NDLI: Ecotoxicological assessment of road runoff residues for aquatic surface ecosystems in a scenario of reuse

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Clément, Bernard Raevel, Valérie Renard, Olivia
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Road runoff residues are often reused in road and civil works building. Although the physicochemical and ecotoxicological characteristics of these materials are known, no extensive ecotoxicological studies have been carried out on the leachates obtained from these residues once they have been spread and exposed to rainfall. This study was aimed at assessing the ecotoxicological risks for lentic aquatic ecosystems receiving the leachates of road runoff residues, either raw or treated, through granulometric sieving.Thirteen raw materials were collected in sites located in various parts of France, a majority of urban retention ponds with high traffic roads. Three of them were granulometrically sieved (fractions, 2–30 mm, 60 μm to 2 mm, and <60 μm). The materials were characterized on a physicochemical level and submitted to a leaching test reflecting the transfer of pollutants from the solid phase to the aqueous phase when the reused materials are exposed to rainfall. The contents in trace metallic elements of leachates were determined. Ecotoxicological single-species tests and microcosm assays were then carried out on the leachates to predict the potential effects of the leachates reaching a close aquatic lentic ecosystem.Twelve samples out of 22 displayed at least one metal content higher than ecotoxic thresholds. For the samples that were submitted to granulometric sieving, the finest fraction (<60 μm) was also the most contaminated. The metal concentrations of leachates, compared with that of sediments, showed that only a low fraction (most often <0.1%) of sediment metals was mobilised by leaching. However, all leachates showed at least one metal concentration > predicted no effect concentration (PNEC). No acute toxicity was found at concentration <20% leachate (v:v). Among the 15 nonfiltered leachates, only two were toxic to some organisms of microcosms; the others were not toxic at the tested concentration of 10%.The results obtained on 13 raw materials and 2 valorizable granulometric fractions suggest absence of acute ecotoxicity and absence of chronic ecotoxicity (21-day exposure) at dilution factor >10. The analysis of metallic contents and bioassay results lead concordantly to propose a no observed effect concentration close to 1% (v:v). On an ecotoxicological point of view, the granulometric fractioning does not seem to produce valorizable fractions, which would be systematically innocuous.
Starting Page	1255
Ending Page	1266
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	14390108
Journal	Journal of Soils and Sediments
Volume Number	10
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	16147480
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2010-04-10
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Ecotoxicology Microcosm Road runoff residue Sediment Environmental Physics Environment Soil Science & Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Stratigraphy Earth-Surface Processes

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Ecotoxicological risk assessment of a quarry filling with seaport sediments using laboratory freshwater aquatic microcosms

Road-deposited sediment, soil and precipitation (RDS) in Bratislava, Slovakia: compositional and spatial assessment of contamination

Contaminants in urban runoff to Norwegian fjords

Spanish sediment network

A guidance for the assessment and evaluation of sediment quality a German Approach based on ecotoxicological and chemical measurements

Trends in Sediment Research

Sediment Toxicity Assessment: Rationale for effect classes (5 pp)

Conference reports: Dom in ecosystems

Forms of energy involved in soil and sediment processes

Ecotoxicological assessment of road runoff residues for aquatic surface ecosystems in a scenario of reuse

Similar Documents

Ecotoxicological risk assessment of a quarry filling with seaport sediments using laboratory freshwater aquatic microcosms

Road-deposited sediment, soil and precipitation (RDS) in Bratislava, Slovakia: compositional and spatial assessment of contamination

Contaminants in urban runoff to Norwegian fjords

Spanish sediment network

A guidance for the assessment and evaluation of sediment quality a German Approach based on ecotoxicological and chemical measurements

Trends in Sediment Research

Sediment Toxicity Assessment: Rationale for effect classes (5 pp)

Conference reports: Dom in ecosystems

Forms of energy involved in soil and sediment processes

Ecotoxicological assessment of road runoff residues for aquatic surface ecosystems in a scenario of reuse