Journal article

Different influences of field aging on nickel toxicity to Folsomia candida in two types of soil

YR Liu, J Li, JZ He, YB Ma, YM Zheng

Environmental Science and Pollution Research | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | Published : 2015

Abstract

Metal aging in soils has been considered an important factor influencing its availability and toxicity to organisms. In this study, we report the influence of 5 years field aging on the nickel (Ni) toxicity to collembolan Folsomia candida based on two different types of soil from Dezhou (DZ) and Qiyang (QY) counties in China. Acute and chronic toxicity of Ni to F. candida was assessed in both freshly spiked and field aging contaminated soils. We found that 5 years field aging increased the EC50 and 2d-LC50 values of Ni to F. candida in the DZ soil, while little influence on the Ni toxicity was observed in the QY soil. There was no adverse effect of the long-term field aging on the Ni toxicit..

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