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Chen L, Wang Y, Liu H, Zhou Y, Nie Z, Xia J, Shu W. Different fates of Sb(III) and Sb(V) during the formation of jarosite mediated by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. J Environ Sci (China) 2025; 147:342-358. [PMID: 39003052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2024]
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Secondary iron-sulfate minerals such as jarosite, which are easily formed in acid mine drainage, play an important role in controlling metal mobility. In this work, the typical iron-oxidizing bacterium Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ATCC 23270 was selected to synthesize jarosite in the presence of antimony ions, during which the solution behavior, synthetic product composition, and bacterial metabolism were studied. The results show that in the presence of Sb(V), Fe2+ was rapidly oxidized to Fe3+ by A. ferrooxidans and Sb(V) had no obvious effect on the biooxidation of Fe2+ under the current experimental conditions. The presence of Sb(III) inhibited bacterial growth and Fe2+ oxidation. For the group with Sb(III), products with amorphous phases were formed 72 hr later, which were mainly ferrous sulfate and pentavalent antimony oxide, and the amorphous precursor was finally transformed into a more stable crystal phase. For the group with Sb(V), the morphology and structure of jarosite were changed in comparison with those without Sb. The biomineralization process was accompanied by the removal of 94% Sb(V) to form jarosite containing the Fe-Sb-O complex. Comparative transcriptome analysis shows differential effects of Sb(III) and Sb(V) on bacterial metabolism. The expression levels of functional genes related to cell components were much more downregulated for the group with Sb(III) but much more regulated for that with Sb(V). Notably, cytochrome c and nitrogen fixation-relevant genes for the A.f_Fe2+_Sb(III) group were enhanced significantly, indicating their role in Sb(III) resistance. This study is of great value for the development of antimony pollution control and remediation technology.
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- Lu Chen
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Lab of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education of China, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Lab of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education of China, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Lab of Biometallurgy of Ministry of Education of China, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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Jin X, Guo C, Huang Q, Tao X, Li X, Xie Y, Dang Z, Zhou J, Lu G. Arsenic redistribution associated with Fe(II)-induced jarosite transformation in the presence of polygalacturonic acid. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 935:173444. [PMID: 38788951 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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Jarosite exists widely in acid-sulfate soil and acid mine drainage polluted areas and acts as an important host mineral for As(V). As a metastable Fe(III)-oxyhydoxysulfate mineral, its dissolution and transformation have a significant impact on the biogeochemical cycle of As. Under reducing conditions, the trajectory and degree of abiotic Fe(II)-induced jarosite transformation may be greatly influenced by coexisting dissolved organic matter (DOM), and in turn influencing the fate of As. Here, we explored the impact of polygalacturonic acid (PGA) (0-200 mg·L-1) on As(V)-coprecipitated jarosite transformation in the presence of Fe(II) (1 mM) at pH 5.5, and investigated the repartitioning of As between aqueous and solid phase. The results demonstrated that in the system without both PGA and Fe(II), jarosite gradually dissolved, and lepidocrocite was the main transformation product by 30 d; in Fe(II)-only system, lepidocrocite appeared by 1 d and also was the mainly final product; in PGA-only systems, PGA retarded jarosite dissolution and transformation, jarosite might be directly converted into goethite; in Fe(II)-PGA systems, the presence of PGA retarded Fe(II)-induced jarosite dissolution and transformation but did not alter the pathway of mineral transformation, the final product mainly still was lepidocrocite. The retarding effect on jarosite dissolution enhanced with the increase of PGA content. The impact of PGA on Fe(II)-induced jarosite transformation mainly was related to the complexation of carboxyl groups of PGA with Fe(II). The dissolution and transformation of jarosite drove pre-incorporated As transferred into the phosphate-extractable phase, the presence of PGA retarded jarosite dissolution and maintained pre-incorporated As stable in jarosite. The released As promoted by PGA was retarded again and almost no As was released into the solution by the end of reactions in all systems. In systems with Fe(II), no As(III) was detected and As(V) was still the dominant redox species.
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- Xiaohu Jin
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, 528000 Foshan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Guangdong, Chaozhou 521041, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Gao K, Wang S, Zhou W, Zhang B, Dang Z, Liu C. Extracellular polymeric substances altered ferrihydrite (trans)formation and induced arsenic mobilization. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 473:134434. [PMID: 38762983 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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The behavior of As is closely related to trans(formation) of ferrihydrite, which often coprecipitates with extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), forming EPS-mineral aggregates in natural environments. While the effect of EPS on ferrihydrite properity, mineralogy reductive transformation, and associated As fate in sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)-rich environments remains unclear. In this research, ferrihydrite-EPS aggregates were synthesized and batch experiments combined with spectroscopic, microscopic, and geochemical analyses were conducted to address these knowledge gaps. Results indicated that EPS blocked micropores in ferrihydrite, and altered mineral surface area and susceptibility. Although EPS enhanced Fe(III) reduction, it retarded ferrihydrite transformation to magnetite by inhibiting Fe atom exchange in systems with low SO42-. As a result, 16% of the ferrihydrite was converted into magnetite in the Fh-0.3 treatment, and no ferrihydrite transformation occurred in the Fh-EPS-0.3 treatment. In systems with high SO42-, however, EPS promoted mackinawite formation and increased As mobilization into the solution. Additionally, the coprecipitated EPS facilitated As(V) reduction to more mobilized As(III) and decreased conversion of As into the residual phase, enhancing the potential risk of As contamination. These findings advance our understanding on biogeochemistry of elements Fe, S, and As and are helpful for accurate prediction of As behavior.
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- Kun Gao
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Jin X, Guo C, Tao X, Li X, Xie Y, Dang Z, Lu G. Divergent redistribution behavior of divalent metal cations associated with Fe(II)-mediated jarosite phase transformation. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 350:124004. [PMID: 38641039 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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The Fe(II)/Fe(III) cycle is an important driving force for dissolution and transformation of jarosite. Divalent heavy metals usually coexist with jarosite; however, their effects on Fe(II)-induced jarosite transformation and different repartitioning behavior during mineral dissolution-recrystallization are still unclear. Here, we investigated Fe(II)-induced (1 mM Fe(II)) jarosite conversion in the presence of Cd(II), Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II) and Pb(II) (denoted as Me(II), 1 mM), respectively, under anaerobic condition at neutral pH. The results showed that all co-existing Me(II) retarded Fe(II)-induced jarosite dissolution. In the Fe(II)-only system, jarosite first rapidly transformed to lepidocrocite (an intermediate product) and then slowly to goethite; lepidocrocite was the main product. In Fe(II)-Cd(II), -Mn(II), and -Pb(II) systems, coexisting Cd(II), Mn(II) and Pb(II) retarded the above process and lepidocrocite was still the dominant conversion product. In Fe(II)-Co(II) system, coexisting Co(II) promoted lepidocrocite transformation into goethite. In Fe(II)-Ni(II) system, jarosite appeared to be directly converted into goethite, although small amounts of lepidocrocite were detected in the final product. In all treatments, the appearance or accumulation of lepidocrocite may be also related to the re-adsorption of released sulfate. By the end of reaction, 6.0 %, 4.0 %, 76.0 % 11.3 % and 19.2 % of total Cd(II), Mn(II), Pb(II) Co(II) and Ni(II) were adsorbed on the surface of solid products. Up to 49.6 %, 44.3 %, and 21.6 % of Co(II), Ni(II), and Pb(II) incorporated into solid product, with the reaction indicating that the dynamic process of Fe(II) interaction with goethite may promote the continuous incorporation of Co(II), Ni(II), and Pb(II).
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- Xiaohu Jin
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, 528000, Foshan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Guangdong, Chaozhou, 521041, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Hong M, Wang J, Yang B, Liu Y, Sun X, Li L, Yu S, Liu S, Kang Y, Wang W, Qiu G. Inhibition of pyrite oxidation through forming biogenic K-jarosite coatings to prevent acid mine drainage production. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 252:121221. [PMID: 38324985 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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This study proposes a novel method by forming biogenic K-jarosite coatings on pyrite surfaces driven by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (A. ferrooxidans) to reduce heavy metal release and prevent acid mine drainage (AMD) production. Different thicknesses of K-jarosite coatings (0.7 to 1.1 μm) were able to form on pyrite surfaces in the presence of A. ferrooxidans, which positively correlated with the initial addition of Fe2+ and K+ concentrations. The inhibiting effect of K-jarosite coatings on pyrite oxidation was studied by electrochemical measurements, chemical oxidation tests, and bio-oxidation tests. The experimental results showed that the best passivation performance was achieved when 20 mM Fe2+ and 6.7 mM K+ were initially introduced with a bacterial concentration of 4 × 108 cells·mL-1, reducing chemical and biological oxidation by 70 % and 98 %, respectively (based on the concentration of total iron dissolved into the solution by pyrite oxidation). Similarly, bio-oxidation tests of two mine waste samples also showed sound inhibition effects, which offers a preliminary demonstration of the potential applicability of this method to actual waste rock. This study presents a new perspective on passivating the oxidation of metal sulfide tailings or waste and preventing AMD.
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- Maoxin Hong
- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing & Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biohydrometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Lin W, Peng L, Li H, Xiao T, Wang J, Wang N, Zhang X, Zhang H. Antimony(V) behavior during the Fe(II)-induced transformation of Sb(V)-bearing natural multicomponent secondary iron mineral under acidic conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169592. [PMID: 38154637 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Fe(II)-induced phase transformations of secondary iron minerals have attracted considerable attention due to their influence on antimony (Sb) mobility. However, Fe(II)-induced natural multicomponent secondary iron mineral (nmSIM) transformations and the corresponding repartitioning of Sb on nmSIM under acidic conditions upon Fe(II) exposure have not been systematically examined. Herein, we investigated the effect of Fe(II) on nmSIM mineralogy and Sb mobility in Sb(V)-bearing nmSIM at pH 3.8 and 5.6 at various Fe(II) concentrations over 15 d. The Sb(V)-bearing nmSIM phase transformation occurred under both strongly and weakly acidic conditions without Fe(II) exposure, while the presence of Fe(II) significantly intensified the transformation, and substantial amounts of intermediary minerals, including jarosite, ferrihydrite, lepidocrocite and fougerite, formed during the initial reaction stage, especially at pH 5.6. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses confirmed that goethite and hematite were the primary final-stage transformation products of Sb(V)-bearing nmSIM, regardless of Fe(II) exposure. Throughout the Sb(V)-bearing nmSIM transformation at pH 3.8, Sb release was inversely related to the Fe(II) concentration in the initial stage, and after maximum release was achieved, Sb was gradually repartitioned onto the nmSIM. No Sb repartitioning occurred in the absence of Fe(II) at pH 5.6, but the introduction of Fe(II) suppressed Sb release and improved Sb repartitioning on nmSIM. This transformation was conducive to Sb reimmobilization on Sb(V)-bearing nmSIM due to the structural incorporation of Sb into the highly crystalline goethite and hematite generated by the Sb(V)-bearing nmSIM transformation, and no reduction of Sb(V) occurred. These results imply that Fe(II) can trigger mineralogical changes in Sb(V)-bearing nmSIM and have important impacts on Sb partitioning under acidic conditions. These new insights are essential for assessing the mobility and availability of Sb in acid mine drainage areas.
