| Title: | Ecological risk assessment for land contaminated by petrochemical industry |
| Author(s): | Gworek B; Baczewska-Dabrowska AH; Kalinowski R; Gorska EB; Rekosz-Burlaga H; Gozdowski D; Olejniczak I; Graniewska M; Dmuchowski W; |
| Address: | "Institute of Environmental Protection-National Research Institute, Krucza, Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, Nowoursynowska, Warsaw, Poland. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, Institute of Ecology and Bioethics, Woycickiego, Warsaw, Poland" |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0204852 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1932-6203 (Electronic) 1932-6203 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Contamination with harmful chemical substances, including organic compounds of the BTEX and PAH groups, constitutes one of the major threats to the functioning of soil habitat. Excessive contents of the above substances can exert adverse effects on soil organisms, reduce biodiversity, and thus deteriorate soil quality. The threat to soil ecosystems within areas particularly exposed to contamination with accumulating chemical compounds was assessed using the Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) with a multi-stage Triad (triage rapid initial assessment) procedure (taking into account the different lines of evidence). The article presents the results of chemical and ecotoxicological study of soils sampled at sites affected by contamination from petrochemical industry. The study results provided foundations for developing the site specific ERA framework for the area examined" |
| Keywords: | "Chromatography, Gas Ecotoxicology Mass Spectrometry Petroleum Pollution/*analysis Plant Development/*drug effects Poland Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis/toxicity Principal Component Analysis Risk Assessment Soil Pollutants/*analysis/*toxicity Vo;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineGworek, Barbara Baczewska-Dabrowska, Aneta Helena Kalinowski, Radoslaw Gorska, Ewa Beata Rekosz-Burlaga, Hanna Gozdowski, Dariusz Olejniczak, Izabella Graniewska, Magdalena Dmuchowski, Wojciech eng 2018/10/12 PLoS One. 2018 Oct 11; 13(10):e0204852. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204852. eCollection 2018" |
