibited after a few days of insecticide and/or fungicide exposure, indicative of a neurotoxic effect in earthworms. The significant increase in GST and CAT activities revealed the metabolisation of these products resulting in the production of reactive oxygen species. After a long period of exposure or high concentrations, earthworms were physiologically damaged: they could not cope with the high toxicity (cellular dysfunction, protein catabolism...). Chemical analysis showed that pesticide bioaccumulation in earthworm tissues, even in those exposed to the highest concentrations and for the longest periods, was very low (under LOD) or absent. However, the study of pesticide residues in terraria after 34 days in a climate chamber suggested that earthworms participate in soil pesticide breakdown.

Published
2008

44. Effects of historic metal(loid) pollution on earthworm communities

Author

Christophe Mazzia, Yann Foucault, Yvan Capowiez, Thibaut Leveque, Eva Schreck, Camille Dumat, Stéphane Mombo, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles (PSH), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Abeilles et Environnement (AE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Avignon Université (AU), Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Avignon Université (AU)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Avignon Université (AU), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), STCM (Metal Chemical Treatments Society), ADEME, CNRS, national French research project EC<INF>2</INF>CO through the Biotuba Project, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), and Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
Pollution, Metal(loid) bioavailability, Environmental Engineering, media_common.quotation_subject, Soil pollution, chemistry.chemical_element, Context (language use), Animals, Soil Pollutants, Environmental Chemistry, Organic matter, Oligochaeta, Transect, Waste Management and Disposal, Metalloids, media_common, chemistry.chemical_classification, Cadmium, biology, Chemistry, Earthworm, Soil physico-chemical properties, Species diversity, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, Soil contamination, Aporrectodea longa, Lead, Metals, Environmental chemistry, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

International audience; The effects of metal(loid)s (Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, As and Sb) from atmospheric fallout on earthworm communities were investigated in a fallow meadow located close to a 60-year-old lead recycling factory. We examined abundance and species diversity as well as the ratio of adult-to-juvenile earthworms, along five 140 m parallel transects. The influence of soil pollution on the earthworm community at the plot scale was put in context by measuring some physico-chemical soil characteristics (OM content, N content, pH), as well as total and bioavailable metal(loid) concentrations. Earthworms were absent in the highly polluted area (concentration from 30,000 to 5000 mg Pb . kg(-1) of dried soil), just near the factory (0-30 m area). A clear and almost linear relationship was observed between the proportion of juvenile versus mature earthworms and the pollution gradient, with a greater proportion of adults in the most polluted zones (only adult earthworms were observed from 30 to 50 m).Apporectodea longa was the main species present just near the smelter (80% of the earthworms were A. longa from 30 to 50 m). The earthworm density was found to increase progressively from five individuals . m(-2) at 30 m to 135 individuals. m(-2) at 140 m from the factory. On average, metal(loid) accumulation in earthworm tissues decreased linearly with distance from the factory. The concentration of exchangeable metal(loid)s in earthworm surface casts was higher than that of the overall soil. Finally, our field study clearly demonstrated that metal(loid) pollution has a direct impact on earthworm communities (abundance, diversity and proportion of juveniles) especially when Pb concentrations in soil were higher than 2050 mg. kg-1. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Published
2015

46. Urban Market Gardening in Africa: Foliar Uptake of Metal(loid)s and Their Bioaccessibility in Vegetables; Implications in Terms of Health Risks

Author

Benjamin Fayomi, Mélina Macouin, Camille Dumat, Eva Schreck, Tiantian Xiong, Gaëlle Uzu, and Thibaut Leveque

Subjects
Irrigation, Environmental Engineering, biology, business.industry, Ecological Modeling, Environmental engineering, Lactuca, Contamination, biology.organism_classification, Pollution, Hazard quotient, Toxicology, Agriculture, Soil water, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental science, Leafy vegetables, Atmospheric contamination, business, Water Science and Technology
Abstract