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- Wangjun Lin
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Grigg ARC, Notini L, Kaegi R, ThomasArrigo LK, Kretzschmar R. Structural Effects of Aluminum and Iron Occupancy in Minerals of the Jarosite-Alunite Solid Solution. ACS EARTH & SPACE CHEMISTRY 2024; 8:194-206. [PMID: 38379835 PMCID: PMC10875661 DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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The alunite supergroup of minerals contains several hydroxysulfate mineral phases that commonly occur in acidic natural and engineered environments. The main division of the mineral supergroup defines two minerals, jarosite and alunite, based on the relative structural occupancy by Al or Fe, respectively. However, intermediate members of the jarosite-alunite solid solution have not been extensively characterized, especially in the environment. Here, we link the mineral unit cell sizes measured by X-ray diffraction, peak shifts in Raman spectra, fitting parameters in Mössbauer spectroscopy, and elemental quantification by EDX spectroscopy to known amounts of Al substitution in two synthetic series of Al-substituted jarosite (up to Al-for-Fe substitution of 9.5%) and unknown Al substitution in a natural jarosite isolated from an acid sulfate soil. Strong correlations were observed between the Al substitution of the jarosite samples and unit cell size, position of several vibrational peaks in Raman spectroscopy, and the temperature of magnetic ordering. In addition, elemental mapping provided a robust way to characterize the Al content of jarosite. As the techniques were effective in quantifying the Al or Fe content of jarosite-alunite supergroup mineral samples, without the need for sample dissolution, the findings support the application of these spectroscopy techniques to characterize natural jarosite-alunite samples. Using these techniques, we demonstrate at least 5% Al-for-Fe substitution in a jarosite sample from an acid sulfate soil. Application to environmental samples is especially useful in cases where it is otherwise difficult to directly measure the Al content of a mineral sample or when Al-for-Fe substitution influences the spectral responses to substitution at other sites in the crystal structure.
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- Andrew R. C. Grigg
- Soil
Chemistry Group, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics,
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Soil
Chemistry Group, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics,
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Eawag,
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 133, Dübendorf, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Soil
Chemistry Group, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics,
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
- Environmental
Chemistry Group, Institute of Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, Avenue de Bellevaux 51, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Soil
Chemistry Group, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics,
Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Zhou W, Zhu H, Hu S, Zhang B, Gao K, Dang Z, Liu C. Dynamic coupling of ferrihydrite transformation and associated arsenic desorption/redistribution mediated by sulfate-reducing bacteria. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 135:39-50. [PMID: 37778813 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Sulfate-reducing bacteria play an important role in the geochemistry of iron (oxyhydr)oxide and arsenic (As) in natural environments; however, the associated reaction processes are yet to be fully understood. In this study, batch experiments coupled with geochemical, spectroscopic, microscopic, and thermodynamic analyses were conducted to investigate the dynamic coupling of ferrihydrite transformation and the associated As desorption/redistribution mediated by Desulfovibrio vulgaris (D. vulgaris). The results indicated that D. vulgaris could induce ferrihydrite transformation via S2--driven and direct reduction processes. In the absence of SO42-, D. vulgaris directly reduced ferrihydrite, and As desorption and re-sorption occurred simultaneously during the partial transformation of ferrihydrite to magnetite. The increase in SO42- loading promoted the S2--driven reduction of ferrihydrite and accelerated the subsequent mineralogical transformation. In the low and medium SO42- treatments, ferrihydrite was completely transformed to a mixture of magnetite and mackinawite, which increased the fraction of As in the residual phase and stabilized As. In the high SO42- treatment, although the replacement of ferrihydrite by only mackinawite also increased the fraction of As in the residual phase, 22.1% of the total As was released into the solution due to the poor adsorption affinity of As to mackinawite and the conversion of As5+ to As3+. The mechanisms of ferrihydrite reduction, mineralogy transformation, and As mobilization and redistribution mediated by sulfate-reducing bacteria are closely related to the surrounding SO42- loadings. These results advance our understanding of the biogeochemical behavior of Fe, S, and As, and are helpful for the risk assessment and remediation of As contamination.
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- Wenjing Zhou
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Jin X, Huang Q, Li X, Lu G, Yao Q, Xu F, Guo C, Dang Z. Divergent repartitioning of antimony and arsenic during jarosite transformation: A comparative study under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 898:165533. [PMID: 37453703 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Jarosite is the host mineral of Sb(V) and As(V) in mining environments. However, the repartitioning of Sb and As during its transformation is poorly understood. Additionally, the mutual effect between the redistribution behavior of As and Sb during jarosite conversion remains unclear. Here, we investigated the transformation of Sb(V)-, As(V)- and Sb(V)-As(V)-jarosite at pH 5.5 under aerobic and anaerobic conditions without a reductant. The results indicated that co-precipitated Sb(V) promotes jarosite dissolution, and the final products were mainly goethite and hematite. In contrast, the co-precipitated As(V) retarded jarosite dissolution and altered the transformation pathway, mainly forming lepidocrocite, which might be attributed to the formation of As-Fe complexes on the jarosite surface. The inhibiting or promoting effect increased with the increase in co-precipitated As or Sb concentration. In the treatment with Sb(V)-As(V)-jarosite, the inhibition effect of co-precipitated As(V) on mineral dissolution was predominant, but the end-products were mainly goethite and hematite. Compared with the aerobic system, the dissolution and transformation of jarosite in treatments in the anaerobic system occurred faster, although without a reductant, which was possibly associated with the reduced CO2 content in the reaction solutions after degassing. In all treatments, the release of Sb(aq) and As(aq) into the solution was negligible during jarosite transformation. The transformation processes drove As into the surface-bound exchangeable and poorly crystalline phases, while Sb was typically redistributed in the poorly crystalline phase. During the transformation of Sb(V)-As(V)-jarosite, the co-existence of As significantly increased the proportion of Sb distributed on the solid surface and in the poorly crystalline phase. These findings are valuable for predicting the long-term fate of Sb and As in mining environments.
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- Xiaohu Jin
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, 528000 Foshan, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Wastes Pollution Control and Recycling, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, PR China.
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Liu Y, Root RA, Abramson N, Fan L, Sun J, Liu C, Chorover J. The effect of biogeochemical redox oscillations on arsenic release from legacy mine tailings. GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA 2023; 360:192-206. [PMID: 37928745 PMCID: PMC10621879 DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2023.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Exposed and un-remediated metal(loid)-bearing mine tailings are susceptible to wind and water erosion that disperses toxic elements into the surrounding environment. Compost-assisted phytostabilization has been successfully applied to legacy tailings as an inexpensive, eco-friendly, and sustainable landscape rehabilitation that provides vegetative cover and subsurface scaffolding to inhibit offsite transport of contaminant laden particles. The possibility of augmented metal(loid) mobility from subsurface redox reactions driven by irrigation and organic amendments is known and arsenic (As) is of particular concern because of its high affinity for adsorption to reducible ferric (oxyhydr)oxide surface sites. However, the biogeochemical transformation of As in mine tailings during multiple redox oscillations has not yet been addressed. In the present study, a redox-stat reactor was used to control oscillations between 7 d oxic and 7 d anoxic half-cycles over a three-month period in mine tailings with and without amendment of compost-derived organic matter (OM) solution. Aqueous and solid phase analyses during and after redox oscillations by mass spectrometry and synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed that soluble OM addition stimulated pyrite oxidation, which resulted in accelerated acidification and increased aqueous sulfate activity. Soluble OM in the reactor solution significantly increased mobilization of As under anoxic half-cycles primarily through reductive dissolution of ferrihydrite. Microbially-mediated As reduction was also observed in compost treatments, which increased partitioning to the aqueous phase due to the lower affinity of As(III) for complexation on ferric surface sites, e.g. ferrihydrite. Oxic half-cycles showed As repartitioned to the solid phase concurrent with precipitation of ferrihydrite and jarosite. Multiple redox oscillations increased the crystallinity of Fe minerals in the Treatment reactors with compost solution due to the reductive dissolution of ferrihydrite and precipitation of jarosite. The release of As from tailings gradually decreased after repeated redox oscillations. The high sulfate, ferrous iron, and hydronium activity promoted the precipitation of jarosite, which sequestered arsenic. Our results indicated that redox oscillations under compost-assisted phytostabilization can promote As release that diminishes over time, which should inform remediation assessment and environmental risk assessment of mine site compost-assisted phytostabilization.
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- Yizhang Liu
- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 1177 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 1177 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038, USA
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 1177 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038, USA
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Arizona, 1177 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0038, USA
- Arizona Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, USA
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Liu X, Wang Y, Xiang H, Wu J, Yan X, Zhang W, Lin Z, Chai L. Unveiling the crucial role of iron mineral phase transformation in antimony(V) elimination from natural water. ECO-ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH 2023; 2:176-183. [PMID: 38074990 PMCID: PMC10702924 DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2023.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
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Antimony (Sb) in natural water has long-term effects on both the ecological environment and human health. Iron mineral phase transformation (IMPT) is a prominent process for removing Sb(V) from natural water. However, the importance of IMPT in eliminating Sb remains uncertain. This study examined the various Sb-Fe binding mechanisms found in different IMPT pathways in natural water, shedding light on the underlying mechanisms. The study revealed that the presence of goethite (Goe), hematite (Hem), and magnetite (Mag) significantly affected the concentration of Sb(V) in natural water. Elevated pH levels facilitated higher Fe content in iron solids but impeded the process of removing Sb(V). To further our understanding, polluted natural water samples were collected from various locations surrounding Sb smelter sites. Results confirmed that converting ferrihydrite (Fhy) to Goe significantly reduced Sb levels (<5 μg/L) in natural water. The emergence of secondary iron phases resulted in greater electrostatic attraction and stabilized surface complexes, which was the most likely cause of the decline of Sb concentration in natural water. The comprehensive findings offer new insights into the factors governing IMPT as well as the Sb(V) behavior control.
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- Xiaoyun Liu
- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha 410083, China
- Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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Wang Z, Zhang R, Zhang C, Liang X, Cai Y, Liu W, Zhou Q, Liu R, Zhao Y. Oxidative compensation mechanism of Fe-S synergetic inhibition of Cd activity in paddy field during flooding and drainage. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 886:163955. [PMID: 37164083 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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It is known that the transformation of Fe and S forms in soil affects the migration and activity of Cd, but the coordinated regulation of Cd activity by Fe and S under different redox conditions is still unclear. Here, Diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT), an in-situ monitoring technique, is used to explore the difference of the regulation of Cd activity in paddy fields with ferrihydrite (FH) and ferrihydrite coprecipitated by sulfate (FH-S) under the flooding and drainage conditions. The addition of FH-S and FH significantly reduced the activity of Cd (Dissolved, Exchanged, and CDGT-Cd). Compared with pure FH, the adsorption extent of Cd in FH was enhanced by increasing concentrations of SO42- (i.e., S/Fe ratio), which is attributed to the decrease in the crystallinity of FH by sulfate. During soil flooding, the addition of FH-S promoted the production of metal sulfide (CdS and FeS/FeS2). The activity of Cd increased after drainage, while the FH-S treatment groups delayed the release of Cd. After 30 days of drainage, the concentration of Cd in FH-S treatment groups decreased by 28.9-44.1 % compared with the control group. The fresh FeS/FeS2 is not the main adsorbent for fixing Cd, and due to the existence of oxidation compensation mechanism, the preferential oxidation of FeS/FeS2 delays the release of Cd in the drainage stage. Our study shed new light on the mechanism of Fe-S synergistic regulation of Cd and remediation of Cd-contaminated soils.
