Table 1.
Summary of the range of soil concentrations (mg/kg), and associated ranks, resulting from sensitivity analysis of the wildlife Eco-SSL model for metalsa
| Analyte | Species | TRV | FIR | Ps | B | Soil bioavailability | Food bioavailability | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | Rank | Range | Rank | Range | Rank | Range | Rank | Range | Rank | Range | Rank | ||
| Antimony | Short-tailed shrew | 11 334 | 5 | 0.84 | 4 | 0.01 | 2.5 | — | 1 | 0.01 | 2.5 | — | — |
| Antimony | Meadow vole | 564 835 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 10.3 | 1 | — | — |
| Antimony | Long-tailed weasel | 201 815 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 4.17 | 2 | — | — |
| Arsenic | American woodcock | 350 | 5 | 620 | 6 | 171 | 4 | 52 | 2 | 158.84 | 3 | 11.94 | 1 |
| Arsenic | Mourning dove | 449 | 6 | 116 | 3 | 257 | 5 | 84 | 2 | 239.6 | 4 | 14.9 | 1 |
| Arsenic | Red tailed hawk | 7301 | 4 | 6806 | 3 | 58 304 | 6 | 262 | 2 | 40 002.25 | 5 | 27.33 | 1 |
| Arsenic | Short-tailed shrew | 2875 | 6 | 206 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 134 | 4 | 26.42 | 1 | 48.25 | 3 |
| Arsenic | Meadow vole | 5248 | 6 | 193 | 4 | 160 | 3 | 369 | 5 | 144.1 | 1 | 148.1 | 2 |
| Arsenic | Long-tailed weasel | 5497 | 6 | 1050 | 3 | 4578 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 3712.14 | 4 | 7.81 | 1 |
| Barium | Short-tailed shrew | 7807 | 5 | 6266 | 3 | 787 | 2 | 6352 | 4 | 641.57 | 1 | — | — |
| Barium | Meadow vole | 12 002 | 6 | 3548 | 3 | 743 | 2 | 8126 | 5 | 616.6 | 1 | 5129.1 | 4 |
| Barium | Long-tailed weasel | 34 767 | 2 | 53 998 | 3 | 576 540 | 5 | 490 | 1 | 162 888 | 4 | — | — |
| Beryllium | Short-tailed shrew | 27 | 3 | 104 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 83 | 4 | 21.92 | 1 | — | — |
| Beryllium | Meadow vole | 24 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 5 | 3.5 | 1 | — | — |
| Beryllium | Long-tailed weasel | 72 | 2 | 535 | 3 | 1746 | 5 | 59 | 1 | 1243.86 | 4 | — | — |
| Cadmium | American woodcock | 11 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0.02 | 1.5 | 7.1 | 4 | 0.02 | 1.5 | 1.86 | 3 |
| Cadmium | Mourning dove | 361 | 6 | 69 | 4 | 77 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 20.4 | 1 |
| Cadmium | Red-tailed hawk | 5877 | 4 | 4401 | 3 | 37 858 | 6 | 264 | 2 | 8735.31 | 5 | 65.16 | 1 |
| Cadmium | Short-tailed shrew | 1442 | 6 | 1.6 | 4 | – | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.93 | 3 |
| Cadmium | Meadow vole | 189 158 | 6 | 138 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 225 | 5 | 51.2 | 1 | 133.4 | 3 |
| Cadmium | Long-tailed weasel | 100 544 | 6 | 703 | 5 | 548 | 4 | 85 | 2 | 379.24 | 3 | 31.21 | 1 |
| Chromium III | American woodcock | 3567 | 5 | 308 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 12.98 | 1 | — | — |
| Chromium III | Mourning dove | 10 490 | 6 | 135 | 3 | 274 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 209 | 4 | 22.6 | 1 |
| Chromium III | Red-tailed hawk | 152 456 | 5 | 6116 | 4 | 1957 | 3 | 896 | 1 | 1516.5 | 2 | — | — |
| Chromium III | Short-tailed shrew | 25 205 | 5 | 105 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 224 | 4 | 3.14 | 1 | — | — |
| Chromium III | Meadow vole | 277 103 | 6 | 423 | 3 | 322 | 2 | 462 | 5 | 265.2 | 1 | 439 | 4 |
