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PECINA, V. BRTNICKÝ, M. BALKOVÁ, M. HEGROVÁ, J. BUCKOVÁ, M. BALTAZAR, T. LIČBINSKÝ, R. RADZIEMSKA, M.
Original Title
Assessment of Soil Contamination with Potentially Toxic Elements and Soil Ecotoxicity of Botanical Garden in Brno, Czech Republic: Are Urban Botanical Gardens More Polluted Than Urban Parks?
Type
journal article in Web of Science
Language
English
Original Abstract
Though botanical gardens are an important and widely visited component of urban green spaces (UGS) worldwide, their pollution is rarely studied. The aim of this study was to assess botanical garden soil contamination and ecotoxicity and to evaluate whether urban botanical gardens are more contaminated than urban parks. Soil assessments showed serious contamination with Cd, Pb and Zn, emitted predominantly by traffic, agrochemicals and past construction and demolition waste. The discovery of hazardous historical ecological burden in the UGS calls for the necessity of detailed surveys of such areas. Despite prevailing moderate-to-heavy contamination, the soil was only slightly ecotoxic. Maximum immobilisation inhibition of Daphnia magna reached 15%. Growth of Sinapis alba L. was predominantly stimulated (73%), and Desmodesmus subspicatus Chodat was exclusively stimulated, possibly due to soil alkalinity and fertiliser-related nutrients. The hypothesis of a higher contamination of urban botanical gardens compared to urban parks was confirmed. However, urban parks can face a greater risk of soil ecotoxicity, hypothetically due to decreased activity of soil organisms resulting from adverse soil conditions caused by active recreation. The results highlight the need for an increased focus on botanical and ornamental gardens when assessing and managing UGS as areas potentially more burdened with contamination.
Keywords
urban green spaces; ornamental garden; soil toxicity; construction and demolition waste; contamination; risk assessment
Authors
PECINA, V.; BRTNICKÝ, M.; BALKOVÁ, M.; HEGROVÁ, J.; BUCKOVÁ, M.; BALTAZAR, T.; LIČBINSKÝ, R.; RADZIEMSKA, M.
Released
17. 7. 2021
ISBN
1660-4601
Periodical
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year of study
18
Number
14
State
Swiss Confederation
Pages from
1
Pages to
13
Pages count
URL
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7622
Full text in the Digital Library
http://hdl.handle.net/11012/201637
BibTex
@article{BUT172064, author="Václav {Pecina} and Martin {Brtnický} and Marie {Balková} and Jitka {Hegrová} and Martina {Bucková} and Tivadar {Baltazár} and Roman {Ličbinský} and Maja {Radziemska}", title="Assessment of Soil Contamination with Potentially Toxic Elements and Soil Ecotoxicity of Botanical Garden in Brno, Czech Republic: Are Urban Botanical Gardens More Polluted Than Urban Parks? ", journal="International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health", year="2021", volume="18", number="14", pages="1--13", doi="10.3390/ijerph18147622", issn="1660-4601", url="https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7622" }