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- Zhen Wang
- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China
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- Key Laboratory for Environmental Factors Control of Agro-product Quality Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China; Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Tianjin 300191, China.
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Li X, Wu Y, Wang H, Wen J, Zhu M. Effects of microorganisms on the migration and transformation of typical heavy metal (loid)s in mercury-thallium mining waste slag during the combined application of fish manure and natural minerals. CHEMOSPHERE 2023:139385. [PMID: 37394189 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Mercury-thallium mining waste slag has the characteristics of extremely acidic, low fertility and highly toxic polymetallic composite pollution, making it difficult to be treated. We use nitrogen- and phosphorus-rich natural organic matter (fish manure) and calcium- and phosphorus-rich natural minerals (carbonate and phosphate tailings) individually or in combination to amend the slag, analyze their effects on the migration and transformation of potentially toxic elements (Tl and As) in the waste slag. We set up sterile and non-sterile treatments specifically to further investigate the direct or indirect effect of microorganisms attached to added organic matter on Tl and As. The results showed that addition of fish manure and natural minerals to the non-sterile treatments promoted the release of As and Tl, resulting in an increase in As and Tl concentrations in the tailing lixiviums from 0.57 to 2.38-6.37 μg/L and from 69.92 to 107.51-157.21 μg/L, respectively. Sterile treatments promoted the release of As (from 0.28 to 49.88-104.18 μg/L) and inhibited the release of Tl (from 94.53 to 27.60-34.50 μg/L). Use of fish manure and natural minerals alone or in combination significantly reduced the biotoxicity of the mining waste slag, in which the combination was more efficient. XRD analysis showed that microorganisms in the medium promoted the dissolution of jarosite and other minerals, which indicated that the release and migration of As and Tl in Hg-Tl mining waste slag were closely related to microbial activities. Furthermore, metagenomic sequencing revealed that microorganisms such as Prevotella, Bacteroides, Geobacter, and Azospira, which were abundant in the non-sterile treatments, had remarkable resistance to a variety of highly toxic heavy metals and could affect the dissolution of minerals and the release and migration of heavy metals through redox reactions. Our results may aid in the rapid soilless ecological restoration of related large multi-metal waste slag dumps.
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- Xingying Li
- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; Guizhou Karst Environmental Ecosystems Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China; Guizhou Hostile Environment Ecological Restoration Technology Engineering Research Centre, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- New Rural Development Research Institute, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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Peng L, Wang N, Xiao T, Wang J, Quan H, Fu C, Kong Q, Zhang X. A critical review on adsorptive removal of antimony from waters: Adsorbent species, interface behavior and interaction mechanism. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 327:138529. [PMID: 36990360 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Antimony (Sb) has raised widespread concern because of its negative effects on ecology and human health. The extensive use of antimony-containing products and corresponding Sb mining activities have discharged considerable amounts of anthropogenic Sb into the environment, especially the water environment. Adsorption has been employed as the most effective strategy for Sb sequestration from water; thus, a comprehensive understanding of the adsorption performance, behavior and mechanisms of adsorbents benefits to develop the optimal adsorbent to remove Sb and even drive its practical application. This review presents a holistic analysis of adsorbent species with the ability to remove Sb from water, with a special emphasis on the Sb adsorption behavior of various adsorption materials and their Sb-adsorbent interaction mechanisms. Herein, we summarize research results based on the characteristic properties and Sb affinities of reported adsorbents. Various interactions, including electrostatic interactions, ion exchange, complexation and redox reactions, are fully reviewed. Relevant environmental factors and adsorption models are also discussed to clarify the relevant adsorption processes. Overall, iron-based adsorbents and corresponding composite adsorbents show relatively excellent Sb adsorption performance and have received widespread attention. Sb removal mainly depends on chemical properties of the adsorbent and Sb itself, and complexation is the main driving force for Sb removal, assisted by electrostatic attraction. The future directions of Sb removal by adsorption focus on the shortcomings of current adsorbents; more attention should be given to the practicability of adsorbents and their disposal after use. This review contributes to the development of effective adsorbents for removing Sb and provides an understanding of Sb interfacial processes during Sb transport and the fate of Sb in the water environment.
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- Linfeng Peng
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Liao J, Tan D, Qin H, Han Q, Liu E, Chen J, Ning Z, Li S. Antimony isotope fractionation and the key controls in the soil profiles of an antimony smelting area. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 454:131553. [PMID: 37148795 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The controlling factors of antimony migration and transformation in soil profiles are still unclear. Antimony isotopes might be a useful tool to trace it. In this paper, antimony isotopic compositions of plant and smelter-derived samples, and two soil profiles were measured for the first time. The δ123Sb values of the surface and bottom layers of the two soil profiles varied in 0.23‰-1.19‰ and 0.58‰-0.66‰, respectively, while δ123Sb of the smelter-derived samples varied in 0.29‰-0.38‰. The results show that the antimony isotopic compositions in the soil profiles are affected by post-depositional biogeochemical processes. The enrichment and loss of light isotopes at 0-10 cm and 10-40 cm layers of the contrasted soil profile may be controlled by plant uptake process. The loss and enrichment of heavy isotopes in the 0-10 cm and 10-25 cm layers of the antimony from smelting source in the polluted soil profile may be controlled by the adsorption process, while the enrichment of light isotopes in the 25-80 cm layer may be related to the reductive dissolution process. The conclusion emphasizes that the promotion of the Sb isotope fractionation mechanism will play a crucial role in understanding the migration and transformation behaviors of Sb in soil systems.
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- Jie Liao
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 550081 Guiyang, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 550081 Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 550081 Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 550081 Guiyang, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 550081 Guiyang, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 550081 Guiyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 550081 Guiyang, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 550081 Guiyang, China.
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Gao K, Zhu H, Zhou W, Hu S, Zhang B, Dang Z, Liu C. Effect of phosphate on ferrihydrite transformation and the associated arsenic behavior mediated by sulfate-reducing bacterium. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 448:130863. [PMID: 36708694 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Although PO43- is commonly found in association with iron (oxyhydr)oxide, the effect of PO43- on ferrihydrite reduction, mineralogical transformation, and associated As behavior in sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB)-rich environments remains unclear. In this study, batch experiments, together with geochemical, mineralogical, and biological analyses, were conducted to elucidate these processes. The results showed that SRB can reduce ferrihydrite via direct and indirect processes, and PO43- promoted ferrihydrite reduction by supporting SRB growth at low and medium PO43- loadings. However, at high loadings, PO43- stabilized the ferrihydrite. PO43- shifted the transformation of ferrihydrite from magnetite and mackinawite to vivianite, which scavenges As effectively by incorporating As into its particle. In systems with 0.5 mM SO42-, PO43- exerted a weak effect on As mobilization. However, in systems with 10 mM SO42-, substantial amounts of As were released into the solution, and PO43- impacted As behavior strongly. Low PO43- loadings increased the mobilization of As because of the competitive adsorption of PO43- on mackinawite. Medium and high PO43- loadings were beneficial for As immobilization because of the substitution of mackinawite by vivianite. These findings have important implications for understanding the biogeochemistry of iron (oxyhydr)oxide and As behavior in SRB-containing sediments.
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- Kun Gao
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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Zhang H, Lu Y, Ouyang Z, Zhou W, Shen X, Gao K, Chen S, Yang Y, Hu S, Liu C. Mechanistic insights into the detoxification of Cr(VI) and immobilization of Cr and C during the biotransformation of ferrihydrite-polygalacturonic acid-Cr coprecipitates. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 448:130726. [PMID: 36736211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Coupled reactions among chromium (Cr), organic matter (OM), and iron (Fe) minerals play significant roles in Cr and carbon (C) cycling in Cr-contaminated soils. Although the inhibitory effects of Cr or polysaccharides acid (PGA) on ferrihydrite transformation have been widely studied, mechanistic insights into detoxification of Cr(VI) and immobilization of Cr and C during the microbially mediated reductive transformation of ferrihydrite remain unclear. In this study, underlying sequestration mechanisms of Cr and C during dissimilatory Fe reduction at various Cr/Fe ratios were investigated. Solid-phase analysis showed that reductive transformation rates of ferrihydrite were impeded by high Cr/Fe ratio and more magnetite was found at low Cr loadings. Microscopic analysis showed that formed Cr(III) was immobilized by magnetite and goethite through isomorphous substitution, whereas PGA was adsorbed on the crystalline Fe mineral surface. Spectroscopic results uncovered that binding of Fe minerals and PGA was achieved by surface complexation of structural Fe with carboxyl functional groups, and that the adhesion order of PGA functional groups and Fe minerals was influenced by the Cr/Fe ratios. These findings have significant implications for remediating Cr contaminants, realizing C fixation, and developing a quantitative model for Cr and C cycling by coupling reductive transformation in Cr-contaminated environments.
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- Hanyue Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization & Ecological Restoration and Biodiversity Conservation Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, People's Republic of China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), 7 West Street, Yuancun, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510655, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of the Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of the Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of the Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of the Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of the Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of the Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, People's Republic of China
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Xie J, Coker VS, O'Driscoll B, Cai R, Haigh SJ, Lloyd JR. Microbial Reduction of Antimony(V)-Bearing Ferrihydrite by Geobacter sulfurreducens. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0217522. [PMID: 36853045 PMCID: PMC10057881 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02175-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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The reduction of Sb(V)-bearing ferrihydrite by Geobacter sulfurreducens was studied to determine the fate of the metalloid in Fe-rich systems undergoing redox transformations. Sb(V) added at a range of concentrations adsorbed readily to ferrihydrite, and the loadings had a pronounced impact on the rate and extent of Fe(III) reduction and the products formed. Magnetite dominated at low (0.5 and 1 mol%) Sb(V) concentrations, with crystallite sizes decreasing at higher Sb loadings: 37-, 25-, and 17-nm particles for no-Sb, 0.5% Sb, and 1% Sb samples, respectively. In contrast, goethite was the dominant end product for samples with higher antimony loadings (2 and 5 mol%), with increased goethite grain size in the 5% Sb sample. Inductively coupled mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis confirmed that Sb was not released to solution during the bioreduction process, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses showed that no Sb(III) was formed throughout the experiments, confirming that the Fe(III)-reducing bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens cannot reduce Sb(V) enzymatically or via biogenic Fe(II). These findings suggest that Fe (bio)minerals have a potential role in limiting antimony pollution in the environment, even when undergoing redox transformations. IMPORTANCE Antimony is an emerging contaminant that shares chemical characteristics with arsenic. Metal-reducing bacteria (such as Geobacter sulfurreducens) can cause the mobilization of arsenic from Fe(III) minerals under anaerobic conditions, causing widespread contamination of aquifers worldwide. This research explores whether metal-reducing bacteria can drive the mobilization of antimony under similar conditions. In this study, we show that G. sulfurreducens cannot reduce Sb(V) directly or cause Sb release during the bioreduction of the Fe(III) mineral ferrihydrite [although the sorbed Sb(V) did alter the Fe(II) mineral end products formed]. Overall, this study highlights the tight associations between Fe and Sb in environmental systems, suggesting that the microbial reduction of Fe(III)/Sb mineral assemblages may not lead to Sb release (in stark contrast to the mobilization of As in iron-rich systems) and offers potential Fe-based remediation options for Sb-contaminated environments.
