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Ma Q, Wei Y, Zhao N, Wang S, Zhang B, Liu D, Yuan P. Construction of an allophane-based molecularly imprinted polymer for the efficient removal of antibiotic from aqueous solution. Sci Total Environ 2023; 903:166464. [PMID: 37607629 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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The widespread presence of ciprofloxacin (CIP) antibiotic in the water and soil poses substantial potential risks to the environment, threatening both human and animal health. In this study, we used nanoclay mineral allophane (Allo), β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) as a bifunctional monomer, and sodium alginate as a cross-linking agent, to prepare 3D porous Allo-β-CD molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the efficient removal of CIP from aqueous solution. The prepared Allo-β-CD MIP was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and zeta potential measurements. The effects of initial concentration, time, pH level, and ion concentration on CIP removal dynamics were systematically studied. The adsorption kinetics and equilibrium data of CIP were well-fitted by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm models, respectively. The Allo-β-CD MIP can efficiently remove CIP from an aqueous solution, with a maximal adsorption capacity of 635 mg/g. It also has impressive recyclability, and enhanced selectivity, and is widely adaptable to various environmental conditions. The adsorption mechanisms of the as-prepared adsorbent include H bonds, hydrophobic interactions, surface complexation, and n-π EDA interactions. Given the experimental evidence, as-prepared adsorbent is therefore a promising candidate for the effective removal of CIP from the aquatic environment.
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- Qiyi Ma
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Observation and Research Station of Coastal Ecological Environments in Macao, Macao Environmental Research Institute, Macau University of Science and Technology, 999078, Macao
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; Neutron Science Platform, Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Mineralogy and Metallogeny/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Dromard CR, Devault DA, Bouchon-Navaro Y, Allénou JP, Budzinski H, Cordonnier S, Tapie N, Reynal L, Lemoine S, Thomé JP, Thouard E, Monti D, Bouchon C. Environmental fate of chlordecone in coastal habitats: recent studies conducted in Guadeloupe and Martinique (Lesser Antilles). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:51-60. [PMID: 30827027 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04661-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The organochlorine pollution by chlordecone, an insecticide spread in the past in banana plantations, is now recognized as a major ecological, economic, and social crisis in Guadeloupe and Martinique Islands. Due to its physical and chemical properties, this molecule is particularly persistent in the natural environment. Volcanic soil of Guadeloupe and Martinique contain allophanes (amorphous clays), which favor chlordecone trapping due to their structure and physical properties. Thus, with this trapping ability, allophanes serve as a vector allowing chlordecone to contaminate runoff waters and, finally, the sea. In the present publication, several studies recently conducted in the Lesser Antilles have been compiled in order to evaluate the desorption of chlordecone from allophanes when arriving in the estuarine environment and to determine the transfer of chlordecone along marine trophic food webs. The experiments showed that 20% of the initial quantity of chlordecone was released from allophanes in estuarine conditions and 10% in the marine environment. These results could explain the high level of contamination found in the suspended organic matter and zooplankton in the coastal areas located downstream of the contaminated watersheds. The contamination of the marine food webs of mangroves, seagrass beds, and coral reefs is dominated by a contamination "by bath" in littoral waters containing chlordecone and by bioamplification seawards.
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- Charlotte R Dromard
- Unité Biologie des organismes et écosystèmes aquatiques (BOREA), Université des Antilles, MNHN, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS, IRD, BP 592, 97157, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France.
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- UMR CNRS 5805 EPOC - OASU, Équipe LPTC, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la libération, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
- Unité Biologie des organismes et écosystèmes aquatiques (BOREA), Université des Antilles, MNHN, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS, IRD, 97225, Schœlcher, Martinique, France
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- Unité Biologie des organismes et écosystèmes aquatiques (BOREA), Université des Antilles, MNHN, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS, IRD, BP 592, 97157, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- IFREMER, Unité Biodiversité et Environnement de la Martinique, 79 route de Pointe Fort, 97231, Le Robert, France
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- UMR CNRS 5805 EPOC - OASU, Équipe LPTC, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la libération, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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- Unité Biologie des organismes et écosystèmes aquatiques (BOREA), Université des Antilles, MNHN, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS, IRD, BP 592, 97157, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- UMR CNRS 5805 EPOC - OASU, Équipe LPTC, Université de Bordeaux, 351 Cours de la libération, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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- IFREMER, Unité Biodiversité et Environnement de la Martinique, 79 route de Pointe Fort, 97231, Le Robert, France
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- Unité Biologie des organismes et écosystèmes aquatiques (BOREA), Université des Antilles, MNHN, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS, IRD, BP 592, 97157, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Animale et d'Ecotoxicologie (LEAE-CART), Freshwater and Oceanic sciences Unit of reSearch (FOCUS), B6C, Université de Liège, B-4000, Liège, Belgium
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- IFREMER, Unité Biodiversité et Environnement de la Martinique, 79 route de Pointe Fort, 97231, Le Robert, France
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- Unité Biologie des organismes et écosystèmes aquatiques (BOREA), Université des Antilles, MNHN, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS, IRD, BP 592, 97157, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- Unité Biologie des organismes et écosystèmes aquatiques (BOREA), Université des Antilles, MNHN, Sorbonne Université, Université de Caen Normandie, CNRS, IRD, BP 592, 97157, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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Kim GW, Khan MI, Kim PJ, Gwon HS. Unexpectedly higher soil organic carbon accumulation in the evapotranspiration cover of a coal bottom ash mixed landfill. J Environ Manage 2020; 268:110659. [PMID: 32510429 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Monolayer barriers, which are usually known as evapotranspiration (ET) covers, have long been used as alternative final cover systems in waste landfills. Coal bottom ash was evaluated as a good alternative to soil in landfill ET cover systems to increase the bottom ash (BA) recycling ratio in the past. In a previous study, applying BA promoted plant growth characteristics and improved the soil physicochemical properties, particularly the soil organic carbon (SOC) content. In this study, we investigated the effect of BA on the SOC increase by examining the chemical and physical characteristics of ET cover systems, and we compared BA mixed and pure soils. We collected two types of soil from the landfill cover, namely, BA mixed soil (BA 35% + soil 65%) and soil alone (100%), for treatments during the 5th year after installation. Bottom ash mixed soil has four times more SOC than the pure soil at the surface soil layer, but the SOC contents significantly decreased with the soil depth in BA mixed soil, and no differences were found between BA mixed soil and pure soil below a 25 cm soil depth. In addition, there was no significant difference in the chemical composition of the SOC according to a13C NMR. However, the allophane contents were significantly higher in BA mixed soil than pure soil, which physically protects the material from organic matter decomposition. Conclusively, the higher allophane content originating from BA might act as the primary factor in the high accumulation of soil organic carbon in the BA mixed soil layer by retarding the organic matter decomposition.
