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Spielman-Sun E, Boye K, Dwivedi D, Engel M, Thompson A, Kumar N, Noël V. A Critical Look at Colloid Generation, Stability, and Transport in Redox-Dynamic Environments: Challenges and Perspectives. ACS EARTH & SPACE CHEMISTRY 2024; 8:630-653. [PMID: 38654896 PMCID: PMC11033945 DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00255] [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: 09/02/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Colloid generation, stability, and transport are important processes that can significantly influence the fate and transport of nutrients and contaminants in environmental systems. Here, we critically review the existing literature on colloids in redox-dynamic environments and summarize the current state of knowledge regarding the mechanisms of colloid generation and the chemical controls over colloidal behavior in such environments. We also identify critical gaps, such as the lack of universally accepted cross-discipline definition and modeling infrastructure that hamper an in-depth understanding of colloid generation, behavior, and transport potential. We propose to go beyond a size-based operational definition of colloids and consider the functional differences between colloids and dissolved species. We argue that to predict colloidal transport in redox-dynamic environments, more empirical data are needed to parametrize and validate models. We propose that colloids are critical components of element budgets in redox-dynamic systems and must urgently be considered in field as well as lab experiments and reactive transport models. We intend to bring further clarity and openness in reporting colloidal measurements and fate to improve consistency. Additionally, we suggest a methodological toolbox for examining impacts of redox dynamics on colloids in field and lab experiments.
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- Eleanor Spielman-Sun
- Environmental
Geochemistry Group at SLAC, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
(SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Environmental
Geochemistry Group at SLAC, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
(SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Earth
and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Soil and Water Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Department
of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of
Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Soil
Chemistry, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen 6708 PB, The Netherlands
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- Environmental
Geochemistry Group at SLAC, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
(SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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Dewey C, Juillot F, Fendorf S, Bargar JR. Seasonal Oxygenation of Contaminated Floodplain Soil Releases Zn to Porewater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:4841-4851. [PMID: 36917499 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08764] [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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Soil zinc contamination is a major threat to water quality and sensitive ecosystems. While Zn itself is not redox-active in soils, transitions in soil redox conditions may promote mobilization of Zn from common Zn hosts, including Mn(IV)/Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides and sulfide precipitates, leading to elevated concentrations of dissolved Zn in surface and groundwater and thus a potential increase in Zn transport and uptake. Here, we examined the impacts of hydrologic fluctuations and coupled redox transitions on Zn partitioning in contaminated riparian soil in a mountain watershed. We found that oxygenation of the soil profile during low water conditions caused a spike in porewater Zn concentrations, driven by oxidative dissolution of amorphous ZnS and weak partitioning of Zn to Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides, hydroxy-interlayer vermiculite, and vermiculite. In contrast to Pb, released Zn did not immediately adsorb to Fe(III)-(hydr)oxides or particulate organic matter due to less-favorable sorption of Zn than that of Pb and, further, decreased Zn sorption at slightly acidic pH. As aridification intensifies and groundwater levels decline throughout the western United States, contaminated floodplain soils in mountain watersheds may be frequently oxygenated, leading to increased mobilization of dissolved Zn, which will amplify the threat Zn poses to water quality and ecosystem health.
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- Christian Dewey
- Earth System Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Centre IRD Nouméa, Nouméa 98848, New Caledonia
- Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, Sorbonne Université, Paris 75005, France
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- Earth System Science Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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Han G, Zeng J. Iron isotope of suspended particulate matter in Zhujiang River, Southwest China: Characteristics, sources, and environmental implications. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 793:148562. [PMID: 34182441 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148562] [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] [Received: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Understanding the environmental iron cycle influenced by natural and anthropogenic processes is significant to obtain the key information on earth-surface evolution. Iron isotope compositions and elemental compositions of the suspended particulate matter (SPM) in Zhujiang River were investigated to provide key insights for the earth-surface iron cycle. The δ56Fe values of SPM display the range from -0.05‰ to 0.34‰ (averaged 0.19‰) while the iron contents range from 0.73 wt% to 7.63 wt% (averaged 4.15 wt%). The Chemical Index of Alteration (CIA) shows that the main weathering type of SPM is intermediate weathering (mean CIA value: 79.12). While the main chemical weathering types are similar, the δ56Fe values vary dramatically, indicating that chemical weathering is not the governing factor of δ56Fe values of SPM. Furthermore, evidence from the enrichment factors (EF, 0.78 to 1.29) of iron and Zinc isotopes reveals that the iron input from anthropogenic activities is quite limited. The significant correlation between (Fe/Ca)SPM and (Na/Ca)SPM, (Mg/Ca)SPM, (Al/Ca)SPM and (K/Ca)SPM (0.73 < r < 0.99, p < 0.01, n = 22) and the A-CN-K diagram could confirm that clay minerals (especially smectite and illite) are important components of SPM. Meanwhile, the higher enrichment rates of La, Pr and Nd with the increasing iron contents denote heavy minerals (mainly Fe oxides/oxy-hydroxides) are also important compositions of SPM. Based on the isotopic mass balance, it shows that the iron flux of SPM to the oceans during the wet season would reduce the δ56Fe values of the bulk ocean by 0.3%. The present study reports the iron isotope and elemental compositions of Zhujiang SPM and identifies its influencing factors (weathering, anthropogenic inputs, and minerals effect), and also provides a quantitative reference for the intriguing question on the distinct δ56Fe values of oceans, which is beneficial for understanding iron cycle in earth-surface system.
