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Gustin MS, Dunham-Cheatham SM, Lyman S, Horvat M, Gay DA, Gačnik J, Gratz L, Kempkes G, Khalizov A, Lin CJ, Lindberg SE, Lown L, Martin L, Mason RP, MacSween K, Vijayakumaran Nair S, Nguyen LSP, O'Neil T, Sommar J, Weiss-Penzias P, Zhang L, Živković I. Measurement of Atmospheric Mercury: Current Limitations and Suggestions for Paths Forward. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:12853-12864. [PMID: 38982755 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
Abstract
Mercury (Hg) researchers have made progress in understanding atmospheric Hg, especially with respect to oxidized Hg (HgII) that can represent 2 to 20% of Hg in the atmosphere. Knowledge developed over the past ∼10 years has pointed to existing challenges with current methods for measuring atmospheric Hg concentrations and the chemical composition of HgII compounds. Because of these challenges, atmospheric Hg experts met to discuss limitations of current methods and paths to overcome them considering ongoing research. Major conclusions included that current methods to measure gaseous oxidized and particulate-bound Hg have limitations, and new methods need to be developed to make these measurements more accurate. Developing analytical methods for measurement of HgII chemistry is challenging. While the ultimate goal is the development of ultrasensitive methods for online detection of HgII directly from ambient air, in the meantime, new surfaces are needed on which HgII can be quantitatively collected and from which it can be reversibly desorbed to determine HgII chemistry. Discussion and identification of current limitations, described here, provide a basis for paths forward. Since the atmosphere is the means by which Hg is globally distributed, accurately calibrated measurements are critical to understanding the Hg biogeochemical cycle.
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- Mae Sexauer Gustin
- College of Biotechnology, Natural Resources & Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- College of Biotechnology, Natural Resources & Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Bingham Research Center, Utah State University, Vernal, Utah 84078, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia
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- Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7996, United States
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- College of Biotechnology, Natural Resources & Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- Chemistry Department and Environmental Studies Program, Reed College, Portland, Oregon 97202, United States
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- New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 77710, United States
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- College of Biotechnology, Natural Resources & Environmental Science, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, United States
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- South Africa Weather Service, Cape Town 7525, South Africa
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- Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, Connecticut 06340, United States
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- Air Quality Research Division, Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change, Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Environment, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City 700000,Vietnam
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- Bingham Research Center, Utah State University, Vernal, Utah 84078, United States
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- Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550009, China
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- University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana SI-1000, Slovenia
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Chen G, Li X, Zhao H, Qiu M, Xia S, Yu L. Revealing the mechanisms of mercury adsorption on metal-doped kaolinite(001) surfaces by first principles. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 431:128586. [PMID: 35278954 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Natural kaolinite exhibit high affinity for heavy metals while the interaction mechanisms in the presence of heteroatoms remain largely elusive, which are tackled by first principles. In this paper, three common dopants (Mg, Ca, Fe) were employed to construct metal-doped kaolinite(001) (K(001)) surfaces. We found that Mg-doped K(001) was the most stable surface in terms of thermal stability and structural analysis, consistent with the pervasive isomorphic substitution in kaolinite minerals. The interaction of mercury with Mg-doped K(001) surface was investigated in the form of predominant top-site and bridge-site models. The effects of chloride on the interaction were also studied. The results demonstrated that the strongest adsorption occured in the present of dopants and the absence of chloride. The electronic properties revealed a significant charge transfer (up to 1.28 electrons) and chemisorption character at the interfaces when dopants were introduced, which could be ascribed to the overlapping of Hg-5d and Os-2p (surface O) orbitals in the range of -7.5 eV to +0.5 eV. Additionally, the chloride had a profoundly adverse influence on mercury adsorption due to the upward shift of Hg-6s and Hg-6p orbitals. The studies are beneficial to understand the interaction mechanisms of natural minerals toward environmental pollutants in actual applications.
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- Guobo Chen
- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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