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- Jinxin Xie
- Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Materials, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Williamson Research Centre for Molecular Environmental Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Karimian N, Johnston SG, Tavakkoli E, Frierdich AJ, Burton ED. Mechanisms of Arsenic and Antimony Co-sorption onto Jarosite: An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:4813-4820. [PMID: 36929871 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Jarosite, a common mineral in acidic sulfur-rich environments, can strongly sorb both As(V) and Sb(V). However, little is known regarding the mechanisms that control simultaneous co-sorption of As(V) and Sb(V) to jarosite. We investigated the mechanisms controlling As(V) and Sb(V) sorption to jarosite at pH 3 (in dual and single metalloid treatments). Jarosite was found to sorb Sb(V) to a greater extent than As(V) in both single and dual metalloid treatments. Relative to single metalloid treatments, the dual presence of both As(V) and Sb(V) decreased the sorption of both metalloids by almost 50%. Antimony K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy revealed that surface precipitation of an Sb(V) oxide species was the predominant sorption mechanism for Sb(V). In contrast, As K-edge EXAFS spectroscopy showed that As(V) sorption occurred via bidentate corner-sharing complexes on the jarosite surface when Sb(V) was absent or present at low loadings or by formation of similar complexes on the Sb(V) oxide surface precipitate when Sb(V) was present at high loadings. These results point to a novel mechanism by which Sb(V) impacts the co-sorption of As(V). Overall, these findings highlight a strong contrast in the sorption mechanisms of Sb(V) versus As(V) to jarosite under acidic environmental conditions.
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- Niloofar Karimian
- CSIRO, Mineral Resources, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, Australia
- Southern Cross Geoscience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
- School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Southern Cross Geoscience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia
- School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, The University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia
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- School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Southern Cross Geoscience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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Song X, Yang A, Hu X, Niu AP, Cao Y, Zhang Q. Exploring the role of extracellular polymeric substances in the antimony leaching of tailings by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:17695-17708. [PMID: 36203043 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23365-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The concentration of Sb bearing tailings in water located in abandoned antimony mines was found to be a big problem, as they contaminate other water resources and entire food chain. Microorganisms were found to be key in tailing leaching and reaction speeding in the presence of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) produced by bacteria. Herein, we investigated the pattern of the Sb leaching from Sb bearing tailings using Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans, and analyzed the mechanism of EPS in the leaching process of Sb. To completely and deeply understand the functions of EPS in the bioleaching of antimony tailings, the generation behavior of EPS produced by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (A. ferrooxidans) during bioleaching was characterized by three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM). Meanwhile, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) were used to show the changes of EPS functional groups before and after leaching. Compared with the functional groups in EPS produced by A. ferrooxidans before leaching, the content of hydroxyl and amino groups that reduce high-valent metals to low-valent metals in EPS decreases after leaching, and the carbonyl content increases, corresponding to the ratio of trivalent antimony increased, indicating that EPS could reduce the risk of pentavalent antimony to trivalent one. At the same time, with biological scanning electron microscopy and energy spectrum scanning, the observation of EPS on the mineral surface showed that Sb was adsorbed in the EPS, and the XPS of Sb was fine. Spectral analysis showed that the Sb adsorbed in EPS contained both Sb(III) and Sb(V). Besides, for revealing the influence of EPS in the leaching process of Sb from tailings, this work provided an in-depth understanding of the mechanism of Sb released from tailings under the action of A. ferrooxidans and further provides a basis for the biogeochemical cycle of Sb.
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- Xia Song
- College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
- Guizhou Karst Environmental Ecosystems Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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- College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
- Guizhou Karst Environmental Ecosystems Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
- Guizhou Karst Environmental Ecosystems Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Guida Yuanheng Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., of Guizhou, Guiyang, 550025, China
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Yu C, Högfors-Rönnholm E, Stén P, Engblom S, Åström ME. Iron‑sulfur geochemistry and acidity retention in hydrologically active macropores of boreal acid sulfate soils: Effects of mitigation suspensions of fine-grained calcite and peat. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 856:159142. [PMID: 36183767 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Acid sulfate soils discharge large amounts of sulfuric acid along with toxic metals, deteriorating water quality and ecosystem health of recipient waterbodies. There is thus an urgent need to develop cost-effective and sustainable measures to mitigate the negative effects of these soils. In this study, we flushed aseptically-prepared MQ water (reference) or mitigation suspensions containing calcite, peat or a combination of both through 15-cm-thick soil cores from an acid sulfate soil field in western Finland, and investigated the geochemistry of Fe and S on the surfaces of macropores and in the solid columnar blocks (interiors) of the soil columns. The macropore surfaces of all soil columns were strongly enriched in total and HCl-extractable Fe and S relative to the interiors, owing to the existence of abundant Fe oxyhydroxysulfates (schwertmannite and partly jarosite) as yellow-to-brownish surface-coatings. The dissolution/hydrolysis of Fe oxyhydroxysulfates (predominantly jarosite) on the macropore surfaces of the reference columns, although being constantly flushed, effectively buffered the permeates at pH close to 4. These results suggest that Fe oxyhydroxysulfates accumulated on the macropore surfaces of boreal acid sulfate soils can act as long-lasting acidification sources. The treatments with mitigation suspensions led to a (near-)complete conversion of jarosite to Fe hydroxides, causing a substantial loss of S. In contrast, we did not observe any recognizable evidence indicating transformation of schwertmannite. However, sulfate sorbed by this mineral might be partially lost through anion-exchange processes during the treatments with calcite. No Fe sulfides were found in the peat-treated columns. Since Fe sulfides can support renewed acidification events, the moderate mineralogical changes induced by peat are desirable. In addition, peat materials can act as toxic-metal scavengers. Thus, the peat materials used here, which is relatively cheap in the boreal zone, is ideal for remediating boreal acid sulfate soils and other similar jarosite-bearing soils.
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- Changxun Yu
- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, 39231 Kalmar, Sweden.
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- Research and Development, Novia University of Applied Sciences, 65200 Vaasa, Finland
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- Environmental Technology, Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, 65200 Vaasa, Finland
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- Research and Development, Novia University of Applied Sciences, 65200 Vaasa, Finland
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, 39231 Kalmar, Sweden
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Grigg ARC, ThomasArrigo LK, Schulz K, Rothwell KA, Kaegi R, Kretzschmar R. Ferrihydrite transformations in flooded paddy soils: rates, pathways, and product spatial distributions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2022; 24:1867-1882. [PMID: 36131682 PMCID: PMC9580987 DOI: 10.1039/d2em00290f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Complex interactions between redox-driven element cycles in soils influence iron mineral transformation processes. The rates and pathways of iron mineral transformation processes have been studied intensely in model systems such as mixed suspensions, but transformation in complex heterogeneous porous media is not well understood. Here, mesh bags containing 0.5 g of ferrihydrite were incubated in five water-saturated paddy soils with contrasting microbial iron-reduction potential for up to twelve weeks. Using X-ray diffraction analysis, we show near-complete transformation of the ferrihydrite to lepidocrocite and goethite within six weeks in the soil with the highest iron(II) release, and slower transformation with higher ratios of goethite to lepidocrocite in soils with lower iron(II) release. In the least reduced soil, no mineral transformations were observed. In soils where ferrihydrite transformation occurred, the transformation rate was one to three orders of magnitude slower than transformation in comparable mixed-suspension studies. To interpret the spatial distribution of ferrihydrite and its transformation products, we developed a novel application of confocal micro-Raman spectroscopy in which we identified and mapped minerals on selected cross sections of mesh bag contents. After two weeks of flooded incubation, ferrihydrite was still abundant in the core of some mesh bags, and as a rim at the mineral-soil interface. The reacted outer core contained unevenly mixed ferrihydrite, goethite and lepidocrocite on the micrometre scale. The slower rate of transformation and uneven distribution of product minerals highlight the influence of biogeochemically complex matrices and diffusion processes on the transformation of minerals, and the importance of studying iron mineral transformation in environmental media.
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- Andrew R C Grigg
- Soil Chemistry Group, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Soil Chemistry Group, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Soil Chemistry Group, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Soil Chemistry Group, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 133, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Soil Chemistry Group, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Universitätstrasse 16, CHN, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Choppala G, Lamb D, Aughterson R, Burton ED. Tooeleite Transformation and Coupled As(III) Mobilization Are Induced by Fe(II) under Anoxic, Circumneutral Conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:9446-9452. [PMID: 35733356 PMCID: PMC9667501 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Tooeleite [FeIII6(AsIIIO3)4SO4(OH)4.4H2O] is an important As(III) host phase in diverse mining-impacted environments. Tooeleite has also received attention as a target phase for immobilizing As(III) in environmental and engineered settings. However, little is known regarding tooeleite's environmental stability, with no previous research examining the possible role of Fe(II) in inducing tooeleite transformation (as occurs for Fe(III) oxide minerals). We investigated shifts in solid-phase Fe and As speciation and associated As mobilization into the aqueous phase during exposure of tooeleite to aqueous Fe(II) under anoxic conditions at pH 4 to 8. Our results demonstrate that environmentally relevant concentrations of aqueous Fe(II) (i.e., 1 to 10 mM) induce significant mobilization of As(III) from tooeleite under near-neutral pH conditions, with greater As(III) mobilization occurring at higher pH. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy at both the As and Fe K-edge reveals that the observed As(III) mobilization was coupled with partial Fe(II)-induced transformation of tooeleite to As(III)-bearing ferrihydrite at pH 6 to 8. These results provide new insights into the environmental stability of tooeleite and demonstrate a novel pathway for As(III) mobilization in tooeleite-bearing systems.
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- Girish Choppala
- Global
Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales 2308, Australia
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- Chemical
and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Institute
of Materials Engineering, Australian Nuclear
Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, Sydney, New South Wales 2234, Australia
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- Faculty
of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross
University, Lismore, New South Wales 2480, Australia
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Yao W, Zhang J, Gu K, Li J, Qian J. Synthesis, characterization and performances of green rusts for water decontamination: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 304:119205. [PMID: 35341820 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In recent years, the application of green rusts (GRs) for water purification has received significant attention, but its full understanding has not been well achieved. Then, the comprehension about the synthesis and characteristics of GRs can highly favor their decontamination performances for the site-specific conditions. This review comprehensively summarized the synthesis, characteristics and performances of GRs including the GR (Cl-), GR (CO32-) and GR (SO42-) for sequestration of various aqueous pollutants (e.g., tetrachloride, Cr(VI), Se(VI), and U(VI), etc.). Generally, the different reactivity of GRs toward contaminants is strongly dependent on the GRs' characteristics (e.g., interlayer distance, specific surface area, and Fe(II) content) and solution chemistry (e.g., pH, background electrolytes, dissolved oxygen, and contaminant concentration, etc.). In addition, the reaction mechanisms of GRs with the contaminants involve the redox reactions, adsorption, catalytic oxidation, interlayer and octahedral incorporation, which can mutually or singly contribute to the decontamination to varying degrees. Particularly, this review addressed the transformation pathways of GRs under various solution chemistry conditions and clarified that the stability of GRs should be the key challenge for the real application. Finally, how to effectively use the GRs for water decontamination was proposed, which will significantly benefit the rational control of environmental pollution.
