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?

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dc.contributor.authorPecina, Václavcs
dc.contributor.authorBrtnický, Martincs
dc.contributor.authorBalková, Mariecs
dc.contributor.authorHegrová, Jitkacs
dc.contributor.authorBucková, Martinacs
dc.contributor.authorBaltazár, Tivadarcs
dc.contributor.authorLičbinský, Romancs
dc.contributor.authorRadziemska, Majacs
dc.coverage.issue14cs
dc.coverage.volume18cs
dc.date.issued2021-07-17cs
dc.description.abstractThough 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.en
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dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021, vol. 18, issue 14, p. 1-13.en
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18147622cs
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4274-5142cs
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5237-722Xcs
dc.identifier.other172064cs
dc.identifier.researcheridI-4939-2018cs
dc.identifier.scopus56595240100cs
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11012/201637
dc.language.isoencs
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthcs
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7622cs
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalcs
dc.rights.accessopenAccesscs
dc.rights.sherpahttp://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1660-4601/cs
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/cs
dc.subjecturban green spacesen
dc.subjectornamental gardenen
dc.subjectsoil toxicityen
dc.subjectconstruction and demolition wasteen
dc.subjectcontaminationen
dc.subjectrisk assessmenten
dc.titleAssessment 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?en
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dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
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sync.item.insts2025.02.03 15:38:08en
sync.item.modts2025.01.17 18:45:38en
thesis.grantorVysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta chemická. Ústav chemie a technologie ochrany životního prostředícs
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