Development and validation of a terrestrial biotic ligand model predicting the effect of cobalt on root growth of barley (Hordeum vulgare)
Lock, K.; De Schamphelaere, K.A.C.; Becaus, S.; Criel, P.; Van Eeckhout, H.; Janssen, C.R. (2007). Development and validation of a terrestrial biotic ligand model predicting the effect of cobalt on root growth of barley (Hordeum vulgare). Environ. Pollut. 147(3): 626-633. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2006.10.003 In: Environmental Pollution. Elsevier: Barking. ISSN 0269-7491; e-ISSN 1873-6424, more |  |
| Keywords | Bioavailability
Cobalt
Growth
Heavy metals
Models
Risk analysis
Roots
Soil pollution
Speciation
Toxicity
[WoRMS]; Hordeum vulgare L.; Spermatophyta
Fresh water |
| Authors | | Top | - Lock, K., more
- De Schamphelaere, K.A.C., more
- Becaus, S.
| - Criel, P.
- Van Eeckhout, H., more
- Janssen, C.R., more
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| Abstract | A Biotic Ligand Model was developed predicting the effect of cobalt on root growth of barley (Hordeum vulgare) in nutrient solutions. The extent to which Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+ ions and pH independently affect cobalt toxicity to barley was studied. With increasing activities of Mg2+, and to a lesser extent also K+, the 4-d EC50Co2+ increased linearly, while Ca2+, Na+ and H+ activities did not affect Co2+ toxicity. Stability constants for the binding of Co2+, Mg2+ and K+ to the biotic ligand were obtained: log KCoBL = 5.14, log KMgBL = 3.86 and log KKBL = 2.50. Limited validation of the model with one standard artificial soil and one standard field soil showed that the 4-d EC50Co2+ could only be predicted within a factor of four from the observed values, indicating further refinement of the BLM is needed. |
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