RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of military training, warfare and civilian ammunition debris on the soil organisms: an ecotoxicological review
A1 Rodríguez Seijo, Andrés
A1 Fernández Calviño, David
A1 Arias Estévez, Manuel
A1 Arenas Lago, Daniel
K1 2401.17 Invertebrados
K1 2511.02 Biología de Suelos
K1 3214 Toxicología
AB Abstract            Civilian and military activities are sources of water and soil contamination by inorganic and organic contaminants caused by shooting practices, warfare, and/or mechanized military training. Lead poisoning and contaminant bioaccumulation due to spent shots or other related military contaminants have been widely studied for mammals, birds, and plants. Although there are different papers on the impact on earthworms, information on micro and mesofauna (i.e., collembola, nematodes, etc.) is still scarce. Here, we review the published data regarding the impact of civilian and military shooting activities, including war-impacted areas, focusing on soil organisms, from microbial communities to the ecotoxicological effects on terrestrial organisms. One hundred eleven studies were considered where earthworms and enchytraeids were widely studied, especially under ecotoxicological assays with Pb and energetic-related compounds from military explosives. There is a lack of information on soil organism groups, such as mites, ants, or gastropods, which play important roles in soil function. Data from combined exposures (e.g., PTEs + TNT and PTEs + PAHs) is scarce since several studies focused on a single contaminant, usually Pb, when combined contaminants would be more realistic. Ecotoxicological assays should also cover other understudied ammunition elements, such as Bi, Cu, or W.
PB Biology and Fertility of Soils
SN 01782762
YR 2024
FD 2024-06-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/7168
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/7168
LA eng
NO Biology and Fertility of Soils, 61(5): 1-32 (2024)
NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación | Ref. IJC2020-044197-I
DS Investigo
RD 18-sep-2024