Urban market gardening in Africa is suffering from increasing environmental contamination due to sources of contamination as varied as traffic, industry, and agriculture practices. A field study was therefore conducted to determine the global influence of the polluted environment (atmosphere, soil, and irrigation waters) on vegetable quality in a large urban-farming area. For leafy vegetables collected in 15 ha of squatted land belonging to the international airport of Cotonou, total concentrations of metal(loid)s measured in consumed parts of Lactuca sativa L. and Brassica oleracea were 52.6–78.9, 0.02–0.3, 0.08–0.22, 12.7–20.3, 1.8–7.9, and 44.1–107.8 mg kg−1 for Pb, Cd, As, Sb, Cu, and Zn, respectively. Human gastric bioaccessibility of the metal(loid)s was measured, and the obtained values varied according to the considered metal(loid) and the plant species. The results identified values that are commonly found in non-polluted soils and roots associated with contaminated edible parts, raising the possibility of atmospheric contamination. Such a hypothesis is in agreement with values of magnetic susceptibility, since iron oxides and probably their associated metal(loid)s do not translocate from the roots toward the upper parts of the plants. (Bioaccessible) estimated dose intake ((B)EDI) and total (bioaccessible) target hazard quotient (Σ(B)THQ) were calculated to assess the health risk of consuming vegetables from this area. Pb and Sb were the major risk contributors. Taking the bioaccessible fractions into account, ΣBTHQ values were lower than ΣTHQ but were all still >1 for both males and females, leading to the conclusion that consuming these vegetables from this area is not risk-free.

Published
2014

47. Foliar uptake and metal(loid) bioaccessibility in vegetables exposed to particulate matter

Author

V. Dappe, Sylvaine Goix, Thibaut Leveque, Yann Foucault, Sophie Sobanska, Camille Dumat, Eva Schreck, Annabelle Austruy, Tiantian Xiong, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (ADEME), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement - UMR 8516 (LASIRE), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Société de Traitements Chimiques des Métaux (STCM), Toulouse, Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille Institut (CLIL), and Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)

Subjects
Environmental Engineering, Brassica, Microanalysis, Metal, Geochemistry and Petrology, Spinacia oleracea, Metals, Heavy, 11. Sustainability, Vegetables, Environmental Chemistry, Electronic microscopy, Health risk, Cities, General Environmental Science, Water Science and Technology, Metalloids, 2. Zero hunger, Air Pollutants, biology, Chemistry, Chemical speciation, Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission, food and beverages, General Medicine, 15. Life on land, Particulates, biology.organism_classification, Plant Leaves, [CHIM.THEO]Chemical Sciences/Theoretical and/or physical chemistry, 13. Climate action, visual_art, Environmental chemistry, Plant Stomata, Plant species, visual_art.visual_art_medium, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Spinach, Particulate Matter
Abstract

At the global scale, high concentrations of particulate matter (PM) enriched with metal(loid)s are currently observed in the atmosphere of urban areas. Foliar lead uptake was demonstrated for vegetables exposed to airborne PM. Our main objective here was to highlight the health risk associated with the consumption of vegetables exposed to foliar deposits of PM enriched with the various metal(loid)s frequently observed in the atmosphere of urban areas (Cd, Sb, Zn and Pb). Leaves of mature cabbage and spinach were exposed to manufactured mono-metallic oxide particles (CdO, Sb2O3 and ZnO) or to complex process PM mainly enriched with lead. Total and bioaccessible metal(loid) concentrations were then measured for polluted vegetables and the various PM used as sources. Finally, scanning electronic microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis was used to study PM–phyllosphere interactions. High quantities of Cd, Sb, Zn and Pb were taken up by the plant leaves. These levels depended on both the plant species and nature of the PM, highlighting the interest of acquiring data for different plants and sources of exposure in order to better identify and manage health risks. A maximum of 2 % of the leaf surfaces were covered with the PM. However, particles appeared to be enriched in stomatal openings, with up to 12 % of their area occupied. Metal(loid) bioaccessibility was significantly higher for vegetables compared to PM sources, certainly due to chemical speciation changes. Taken together, these results confirm the importance of taking atmospheric PM into account when assessing the health risks associated with ingestion of vegetables grown in urban vegetable crops or kitchen gardens.

