Arnaud R Schneider, Maxime Gommeaux, Jérôme Duclercq, Nicolas Fanin, Alexandra Conreux, Abdelrahman Alahmad, Jérôme Lacoux, David Roger, Fabien Spicher, Marie Ponthieu, Benjamin Cancès, Xavier Morvan, Béatrice Marin
Anthropogenic inputs of trace elements (TE) into soils constitute a major public and environmental health problem. Bioavailability of TE is strongly related to the soil physicochemical parameters and thus to the ecosystem type. In order to test whether soil parameters influence the response of the bacterial community to TE pollution, we collected soil samples across contrasting ecosystems (hardwood, coniferous and hydromorphic soils), which have been contaminated in TE and especially lead (Pb) over several decades due to nearby industrial smelting activities...
December 15, 2017: Science of the Total Environment