Publication detail

Assessment of phytotoxicity, environmental and health risks of historical urban park soils

BRTNICKÝ, M. PECINA, V. HLADKÝ, J. RADZIEMSKA, M. KOUDELKOVÁ, Z. KLIMÁNEK, M. RICHTERA, L. ADAMCOVÁ, D. ELBL, J. VAŠINOVÁ GALIOVÁ, M. BALÁKOVÁ, L. KYNICKÝ, J. SMOLÍKOVÁ, V. HOUSKA, J. VAVERKOVÁ, M.

Original Title

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Urban soil areas can be contaminated with potentially dangerous heavy metals (HM), which might have got there by means of the human activity. The aim of the present study was to determine the contamination level of the city park soils and its impact on urban ecosystem. The indices assessing soil contamination such as Enrichment Factor (EF), Geoaccumulation Index (Igeo), Nemerow Pollution Index (IPIN), and indices assessing health risks, namely Hazard Index (HI) and Carcinogenic Risk (CR), have been calculated. Furthermore, the phytotoxic effect of the soil samples has been determined. The soil contains in average 58.6 mg/kg Zn, 0.3 mg/kg Cd, 27.2 mg/kg Pb and 16.6 mg/kg Cu. Based on EF index, it has been confirmed that the increased amounts of Zn, Cd and Pb in the soil are of the anthropogenic origin. The soil may be classified as moderately to strongly polluted in the case of Zn and Pb according to Igeo. Nevertheless, soil contamination in the park is at a safe level as per IPIN. Based on HI and CR indices, it is possible to state that the soil in the park does not pose any health risks. Subject to the outcomes of the toxicity test, the concentrations of HMs found out in the soils are not inhibitory for plants.

Keywords

Soil; Contamination; Heavy metals; Urban park; Phytotoxicity; Health risk assessment

Authors

BRTNICKÝ, M.; PECINA, V.; HLADKÝ, J.; RADZIEMSKA, M.; KOUDELKOVÁ, Z.; KLIMÁNEK, M.; RICHTERA, L.; ADAMCOVÁ, D.; ELBL, J.; VAŠINOVÁ GALIOVÁ, M.; BALÁKOVÁ, L.; KYNICKÝ, J.; SMOLÍKOVÁ, V.; HOUSKA, J.; VAVERKOVÁ, M.

Released

30. 4. 2019

ISBN

0045-6535

Periodical

CHEMOSPHERE

Year of study

220

Number

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

678

Pages to

686

Pages count

BibTex

@article{BUT156203,
  author="Martin {Brtnický} and Václav {Pecina} and Jan {Hladký} and Maja {Radziemska} and Zuzana {Koudelková} and Martin {Klimánek} and Lukáš {Richtera} and Dana {Adamcová} and Jakub {Elbl} and Michaela {Vašinová Galiová} and Ludmila {Baláková} and Jindřich {Kynický} and Vendula {Smolíková} and Jakub {Houska} and Magdalena Daria {Vaverková}",
  title="Assessment of phytotoxicity, environmental and health risks of historical urban park soils",
  journal="CHEMOSPHERE",
  year="2019",
  volume="220",
  number="1",
  pages="678--686",
  doi="10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.188",
  issn="0045-6535"
}