稀土元素的物种敏感度分布:一个完整的概述
Luisa Albarano1, Marco Guida2, Franca Tommasi3
1Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Vicinale Cupa Cintia 26, 80126 Naples, Italy.
The Science of the total environment
|December 21, 2024
概括
稀土元素 (REEs) 对技术至关重要,但对环境构成风险. 一项新的研究使用物种敏感度分布来评估REE生态毒性,发现关节动物和皮动物最敏感,而脊椎动物更耐受.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 生态毒理学 生态毒理学
- 环境化学环境化学
背景情况:
- 稀土元素 (REEs) 对现代技术至关重要.
- 由于广泛的工业,农业和医疗应用,REEs越来越多地被认为是环境污染物.
- 了解REE生态毒性对于环境风险评估和管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 首次将物种灵敏度分布 (SSD) 方法应用于稀土元素 (REEs).
- 为了比较不同水生物种对各种可再生能源的敏感性.
- 为了推导出可再生能源的危险度 (HC),以告知环境安全门.
主要方法:
- 对58篇关于REE毒性的论文进行了全面的文献审查.
- 使用了物种灵敏度分布 (SSD) 方法.
- 使用逻辑逻辑模型构建SSD曲线来确定危险度 (HC5和HC50).
主要成果:
- 关节动物 (例如,大夫尼亚大) 和皮动物 (例如,Sphaerechinus granularis) 对某些REE (Ce,Er,Lu) 显示出高度敏感.
- 脊椎动物,如Oncorhynchus mykiss,对REE暴露表现出更大的耐受性.
- 建立了基于HC5值的危险优先级清单,Dy和Ce在低度时构成最高风险.
结论:
- 在REE生态毒性数据中存在重大差距,特别是在重型REE (HREEs) 中.
- 需要进一步研究REE对健康的长期影响.
- 确定安全暴露门对于减轻REE污染和保护生态系统和人类健康至关重要.
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