Responses of small mammal community to environmental pollution by emissions from a copper smelter

Mukhacheva, S. V.; Davydova, Yu. A.; Kshnyasev, I. A.

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“…Landfill sites composed of hazardous wastes represent a significant environmental problem due to their harmful effect on humans, animals, and plants (Mukhacheva et al 2010 ; Shobier et al 2011 ). In many cases, there are no simple methods for their management and/or limitation of their negative influence on living organisms (Favas et al 2011 ; Nanseu-Njiki et al 2009 ; Yakout et al 2016 ).…”

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Phytoextraction of potentially toxic elements by six tree species growing on hazardous mining sludge

Mleczek

Goliński

Krzesłowska

et al. 2017

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The aim of the study was to compare the phytoextraction abilities of six tree species (Acer platanoides L., Acer pseudoplatanus L., Betula pendula Roth, Quercus robur L., Tilia cordata Miller, Ulmus laevis Pall.), cultivated on mining sludge contaminated with arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), thallium (Tl), and zinc (Zn). All six tree species were able to survive on such an unpromising substrate. However, A. platanoides and T. cordata seedlings grown on the polluted substrate showed significantly lower biomass than control plants (55.5 and 45.6%, respectively). As, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Tl predominantly accumulated in the roots of all the analyzed tree species with the following highest contents: 1616, 268, 2432, 547, and 856 mg kg−1, respectively. Zn was predominantly localized in shoots with the highest content of 5801 and 5732 mg kg−1 for U. laevis and A. platanoides, respectively. A. platanoides was the most effective in Zn phytoextaction, with a bioconcentration factor (BCF) of 8.99 and a translocation factor (TF) of 1.5. Furthermore, with the exception of A. pseudoplatanus, the analyzed tree species showed a BCF > 1 for Tl, with the highest value for A. platanoides (1.41). However, the TF for this metal was lower than 1 in all the analyzed tree species. A. platanoides showed the highest BCF and a low TF and could, therefore, be a promising species for Tl phytostabilization. In the case of the other analyzed tree species, their potential for effective phytoextraction was markedly lower. Further studies on the use of A. platanoides in phytoremediation would be worth conducting.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s11356-017-9842-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Phytoextraction of potentially toxic elements by six tree species growing on hazardous mining sludge

Mleczek

Goliński

Krzesłowska

et al. 2017

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…This rodent is one of the most numerous species of small mammals inhabiting the anthropogenically transformed areas of the Ural region (agrocenosis, forest plantations, fallows, gardens, areas transformed by chemical pollution, etc.) (Nurtdinova & , 2004;Mukhacheva et al, 2010). Similarly, on the ruderal meadow in the EURT area, this rodent is the most numerous of the small mammal fauna (Grigorkina et al, 2008).…”

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Stress-associated radiation effects in pygmy wood mouseApodemus uralensis(Muridae, Rodentia) populations from the East-Urals Radioactive Trace

Orekhova

Modorov

2016

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This work is based on the comparative analysis of data obtained in the course of monitoring pygmy wood mouse populations (Apodemus uralensis Pallas, 1811) in the East-Urals Radioactive Trace (EURT) area and background territories. The effect of population size and its interaction with the radioactivity on biochemical parameters in the spleen and adrenal glands was studied. The concentrations of total lipids, proteins, DNA and RNA, activity of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase and catalase as well as the level of lipid peroxidation (LPO) were evaluated. The functional-metabolic shifts seen with large population sizes were characterized by delipidisation of adrenocortical cells, increased LPO as the main mechanism for steroidogenesis, growth of the protein components of the adrenal glands to maintain their hyperfunction, as well as immunosuppression associated with the restriction of carbohydrates providing splenocytes, reduction of DNA synthesis, and the development of a pro-/antioxidant imbalance. Reactivity of the neuroendocrine and hematopoietic systems of animals experiencing a high population density was higher in the EURT zone compared with the reference group. This difference can be explained by the additional stress from the chronic radiation exposure. The level of LPO, catalase activity, and DNA/protein ratio in the spleen and the total protein content in the adrenal glands were the most sensitive to the interaction of population size and radiation exposure. The harmful effect (distress) of the interaction of non-radiation and radiation factors can manifest when there is a population abundance above 30 ind./100 trap-day and a radiation burden which exceeds the lower boundary of the Derived Consideration Reference Levels, which is above 0.1 mGy/day.

