{"title":"Spatial Distribution of Contamination With Selected Trace Metals in Mountain Soils of the Beskid Mały Mountains in Southern Poland","authors":"Paweł Miśkowiec","doi":"10.1002/clen.70020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.70020","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to determine the levels, mobility, and concentration fluctuations of cadmium, lead, and zinc in soils southern Poland's Beskid Mały mountains. The examined massif is located approximately 60–100 km to the south and southeast of potential industrial contamination sources, including the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB), the Katowice Iron Steelworks, as well as the Bukowno zinc–lead ore mine and smelter. Soil pollution in the study area was assessed utilizing the geoaccumulation index and the potential ecological risk index. At the same time, the Bureau Communitaire de Reference (BCR) sequential extraction technique was employed to assess the mobility of the elements. The results indicate a discernible influence of industrial sources on mountainous environmental contamination, with a robust correlation among lead, zinc, and cadmium concentrations, affirming a common origin. Furthermore, a statistically significant disparity in metal concentrations was observed between the leeward and windward sides of the mountains, notwithstanding the relatively low absolute height. This phenomenon has not been previously documented in low-altitude regions (below 1000 m above sea level). Therefore, despite their modest height, the studied highlands serve as an impediment to the dissemination of airborne pollutants. The research presented here also paves the way for further analyses and attempts to systematize information on the minimum height of a mountain barrier as a function of its distance from potential sources of pollution.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10306,"journal":{"name":"Clean-soil Air Water","volume":"53 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144589707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Towards Soil Health and Sustainable Development: Soil Physicochemical Response to Acid Rain Leaching","authors":"Ruijuan Shan, Zhiming Zhang, Lin Wu, Yajie Li","doi":"10.1002/clen.70021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.70021","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Air pollutants (e.g., SO<sub>2</sub> and NO<i><sub>x</sub></i>) were released as a result of the rapid socioeconomic growth and industrial development, leading to the formation of acid rain globally. Acid rain can be detrimental to soil systems because of their significant ecological functions, such as maintaining microbial activities and retaining nutrients for plants. This study investigated the impact of acid rain on soil physicochemical properties using simulated acid rain in laboratory-scale soil leaching experiments. Multiple sets of simulated acid rain with various pH levels were employed in the leaching processes. The properties of soil, including pH, electrical conductivity (EC), pH buffering capacity, and soil ions, were investigated after leaching with simulated acid rain. Results showed that the pH of simulated acid rain significantly influenced soil pH and the pH of soil leachate. There was a positive correlation between the pH levels of simulated acid rain and those of the soil. The surface soil (0–10 cm in depth) maintained a higher pH buffering capacity than the slightly deeper soil (10–40 cm in depth). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic analysis indicated the consumption of inorganic carbonate functional groups, which could explain the loss of soil base cations.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10306,"journal":{"name":"Clean-soil Air Water","volume":"53 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Improved Biodegradation of Reactive Red 120 by Pseudomonas aeruginosa JU_CHE_01: Isolation, Characterization, and Statistical Optimization","authors":"Deepa Goswami, Priyanka Sarkar, Jayanti Mukherjee, Chanchal Mondal, Biswanath Bhunia","doi":"10.1002/clen.70017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.70017","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A textile industry effluents contaminated soil-derived strain of Reactive Red 120 (RR120) dye-degrading bacteria was shown to be extremely effective and metabolically adaptable. <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> JU_CHE_01 (OR388872) was the isolated strain, as determined by phylogenetic analysis. <i>P. aeruginosa</i> JU_CHE_01 shown the ability to break down 600 mg/L concentration of RR120 dye along with many harmful textile azo dyes. The strain also showed resistance to ampicillin and cefradine but remained susceptible to other tested antibiotics. Five process factors were evaluated for optimal condition using the Taguchi approach. Three physicochemical parameters (pH, temperature, and inoculum dose) and two media components (glucose and yeast extract) were optimized because of their significant impact on RR120 biodegradation. The L-18 orthogonal arrays (OAs) architecture was utilized in the design of multiple experimental studies. Analysis of the experimental data was done using the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio with the “larger is better” features to determine the key variables and ideal circumstances for optimizing RR120 dye biodegradation. When the predicted data was validated using the confirmatory experiments, it was found that under the ideal conditions of glucose and yeast extract of concentration 1 g/L each, pH 8, temperature 37°C, and inoculum dose 10% (v/v) in 48 h, 97.63% of the RR120 dye degradation could be achieved, leading to a 66.75% enhancement in the RR120 degradation. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicated that the nitrogen source (yeast extract) and carbon source (glucose) significantly influenced RR120 biodegradation, accounting for 27.933% and 19.526%, respectively, followed by pH at 4.664%, temperature at 13.476%, and inoculum dose at 28.951%.