Biogeochemistry of Nickel and Its Release into the Environment

Nieminen, Tiina M.; Ukonmaanaho, Liisa; Rausch, N.; Shotyk, William

doi:10.1002/9780470028131.ch1

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“…In terms of plant metabolism, Ni is an essential 'ultramicronutrient', found to be the active center of urease and cofactor of one superoxide dismutase isoform (Küpper and Kroneck 2007). Due to low natural content in plants (0.05-10 µg g −1 dry weight (DW); Nieminen et al 2007), Ni deficiency is rare compared to its excess caused by metal mining and smelting. Additionally, Ni abundance in soils worldwide is >5 kg ha −1 , and Ni deficiency in plants is manifested by visible morphological symptoms (Bai et al 2006).…”

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Nickel Uptake and its Effect on Some Nutrient Levels, Amino Acid Contents and Oxidative Status in Matricaria chamomilla Plants

Kováčik¹,

Klejdus

Hedbávný

et al. 2009

Water Air Soil Pollut

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The effect of nickel (Ni) excess on selected aspects of chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) metabolism was studied. Water-soluble Ni represented 27%, 46%, and 47%, and the methanol-soluble fraction 54%, 70%, and 88% of total shoot Ni content after 10 days of treatments with 3, 60, and 120 μM Ni, respectively. "Intra-root" Ni content represented 72% (3 μM), 96% (60 μM), and 78% (120 μM) of total root Ni. Leaf rosettes treated with 120 μM contained 137 μg Ni g −1 DW after 10 days of treatment. The highest Ni concentration particularly affected the content of mineral nutrients (e.g., decrease of K and increase of Fe) and activity of selected antioxidative enzymes (increase of ascorbate peroxidase and guaiacol peroxidase activities). Malondialdehyde accumulation was not influenced (measured in methanol extracts). Among 17 detected free amino acids, accumulation of histidine, proline, methionine, and cysteine was most distinct in the leaf rosettes and/or roots, indicating their involvement in Ni detoxification. Lower Ni toxicity in comparison to previously tested metals is also discussed.

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Nickel Uptake and its Effect on Some Nutrient Levels, Amino Acid Contents and Oxidative Status in Matricaria chamomilla Plants

Kováčik¹,

Klejdus

Hedbávný

et al. 2009

Water Air Soil Pollut

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“…Iron concentrations in lichens decrease from south-west to northeast (Figure 2). The nickel concentrations are estimated at hundreds or even thousands of mass units, depending on the time of exposure and the distance from the source of emission in the contaminated areas of nickel accumulation [25]. The concentrations of nickel in the Kaliningrad region varied from 0.013 to 2.43 μg/g.…”

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“…Thus, epiphytic lichens are used as indicators in air quality monitoring [21][22][23][24][25][26]. Lichens help to determine long-term variations in the level of contamination in the study area, to examine the spatial variability of chemical composition, and to identify the effects of specific pollutants [27][28][29].…”

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Air Pollution Monitoring in the south-east baltic using the epiphytic lichen <em>h</em><em>ypogymnia physodes</em>

Koroleva¹,

Revunkov²

2017

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Epiphytic lichens are well-known indicators of air contamination. The chemical composition of lichens is affected by the concentration of pollutants in the environment. Usually, researchers assess long-term variations in trace elements or other pollutants in the study area or identify the spatial features of air contamination. The aim of this study is to create a database of trace element concentrations in the samples of the epiphytic lichen Hypogymnia physodes growing in the Kaliningrad region. The database can be used as a 'reference point' for monitoring studies. Another objective is to identify the spatial patterns of iron, manganese, nickel, cadmium, silver, lead, strontium, rubidium, and calcium in the Kaliningrad region. The samples of wild lichens were collected from pine and birch trees 1.2-1.8 m from the bases of the threes, using a regular grid, in August 2010. One-two-year-old thalli were used in the chemical analysis. The metals Ag, Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni, Fe, Mn, and Zn were determined by AAS (Mn, Fe by flame AAS and the others by ETA-AAS) and the elements Sr, Rb, and Ca by X-ray fluorescence. The concentration of metals in the western coastal area (the Sambian or Kaliningrad Peninsula) is higher than it is in the central and eastern parts of the region. Principal component factor analysis was carried out to detect and characterise different pollution sources and to identify the most polluted areas. The factors of metal emission were described. The authors examined the features of the spatial distribution of trace elements. Prevailing winds are form southwest. Therefore, the highest concentrations of trace elements were found on the Sambian peninsula and on the coasts of the Vistula and Curonian Lagoons. The high concentrations of trace elements in the samples of the lichen H.physodes, which were observed in the coastal part of the region, are associated with human impact and subsequent pollution. The chemical composition of lichens on the Sambian peninsula may have developed under the impact of both local pollution sources -vehicles, thermal energy facilities, and portsand such factors as transboundary traffic and sea spray.

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“…The release of metals from natural and industrial sources into the environment is harmful to human health (Järup 2003) and degrades freshwater quality in many parts of the world (Fernández-Luqueño et al 2013). Untreated domestic wastewater effluents and the smelting of non-ferrous metals also increase metal pollution (Neminen et al 2007).…”

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Kinetics of nickel bioaccumulation and its relevance to selected cellular processes in leaves of Elodea canadensis during short-term exposure

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Elodea canadensis is an aquatic macrophyte used widely as a bioindicator for the monitoring of water quality and in the phytoremediation of metal-contaminated waters. This study considers the kinetics of nickel bioaccumulation and changes in accompanying metabolic and stress-related physiological parameters. These include photosynthetic activity, pigment content, the accumulation of thiol-containing compounds, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) products, and the activity of selected antioxidant enzymes (catalase, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase). Elodea leaves accumulated nickel according to pseudo-second-order kinetics, and the protective responses followed a time sequence which was related to the apparent rates of nickel accumulation. The applicability of second-order kinetics to the Ni uptake by Elodea leaves during the first 8 h of exposure to the metal suggested that the passive binding of metal ions (chemisorption) was a rate-limiting step at the initial phase of Ni accumulation. This phase was accompanied by an increase in photosynthetic activity together with elevated photosynthetic pigments and protein synthesis, the enhanced activity of antioxidant enzymes, and increased thiol concentration. In contrast, there was a decrease in metabolic activity upon the accumulation of TBARS, and the decline in enzyme activity was observed in the saturation phase of Ni accumulation (8-24 h). These results show that a correlation exists between the protective response and the apparent kinetic rate of Ni uptake. Thus, the time of exposure to the toxicant is a crucial factor in the activation of specific mechanisms of Ni detoxification and stress alleviation.

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Biogeochemistry of Nickel and Its Release into the Environment

Cited by 41 publications

References 133 publications

Nickel Uptake and its Effect on Some Nutrient Levels, Amino Acid Contents and Oxidative Status in Matricaria chamomilla Plants

Nickel Uptake and its Effect on Some Nutrient Levels, Amino Acid Contents and Oxidative Status in Matricaria chamomilla Plants

Air Pollution Monitoring in the south-east baltic using the epiphytic lichen <em>h</em><em>ypogymnia physodes</em>

Kinetics of nickel bioaccumulation and its relevance to selected cellular processes in leaves of Elodea canadensis during short-term exposure

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