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- Guilin Han
- Institute of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.
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- Institute of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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Engel M, Boye K, Noël V, Babey T, Bargar JR, Fendorf S. Simulated Aquifer Heterogeneity Leads to Enhanced Attenuation and Multiple Retention Processes of Zinc. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:2939-2948. [PMID: 33570404 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Alluvial aquifers serve as one of the main water sources for domestic, agricultural, and industrial purposes globally. Groundwater quality, however, can be threatened by naturally occurring and anthropogenic metal contaminants. Differing hydrologic and biogeochemical conditions between predominantly coarse-grained aquifer sediments and embedded layers or lenses of fine-grained materials lead to variation in metal behavior. Here, we examine processes controlling Zn partitioning within a dual-pore domain-reconstructed alluvial aquifer. Natural coarse aquifer sediments from the Wind River-Little Wind River floodplain near Riverton, WY, were used in columns with or without fine-grained lenses to examine biogeochemical controls on Zn concentrations, retention mechanisms, and transport. Following the introduction of Zn to the groundwater source, Zn preferentially accumulated in the fine-grained lenses, despite their small volumetric contributions. While the clay fraction dominated Zn retention in the sandy aquifer, the lenses supported additional reaction pathways of retention-the reducing conditions within the lenses resulted in ZnS precipitation, overriding the contribution of organic matter. Zinc concentration in the groundwater controlled the formation of Zn-clays and Zn-layered double hydroxides, whereas the extent of sulfide production controlled precipitation of ZnS. Our findings illustrate how both spatial and compositional heterogeneities govern the extent and mechanisms of Zn retention in intricate groundwater systems, with implications for plume behavior and groundwater quality.
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- Maya Engel
- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Duvert C, Priadi CR, Rose AM, Abdillah A, Marthanty DR, Gibb KS, Kaestli M. Sources and drivers of contamination along an urban tropical river (Ciliwung, Indonesia): Insights from microbial DNA, isotopes and water chemistry. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 682:382-393. [PMID: 31125752 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Wastewater treatment infrastructure is lacking in many developing countries, often resulting in high loads of contaminants discharged to urban rivers. In these countries, targeted pollution mitigation requires an understanding of where, how and when contaminants enter water bodies. Here we report on contamination of the Ciliwung River, a dynamic, tropical system flowing through the Jakarta metropolitan area (Indonesia). We measured a set of isotopic, chemical and microbial tracers in representative water and contamination sources, as well as longitudinally within the river, to assess the spatial and temporal variations in contaminant levels in and pathways to the river. In the dry season, we observed a tight coupling between locally recharged groundwater sources and the river, whereas in the wet season, one single water source originating from the fractured headwaters predominantly contributed to river flow. Yet, the flushing of upstream waters in the wet season did not always lead to the dilution of contaminants downstream. We delineated several contamination hotspots along the river, particularly active during the wet season due to higher hydrological connectivity between sources and the river. These hotspots may originate from septic tank leakage, as supported by metal ratios and dominant microbial communities, although we could not rule out other potential sources such as urban runoff or sediment resuspension. Bayesian source tracking on the whole microbial community proved useful in outlining processes that conventional tracers did not capture, such as the occurrence of a localised domestic contamination in the upper catchment, and the inflow of agricultural runoff all along the river profile during the wet season. Our study emphasises the role of rivers as biogeochemical reactors that constantly process and transform contaminants and microbial communities. We also demonstrate the value of using isotopic, chemical and microbial tools together to trace the movement of water and contaminants through urban rivers.
