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Kati?VaajasaariEmail author Anneli?Joutti Eija?Schultz Salla?Selonen Henrik?Westerholm 《Journal of Soils and Sediments》2002,2(4):194-202
Background Petroleum products are widely used in various sections of industry and they are one of the most abundant sources of environmental
contamination. These products are classified by their physico-chemical properties such as boiling point, density and viscosity.
Oil contamination in the environment is primarily evaluated by measuring the chemical concentrations of petroleum products
in the solid or water phase. The results of chemical analyses do not correspond directly with the harmful environmental effects
of petroleum products on the soil flora and fauna, because the interactions between oil compounds and the production of their
methabolites in soil are not measured in chemical assessments. These kinds of effects of complex chemical mixtures in soil
can be estimated by bioassays. Therefore, ecotoxicological tests are important for estimating soil quality in the risk assessment
of oil-contaminated soil sites.
Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the oil-contaminated soil site of a closed petrol station with both chemical and
ecotoxicological methods. The goals of this study were to compare the sensitivity of the terrestrial and aquatic bioassays
and to compare the toxicity responses of aquatic bioassays determined from three different extraction procedures. In addition,
our aim was to characterise a cost-effective battery of bioassays that could be applied to a comparison of oil-contaminated
soils. It was in our interest to investigate oil-contaminated soil with oil concentrations of 2500–12000 mg/kg and to find
out the possible differences between terrestrial and aquatic toxicity tests.
Methods Six soil samples from a closed petrol station were examined for toxicity with terrestrial and aquatic tests. Terrestrial tests
includedEnchytraeus albidus survival and reproduction assays and seed germination assays using wheat, cress, lettuce, and red clover seeds and growth
inhibition assays of onions. The toxicities of the water-extractable fractions of the soil samples obtained from three different
extractions were tested with aquatic bioassays based on plants (onion and duckweed growth inhibition tests), microbes (luminescent
bacteria test), and enzyme inhibition (reverse electron transport test, RET). Chemical analyses of the solid samples were
carried out simultaneously. Results. Oil concentrations ranged from 2500 to 12000 mg/kg, BTEX varied from 300 to 2800 mg/kg,
and fuel additives: MTBE and TAME from 0.0 1 to 260 mg/kg. Only the sample contain-ing 12000 mg/kg oil had a significant toxic
impact on all test organisms. Soil samples with oil concentrations 2500–6200 mg/ kg had no or only slight adverse effects
on the test organisms with one exception, theE. albidus reproduction test. TheE. albidus survival and reproduction tests were the most sensitive bioassays of the terrestrial tests, and the luminescent bacteria
test of the aquatic tests. 相似文献
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We examined responses of Siberian flying squirrels ( Pteromys volans ) to edges between nesting habitat (mature spruce forests), movement habitat (other forests, pine bogs), and open areas within their home ranges in southern Finland in 1996-2000. Radio-tracked squirrels (n=146) were generally associated to edges when they were ac tive at night. Compared to distances expected from the habitat pattern of their home range, squirrels occurred closer to high-contrast edges (of open areas) and low-contrast edges (nesting or movement forest types). Asso ciation with edges of open areas was more pronounced when squirrels were in movement habitat than in nesting habitat, possibly because of stronger channeling of movements in the former habitat. When in nesting habitat, squirrels responded more strongly to field edges than to recent clearcut edges, probably as a result of the pres ence of more deciduous trees on field edges, unlike clearcut edges. Responses to open areas were independent of spatial scale. However, responses to movement habitat from nesting habitat, and vice versa, were more pronounced over hundreds than tens of meters. Nesting cavities and dreys were generally located at random with respect to edges. We conclude that squirrel responses to edges of landscape attributes are diverse and depend both on spatial scale and edge contrast.This revised version was published online in May 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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Understanding dispersal is central to ecology and evolution. To integrate habitat selection and dispersal it is important to compare habitat used for movement to those available in the landscape, i.e. found in an area that an animal could access in a given time period. Here, we explore ways of determining available habitat for dispersing individuals, illustrated by recent studies on habitat selection of dispersers. 相似文献
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