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- Wenjing Yao
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, PR China
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Zhang Y, O'Loughlin EJ, Kwon MJ. Antimony redox processes in the environment: A critical review of associated oxidants and reductants. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 431:128607. [PMID: 35359101 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The environmental behavior of antimony (Sb) has recently received greater attention due to the increasing global use of Sb in a range of industrial applications. Although present at trace levels in most natural systems, elevated Sb concentrations in aquatic and terrestrial environments may result from anthropogenic activities. The mobility and toxicity of Sb largely depend on its speciation, which is dependent to a large extent on its oxidation state. To a certain extent, our understanding of the environmental behavior of Sb has been informed by studies of the environmental behavior of arsenic (As), as Sb and As have somewhat similar chemical properties. However, recently it has become evident that the speciation of Sb and As, especially in the context of redox reactions, may be fundamentally different. Therefore, it is crucial to study the biogeochemical processes impacting Sb redox transformations to understand the behavior of Sb in natural and engineered environments. Currently, there is a growing body of literature involving the speciation, mobility, toxicity, and remediation of Sb, and several reviews on these general topics are available; however, a comprehensive review focused on Sb environmental redox chemistry is lacking. This paper provides a review of research conducted within the past two decades examining the redox chemistry of Sb in aquatic and terrestrial environments and identifies knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to develop a better understanding of Sb biogeochemistry for improved management of Sb in natural and engineered systems.
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- Yidan Zhang
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Zhou J, Liu Y, Bu H, Liu P, Sun J, Wu F, Hua J, Liu C. Effects of Fe(II)-induced transformation of scorodite on arsenic solubility. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 429:128274. [PMID: 35066222 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Scorodite (FeAsO4·2H2O) is a pivotal secondary ferric arsenate that immobilizes most of arsenic (As) in acidic As-contaminated environments, but secondary As pollution may occur during dissolution of scorodite in environments involving redox changes. Reductive dissolution of scorodite by coexisting dissolved Fe2+ (Fe(II)aq) under anaerobic conditions and its effects on the behavior of As have yet to be examined. Here, this study monitored the changes in mineralogy, solubility and speciation of As during scorodite transformation induced by Fe(II) under anaerobic conditions at pH 7.0 and discussed the underlying mechanisms. Mössbauer and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis showed the formation of parasymplesite and ferrihydrite-like species during scorodite transformation, which was highly controlled by Fe(II)aq concentrations. 1 mM Fe(II)aq enhanced As mobilization into the solution, whereas As was repartitioned to the PO43--extractable and HCl-extractable phases with 5 and 10 mM Fe(II). The neo-formed parasymplesite and ferrihydrite-like species immobilized dissolved As(V) through adsorption and incorporation. Additionally, As(V) reduction occurred during Fe(II)-induced scorodite transformation. Our results provide new insights into the stability and risk of scorodite in anaerobic environments as well as the geochemical behavior of As in response to Fe cycling.
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- Jimei Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China
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- School of Environmental Studies & State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China; National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China; School of Resources and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, PR China; National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, PR China.
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Álvarez-Ayuso E, Murciego A, Rodríguez MA, Fernández-Pozo L, Cabezas J, Naranjo-Gómez JM, Mosser-Ruck R. Antimony distribution and mobility in different types of waste derived from the exploitation of stibnite ore deposits. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 816:151566. [PMID: 34758344 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Wastes derived from the exploitation of stibnite ore deposits were studied to determine their mineralogical, chemical, and environmental characteristics and establish the Sb distribution and the current and long-term risks of Sb mobilization. Representative samples of mine waste rocks, mine tailings, and smelting waste were studied by X-ray powder diffraction, polarized light microscopy, electron microprobe analysis, and digestion, leaching, and extraction procedures. The main Sb-bearing minerals and phases identified in the smelting waste were natrojarosite, iron (oxyhydr)oxides, mixtures of iron and antimony (oxyhydr)oxides, and tripuhyite; those in the mine tailings and mine waste rocks were iron (oxyhydr)oxides and/or mixtures of iron and antimony (oxyhydr)oxides. Iron (oxyhydr)oxides and natrojarosite had high Sb contents, with maximum values of 16.51 and 9.63 wt% Sb2O5, respectively. All three types of waste were characterized as toxic; the mine waste rocks and mine tailings would require pretreatment to decrease their leachable Sb content before they would be acceptable at hazardous waste landfills. Relatively little of the Sb was in desorbable forms, which accounted for <0.01 and <0.8% of the total Sb content in the smelting waste and mine waste rocks/mine tailings, respectively. Under reducing conditions, further Sb mobilization from mine waste rocks and mine tailings could occur (up to 4.6 and 3.3% of the total content, respectively), considerably increasing the risk that Sb will be introduced into the surroundings. Although the smelting waste had the highest total Sb content, it showed the lowest risk of Sb release under different environmental conditions. The significant Fe levels in the smelting waste facilitated the formation of various Fe compounds that greatly decreased the Sb mobilization from these wastes.
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- E Álvarez-Ayuso
- Department of Environmental Geochemistry, IRNASA (CSIC), C/ Cordel de Merinas 40-52, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.
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- Department of Geology, Salamanca University, Plza. de los Caídos s/n, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Resources Analysis, Extremadura University, Avda. Elvas s/n, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Resources Analysis, Extremadura University, Avda. Elvas s/n, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Resources Analysis, Extremadura University, Avda. Elvas s/n, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
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- Agricultural School, Extremadura University, Avda. de Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
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- Georessources UMR 7359 CNRS-UL, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy 54506 Cedex, France
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Ryu JG, Kim Y. Mineral transformation and dissolution of jarosite coprecipitated with hazardous oxyanions and their mobility changes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 427:128283. [PMID: 35065839 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Jarosite coprecipitation with hazardous oxyanions can attenuate the concentrations of these elements in acid mine drainage. However, jarosite can be easily transformed to goethite with changes in geochemical conditions. Consequently, the released oxyanions can greatly affect environments. The changes in the mineralogy and mobility of five oxyanions, namely AsO4, SeO3, SeO4, MoO4, and CrO4, which were coprecipitated with jarosite, are investigated herein during the mineral transformation. Our results show that the oxyanion species and the pH values greatly affect the mineral transformation and dissolution rates of jarosite-containing oxyanions. The transformation and dissolution rates of the jarosite samples at pH 8 are noticeably higher than those at pH 4. The X-ray diffraction results show that the CrO4 and SeO4 jarosites are as effectively transformed to goethite as the jarosite without oxyanions, while the SeO3 and AsO4 jarosites are least transformed, resulting in different sulfate and oxyanion concentrations in the solution. The oxyanions in jarosite are the main controlling factor in the mineral transformation and dissolution rates. In acid mine drainage, although CrO4 is easily attenuated by the jarosite precipitation, it has the highest mobility during the goethite transformation. On the contrary, AsO4 shows the opposite case.
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- Jae-Geun Ryu
- School of Earth System Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth System Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
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Xia B, Yang Y, Li F, Liu T. Kinetics of antimony biogeochemical processes under pre-definite anaerobic and aerobic conditions in a paddy soil. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 113:269-280. [PMID: 34963536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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While the transformation of antimony (Sb) in paddy soil has been previously investigated, the biogeochemical processes of highly chemical active Sb in the soil remain poorly understood. In addition, there is a lack of quantitative understanding of Sb transformation in soil. Therefore, in this study, the kinetics of exogenous Sb in paddy soils were investigated under anaerobic and aerobic incubation conditions. The dissolved Sb(V) and the Sb(V) extracted by diffusive gradient technique decreased under anaerobic conditions and then increased under aerobic conditions. The redox reaction of Sb occurred, and Sb bioavailability significantly decreased after 55 days of incubation. The kinetics of Fe and the scanning transmission electron microscopy analysis revealed that the Fe oxides were reduced and became dispersed under anaerobic conditions, whereas they were oxidized and re-aggregated during the aerobic stage. In addition, the redox processes of sulfur and nitrogen were detected under both anaerobic and aerobic conditions. Based on these observations, a simplified kinetic model was established to distinguish the relative contributions of the transformation processes. The bioavailability of Sb was controlled by immobilization as a result of S reduction and by mobilization as a result of Fe reductive dissolution and S oxidation, rather than the pH. These processes coupled with the redox reaction of Sb jointly resulted in the complex behavior of Sb transformation under anaerobic and aerobic conditions. The model-based method and findings of this study provide a comprehensive understanding of the Sb transformation in a complex soil biogeochemical system under changing redox conditions.
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- Bingqing Xia
- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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Hua J, Fei YH, Feng C, Liu C, Liang S, Wang SL, Wu F. Anoxic oxidation of As(III) during Fe(II)-induced goethite recrystallization: Evidence and importance of Fe(IV) intermediate. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 421:126806. [PMID: 34388930 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Under anoxic conditions, aqueous Fe(II) (Fe(II)aq)-induced recrystallization of iron (oxyhydr)oxides changes the speciation and geochemical cycle of trace elements in environments. Oxidation of trace element, i.e., As(III), driven by Fe(II)aq-iron (oxyhydr)oxides interactions under anoxic condition was observed previously, but the oxidative species and involved mechanisms are remained unknown. In the present study, we explored the formed oxidative intermediates during Fe(II)aq-induced recrystallization of goethite under anoxic conditions. The methyl phenyl sulfoxide-based probe experiment suggested the featured oxidation by Fe(IV) species in Fe(II)aq-goethite system. Both the Mössbauer spectra and X-ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopic evidenced the generation and quenching of Fe(IV) intermediate. It was proved that the interfacial electron exchange between Fe(II)aq and Fe(III) of goethite initiated the generation of Fe(IV). After transferring electrons to goethite, Fe(II)aq was transformed to labile Fe(III), which was then transformed to Fe(IV) via a proton-coupled electron transfer process. This highly reactive transient Fe(IV) could quickly react with reductive species, i.e. Fe(II) or As(III). Considering the ubiquitous occurrence of Fe(II)-iron (oxyhydr)oxides reactions under anoxic conditions, our findings are expected to provide new insight into the anoxic oxidative transformation processes of matters in non-surface environments on earth.