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- Clément Duvert
- Research Institute for the Environment & Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Research Institute for the Environment & Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
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- Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Research Institute for the Environment & Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
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- Research Institute for the Environment & Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia
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Xie M, Alsina MA, Yuen J, Packman AI, Gaillard JF. Effects of resuspension on the mobility and chemical speciation of zinc in contaminated sediments. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 364:300-308. [PMID: 30384239 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Identifying and quantifying the processes governing the mobilization of metals during resuspension events is key to assessing long-term metals efflux from sediments and associated ecological impacts. We investigated the effects of sediment resuspension on the mobilization and chemical speciation of zinc in two-week-long batch experiments using metal-contaminated sediments from Lake DePue (IL, USA). Measurements of dissolved zinc and sulfate allowed us to characterize the kinetics of metal sulfide dissolution and the resulting net release of zinc to the aqueous phase. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) provided direct insights into the chemical speciation of iron and zinc and their dynamic transformations during resuspension. While ZnS rapidly oxidized during resuspension, dissolved zinc increased only after two days of resuspension. We proposed a kinetic model to explain changes in the chemical speciation of zinc during these experiments as constrained by the dissolved species concentrations and chemical speciation as informed by XAS. Only 15% of the zinc mobilized was released to the aqueous phase while the remaining fraction repartitioned the solid phase either as a carbonate precipitate or as a sorbed species. Our results show that zinc sorption onto particle surfaces and reprecipitation of zinc minerals limit zinc solubility during resuspension of metal-sulfide sediments.
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- Minwei Xie
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208-3109, USA; Marine Environmental Laboratory, Shenzhen Research Institute, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518000, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208-3109, USA; Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Faculty of Engineering, University of Talca, Curicó, Chile
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208-3109, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208-3109, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60208-3109, USA.
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Le Gall M, Ayrault S, Evrard O, Laceby JP, Gateuille D, Lefèvre I, Mouchel JM, Meybeck M. Investigating the metal contamination of sediment transported by the 2016 Seine River flood (Paris, France). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 240:125-139. [PMID: 29730421 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fine sediment transport in rivers is exacerbated during flood events. These particles may convey various contaminants (i.e. metals, pathogens, industrial chemicals, etc.), and significantly impact water quality. The exceptional June 2016 flood of the Seine River (catchment area: 65 000 km2, France), potentially mobilized and deposited contaminated materials throughout the Paris region. Flood sediment deposits (n = 29) were collected along the Seine River and its main tributaries upstream (Yonne, Loing and Marne Rivers) and downstream of Paris (Oise and Eure Rivers). Fallout radionuclides (137Cs, 7Be) were measured to characterize the sources of the material transiting the river, while trace elements (e.g. Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu, As, Cd, Sb, Pb, Tl, Ag) and stable lead isotopes (206Pb/207Pb) were analyzed to quantify the contamination of sediment transported during the flood. In upper sections of the Seine River, sediment mainly originated from the remobilization of particles with a well-balanced contribution of surface and subsurface sources. In the upstream tributaries, sediment almost exclusively originated from the remobilization of subsurface particles. In Paris and downstream of Paris, recently eroded particles and surface sources dominated, suggesting particles were mainly supplied by urban runoff and the erosion of agricultural soils. The highest metal concentrations and Enrichment Factors (EF) were found in the sediment collected in the Loing, Orge and Yvette upstream tributaries. Although these inputs were diluted in the Seine River, an increase in elemental concentrations was observed, progressing downstream through Paris. However, EFs in sediment collected along the Seine River were lower or in the same range of values sampled over the last several decades, reflecting the progressive decontamination of the urbanized Seine River basin.
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- Marion Le Gall
- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR 8212 (CEA/CNRS/UVSQ), Université Paris-Saclay, Domaine du CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France.
