Dr Danielle Sinnett Danielle.Sinnett@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Healthy Green Infrastructure
Plants growing on contaminated and brownfield sites appropriate for use in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development terrestrial plant growth test
Sinnett, Danielle; Lawrence, Victoria K.; Hutchings, Tony R.; Hodson, Mark E.
Authors
Victoria K. Lawrence
Tony R. Hutchings
Mark E. Hodson
Abstract
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) terrestrial plant test is often used for the ecological risk assessment of contaminated land. However, its origins in plant protection product testing mean that the species recommended in the OECD guidelines are unlikely to occur on contaminated land. Six alternative species were tested on contaminated soils from a former Zn smelter and a metal fragmentizer with elevated concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn. The response of the alternative species was compared with that of two species recommended by the OECD: Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) and Trifolium pratense (red clover). Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) and Poa annua (annual meadowgrass) had low emergence rates in the control soil and so may be considered unsuitable. Festuca rubra (Chewings fescue), Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire fog), Senecio vulgaris (common groundsel), and Verbascum thapsus (great mullein) offer good alternatives to the OECD species. In particular, H. lanatus and S. vulgaris were more sensitive to the soils with moderate concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn than the OECD species. © 2010 SETAC.
Citation
Sinnett, D., Lawrence, V. K., Hutchings, T. R., & Hodson, M. E. (2011). Plants growing on contaminated and brownfield sites appropriate for use in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development terrestrial plant growth test. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(1), 124-131. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.360
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2011 |
Deposit Date | Jan 27, 2011 |
Journal | Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry |
Print ISSN | 0730-7268 |
Electronic ISSN | 1552-8618 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 124-131 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.360 |
Keywords | seedling emergence, ecotoxicology, monocotyledon, dicotyledon, bioassay |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/971619 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.360 |
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