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- Jian Hua
- School of Resources and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China; Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- School of Resources and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Liu J, Chen J, Yang J, Xu X, Li R, Huang YG, Chen S, Ye X, Wang W. K +-Site Ce-Doped Jarosite for Phosphate Adsorption: a Mechanism Study ※. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2022. [DOI: 10.6023/a21120603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li H, Wang N, Xiao T, Zhang X, Wang J, Tang J, Kong Q, Fu C, Quan H. Sorption of arsenate(Ⅴ) to naturally occurring secondary iron minerals formed at different conditions: The relationship between sorption behavior and surface structure. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 285:131525. [PMID: 34265703 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is a problematic pollutant that can cause cancer and other chronic diseases due to its potential toxicity. Iron (oxyhydr)oxides can readily sorb As and play important roles in the geochemical cycle of As. Attention has mainly been given to the affinity and mechanism of As sorption by synthetic pure iron (oxyhydr)oxides, and little is known about the relationship between As behavior and multicomponent secondary iron minerals (SIMs) naturally formed in acid mine drainage (AMD). To investigate this relationship, we performed sorption kinetics, isotherm and competitive sorption experiments to investigate As(V) sorption behaviors on naturally formed SIMs harvested from different runoff zones of an abandoned coal mine. Several spectroscopic analyses were used to evaluate the structural and component changes and phase transformation. Three environmental SIMs formed at nascent (n-SIM), transient (t-SIM) and mature (m-SIM) stages were determined to be similar in the element components of Fe, S and O but different in structure. As(V) sorption behaviors on these environmental SIMs followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and the sorption extent followed the sequence of n-SIM > t-SIM > m-SIM. As(V) sorption is not significantly influenced by Na+/Ca2+ concentration or ionic strength except for that of PO43-, and it slightly decreases as the Cr(Ⅲ) concentration increases but increases with increasing Sb(Ⅲ)/(V) concentration. The results of spectral analyses indicate that As(V) immobilization mainly depends on exchange with SO42- and surface complexation, along with the phase transformation of schwertmannite/jarosite to goethite and other phases. These findings are helpful for better understanding the geochemical behaviors of As(V) associated with environmental SIMs.
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- Hui Li
- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Linköping University - Guangzhou University Research Center on Urban Sustainable Development, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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Niu Z, Li G, He D, Fu X, Sun W, Yue T. Resource-recycling and energy-saving innovation for iron removal in hydrometallurgy: Crystal transformation of ferric hydroxide precipitates by hydrothermal treatment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:125972. [PMID: 34492881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In hydrometallurgy industry, the accumulation of iron removal residues containing heavy metal elements and toxic elements poses great threats to ecological systems. We propose a novel method to prevent the production of hazardous iron removal residues: firstly, neutralization precipitation is used to purify iron ions in solution; after sedimentation of the obtained suspension, only dense underflow is subjected to hydrothermal reaction, in which ferric hydroxide transforms into hematite crystal. Results showed that ferric hydroxide precipitated into a thin sedimentation layer at temperature greater than 60 °C. For hydrothermal treatment of the sedimentation layer, a high hydrothermal reaction temperature was conducive to complete transformation of ferric hydroxide into hematite. The precipitated ferric hydroxide firstly changed from the crystallite of goethite or lepidocrocite to amorphous particles, and then gradually formed spherical α-Fe2O3 monocrystalline with diameter of around 50 nm, as indicated by TEM and XRD results. At 200 °C, hematite precipitates with iron content of about 65% can be obtained. For iron-containing zinc/nickel/cobalt sulfate solution, controlling hydrothermal reaction temperature and acidity of the underflow solution can effectively avoid the generation of zinc/nickel/cobalt hydroxides or subsulfates in the hematite precipitates, thereby significantly reducing the loss of those valuable metals.
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- Zhen Niu
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Nickel smelting plant, Jinchuan Group Ltd., Jinchang 737100, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China.
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Karimian N, Hockmann K, Planer-Friedrich B, Johnston SG, Burton ED. Antimonate Controls Manganese(II)-Induced Transformation of Birnessite at a Circumneutral pH. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:9854-9863. [PMID: 34228928 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Manganese (Mn) oxides, such as birnessite (δ-MnO2), are ubiquitous mineral phases in soils and sediments that can interact strongly with antimony (Sb). The reaction between birnessite and aqueous Mn(II) can induce the formation of secondary Mn oxides. Here, we studied to what extent different loadings of antimonate (herein termed Sb(V)) sorbed to birnessite determine the products formed during Mn(II)-induced transformation (at pH 7.5) and corresponding changes in Sb behavior. In the presence of 10 mM Mn(II)aq, low Sb(V)aq (10 μmol L-1) triggered the transformation of birnessite to a feitknechtite (β-Mn(III)OOH) intermediary phase within 1 day, which further transformed into manganite (γ-Mn(III)OOH) over 30 days. Medium and high concentrations of Sb(V)aq (200 and 600 μmol L-1, respectively) led to the formation of manganite, hausmannite (Mn(II)Mn(III)2O4), and groutite (αMn(III)OOH). The reaction of Mn(II) with birnessite enhanced Sb(V)aq removal compared to Mn(II)-free treatments. Antimony K-edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy revealed that heterovalent substitution of Sb(V) for Mn(III) occurred within the secondary Mn oxides, which formed via the Mn(II)-induced transformation of Sb(V)-sorbed birnessite. Overall, Sb(V) strongly influenced the products of the Mn(II)-induced transformation of birnessite, which in turn attenuated Sb mobility via incorporation of Sb(V) within the secondary Mn oxide phases.
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- Niloofar Karimian
- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- Department of Hydrology, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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Yin X, Zhang G, Su R, Zeng X, Yan Z, Zhang D, Ma X, Lei L, Lin J, Wang S, Jia Y. Oxidation and incorporation of adsorbed antimonite during iron(II)-catalyzed recrystallization of ferrihydrite. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 778:146424. [PMID: 34030383 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The toxicity and mobility of antimony (Sb) are strongly influenced by the redox transformation of widely spread 2-line ferrihydrite (Fh) in natural soils and sediments. This study investigated the transformation and redistribution of adsorbed antimonite (Sb(III)) during Fe(II)-catalyzed recrystallization of Fh under anaerobic conditions. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and synchrotron based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) were utilized to characterize the mineralogy and morphology of generated minerals as well as the speciation of Sb and Fe. Chemical analysis and Sb LIII-edge XANES spectra demonstrated that a great part of Sb(III) (80%-90%) was oxidized to Sb(V) by reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the Fe(II)-catalyzed transformation of Fh. Chemical extraction results showed that the mobility of Sb was significantly reduced with 50%-70% of initially adsorbed Sb(III) transformed to phosphate-unextractable phase. Antimony K-edge EXAFS analysis showed the SbO6 octahedra were incorporated into secondary minerals by substituting the Fe atoms. Our findings shed new light on the understanding of the geochemical behavior of Sb(III) under anoxic conditions.
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- Xiuling Yin
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory for Yellow River and Huai River Water Environmental and Pollution Control, Ministry of Education, School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
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Kölbl A, Kaiser K, Winkler P, Mosley L, Fitzpatrick R, Marschner P, Wagner FE, Häusler W, Mikutta R. Transformation of jarosite during simulated remediation of a sandy sulfuric soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 773:145546. [PMID: 33940732 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Aeration of wetland soils containing iron (Fe) sulfides can cause strong acidification due to the generation of large amounts of sulfuric acid and formation of Fe oxyhydroxy sulfate phases such as jarosite. Remediation by re-establishment of anoxic conditions promotes jarosite transformation to Fe oxyhydroxides and/or Fe sulfides, but the driving conditions and mechanisms are largely unresolved. We investigated a sandy, jarosite-containing soil (initial pH = 3.0, Eh ~600 mV) in a laboratory incubation experiment under submerged conditions, either with or without wheat straw addition. Additionally, a model soil composed of synthesized jarosite mixed with quartz sand was used. Eh and pH values were monitored weekly. Solution concentrations of total dissolved organic carbon, Fe, S, and K as well as proportions of Fe2+ and SO42- were analysed at the end of the experiment. Sequential Fe extraction, X-ray diffraction, and Mössbauer spectroscopy were used to characterize the mineral composition of the soils. Only when straw was added to natural and artificial sulfuric soils, the pH increased up to 6.5, and Eh decreased to approx. 0 mV. The release of Fe (mainly Fe2+), K, and S (mainly SO42-) into the soil solution indicated redox- and pH-induced dissolution of jarosite. Mineralogical analyses confirmed jarosite losses in both soils. While lepidocrocite formed in the natural sulfuric soil, goethite was formed in the artificial sulfuric soil. Both soils showed also increases in non-sulfidized, probably organically associated Fe2+/Fe3+, but no (re-)formation of Fe sulfides. Unlike Fe sulfides, the formed Fe oxyhydroxides are not prone to support re-acidification in the case of future aeration. Thus, inducing moderately reductive conditions by controlled supply of organic matter could be a promising way for remediation of soils and sediments acidified by oxidation of sulfuric materials.
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- Angelika Kölbl
- Soil Science and Soil Protection, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Soil Science and Soil Protection, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Soil Science and Soil Protection, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Acid Sulfate Soils Centre, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- Acid Sulfate Soils Centre, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Physik Department, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Bodenkunde, Technische Universität München, 85350 Freising, Germany
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- Soil Science and Soil Protection, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Hockmann K, Karimian N, Schlagenhauff S, Planer-Friedrich B, Burton ED. Impact of Antimony(V) on Iron(II)-Catalyzed Ferrihydrite Transformation Pathways: A Novel Mineral Switch for Feroxyhyte Formation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:4954-4963. [PMID: 33710876 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c08660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The environmental mobility of antimony (Sb) is controlled by interactions with iron (Fe) oxides, such as ferrihydrite. Under near-neutral pH conditions, Fe(II) catalyzes the transformation of ferrihydrite to more stable phases, thereby potentially altering the partitioning and speciation of associated Sb. Although largely unexplored, Sb itself may also influence ferrihydrite transformation pathways. Here, we investigated the impact of Sb on the Fe(II)-induced transformation of ferrihydrite at pH 7 across a range of Sb(V) loadings (Sb:Fe(III) molar ratios of 0, 0.003, 0.016, and 0.08). At low and medium Sb loadings, Fe(II) induced rapid transformation of ferrihydrite to goethite, with some lepidocrocite forming as an intermediate phase. In contrast, the highest Sb:Fe(III) ratio inhibited lepidocrocite formation, decreased the extent of goethite formation, and instead resulted in substantial formation of feroxyhyte, a rarely reported FeOOH polymorph. At all Sb loadings, the transformation of ferrihydrite was paralleled by a decrease in aqueous and phosphate-extractable Sb concentrations. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy showed that this Sb immobilization was attributable to incorporation of Sb into Fe(III) octahedral sites of the neo-formed minerals. Our results suggest that Fe oxide transformation pathways in Sb-contaminated systems may strongly differ from the well-known pathways under Sb-free conditions.
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- Kerstin Hockmann
- Department of Hydrology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), Universitaetsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore New South Wales 2480, Australia
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- Environmental Geochemistry, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), Universitaetsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
- Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Environmental Geochemistry, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), Universitaetsstrasse 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore New South Wales 2480, Australia
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Karimian N, Johnston SG, Burton ED. Reductive transformation of birnessite and the mobility of co-associated antimony. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 404:124227. [PMID: 33086181 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Manganese (Mn) oxide minerals, such as birnessite, are thought to play an important role in affecting the mobility and fate of antimony (Sb) in the environment. In this study, we investigate Sb partitioning and speciation during anoxic incubation of Sb(V)-coprecipitated birnessite in the presence and absence of Mn(II)aq at pH 5.5 and 7.5. Antimony K-edge XANES spectroscopy revealed that Sb(V) persisted as the only solid-phase Sb species for all experimental treatments. Manganese K-edge EXAFS and XRD results showed that, in the absence of Mn(II), the Sb(V)-bearing birnessite underwent no detectable mineralogical transformation during 7 days. In contrast, the addition of 10 mM Mn(II) at pH 7.5 induced relatively rapid (within 24 h) transformation of birnessite to manganite (~93%) and hausmannite (~7%). Importantly, no detectable Sb was measured in the aqueous phase for this treatment (compared with up to ∼90 μmol L-1 Sb in the corresponding Mn(II)-free treatment). At pH 5.5 , birnessite reacted with 10 mM Mn(II)aq displayed no detectable mineralogical transformation, yet had substantially increased Sb retention in the solid phase, relative to the corresponding Mn(II)-free treatment. These findings suggest that the Mn(II)-induced transformation and recrystallization of birnessite can exert an important control on the mobility of co-associated Sb.