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR 8212 (CEA/CNRS/UVSQ), Université Paris-Saclay, Domaine du CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR 8212 (CEA/CNRS/UVSQ), Université Paris-Saclay, Domaine du CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Environmental Monitoring and Science Division, Alberta Environment and Parks, 3115-12 Street NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Moléculaire et Environnement, Université Savoie Mont-Blanc, 73376 Le Bourget du Lac Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR 8212 (CEA/CNRS/UVSQ), Université Paris-Saclay, Domaine du CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Milieux Environnementaux, Transferts et Interactions dans les hydrosystèmes et les Sols (UPMC/CNRS/EPHE), UMR 7619, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place de Jussieu, Paris Cedex, France
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- Milieux Environnementaux, Transferts et Interactions dans les hydrosystèmes et les Sols (UPMC/CNRS/EPHE), UMR 7619, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4 place de Jussieu, Paris Cedex, France
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Bonnot CA, Gélabert A, Louvat P, Morin G, Proux O, Benedetti MF. Trace metals dynamics under contrasted land uses: contribution of statistical, isotopic, and EXAFS approaches. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:23383-23403. [PMID: 27215986 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6901-0] [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: 02/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Three sub-basins of the Seine River (France) under contrasted land uses (i.e., forested, agricultural, and urban) have been investigated in order to assess the origin and seasonal variation of trace metals, and evaluate their geochemical background and dynamics. Our results highlight a high anthropogenic impact on all elements for both the dissolved and particulate fractions. The main source for each element in the dissolved phase was determined and shows that transition and post-transition metals mainly originate from forested areas, while alkali and alkaline earth elements, metalloids, and halogens rather originate from agricultural land use. Conversely, for the particulate phase, most of the elements cannot be associated with a specific land use. Seasonal variation of elements was assessed according to the forested and agricultural land uses, and geochemical backgrounds were determined using average export rates, highlighting that the geochemical background for the forested land use is higher than the agricultural one for most of the elements. Finally, to confirm those results, Zn dynamics in the three characteristic sub-basins and between the different land uses was investigated using a combination of Zn speciation, Zn isotopic ratio, and Zn export rates.
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- Caroline A Bonnot
- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, UMR 7154 CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, UMR 7154 CNRS, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, UMR 7154 CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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- Institut de Minéralogie, Physique des Matériaux et Cosmochimie (IMPMC), UMR CNRS 7590, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), UR IRD 206, MNHN, Campus Jussieu, 75252, Paris CEDEX 05, France
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- Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Grenoble, UMS 832 CNRS Université Joseph Fourier, 38041, Grenoble CEDEX 9, France
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- Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, UMR 7154 CNRS, 75005, Paris, France
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Eskelsen JR, Xu J, Chiu M, Moon JW, Wilkins B, Graham DE, Gu B, Pierce EM. Influence of Structural Defects on Biomineralized ZnS Nanoparticle Dissolution: An in-Situ Electron Microscopy Study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:1139-1149. [PMID: 29258315 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b04343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The dissolution of metal sulfides, such as ZnS, is an important biogeochemical process affecting fate and transport of trace metals in the environment. However, current studies of in situ dissolution of metal sulfides and the effects of structural defects on dissolution are lacking. Here we have examined the dissolution behavior of ZnS nanoparticles synthesized via several abiotic and biological pathways. Specifically, we have examined biogenic ZnS nanoparticles produced by an anaerobic, metal-reducing bacterium Thermoanaerobacter sp. X513 in a Zn-amended, thiosulfate-containing growth medium in the presence or absence of silver (Ag), and abiogenic ZnS nanoparticles were produced by mixing an aqueous Zn solution with either H2S-rich gas or Na2S solution. The size distribution, crystal structure, aggregation behavior, and internal defects of the synthesized ZnS nanoparticles were examined using high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) coupled with X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy. The characterization results show that both the biogenic and abiogenic samples were dominantly composed of sphalerite. In the absence of Ag, the biogenic ZnS nanoparticles were significantly larger (i.e., ∼10 nm) than the abiogenic ones (i.e., ∼3-5 nm) and contained structural defects (e.g., twins and stacking faults). The presence of trace Ag showed a restraining effect on the particle size of the biogenic ZnS, resulting in quantum-dot-sized nanoparticles (i.e., ∼3 nm). In situ dissolution experiments for the synthesized ZnS were conducted with a liquid-cell TEM (LCTEM), and the primary factors (i.e., the presence or absence structural defects) were evaluated for their effects on the dissolution behavior using the biogenic and abiogenic ZnS nanoparticle samples with the largest average particle size. Analysis of the dissolution results (i.e., change in particle radius with time) using the Kelvin equation shows that the defect-bearing biogenic ZnS nanoparticles (γ = 0.799 J/m2) have a significantly higher surface energy than the abiogenic ZnS nanoparticles (γ = 0.277 J/m2). Larger defect-bearing biogenic ZnS nanoparticles were thus more reactive than the smaller quantum-dot-sized ZnS nanoparticles. These findings provide new insight into the factors that affect the dissolution of metal sulfide nanoparticles in relevant natural and engineered scenarios, and have important implications for tracking the fate and transport of sulfide nanoparticles and associated metal ions in the environment. Moreover, our study exemplified the use of an in situ method (i.e., LCTEM) to investigate nanoparticle behavior (e.g., dissolution) in aqueous solutions.