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“…In 2005, the total emissions were no more than 41,000 t, including 38,100 t of sulphur dioxide and 1300 t of dust containing 340 t of Cu, 20 t of Pb and 7 t of As. However, the pool of accumulated pollutants may still strongly impact the biota ( Mukhacheva et al 2010 ). Two study areas were explored: the first one with intense industrial pollution (0.5–5 km from the smelter, surveyed an area of about 30 km 2 ; dead-cover forests with soil surface mostly covered with non-decomposed litter) and the second one with a regional background level of pollution (20–25 km south of the Smelter, total area of about 50 km 2 , forests with well-developed herbaceous layer (100% coverage in most cases)).…”

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Biomass and mortmass of woody vegetation in metal-contaminated areas (Southern Urals, Russia)

Bergman¹,

Nesterkov²

2021

BDJ

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Since the mid-2000s, long-term monitoring of various components of natural ecosystems under conditions of industrial pollution has been carried out in the Southern Urals. As a part of these monitoring programmes, the data on various components of biota in different biotopes, collected with different methods and in different time intervals, continue to be gathered. In addition, data collected through these monitoring programmes can also be used to study the local biodiversity of non-polluted areas. In 2012, in the vicinity of the Karabash Copper Smelter, a study of communities of small mammals was carried out, considering the heterogeneity of their habitats. Within the framework of this project, we presented a detailed description of the state of woody vegetation in the study area. The dataset (available from the GBIF network at https://www.gbif.org/dataset/61384edd-2d0a-437b-8cf0-ff4d2dfcc0da) includes the results of an assessment of the woody vegetation biomass at seven habitats (pine, birch and floodplain forests, reed swamp, sparse birch stand, marshy meadow and dump of household waste) of areas with different levels of industrial pollution in the vicinities of the Karabash, the Southern Urals. Karabash Copper Smelter (KCS) is one of Russia’s most significant point polluters; the main components of its emissions are heavy metals, dust and sulphur dioxide. Parameters of woody vegetation (diameter at breast height, diameter at root collar level and biomass) were estimated for seven forest elements (forest stand, subcanopy (undergrowth and underwood), half-dead tree of a forest stand and four types of coarse woody debris (downed bole, fragment of downed bole, standing dead tree and stump)) at 41 sampling plots (20 at unpolluted and 21 at polluted areas) and 165 subplots (81 and 84, respectively). The dataset includes 411 sampling events (estimation events of the forest elements at sampling plots and subplots), corresponding to 5786 occurrences (estimations of the woody vegetation components) observed during July 2012. For most woody vegetation components (72%), an estimate of the above-ground phytomass is given. For each sampling event, information on the presence or absence of woody vegetation species at the considered habitats is provided (a total of 1479 occurrences with status "absent"). The dataset can be used for environmental monitoring, sustainable forest management, modelling forest productivity considering global changes, studying the structure and biodiversity of forest cover and assessing forests’ carbon-sequestration capacity. In addition, the dataset provides information about different forest ecosystems under the influence of strong industrial pollution.

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Responses of small mammal community to environmental pollution by emissions from a copper smelter

Cited by 24 publications

References 5 publications

Phytoextraction of potentially toxic elements by six tree species growing on hazardous mining sludge

Phytoextraction of potentially toxic elements by six tree species growing on hazardous mining sludge

Stress-associated radiation effects in pygmy wood mouseApodemus uralensis(Muridae, Rodentia) populations from the East-Urals Radioactive Trace

Biomass and mortmass of woody vegetation in metal-contaminated areas (Southern Urals, Russia)

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