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Trace metal speciation and bioavailability in urban soils.

Y Ge1, P Murray, W H Hendershot

  • 1Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec, Canada H9X 3V9.

Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
|April 20, 2004
PubMed
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Trace metals in urban soils, like those in Montréal railway yards, are mostly stable and not readily available to plants. This low bioavailability suggests a reduced risk to human health and the environment despite high concentrations.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Soil Science
  • Geochemistry

Background:

  • Urban soils frequently exceed regulatory trace metal levels.
  • Trace metal risk is linked to speciation and bioavailability, not just total concentration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate trace metal (Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) speciation and bioavailability in Montréal urban soils.
  • Determine factors influencing metal speciation in soil solutions.

Main Methods:

  • Collected soil samples from three inactive railway yards.
  • Obtained soil solutions via centrifugation of saturated soil pastes.
  • Analyzed metal speciation and correlated with soil properties (pH, total metal content).

Main Results:

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  • Free ionic cadmium (Cd2+) comprised up to 59% of dissolved Cd.
  • Organic complexes dominated dissolved Cu, Pb, and Zn.
  • High pH (>8.1) shifted Ni speciation to inorganic complexes.
  • Soil pH and total metals correlated with free metal ion activity, except for Cd2+.
  • No tested metal pool accurately predicted plant uptake.

Conclusions:

  • Trace metals in these urban soils exist predominantly in stable forms.
  • Bioavailability of trace metals to plants was found to be very low.
  • Speciation analysis is crucial for understanding metal behavior in urban soils.