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- Jeremy R Eskelsen
- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso , 500 West University Ave, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , P.O. Box 2008, MS 6038, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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Kwon MJ, Boyanov MI, Yang JS, Lee S, Hwang YH, Lee JY, Mishra B, Kemner KM. Transformation of zinc-concentrate in surface and subsurface environments: Implications for assessing zinc mobility/toxicity and choosing an optimal remediation strategy. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 226:346-355. [PMID: 28343716 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 01/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Zinc contamination in near- and sub-surface environments is a serious threat to many ecosystems and to public health. Sufficient understanding of Zn speciation and transport mechanisms is therefore critical to evaluating its risk to the environment and to developing remediation strategies. The geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of contaminated soils in the vicinity of a Zn ore transportation route were thoroughly investigated using a variety of analytical techniques (sequential extraction, XRF, XRD, SEM, and XAFS). Imported Zn-concentrate (ZnS) was deposited in a receiving facility and dispersed over time to the surrounding roadside areas and rice-paddy soils. Subsequent physical and chemical weathering resulted in dispersal into the subsurface. The species identified in the contaminated areas included Zn-sulfide, Zn-carbonate, other O-coordinated Zn-minerals, and Zn species bound to Fe/Mn oxides or clays, as confirmed by XAFS spectroscopy and sequential extraction. The observed transformation from S-coordinated Zn to O-coordinated Zn associated with minerals suggests that this contaminant can change into more soluble and labile forms as a result of weathering. For the purpose of developing a soil washing remediation process, the contaminated samples were extracted with dilute acids. The extraction efficiency increased with the increase of O-coordinated Zn relative to S-coordinated Zn in the sediment. This study demonstrates that improved understanding of Zn speciation in contaminated soils is essential for well-informed decision making regarding metal mobility and toxicity, as well as for choosing an appropriate remediation strategy using soil washing.
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- Man Jae Kwon
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, South Korea; Green School, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemical Engineering, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, South Korea
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- Green School, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea; Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, South Korea
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, South Korea
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, South Korea; Green School, Korea University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA; Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA
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Formentini TA, Legros S, Fernandes CVS, Pinheiro A, Le Bars M, Levard C, Mallmann FJK, da Veiga M, Doelsch E. Radical change of Zn speciation in pig slurry amended soil: Key role of nano-sized sulfide particles. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 222:495-503. [PMID: 28063709 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 11/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Spreading livestock manure as fertilizer on farmlands is a widespread practice. It represents the major source of heavy metal(loid)s (HM) input in agricultural soils. Since zinc (Zn) is present at high concentrations in manure, it poses special environmental concerns related to phytotoxicity, groundwater contamination, and introduction in the food chain. Therefore, investigations on the fate and behavior of manure-borne Zn, when it enters the soil environment, are necessary to predict the environmental effects. Nevertheless, long-term field studies assessing Zn speciation in the organic waste matrix, as well as within the soil after manure application, are lacking. This study was designed to fill this gap. Using SEM-EDS and XAS analysis, we reported the following new results: (i) ZnS made up 100% of the Zn speciation in the pig slurry (the highest proportion of ZnS ever observed in organic waste); and (ii) ZnS aggregates were about 1-μm diameter (the smallest particle size ever reported in pig slurry). Moreover, the pig slurry containing ZnS was spread on the soil over an 11-year period, totaling 22 applications, and the resulting Zn speciation within the amended soil was analyzed. Surprisingly, ZnS, i.e. the only species responsible for a nearly 2-fold increase in the Zn concentration within the amended soil, was not detected in this soil. Based on SEM-EDS and XAS observations, we put forward the hypothesis that Zn in the pig slurry consisted of nano-sized ZnS crystallites that further aggregated. The low stability of ZnS nanoparticles within oxic and complex environments such as the studied soil was the key explanation for the radical change in pig slurry-borne Zn speciation after long-term amendments.
