Abstract
Sediment management along engineered river systems includes dredging operations and sediment deposition in the sea (capping) or on land. Thus, determining the ecotoxicological risk gradient associated with river sediments is critical. In this study, we investigated sediment samples along the Rhône River (France) and conducted environmental risk assessment tests with the idea to evaluate them in the future for deposit on soil. Based on an on-land deposit scenario, the capacity of the sediment samples from four sites (LDB, BER, GEC, and TRS) to support vegetation was evaluated by characterising the physical and chemical parameters (pH, conductivity, total organic carbon, grain size, C/N, potassium, nitrogen, and selected pollutants), including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and metal trace elements. All tested sediments were contaminated by metallic elements and PCBs as follows: LDB > GEC > TRS > BER, but only LDB had levels higher than the French regulatory threshold S1. Sediment ecotoxicity was then assessed using acute (plant germination and earthworm avoidance) and chronic (ostracod test and earthworm reproduction) bioassays. Two of the tested plant species, Lolium perenne (ray grass) and Cucurbita pepo (zucchini), were highly sensitive to sediment phytotoxicity. Acute tests also showed significant inhibition of germination and root growth, with avoidance by Eisenia fetida at the least contaminated sites (TRS and BER). Chronic bioassays revealed that LDB and TRS sediment were significantly toxic to E. fetida and Heterocypris incongruens (Ostracoda), and GEC sediment was toxic for the latter organism. In this on-land and spatialised deposit scenario, river sediment from the LDB site (Lake Bourget marina) presented the highest potential toxicity and required the greatest attention. However, low contamination levels can also lead to potential toxicity (as demonstrated for GEC and TRS site), underlining the importance of a multiple test approach for this scenario.
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This project was funded by the “Rhône–Mediterranean and Corsica Water Agency”, the Auvergne-Rhône–Alpes and Provence–Alpes–Côte d'Azur Regions, as well as the “Compagnie Nationale du Rhône” (CNR) in the context of the “Rhône Sediments Observatory” (OSR). We thank Myriam Hammada and Marc Danjean (LEHNA Laboratory, ENTPE, IAPHY team) for their technical help with sampling and during the analysis.
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Bedell, JP., Dendievel, AM., Gosset, A. et al. Combined Chemical and Ecotoxicological Measurements for River Sediment Management in an On-Land Deposit Scenario. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 84, 436–452 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-023-00997-0
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