| Chromium III | Long-tailed weasel | 265 067 | 5 | 1489 | 4 | 227 | 2 | 284 | 3 | 181.03 | 1 | — | — |
| Chromium VI | Short-tailed shrew | 3503 | 5 | 403 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 863 | 4 | 12.84 | 1 | — | — |
| Chromium VI | Meadow vole | 38 508 | 6 | 1630 | 3 | 1239 | 2 | 1779 | 5 | 1120 | 1 | 1689.8 | 4 |
| Chromium VI | Long-tailed weasel | 32 863 | 5 | 6651 | 4 | 1681 | 3 | 1157 | 1 | 1544.99 | 2 | — | — |
| Cobalt | American woodcock | 348 | 5 | 1449 | 6 | 181 | 4 | 109 | 2 | 155.73 | 3 | 12.23 | 1 |
| Cobalt | Mourning dove | 766 | 3 | 475 | 2 | 5145 | 5 | 35 | 1 | 3161 | 4 | — | — |
| Cobalt | Red-tailed hawk | 2832 | 4 | 5574 | 6 | 605 | 3 | 3463 | 5 | 505.92 | 2 | 175.77 | 1 |
| Cobalt | Short-tailed shrew | 2562 | 6 | 706 | 5 | 67 | 3 | 475 | 4 | 54.61 | 2 | 46.77 | 1 |
| Cobalt | Meadow vole | 23 581 | 5 | 2393 | 2 | 9401 | 4 | 543 | 1 | 7826.1 | 3 | — | — |
| Cobalt | Long-tailed weasel | 3405 | 6 | 1918 | 5 | 228 | 3 | 1135 | 4 | 185.5 | 2 | 61.33 | 1 |
| Copper | American woodcock | 1632 | 6 | 325 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 111 | 4 | 8.8 | 1 | 11.71 | 3 |
| Copper | Mourning dove | 8525 | 6 | 210 | 3 | 365 | 5 | 129 | 2 | 336 | 4 | 76.3 | 1 |
| Copper | Red-tailed hawk | 117 439 | 4 | 12 467 | 3 | 1.E + 08 | 6 | 563 | 2 | 183 361 | 5 | 150.08 | 1 |
| Copper | Short-tailed shrew | 424 030 | 6 | 150 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 832 | 5 | 2.85 | 1 | 28.7 | 3 |
| Copper | Meadow vole | 2E + 07 | 6 | 1757 | 3 | 6098 | 5 | 1690 | 2 | 5567.2 | 4 | 726 | 1 |
| Copper | Long-tailed weasel | 8 638 612 | 6 | 5687 | 3 | 149 071 | 5 | 543 | 2 | 29 226.2 | 4 | 163.58 | 1 |
| Lead | American woodcock | 2701 | 6 | 203 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 4.76 | 1 | 8.3 | 3 |
| Lead | Mourning dove | 7141 | 6 | 93 | 3 | 453 | 5 | 59 | 2 | 431 | 4 | 16.2 | 1 |
| Lead | Red-tailed hawk | 94 389 | 6 | 4532 | 5 | 4439 | 4 | 645 | 2 | 4230.28 | 3 | 136.36 | 1 |
| Lead | Short-tailed shrew | 136 549 | 6 | 240 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 492 | 5 | 5.68 | 1 | 218.98 | 3 |
| Lead | Meadow vole | 1E + 06 | 6 | 1607 | 2 | 11 876 | 5 | 1610 | 3 | 107 32.6 | 4 | 432.2 | 1 |
| Lead | Long-tailed weasel | 563 211 | 6 | 4219 | 5 | 2420 | 4 | 687 | 2 | 2228.2 | 3 | 289.09 | 1 |
| Manganese | American woodcock | 28 441 | 3 | 55 323 | 5 | 59 552 | 6 | 2107 | 2 | 35 352.5 | 4 | 155.53 | 1 |
| Manganese | Mourning dove | 26 458 | 6 | 7492 | 4 | 8053 | 5 | 4282 | 2 | 6889.3 | 3 | 1671.8 | 1 |
| Manganese | Red-tailed hawk | 400 950 | 5 | 410 609 | 6 | 190 700 | 4 | 36 849 | 2 | 159 990 | 3 | 3848.29 | 1 |
| Manganese | Short-tailed shrew | 247 505 | 6 | 15 919 | 5 | 7010 | 4 | 6766 | 3 | 5895.56 | 2 | 568.54 | 1 |
| Manganese | Meadow vole | 205 005 | 6 | 5964 | 3 | 2410 | 2 | 10 075 | 5 | 2034.9 | 1 | 6409.3 | 4 |
| Manganese | Long-tailed weasel | 241 635 | 6 | 36 931 | 5 | 14 007 | 4 | 4035 | 2 | 11 764.3 | 3 | 453.71 | 1 |
| Nickel | Mourning dove | 5172 | 6 | 389 | 3 | 2114 | 5 | 234 | 2 | 2006.6 | 4 | 42.9 | 1 |
| Nickel | Red-tailed hawk | 71 504 | 3 | 19 952 | 2 | 130 100 | 5 | 1401 | 1 | 104 592 | 4 | — | — |
| Nickel | Meadow vole | 60 448 | 6 | 445 | 2 | 727 | 5 | 586 | 3 | 649 | 4 | 206.9 | 1 |
| Nickel | Long-tailed weasel | 34 316 | 5 | 1381 | 4 | 311 | 3 | 199 | 1 | 272 | 2 | — | — |