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- Niloofar Karimian
- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
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- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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Shi M, Min X, Ke Y, Lin Z, Yang Z, Wang S, Peng N, Yan X, Luo S, Wu J, Wei Y. Recent progress in understanding the mechanism of heavy metals retention by iron (oxyhydr)oxides. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 752:141930. [PMID: 32892052 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Heavy metals are widespread toxic environmental pollutants that can generate enormous health and public concern. Iron (oxyhydr)oxides are ubiquitous in both natural and engineered environments and have great retention capacity of heavy metals due to their high surface areas and reactivity. The sequestration of heavy metal by iron (oxyhydr)oxides is one of the most vital geochemical/chemical processes controlling their environmental fate, transport, and bioavailability. In this review, some of the common iron (oxyhydr)oxides are introduced in detail in terms of their formation, occurrence, structure characteristics and interaction with heavy metals. Moreover, the retention mechanisms of metal cations (e.g., Pb, Cu, Cd, Ni, Zn), metal oxyanions (e.g., As, Sb, Cr), and coexisting multiple metals on various iron (oxyhydr)oxides are fully reviewed. Principal mechanisms of surface complexation, surface precipitation and structural incorporation are responsible for heavy metal retention on iron (oxyhydr)oxides, and greatly dependent on mineral species, metal ion species, reacting conditions (i.e., pH, heavy metal concentration, ionic strength, etc.) and chemical process (i.e., adsorption, coprecipitaton and mineral phase transformation process). The retention mechanisms summarized in this review would be helpful for remediating heavy metal contamination and predicting the long-term behavior of heavy metal in natural and engineered environments.
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- Meiqing Shi
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China; Water Pollution Control Technology Key Lab of Hunan Province, Changsha 410004, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China; Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China
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Wen J, Wu Y, Li X, Lu Q, Luo Y, Duan Z, Li C. Migration characteristics of heavy metals in the weathering process of exposed argillaceous sandstone in a mercury-thallium mining area. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 208:111751. [PMID: 33396076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lanmuchang mercury-thallium mine, a typical polymetallic mine is located in southwestern Guizhou, China, is the most serious and typical area resulted from multi-metal contamination (Tl, Hg, As, and Sb). After the mercury-thallium mining, a large area of surrounding rocks such as argillaceous sandstone with high contents of Tl, Hg, As, and Sb is exposed to air. Weathering caused the argillaceous sandstone to form different weathering layers, including the grey-black external layer, the brown-yellow middle layer and the gray-white inner layer, and the external layer was enriched with higher heavy metals. However, the reason of heavy metal migration and transformation in argillaceous sandstone caused by weathering is unclear. The objective of this paper was to investigate the migration, transformation and release characteristics of Tl, Hg, As, and Sb in argillaceous sandstone during the weathering. The results indicated that weathering not only promoted an acidic oxidation environment in argillaceous sandstone, but also increased its specific surface area, pore volume and hydrophilicity, which are beneficial to the permeability of oxygen and etching liquids during the process of weathering and leaching. Meanwhile, weathering led to the transformation or decomposition of hydrophilic groups, such as -OH and -C˭O in the grey-black external layer of argillaceous sandstone, resulting in the further release of heavy metals bound to these groups. The concentration of Tl, Hg, As, and Sb in the leaching solution of argillaceous sandstone represented a positive correlation with that of Fe, Ca, Mg at different levels, indicating that Tl, Hg, As, and Sb were released with the dissolution of Fe, Ca and Mg during weathering and leaching. In summary, these results indicated that weathering caused the dissolution and migration of heavy metals in the argillaceous sandstone. Tl, Hg, As, and Sb migrated from the grey-white inner layer to the grey-black external layer and partially adsorbed by free alumina (Ald), jarosite and Ca-bearing minerals, showing enrichment phenomena, partially released into the environment, causing environmental pollution.
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- Jichang Wen
- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; Guizhou Karst Environmental Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; Institute of Applied Ecology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China.
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; Key Laboratory of Karst Environment and Geohazard, Ministry of Land and Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College of Resource and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Perez JPH, Schiefler AA, Rubio SN, Reischer M, Overheu ND, Benning LG, Tobler DJ. Arsenic removal from natural groundwater using 'green rust': Solid phase stability and contaminant fate. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 401:123327. [PMID: 32645539 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Arsenic (As) contamination in groundwater remains a pressing global challenge. In this study, we evaluated the potential of green rust (GR), a redox-active iron phase frequently occurring in anoxic environments, to treat As contamination at a former wood preservation site. We performed long-term batch experiments by exposing synthetic GR sulfate (GRSO4) to As-free and As-spiked (6 mg L-1) natural groundwater at both 25 and 4 °C. At 25 °C, GRSO4 was metastable in As-free groundwater and transformed to GRCO3, and then fully to magnetite within 120 days; however, GRSO4 stability increased 7-fold by lowering the temperature to 4 °C, and 8-fold by adding As to the groundwater at 25 °C. Highest GRSO4 stability was observed when As was added to the groundwater at 4 °C. This stabilizing effect is explained by GR solubility being lowered by adsorbed As and/or lower temperatures, inhibiting partial GR dissolution required for transformation to GRCO3, and ultimately to magnetite. Despite these mineral transformations, all added As was removed from As-spiked samples within 120 days at 25 °C, while uptake was 2 times slower at 4 °C. Overall, we have successfully documented that GR is an important mineral substrate for As immobilization in anoxic subsurface environments.
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- Jeffrey Paulo H Perez
- GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; Department of Earth Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstr. 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany.
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- Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; Capital Region of Denmark, Kongens Vænge 2, 3400 Hillerød, Denmark
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- GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; Department of Earth Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstr. 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany
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- Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; NIRAS A/S, Sortemosevej 19, 3450 Allerød, Denmark
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- GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany; Department of Earth Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, Malteserstr. 74-100, 12249 Berlin, Germany
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- Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Liu Y, Gao T, Xia Y, Wang Z, Liu C, Li S, Wu Q, Qi M, Lv Y. Using Zn isotopes to trace Zn sources and migration pathways in paddy soils around mining area. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 267:115616. [PMID: 33254624 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Paddy soils around mining areas suffer from the great threat of heavy metal pollution. The traditional source-tracing methods based on metal concentrations limit our ability to quantify the sources of heavy metals and trace their transport processes to paddy soils. In this study, Zn isotope compositions of paddy soils in Dabaoshan mine area, a typical sulfide deposit in southern China, have been systematically studied. According to a plot between 1/Zn (i.e. inverse concentration) and δ66Zn value, all the polluted paddy soils fall on the mixing line between acid mine drainage precipitate (AMD-precipitate) and fertilizer while the unpolluted paddy soil falls on the mixing line between fertilizer and bedrock. This indicates the mixing of Zn sources at least three end-members: the mining end-member (i.e. AMD-precipitate), the agricultural end-member (i.e. fertilizer), and bedrock whose geochemical signature is often overprinted by the former two sources around the mining area. The quantitative calculations to apportion the end-member's contributions show that the mining activity contributes most Zn in the paddy soils with an average of ∼66.2%. The contribution of mining activities has significant spatial variations. Specifically, the mining activities have relatively low impacts on the lower reach and the deep soil. Additionally, the apparent Zn isotope fractionation between AMD and AMD-precipitate (Δ66ZnAMD-precipitate - AMD of -0.35 to -0.08‰) in the tailings dam suggests that Zn cations in AMD coprecipitated with the secondary Fe-bearing minerals (e.g. jarosite and goethite). After being discharged from the tailings dam, Zn is mainly carried by the Fe-oxide minerals and migrated during surface runoff. Our study highlights the contribution of human activities to the Zn pollution in the paddy soils and the key role of Fe-bearing minerals in the migration of Zn. These findings provide a scientific base for the development of policy for pollution control in mining-affected region.
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- Yuhui Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China; National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, The City College of New York, CUNY, New York, 10031, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Guangdong Institute of Eco-environmental Science & Technology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, PR China
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Khanmohammadi Hazaveh P, Karimi S, Rashchi F, Sheibani S. Purification of the leaching solution of recycling zinc from the hazardous electric arc furnace dust through an as-bearing jarosite. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 202:110893. [PMID: 32615495 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Leaching of the hazardous electric arc furnace (EAF) dust containing mainly zinc ferrite and zinc oxide, accompanied by minor concentrations of arsenic compounds, was investigated using sulfuric acid. In order to reach the maximum recovery of zinc, the leaching solution was adjusted to recover both iron and zinc at their maximum possible values. To obtain a high recovery value of zinc and iron, analyzed by AAS, the optimum leaching condition was found to be the temperature of 90 °C, the sulfuric acid concentration of 3 M, the particle size of 75 μm, the S/L ratio of 1:10 g/mL and the leaching time of 2 h. The percentages of the zinc and iron recovery under the optimum condition were ca. 98.6% and 99.1% respectively, which were verified by a confirmation test and were very close to the predicted values of 100% based on the optimized model, obtained through the software. From the thermodynamics' point of view, it has been found that Zn2+ is the predominant species (90%) under the leaching condition applied. Moreover, the predominant species of iron are FeSO4+, FeHSO42+, Fe(SO4)2- and Fe3+ in the magnitudes of 65.8%, 25.6%, 4.4% and 4.0%, respectively. According to the kinetic results, the controlling step in the leaching was the chemical reaction at the most of the operating temperatures and times. In order to purify the zinc solution for electrowinning, iron and arsenic were removed through the jarosite formation process as confirmed by the XRD results. The speciation of arsenic in the precipitated jarosite was explored by XPS. Finally, the low concentrations of arsenic (less than 0.1 ppm) and iron (less than 50 ppm) were determined by the ICP analysis.
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- Parsa Khanmohammadi Hazaveh
- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 11155/4563, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 11155/4563, Tehran, Iran; Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Hamedan University of Technology, P.O. Box 65155/579, Hamedan, Iran
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 11155/4563, Tehran, Iran.
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- School of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 11155/4563, Tehran, Iran
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Tang Y, Xie Y, Lu G, Ye H, Dang Z, Wen Z, Tao X, Xie C, Yi X. Arsenic behavior during gallic acid-induced redox transformation of jarosite under acidic conditions. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 255:126938. [PMID: 32388258 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Revised: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Jarosite is an important scavenger for arsenic (As) due to its strong adsorption capacity and ability to co-precipitate metal(loid)s in acid mine drainage (AMD) environments. When subjected to natural organic matter (NOM), metastable jarosite may undergo dissolution and transformation, affecting the mobility behavior of As. Therefore, the present study systematically explored the dissolution and transformation of jarosite, and the consequent redistribution of coprecipitated As(V) under anoxic condition in the presence of a common phenolic acid-gallic acid (GA). The results suggested that As(V) incorporating into the jarosite structure stabilized the mineral and inhibited the dissolution process. Jarosite persisted as the dominant mineral phase at pH 2.5 up to 60 d, though a large amount of structural Fe(III) was reduced by GA. However, at pH 5.5, jarosite mainly transformed to ferrohexahydrite (FeSO4·6H2O) with GA addition, while the principal end-product was goethite in GA-free system. The dissolution process enhanced As(V) mobilization into aqueous and surface-complexed phase at pH 2.5, while co-precipitated fraction of As(V) remained dominant under pH 5.5 condition. Result of XPS indicated that no reduction of As(V) occurred during the interaction between GA and As(V)-bearing jarosite, which would limit the toxicity to the environment. The reductive process involved that GA promoted the dissolution of jarosite via the synergistic effect of ligand and reduction, following by GA and release As(V) competing for active sites on mineral surface. The findings demonstrated that phenolic groups in NOM can exert great influence on the stability of jarosite and partitioning behavior of As(V).