Published
2014

48. Foliar or root exposures to smelter particles: Consequences for lead compartmentalization and speciation in plant leaves

Author

V. Dappe, Eva Schreck, Vincent Ranieri, Dorota Nowak, Sophie Sobanska, E.A. Stefaniak, Camille Dumat, Jakub Nowak, Géraldine Sarret, Valérie Magnin, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux énergies alternatives - CEA (FRANCE), Centre National d'Études Spatiales - CNES (FRANCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - IFSTTAR (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - IRD (FRANCE), Université Grenoble Alpes - UGA (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin - KUL (POLAND), Université Lille 1, Sciences et Technologies - Lille 1 (FRANCE), Université de Savoie Mont Blanc - USMB (FRANCE), Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie - CEA-INAC (Grenoble, France), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Laboratoire Avancé de Spectroscopie pour les Intéractions la Réactivité et l'Environnement - UMR 8516 (LASIRE), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centrale Lille Institut (CLIL), Institut des Sciences de la Terre (ISTerre), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-PRES Université de Grenoble-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR219-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry]), John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), Institut Nanosciences et Cryogénie (INAC), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Grenoble Alpes [2016-2019] (UGA [2016-2019]), Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UR219-PRES Université de Grenoble-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - INPT (FRANCE)

Subjects
Pollution, Environmental Engineering, media_common.quotation_subject, Biodiversité et Ecologie, 0211 other engineering and technologies, Lactuca, 02 engineering and technology, Ingénierie de l'environnement, Lolium perenne L, 010501 environmental sciences, engineering.material, Plant Roots, 01 natural sciences, Lolium perenne, Pathway of uptake, Metal, Pyromorphite, Adsorption, Guard cell, Botany, Lolium, Soil Pollutants, Environmental Chemistry, Microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, Waste Management and Disposal, Pb, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, media_common, 2. Zero hunger, 021110 strategic, defence & security studies, biology, [SDE.IE]Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering, food and beverages, Lettuce, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, Plant Leaves, Lead, 13. Climate action, visual_art, Metallurgy, Shoot, visual_art.visual_art_medium, engineering, Speciation and compartmentalization, Lactuca sativa L, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

International audience; In urban areaswith high fallout of airborne particles,metal uptake by plantsmainly occurs by foliar pathways and can strongly impact crop quality. However, there is a lack of knowledge on metal localization and speciation in plants after pollution exposure, especially in the case of foliar uptake. In this study, two contrasting crops, lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and rye-grass (Lolium perenne L.), were exposed to Pb-rich particles emitted by a Pb-recycling factory via either atmospheric or soil application. Pb accumulation in plant leaves was observed for both ways of exposure. The mechanisms involved in Pb uptake were investigated using a combination of microscopic and spectroscopic techniques (electron microscopy, laser ablation, Raman microspectroscopy, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy). The results showthat Pb localization and speciation are strongly influenced by the type of exposure (root or shoot pathway) and the plant species. Foliar exposure is the main pathway of uptake, involving the highest concentrations in plant tissues. Under atmospheric fallouts, Pb-rich particles were strongly adsorbed on the leaf surface of both plant species. In lettuce, stomata contained Pb-rich particles in their apertures, with some deformations of guard cells. In addition to PbO and PbSO4, chemical forms that were also observed in pristine particles, newspecies were identified: organic compounds (minimum 20%) and hexagonal platy crystals of PbCO3. In rye-grass, the changes in Pb speciation were even more egregious: Pb–cell wall and Pb–organic acid complexes were the major species observed. For root exposure, identified here as a minor pathway of Pb transfer compared to foliar uptake, another secondary species, pyromorphite, was identified in rye-grass leaves. Finally, combining bulk and spatially resolved spectroscopic techniques permitted both the overall speciation and the minor but possibly highly reactive lead species to be determined in order to better assess the health risks involved.

Published
2014

49. Environmental and health impacts of fine and ultrafine metallic particles : assessment of threat scores

Author

Thibaut Leveque, Tiantian Xiong, Sylvaine Goix, Florence Geret, Armelle Baeza-Squiban, Gaëlle Uzu, Annabelle Austruy, Eva Schreck, Camille Dumat, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (ADEME), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative (BFA (UMR_8251 / U1133)), Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Géographie de l'environnement (GEODE), Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'étude des transferts en hydrologie et environnement (LTHE), Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP )-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry]), Institut Ecocitoyen pour la Connaissance des Pollutions [Fos-sur-Mer], This work was funded by the French Agency of the Environment and Energy (ADEME) via the DIMENSION project, as well as the Chemical Metal Treatments Company (STCM)., Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès (UT2J), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble (OSUG), Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1 (UJF)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut polytechnique de Grenoble - Grenoble Institute of Technology (Grenoble INP)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), Institut Ecocitoyen pour la Connaissance des Pollutions (FRANCE), and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)