| Selenium | American woodcock | 371 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 0.4 | 2 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.17 | 1 | 1.43 | 3 |
| Selenium | Mourning dove | 149 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 7.8 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | — | — |
| Selenium | Red-tailed hawk | 13 580 | 6 | 810 | 5 | 739 | 4 | 107 | 3 | 66.97 | 2 | 29.24 | 1 |
| Selenium | Short-tailed shrew | 322 | 6 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.03 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.01 | 1 | 1.05 | 3 |
| Selenium | Meadow vole | 192 | 5 | 2.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 0.1 | 1 | — | — |
| Selenium | Long-tailed weasel | 2463 | 6 | 84 | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0.47 | 1 | 6.31 | 3 |
| Silver | American woodcock | — | — | 50 | 3 | 0.42 | 1 | 57 | 4 | — | — | 37.62 | 2 |
| Silver | Mourning dove | — | — | 121 | 2 | 700 | 3 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Silver | Red-tailed hawk | — | — | 5887 | 3 | 13 522 | 4 | 938 | 2 | — | — | 63.72 | 1 |
| Silver | Short-tailed shrew | — | — | 42 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 928 | 4 | — | — | 301.43 | 3 |
| Silver | Meadow vole | — | — | 1685 | 2 | 3591 | 3 | 1016 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Silver | Long-tailed weasel | — | — | 5832 | 3 | 10 779 | 4 | 1023 | 2 | — | — | 88.66 | 1 |
| Vanadium | American woodcock | 2233 | 5 | 91 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 3.4 | 1 | 28.94 | 2 | — | — |
| Vanadium | Mourning dove | 3602 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 363 | 4 | 1.1 | 1 | 273.1 | 3 | — | — |
| Vanadium | Red-tailed hawk | 40 247 | 5 | 882 | 4 | 672 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 614.23 | 2 | — | — |
| Vanadium | Short-tailed shrew | 1 441 718 | 5 | 846 | 4 | 222 | 2 | 495 | 3 | 193.87 | 1 | — | — |
| Vanadium | Meadow vole | 6 728 429 | 5 | 1454 | 2 | 8693 | 4 | 387 | 1 | 7866 | 3 | — | — |
| Vanadium | Long-tailed weasel | 3 017 802 | 5 | 3425 | 4 | 2119 | 3 | 148 | 1 | 1929.16 | 2 | — | — |
| Zinc | American woodcock | 10307 | 5 | 12 226 | 6 | 4.3 | 2 | 593 | 4 | 3.53 | 1 | 464.99 | 3 |
| Zinc | Mourning dove | 19 565 | 6 | 2587 | 5 | 1364 | 2 | 2070 | 4 | 1268.2 | 1 | 1530.6 | 3 |
| Zinc | Red-tailed hawk | 360 500 | 4 | 205 678 | 3 | 3E + 19 | 6 | 2470 | 2 | 1.2E + 07 | 5 | 1888.36 | 1 |
| Zinc | Short-tailed shrew | 232 370 | 6 | 3164 | 5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1840 | 4 | 1.38 | 1 | 1376.95 | 3 |
| Zinc | Meadow vole | 636 198 | 6 | 12 838 | 3 | 5059 | 2 | 20 997 | 5 | 4263.8 | 1 | 16 192.3 | 4 |
| Zinc | Long-tailed weasel | 440 039 | 5 | 79 091 | 3 | 2E + 12 | 6 | 2879 | 2 | 205 148 | 4 | 2292.2 | 1 |
| Minimum | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Median | 16 572 | 828 | 500 | 327 | 305 | 111 | |||||||
| Maximum | 1.72E + 07 | 4.11E + 05 | 3.24E + 19 | 3.68E + 04 | 1.24E + 07 | 1.62E + 04 | |||||||
a
Note that higher rank values correspond to higher importance. Analytes lacking ecological soil-screening levels (Eco-SSLs) (antimony, barium, beryllium, and hexavakent chromium for birds; nickel for woodcock and shrew) are not shown.
TRV = toxicity reference value; FIR = food ingestion rate; Ps = soil ingestion rate; B = bioaccumulation or uptake.