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- Thiago Augusto Formentini
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- CIRAD, UPR Recyclage et risque, 18524 Dakar, Senegal; CIRAD, UPR Recyclage et risque, F-34398, Montpellier, France
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- Environmental Engineering Program, Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), 89030-000 Blumenau, SC, Brazil
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
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Oh C, Han YS, Park JH, Bok S, Cheong Y, Yim G, Ji S. Field application of selective precipitation for recovering Cu and Zn in drainage discharged from an operating mine. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 557-558:212-220. [PMID: 26994808 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Acid mine drainage (AMD) generated from mining activities has been recognized as a serious problem due to its increased acidity and high concentration of heavy metals. In this research, a feasibility test of the selective precipitation (SP) process was performed using AMD discharged from a currently operating mine in Korea for the purpose of minimizing the environmental impact of AMD. For the SP process, a pilot scale equipment (100L reaction tank) was used in field and among various metals, Cu and Zn were the target metals. Through the research, it was confirmed that AMD from an operating mine has two disadvantages of being applied to the SP: altering water quality and unexpected inclusion of clay debris. Despite unfavorable conditions, Cu and Zn precipitate of 80% purity with 90% precipitation rate was able to be obtained from 1.4L/min (2.0tons/day) AMD. The recovered precipitates were identified as amorphous CuS and ZnS with small amounts of impurities (Si minerals, CuFeS2, and Fe/Al hydroxide). The strategies to reduce these impurities were also discussed. Recovery rate, which is the amount of precipitate collected per unit volume of AMD, was proposed as an indicator to evaluate the working efficiency of the SP process. It was confirmed that the recovery rate was strongly dependent on flow rate and dose of coagulant. The results of this study may be helpful in reducing the potential complications which occurs when SP is applied on field.
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- Chamteut Oh
- Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Republic of Korea
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- Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Republic of Korea
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- Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Republic of Korea
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- Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Republic of Korea
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- Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Republic of Korea
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- Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Republic of Korea
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- Geologic Environment Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Republic of Korea.
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Xie M, Jarrett BA, Da Silva-Cadoux C, Fetters KJ, Burton GA, Gaillard JF, Packman AI. Coupled effects of hydrodynamics and biogeochemistry on Zn mobility and speciation in highly contaminated sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:5346-5353. [PMID: 25875468 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Porewater transport and diagenetic reactions strongly regulate the mobility of metals in sediments. We executed a series of laboratory experiments in Gust chamber mesocosms to study the effects of hydrodynamics and biogeochemical transformations on the mobility and speciation of Zn in contaminated sediments from Lake DePue, IL. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) indicated that the oxidation of surficial sediments promoted the formation of more mobile Zn species. Bulk chemical measurements of porewater, overlying water, and sediment also suggested that this process liberated aqueous metals to porewater and facilitated Zn efflux to the overlying water. In addition, sediment resuspension events increased the release of aqueous metals to both surficial porewater and the overlying water column. XAS analysis indicated that resuspension increased dissolution of Zn-sequestering mineral phases. These results show that both steady slow porewater transport and rapid episodic resuspension are important to the release of metal from fine-grained, low-permeability contaminated sediments. Thus, information on metals speciation and mobility under time-varying overlying flow conditions is essential to understanding the long-term behavior of metals in contaminated sediments.
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- Minwei Xie
- †Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3109, United States
- §Faculty of Geosciences and Environmental Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China
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- †Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3109, United States
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- †Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3109, United States
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- ‡School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- ‡School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- †Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3109, United States
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- †Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3109, United States
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Le Pape P, Quantin C, Morin G, Jouvin D, Kieffer I, Proux O, Ghanbaja J, Ayrault S. Zinc speciation in the suspended particulate matter of an urban river (Orge, France): influence of seasonality and urbanization gradient. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:11901-11909. [PMID: 25226238 DOI: 10.1021/es500680x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Among trace metal pollutants, zinc is the major one in the rivers from the Paris urban area, such as the Orge River, where Zn concentration in the suspended particulate matter (SPM) can reach 2000 mg/kg in the most urbanized areas. In order to better understand Zn cycling in such urban rivers, we have determined Zn speciation in SPM as a function of both the seasonal water flow variations and the urbanization gradient along the Orge River. Using TEM/SEM-EDX and linear combination fitting (LCF) of EXAFS data at the Zn K-edge, we show that Zn mainly occurs as tetrahedrally coordinated Zn(2+) sorbed to ferrihydrite (37-46%), calcite (0-37%), amorphous SiO2 (0-21%), and organic-P (0-30%) and as octahedrally coordinated Zn(2+) in the octahedral layer of phyllosilicates (18-25%). Moreover, the Zn speciation pattern depends on the river flow rate. At low water flow, Zn speciation changes along the urbanization gradient: geogenic forms of Zn inherited from soil erosion decrease relative to Zn bound to organic-phosphates and amorphous SiO2. At high water flow, Zn speciation is dominated by soil-borne forms of Zn regardless the degree of urbanization, indicating that erosion of Zn-bearing minerals dominates the Zn contribution to SPM under such conditions.
