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Different influences of field aging on nickel toxicity to Folsomia candida in two types of soil

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Metal aging in soils has been considered an important factor influencing its availability and toxicity to organisms. In this study, we report the influence of 5 years field aging on the nickel (Ni) toxicity to collembolan Folsomia candida based on two different types of soil from Dezhou (DZ) and Qiyang (QY) counties in China. Acute and chronic toxicity of Ni to F. candida was assessed in both freshly spiked and field aging contaminated soils. We found that 5 years field aging increased the EC50 and 2d-LC50 values of Ni to F. candida in the DZ soil, while little influence on the Ni toxicity was observed in the QY soil. There was no adverse effect of the long-term field aging on the Ni toxicity to the survival of F. candida in the two tested soils. In addition, field aging of the two soils impacted differently the water-soluble Ni concentrations, which were significantly correlated to the juvenile production of F. candida based on a logistic model. Our study highlights different effects of long-term field aging on the Ni toxicity to F. candida between divergent types of soil, and this should be taken into account in future toxicity testing and risk assessment practices.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Yan Qianjiang and Dong Jixin for their help in chemical analysis and toxicity tests of F. candida. We also thank Dr. Luan Yunxia for providing the F. candida strain. We would like to thank Melissa S. Martin for the linguistic correction. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41201523, 51221892).

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Liu, YR., Li, J., He, JZ. et al. Different influences of field aging on nickel toxicity to Folsomia candida in two types of soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 8235–8241 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3968-3

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