Environmental Pollution 2018-03-14

The rare earth element (REE) lanthanum (La) induces hormesis in plants ☆

Evgenios Agathokleous, Mitsutoshi Kitao, Edward J. Calabrese

Index: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.02.068

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Abstract

Lanthanum is a rare earth element (REE) which has been extensively studied due to its wide application in numerous fields with a potential accumulation in the environment. It has long been known for its potential to stimulate plant growth within a hormetic-biphasic dose response framework. This article provides evidence from a series of high resolution studies published within the last two decades demonstrating a substantial and significant occurrence of lanthanum-induced hormesis in plants. These findings suggest that hormetic responses should be built into the study design of hazard assessment study protocols and included in the risk assessment process. Hormesis also offers the opportunity to substantially improve cost benefit estimates for environmental contaminants, which have the potential to induce beneficial/desirable effects at low doses.

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