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- Pierre Le Pape
- Geosciences Paris Sud (GEOPS), UMR 8148 UPS-CNRS, Campus universitaire d'Orsay Bâtiment 504 , Rue du belvédère, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France
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Thalmann B, Voegelin A, Sinnet B, Morgenroth E, Kaegi R. Sulfidation kinetics of silver nanoparticles reacted with metal sulfides. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:4885-92. [PMID: 24678586 DOI: 10.1021/es5003378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Recent studies have documented that the sulfidation of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NP), possibly released to the environment from consumer products, occurs in anoxic zones of urban wastewater systems and that sulfidized Ag-NP exhibit dramatically reduced toxic effects. However, whether Ag-NP sulfidation also occurs under oxic conditions in the absence of bisulfide has not been addressed, yet. In this study we, therefore, investigated whether metal sulfides that are more resistant toward oxidation than free sulfide, could enable the sulfidation of Ag-NP under oxic conditions. We reacted citrate-stabilized Ag-NP of different sizes (10-100 nm) with freshly precipitated and crystalline CuS and ZnS in oxygenated aqueous suspensions at pH 7.5. The extent of Ag-NP sulfidation was derived from the increase in dissolved Cu(2+) or Zn(2+) over time and linked with results from X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) analysis of selected samples. The sulfidation of Ag-NP followed pseudo first-order kinetics, with rate coefficients increasing with decreasing Ag-NP diameter and increasing metal sulfide concentration and depending on the type (CuS and ZnS) and crystallinity of the reacting metal sulfide. Results from analytical electron microscopy revealed the formation of complex sulfidation patterns that seemed to follow preexisting subgrain boundaries in the pristine Ag-NP. The kinetics of Ag-NP sulfidation observed in this study in combination with reported ZnS and CuS concentrations and predicted Ag-NP concentrations in wastewater and urban surface waters indicate that even under oxic conditions and in the absence of free sulfide, Ag-NP can be transformed into Ag2S within a few hours to days by reaction with metal sulfides.
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- Basilius Thalmann
- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology , Überlandstrasse 133, CH-8600 Dübendorf
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Hafuka A, Yoshikawa H, Yamada K, Kato T, Takahashi M, Okabe S, Satoh H. Application of fluorescence spectroscopy using a novel fluoroionophore for quantification of zinc in urban runoff. WATER RESEARCH 2014; 54:12-20. [PMID: 24531076 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.01.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Fluorescence spectroscopy has great potential for on-site and real-time monitoring of pollutants in aquatic environments; however, its application to environmental aquatic samples has been extremely limited. In this study, a novel fluoroionophore based on a BODIPY-terpyridine conjugate was developed and applied to determine Zn concentrations in urban runoff. The fluoroionophore selectively bound to Zn(2+) in water, which led to an instant red-shift of the fluorescence peak of the fluoroionophore from 539 nm to 567 nm that could be seen by the naked eye. Zn concentrations could be quantified using the ratio of fluorescence intensities, and the detection limit was 9 μg/L, which is sufficiently low for environmental aquatic samples. To demonstrate applicability of the method to environmental samples, we measured Zn concentrations in urban runoff samples with a complex matrix (∼60 mg/L dissolved organic carbon and ∼20 mS/cm electrical conductivity). The total and dissolved fractions of Zn in the samples could be determined by fluorescence spectroscopy and its relative error was estimated to be less than 30% by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy analysis. The proposed method is rapid and easy-to-use with simple pretreatment for Zn determination in environmental aquatic samples with complex matrices.
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- Akira Hafuka
- Division of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North-13, West-8, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan.
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North-13, West-8, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan.
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- Division of Environmental Materials Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University, North-10, West-5, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
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- Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University, 1-5-1 Tenjin-cho, Kiryu 376-8515, Japan.
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North-13, West-8, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan.
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North-13, West-8, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan.
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, North-13, West-8, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan.
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Kim B, Levard C, Murayama M, Brown GE, Hochella MF. Integrated approaches of x-ray absorption spectroscopic and electron microscopic techniques on zinc speciation and characterization in a final sewage sludge product. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2014; 43:908-916. [PMID: 25602819 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.10.0418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Integration of complementary techniques can be powerful for the investigation of metal speciation and characterization in complex and heterogeneous environmental samples, such as sewage sludge products. In the present study, we combined analytical transmission electron microscopy (TEM)-based techniques with X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) to identify and characterize nanocrystalline zinc sulfide (ZnS), considered to be the dominant Zn-containing phase in the final stage of sewage sludge material of a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant. We also developed sample preparation procedures to preserve the organic and sulfur-rich nature of sewage sludge matrices for microscopic and spectroscopic analyses. Analytical TEM results indicate individual ZnS nanocrystals to be in the size range of 2.5 to 7.5 nm in diameter, forming aggregates of a few hundred nanometers. Observed lattice spacings match sphalerite. The ratio of S to Zn for the ZnS nanocrystals is estimated to be 1.4, suggesting that S is present in excess. The XAS results on the Zn speciation in the bulk sludge material also support the TEM observation that approximately 80% of the total Zn has the local structure of a 3-nm ZnS nanoparticle reference material. Because sewage sludge is frequently used as a soil amendment on agricultural lands, future studies that investigate the oxidative dissolution rate of ZnS nanoparticles as a function of size and aggregation state and the change of Zn speciation during post sludge-processing and soil residency are warranted to help determine the bioavailability of sludge-born Zn in the soil environment.
