@article{10902/29222,
year = {2023},
month = {9},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/29222},
abstract = {New cement-based materials such as alkali-activated binders (AABs) or geopolymers allow the incorporation of waste or industrial by-products in their formulation, resulting an interesting valorization technique. Therefore, it is essential to inquire about the potential environmental and health impacts throughout their life cycle. In the European context, a minimum aquatic toxicity tests battery has been recommended for construction products,
but their potential biological effects on marine ecosystems have not been considered. In this study, three industrial by-products, PAVAL® (PV) aluminum oxide, weathered bottom ash (WBA) resulting from incinerator bottom ash and glass cullet recycling waste (CSP), were evaluated as precursors in the AAB formulation from an environmental point of view. To determine the potential effects on marine environment caused by the leaching of
contaminants from these materials into seawater, the leaching test EN-12457-2 and an ecotoxicity test using the model organism sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus were conducted. The percentage of abnormal larval development was selected as endpoint of the toxicity test. Based on the results obtained from the toxicity tests, AABs have less damaging impact (EC50 values: 49.2%–51.9%) on the marine environment in general than raw materials. The
results highlight the need to stablish a specific battery of toxicity tests for the environmental assessment of construction products on marine ecosystem.},
organization = {This research was partially supported by the grant RTI 2018-097612-B-C22 funded by MCIN/AAI/10.13039/501100011033 and by ERDF “A way of making Europe” and the grant PID2021–125810OB-C21 funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union. Dr A. RodríguezRomero was supported by Spanish grant Juan de la Cierva Training and
Incorporacion ´ referenced as FJCI2015-26873 and IJC2018-037545-I respectively funded by MCIN/AAI/10.13039/501100011033 and by “ESF Investing in your future”},
publisher = {Elsevier},
publisher = {Journal of Environmental Management, 2023, 341, 118100},
title = {Eco-toxicity assessment of industrial by-product-based alkali-activated binders using the sea urchin embryogenesis bioassay},
author = {Santos Terán, Jorge and Rodríguez Romero, Araceli and Cifrián Bemposta, Eva and Maldonado Alameda, Alex and Chimenos Ribera, Josep María and Andrés Payán, Ana},
}