Subjects
Pollution, (Eco)toxicity, media_common.quotation_subject, Threat scores, chemistry.chemical_element, Metal Nanoparticles, Bioaccessibility, [CHIM.INOR]Chemical Sciences/Inorganic chemistry, Ecotoxicology, Biochemistry, Risk Assessment, law.invention, Metal, law, Cell Line, Tumor, Cadmium Compounds, Humans, Ecotoxicity, Solubility, Crystallization, Dissolution, General Environmental Science, media_common, Cadmium, Metallurgy, Oxides, Aliivibrio fischeri, [SDE.ES]Environmental Sciences/Environmental and Society, Trace Elements, Metal(loid)s, Speciation, Oxidative Stress, chemistry, Lead, 13. Climate action, Metals, Fine and ultrafine metallic particles, Environmental chemistry, visual_art, visual_art.visual_art_medium, Environmental Pollutants, Particulate Matter, [SDV.TOX.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Toxicology/Ecotoxicology, Zinc Oxide, Copper
Abstract

International audience; This study proposes global threat scores to prioritize the harmfulness of anthropogenic fine and ultrafine metallic particles (FMP) emitted into the atmosphere at the global scale. (Eco)toxicity of physicochemically characterized FMP oxides for metals currently observed in the atmosphere (CdO, CuO, PbO, PbSO4, Sb2O3, and ZnO) was assessed by performing complementary in vitro tests: ecotoxicity, human bioaccessibility, cytotoxicity, and oxidative potential. Using an innovative methodology based on the combination of (eco)toxicity and physicochemical results, the following hazard classification of the particles is proposed: CdCl2~CdO>CuO>PbO>ZnO>PbSO4>Sb2O3. Both cadmium compounds exhibited the highest threat score due to their high cytotoxicity and bioaccessible dose, whatever their solubility and speciation, suggesting that cadmium toxicity is due to its chemical form rather than its physical form. In contrast, the Sb2O3 threat score was the lowest due to particles with low specific area and solubility, with no effects except a slight oxidative stress. As FMP physicochemical properties reveal differences in specific area, crystallization systems, dissolution process, and speciation, various mechanisms may influence their biological impact. Finally, this newly developed and global approach could be widely used in various contexts of pollution by complex metal particles and may improve risk management.

Published
2014

50. Green manure plants for remediation of soils polluted by metals and metalloids: Ecotoxicity and human bioavailability assessment

Author

Annabelle Austruy, Muhammad Shahid, Tiantian Xiong, Yann Foucault, Thibaut Leveque, Eva Schreck, Camille Dumat, Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie - ADEME (FRANCE), Centre National d'Études Spatiales - CNES (FRANCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology - CIIT (PAKISTAN), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - IRD (FRANCE), Société de Traitement Chimique des Métaux - STCM (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse - GET (Toulouse, France), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - INPT (FRANCE), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (ADEME), Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), COMSATS Institute of Information Technology [Islamabad] (CIIT), Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), and Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)

Subjects
Environmental Engineering, Environmental remediation, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Polluted soil, Bioaccessibility, [SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study, 010501 environmental sciences, Risk Assessment, 01 natural sciences, Soil respiration, Soil, Green manure, Humans, Soil Pollutants, Environmental Chemistry, Ecotoxicity, Environmental Restoration and Remediation, Metalloids, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, 2. Zero hunger, biology, Science des sols, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, General Medicine, General Chemistry, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, Pollution, Soil quality, 6. Clean water, Phytoremediation, Manure, Metal(loid)s, Biodegradation, Environmental, Agronomy, Metals, Soil water, 040103 agronomy & agriculture, 0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries, Environmental science, Green manure plants, White mustard
Abstract

International audience; Borage, white mustard and phacelia, green manure plants currently used in agriculture to improve soilproperties were cultivated for 10 wk on various polluted soils with metal(loid) concentrations representativeof urban brownfields or polluted kitchen gardens. Metal(loid) bioavailability and ecotoxicity weremeasured in relation to soil characteristics before and after treatment. All the plants efficiently grow onthe various polluted soils. But borage and mustard only are able to modify the soil characteristics andmetal(loid) impact: soil respiration increased while ecotoxicity, bioaccessible lead and total metal(loid)quantities in soils can be decreased respectively by phytostabilization and phytoextraction mechanisms.These two plants could therefore be used for urban polluted soil refunctionalization. However, plant efficiencyto improve soil quality strongly depends on soil characteristics.

Published
2013

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