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- Yuanjun Tang
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, 521041, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, 510225, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; College of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Zhaoqing University, Zhaoqing, 526061, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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The adsorption and desorption process of the tungstate ion was studied in three soils characteristic of the Mediterranean area, with particularly reference to bioavailability pathways. In the three soils examined, the tungstate adsorption was described by a Langmuir-type equation, while the desorption process showed that not all the adsorbed tungstate was released, probably due to the formation of different bonds with the adsorbing soil surfaces. The pH was found to be the main soil property that regulates the adsorption/desorption: The maximum adsorption occurred in the soil with the acidic pH, and the maximum desorption in the most basic soil. In addition, the organic matter content played a fundamental role in the adsorption of tungstate by soils, being positively correlated with the maximum of adsorption. These results indicate that the lowest bioavailability should be expected in the acidic soil characterized by the highest adsorption capacity. This is confirmed by the trend of the maximum buffer capacity (MBC) of soils which is inversely related to bioavailability, and was the highest in the acidic soil and the lowest in the most basic soil. Our data could contribute in drafting environmental regulations for tungsten that are currently lacking for Mediterranean soils.
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Zhang C, He M, Ouyang W, Lin C, Liu X. Influence of Fe(II) on Sb(III) oxidation and adsorption by MnO 2 under acidic conditions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 724:138209. [PMID: 32247116 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The transformation and transport of Sb are significantly influenced by strong oxides (e.g. MnO2) in the natural environment. Furthermore, Fe(II) can coexist with Sb(III) and MnO2 in waters contaminated by acidic mine drainage. However, role of Fe(II) in Sb(III) oxidation and adsorption by MnO2 remains unclear. Therefore, in the present study, the effects of Fe(II) on the oxidation and adsorption of Sb(III) by MnO2 under acidic conditions (pH 3) and the mechanism thereof were comprehensively investigated. The results of kinetic experiments showed that, in the presence of soluble Fe(II), Sb(III) oxidation is inhibited, but adsorption is promoted. Further characterization confirmed that Fe(III) compounds are formed around MnO2 particles and that these inhibit Sb(III) oxidation. However, two different Fe(III) compounds are formed around MnO2 particles depending on how the Fe(II) is introduced into the experimental system. In the simultaneous oxidation system, poorly crystallized or amorphous FeSb precipitates are formed (probably FeSbO4) around MnO2 particles, while in the Fe(II) pretreated oxidation system, schwertmannite is formed. Thus, the present study revealed that Fe(II) is critical to Sb(III) oxidation and adsorption by MnO2 and that the mechanism of its action is depend upon how it is introduced into the reaction system. This information is of relevance to predicting the fate of Sb.
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- Chengjun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street, Beijing 100875, China
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Jin X, Li X, Guo C, Jiang M, Yao Q, Lu G, Dang Z. Fate of oxalic-acid-intervened arsenic during Fe(II)-induced transformation of As(V)-bearing jarosite. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 719:137311. [PMID: 32120095 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Jarosite is a metastable Fe(III)-oxyhydroxysulfate mineral that can act as an excellent scavenger for arsenic (As) in acid sulfate soils (ASSs) and in areas polluted by acid mine drainage (AMD). The Fe(II)-induced transformation of jarosite can influence the As mobility in reducing soil and sediment systems. Although organic acids are prevalent in these environments, their influence on the behavior of As during the Fe(II)-induced transformation of jarosite is yet to be fully understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of oxalic acid on the partitioning of As into dissolved, adsorbed, poorly crystalline, and residual phases during the Fe(II)-induced transformation of As(V)-bearing jarosite at pH 5.5 and 1 mM Fe(II) concentration. The results demonstrated that jarosite frequently transformed to lepidocrocite in treatments without oxalic acid or with low oxalic acid (0.1 mM), and As was typically redistributed in the surface-bound exchangeable and residual phases. While a high concentration of oxalic acid (1 mM) retarded the transformation of jarosite and produced goethite as the primary end product, it also changed the Fe(II)-induced transformation pathway and drove most As into the residual phase (approximately 92%). The results indicated that oxalic acid exerts a significant influence on the partitioning and speciation of As during the above-mentioned transformation. X-ray photo electron spectroscopy analysis of the reaction products also revealed that As(V) may be still the dominant redox species. Overall, this study provides critical information for understanding the fate of As during the transformation of secondary minerals under complex influencing factors, thereby assisting in more accurately predicting the geochemical cycling of As in natural systems.
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- Xiaohu Jin
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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Yin N, Cai X, Zheng L, Du H, Wang P, Sun G, Cui Y. In Vitro Assessment of Arsenic Release and Transformation from As(V)-Sorbed Goethite and Jarosite: The Influence of Human Gut Microbiota. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:4432-4442. [PMID: 32176848 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The importance of arsenic metabolism by gut microbiota has been evidenced in risk characterization from As exposures. In this study, we evaluated the metabolic potency of human gut microbiota toward As(V)-sorbed goethite and jarosite, presenting different behaviors of As release, and the solid-liquid transformation and partitioning. The release of As occurred mainly in the small intestinal phase for jarosite and in the colon phase for goethite, respectively. We found higher degree of As(V) and Fe(III) reduction by human gut microbiota in the colon digests of goethite than jarosite. Speciation analysis using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy, revealed that 43.2% and 8.5% of total As was present as As(III) in the liquid and solid phase, respectively, after goethite incubation, whereas almost all generated As(III) was in the colon digests of jarosite. Therefore, As bioaccessibility in human gastrointestinal tract was predominantly contributed to Fe(III) dissolution in jarosite, and to microbial reduction of Fe(III) and As(V) in goethite. It expanded our knowledge on the role of Fe minerals in human health risk assessment associated with soil As exposures.
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- Naiyi Yin
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, People's Republic of China
- Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, People's Republic of China
- Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, People's Republic of China
- Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, People's Republic of China
- Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, People's Republic of China
- Research Center for Eco-Environment Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China
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Johnston SG, Bennett WW, Doriean N, Hockmann K, Karimian N, Burton ED. Antimony and arsenic speciation, redox-cycling and contrasting mobility in a mining-impacted river system. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 710:136354. [PMID: 32050372 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The Macleay River in eastern Australia is severely impacted by historic stibnite- and arsenopyrite-rich mine-tailings. We explore the partitioning, speciation, redox-cycling, mineral associations and mobility of antimony and arsenic along >70 km reach of the upper Macleay River. Elevated Sb/As occur throughout the active channel-zone and in floodplain pockets up to the regolith margin, indicating broad dispersal during floods. Sb concentrations in bulk-sediments decay exponentially downstream more efficiently than As, likely reflecting sediment dilution, hydraulic sorting and comparatively greater leaching of (more mobile) Sb(V) species. However, Sb in bulk-sediments becomes proportionally more bio-available downstream. Sb(V) and As(V) species dominate stream fine-grained (<180 μm) bulk-sediments, reflecting oxidative weathering downstream. Increasing poorly-crystalline Fe(III) [Fe(III)HCl] in bulk-sediments also indicates progressive oxidative weathering of Fe(II)-bearing minerals downstream and significant (P < .05) correlations exist between PO4-3-exchangeable As and Sb fractions and Fe(III)HCl. Accumulations of poorly-crystalline Fe(III) precipitates (mainly ferrihydrite/feroxyhyte) occur intermittently in hyporheic-zone seeps and are enriched in As relative to Sb and contain some As(III) and Sb(III) (~30-40%). There is dynamic in-stream redox-cycling of both Sb and As, with localised S-coordinated As and Sb species re-forming in organic-rich, hyporheic sediments subject to contemporary sulfidogenesis. Sb [mainly Sb(V)] is comparatively more mobile in hyporheic and surface waters under oxic conditions, whereas As [mainly As(III)] is more mobile in hyporheic porewaters subject to reducing/sulfidogenic conditions. Repeat water-leaching of bulk-sediments confirms that Sb is proportionally more mobile than As. Mean concentrations of Sb in river water 168 km downstream from the mine are significantly (P < .05) higher than As, while Kd data indicate Sb is more strongly partitioned to the aqueous phase than As. Although the (mainly) oxic flow path of this river favours aqueous Sb mobility compared to As, localised redox-driven shifts in speciation of both elements strongly influence their respective mobility and partitioning.
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- Scott G Johnston
- Southern Cross Geoscience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia.
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University Gold Coast campus, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University Gold Coast campus, Southport, QLD 4215, Australia
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- University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), Universitaetsstrasse 30, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Southern Cross Geoscience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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- Southern Cross Geoscience, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
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H Perez JP, Freeman HM, Brown AP, van Genuchten CM, Dideriksen K, S'ari M, Tobler DJ, Benning LG. Direct Visualization of Arsenic Binding on Green Rust Sulfate. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:3297-3305. [PMID: 32078305 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b07092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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"Green rust" (GR), a redox-active Fe(II)-Fe(III) layered double hydroxide, is a potential environmentally relevant mineral substrate for arsenic (As) sequestration in reduced, subsurface environments. GR phases have high As uptake capacities at circum-neutral pH conditions, but the exact interaction mechanism between the GR phases and As species is still poorly understood. Here, we documented the bonding and interaction mechanisms between GR sulfate and As species [As(III) and As(V)] under anoxic and circum-neutral pH conditions through scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy and combined it with synchrotron-based X-ray total scattering, pair distribution function (PDF) analysis, and As K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Our highly spatially resolved STEM-EDX data revealed that the preferred adsorption sites of both As(III) and As(V) are at GR crystal edges. Combining this data with differential PDF and XAS allowed us to conclude that As adsorption occurs primarily as bidentate binuclear (2C) inner-sphere surface complexes. In the As(III)-reacted GR sulfate, no secondary Fe-As phases were observed. However, authigenic parasymplesite (ferrous arsenate nanophase), exhibiting a threadlike morphology, formed in the As(V)-reacted GR sulfate and acts as an additional immobilization pathway for As(V) (∼87% of immobilized As). We demonstrate that only by combining high-resolution STEM imaging and EDX mapping with the bulk (differential) PDF and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) data can one truly determine the de facto As binding nature on GR surfaces. More importantly, these new insights into As-GR interaction mechanisms highlight the impact of GR phases on As sequestration in anoxic subsurface environments.
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- Jeffrey Paulo H Perez
- GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Earth Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, 12249 Berlin, Germany
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- GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584 CB Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences, Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
- Department of Earth Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin, 12249 Berlin, Germany
- School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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