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Montarges-Pelletier E, Duriez C, Ghanbaja J, Jeanneau L, Falkenberg G, Michot LJ. Microscale investigations of the fate of heavy metals associated to iron-bearing particles in a highly polluted stream. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:2744-2760. [PMID: 24126933 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2192-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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As it flows through a dense steelmaking area, the Fensch River does transport iron-rich particles and colloids, displaying high contents in metallic contaminants (Zn, Cr, Pb, Cu, Ni, and As). Chemical analysis using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was carried out on three compartments-waters, suspended materials, and sediments-along the river linear. The variations of metallic trace element concentrations along the river were shown to be partially related to external inputs (industrial and domestic wastewaters and urban surfaces leaching). However, some discrepancies of element partitioning were evidenced. Pb, Cu, and Mn tend to concentrate in suspended particulate and in dissolved fraction, while Cr and As follow the trend of Fe and concentrate within sediments of the most downstream station, just before the junction with Moselle waters. Zn appears strongly associated to iron-rich particles, resulting in a decrease of its concentration in waters for the last station. Along the Fensch linear, the variation of metal partitioning between water and particulate phases is accompanied with strong modifications of the nature and mineralogy of iron-rich particles, as evidenced by microanalyses using electron and X-ray beams. The combination of bulk analyses using ICP-MS and microanalyses applied to the three compartments allowed us to propose a three-step process "settling-weathering-resuspension" to explain Zn partitioning.
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- Emmanuelle Montarges-Pelletier
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux, UMR 7360, CNRS Université de Lorraine, 15 Avenue du Charmois, BP 40, 54500, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France,
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A Review on the Structural Studies of Batteries and Host Materials by X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1155/2013/938625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This review highlights the use of the X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) as a local structural tool for selected atoms in several host materials. The main characteristics of XAS to be element-sensitive and its applicability to all states of matter, including crystalline solids and amorphous and liquid states, permit an in-depth study of the structural properties of a large variety of materials. This includes intercalation materials where a host structure can accommodate guest species. Host guest equilibria are at the basis of a large variety of technological applications; in particular they have been used for energy storage, ion-exchange membranes, electrochromism, and analytical sensing. A selection of XAS experiments conducted in the field of batteries, mainly on cathodes, and applications in the field of metal hexacyanoferrates and double layered hydroxides are outlined.
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Ma R, Levard C, Michel FM, Brown GE, Lowry GV. Sulfidation mechanism for zinc oxide nanoparticles and the effect of sulfidation on their solubility. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:2527-2534. [PMID: 23425191 DOI: 10.1021/es3035347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Environmental transformations of nanoparticles (NPs) affect their properties and toxicity potential. Sulfidation is an important transformation process affecting the fate of NPs containing metal cations with an affinity for sulfide. Here, the extent and mechanism of sulfidation of ZnO NPs were investigated, and the properties of resulting products were carefully characterized. Synchrotron X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis reveal that transformation of ZnO to ZnS occurs readily at ambient temperature in the presence of inorganic sulfide. The extent of sulfidation depends on sulfide concentration, and close to 100% conversion can be obtained in 5 days given sufficient addition of sulfide. X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy showed formation of primarily ZnS NPs smaller than 5 nm, indicating that sulfidation of ZnO NPs occurs by a dissolution and reprecipitation mechanism. The solubility of partially sulfidized ZnO NPs is controlled by the remaining ZnO core and not quenched by a ZnS shell formed as was observed for partially sulfidized Ag NPs. Sulfidation also led to NP aggregation and a decrease of surface charge. These changes suggest that sulfidation of ZnO NPs alters the behavior, fate, and toxicity of ZnO NPs in the environment. The reactivity and fate of the resulting <5 nm ZnS particles remains to be determined.
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- Rui Ma
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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