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10306,"journal":{"name":"Clean-soil Air Water","volume":"53 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144550842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extraction and Preconcentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Saffron and Tea Samples Using Magnetite-Sporopollenin/Graphene Oxide","authors":"Haleh Omoori Sarabi, Javad Feizy, Zarrin Es'haghi","doi":"10.1002/clen.70002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A synthesized adsorbent based on magnetite-saffron stamen sporopollenin/graphene oxide (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-SSSP/GO) was successfully developed and validated for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in various environmental matrices using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The saffron stamen was utilized to obtain sporopollenin, which was then magnetized employing Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> followed by GO to produce a sorbent of the Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-SSSP/GO type. The result indicates that the Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-SSSP/GO is a suitable sorbent for solid-phase extraction of four PAHs: benzo[a]anthracene (BaA), chrysene (Chr), benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbF), and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), found in tea and saffron samples. Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the sorbent. Taguchi analysis was employed to optimize the main parameters for extraction, such as sample volume, sorbent amount, desorption volume, and pH of the investigated PAHs. The calibration curve for determining BaA, Chr, BbF, and BaP was investigated in the 0.5 to 500 ng mL<sup>−1</sup> range. The limit of detection (LOD, S/N = 3) and limit of quantification (LOQ, S/N = 10) were between 0.03 and 0.14 ng mL<sup>−1</sup>. The sorbent was successfully applied to saffron and tea samples with good precisions calculated by relative standard deviation (RSD) less than 8.2% and acceptable accuracy with relative recovery ranging from 73.2 to 111.0% for saffron and 58.4 to 93.0% for tea.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10306,"journal":{"name":"Clean-soil Air Water","volume":"53 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144472936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatial Distribution and Source Identification of Trace Metals in Topsoil in Nanyang City, Henan Province, China","authors":"Dongxue Yang, Guilin Han, Rui Qu, Yuqing Zhao, Qiuyao Dong, Chao Song","doi":"10.1002/clen.70016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.70016","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Trace metals (TMs) in soil have garnered widespread attention due to their adverse impacts on crop production and human health. In this study, 385 topsoil samples (0–20 cm) and 118 deep soil samples (150–200 cm) were collected from Nanyang City to investigate the spatial distribution, contamination, and source allocation of TMs. Geographic information system analysis, contamination factor (CF), geo-accumulation index (<i>I</i><sub>geo</sub>), and positive matrix factorization (PMF) model were utilized. The results showed that the mean contents of Cu, Hg, Pb, and Zn in the study area's topsoil (25.50, 0.035, 28.51, and 79.46 mg kg<sup>−1</sup>) exceeded background values. CF and <i>I</i><sub>geo</sub> results indicated that over 60% of soil samples were contaminated by Hg, the main contaminant in soil. By combining correlation and PMF analysis, three sources of TMs were identified for (a) Pb (75.4%), Hg (63.7%), and Zn (55.6%), primarily associated with industrial emissions and atmospheric deposition; (b) Co (57.5%), Cr (50.8%), Cu (59.2%), and Ni (46.4%) mainly originated from natural sources; and (c) As (72.8%) primarily from agricultural activities. The proportions of the three sources were 36.27%, 39.76%, and 23.97%, respectively. Anthropogenic sources contributed the most to soil TMs (60.24%), higher than natural sources, indicating substantial accumulation of TMs in topsoil due to significant anthropogenic activities. This study provided useful information for environmental management planning, decision-making, and contamination assessment.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10306,"journal":{"name":"Clean-soil Air Water","volume":"53 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biodegradation of the Pesticide Diazinon by Bacteria Isolated From a Contaminated Soil","authors":"Mona Mansouri, Aptin Rahnavard, Masood Ghane","doi":"10.1002/clen.70012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/clen.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our research focused on the identification and isolation of diazinon (DZ)-degrading bacteria, as DZ is one of the most commonly used organophosphate pesticides in orchards and farms. We collected samples from a garden in Iran where DZ has been used for a long time. This allowed us to extract three types of bacteria capable of degrading DZ. Through biochemical and molecular tests, these bacteria were identified as <i>Pseudomonas oryzihabitans</i>, <i>Enterobacter kobei</i>, and <i>Serratia</i> species. The bacteria were cultured for 10 days in broth and soil media with DZ concentrations of 10 and 20 ppm. The degradation and utilization of the toxin by the bacteria were measured using gas chromatography. The results indicated that <i>P. oryzihabitans</i> degraded the toxin at concentrations of 10 and 20 ppm in liquid medium by 47.1% and 27.45%, respectively. In soil medium, the bacteria degraded 96.5% and 97.1% of the toxin at the same concentrations. <i>Serratia</i> sp. degraded DZ in broth medium with initial concentrations of 10 and 20 ppm by 64.3% and 78.4%, respectively. Additionally, these bacteria were able to degrade DZ by 90.2% and 98.25% in soil. <i>E. kobei</i> consumed DZ in the broth and soil media at rates of 23.1% and 17.95% and 31.19% and 88.05%, respectively. According to the results, <i>P. oryzihabitans</i> exhibited the highest degradation capacity compared to the other bacteria. Collectively, these three bacteria demonstrate a significant ability to biologically remediate environments contaminated with DZ.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":10306,"journal":{"name":"Clean-soil Air Water","volume":"53 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143857105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}