Abstract
The ecological risk of heavy metal-contaminated soil is usually evaluated by its oxidative stress on terrestrial animals, which are vulnerable to the impact of individual differences of animals and environmental conditions. Oxidative potential (OP) is the potential of particles to induce the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this study, OP of the in situ contaminated soils collected from an industrial site (i.e., 64.5–7783 mg/kg of Cu, 54.9–397 mg/kg of Pb, 278–2085 mg/kg of Zn and 0.615–121 mg/kg of Cd) were measured as 38.0–60.1 pmol/min/mg, and the water extractable Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cd in soils have been proved to contribute 89%–98% to OP. Oxidative stress in earthworms (Eisenia fetida) caused by the industrial contaminated soils can be reflected by the biomarkers such as 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine, metallothionein, and antioxidant enzymes, and a negative correlation presents between the comprehensive biomarker response index and the OP of soils (r = −0.979, p < 0.01). This is the first time to propose a dose-response relationship between OP and oxidative stress. Metabolomic analysis also verified that the regulation of four ROS-related metabolites (i.e., l-pipecolate, 1-methylhistidine, 5-methoxytryptamine, and xanthosine) in earthworms treated with contaminated soil were directly correlated with OP values. These results indicate that OP can be used as an indicator for ecological risk assessment of heavy metal-contaminated soil, which provides a fast, stable and easily testable chemical method.
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