Can rail transport-related contamination affect railway vegetation? A case study of a busy railway corridor in Poland

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26310%2F22%3APU145198" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26310/22:PU145198 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/62156489:43210/22:43920891 RIV/62156489:43410/22:43920891

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653522000108" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653522000108</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133521" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133521</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Can rail transport-related contamination affect railway vegetation? A case study of a busy railway corridor in Poland

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Rail transport is considered a serious risk to the environment; however, its environmental impact has been addressed insufficiently with many resulting uncertainties. A busy railway corridor was used to determine if the side of a railway track could distort the assessment of soil contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and if soil phytotoxicity changes up to 50 m away from the track. The studied soils showed a moderate to heavy level of contamination with Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. Cu, Ni and Zn content decreased significantly with the distance from the track while Pb content increased slightly, probably because the Pb came predominantly from exhaust gases, while the source of the remaining elements was the abrasion of railway infrastructure components. The side of the railway track proved to be a significant factor that influenced Ni and Pb content in particular. The phytotoxicity test predominantly showed a slight inhibition of plant growth with a maximum value reaching 70.4% but with an absence of significant differences in phytotoxicity between the distances. The ecological risk assessment did not reveal a serious threat to the environment from the PTEs in the soil. Based on the results, it is appropriate to define a heavily polluted zone at a minimum distance of 50 m from the track, and both sides of the railway track should be assessed so that the actual level of contamination is not underestimated. Further research is needed on this issue urgently due to the severe and hitherto overlooked environmental risks associated with rail transport.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Can rail transport-related contamination affect railway vegetation? A case study of a busy railway corridor in Poland

Popis výsledku anglicky

Rail transport is considered a serious risk to the environment; however, its environmental impact has been addressed insufficiently with many resulting uncertainties. A busy railway corridor was used to determine if the side of a railway track could distort the assessment of soil contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and if soil phytotoxicity changes up to 50 m away from the track. The studied soils showed a moderate to heavy level of contamination with Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. Cu, Ni and Zn content decreased significantly with the distance from the track while Pb content increased slightly, probably because the Pb came predominantly from exhaust gases, while the source of the remaining elements was the abrasion of railway infrastructure components. The side of the railway track proved to be a significant factor that influenced Ni and Pb content in particular. The phytotoxicity test predominantly showed a slight inhibition of plant growth with a maximum value reaching 70.4% but with an absence of significant differences in phytotoxicity between the distances. The ecological risk assessment did not reveal a serious threat to the environment from the PTEs in the soil. Based on the results, it is appropriate to define a heavily polluted zone at a minimum distance of 50 m from the track, and both sides of the railway track should be assessed so that the actual level of contamination is not underestimated. Further research is needed on this issue urgently due to the severe and hitherto overlooked environmental risks associated with rail transport.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10500 - Earth and related environmental sciences

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

CHEMOSPHERE

ISSN

0045-6535

e-ISSN

1879-1298

Svazek periodika

293

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

133521

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

133521-133521

Kód UT WoS článku

000758266800004

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85123092223