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- Gil Won Kim
- Hwakesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University, Penrith, NWS, 2751, Australia; Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, South Korea
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- Department of Botanical and Environmental Sciences, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, 26000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, South Korea; Division of Applied Life Science (BK 21+ Program), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 660-701, South Korea.
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- National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea.
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Xu J, Kondo JN, Fujino T. MALDI Mass Spectrometry of Small Molecules Using Nanometer-sized Clay. ANAL SCI 2020; 36:177-181. [PMID: 31474660 DOI: 10.2116/analsci.19p213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Nanometer-sized clay, allophane, was used as the matrix for matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI MS) and applied to the ionization of small molecules. First, the laser desorption ionization mass spectrum of cation-exchanged allophane was measured, and it was found that the cation exchange proceeded smoothly with increasing atomic number of alkali metals in the periodic table. This phenomenon was explained by considering the size of the counter anion on the allophane surface. Then, fructose was measured as the analyte using each alkali-cation-exchanged allophane as the matrix. Contrary to the measurements using allophane itself, the peak intensity of fructose decreased with increasing atomic number of alkali metals in the periodic table. This phenomenon was clarified by considering the stability of alkali cation in the presence of a surface anion, the desorption energy, and the solvation enthalpy of each alkali cation. The applicability of allophane to high molecular weight compounds was also confirmed by measuring cyclodextrin, angiotensin II, and insulin. Finally, a combination of allophane and zeolite was examined by assuming proton relay among allophane, zeolite, and analyte. As a result of proton supply from zeolite to allophane, the peak intensity of the proton sponge (1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene) was enhanced by almost 2.2 times.
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- Jiawei Xu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Toyo University.,Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University
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- Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Toyo University.,Bio-Nano Electronics Research Centre, Toyo University
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Yamanouchi K, Takeuchi M, Arima H, Tsujiguchi T. Development of a method to extract protozoan DNA from black soil. Parasite Epidemiol Control 2019; 4:e00081. [PMID: 30662966 DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2018.e00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 12/14/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Objectives Microorganisms in environmental samples are identified by sequential screening, isolation, and culture steps, followed by the verification of physiological characteristics and morphological classification. Isolation and purification of Amoebae from soil samples is extremely complex, laborious, and time-consuming and require considerable expertise for morphological evaluation. PCR testing of soil DNA seems to be an effective means for protozoa habitat screening. In this study, we added Acanthamoeba sp. (MK strain) to soil and developed a method of extracting protozoan DNA from the soil. Methods Soil allophane is a known DNA adsorbing substance that inhibits the PCR reaction. After comparing the soil properties and allophane contents of 7 soil samples, we attempted to combine multiple cell disruption and DNA purification methods to design an optimal soil DNA extraction method that can be used for downstream PCR analysis. Results We compared five different crushing/refining methods. Amplification of the gene was confirmed by Acanthamoeba specific PCR in protocol V where the concentration of Acanthamoeba in soil (1.0 × 102/g) was the detection limit of PCR. Conclusion The soil DNA extraction method following protocol V allows DNA amplification of protozoa, including Amoeba, which is difficult to cultivate, thus simplifying the investigation of protozoa habitats and genetic analyses.
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Woignier T, Clostre F, Fernandes P, Soler A, Rangon L, Sastre-Conde MI, Jannoyer ML. The pesticide chlordecone is trapped in the tortuous mesoporosity of allophane clays. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:21350-21361. [PMID: 28577145 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9370-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Some volcanic soils like andosols contain short-range order nanoclays (allophane) which build aggregates with a tortuous and fractal microstructure. The aim of the work was to study the influence of the microstructure and mesoporosity of the allophane aggregates on the pesticide chlordecone retention in soils. Our study shows that the allophane microstructure favors pollutants accumulation and sequestration in soils. We put forth the importance of the mesoporous microstructure of the allophane aggregates for pollutant trapping in andosols. We show that the soil contamination increases with the allophane content but also with the mesopore volume, the tortuosity, and the size of the fractal aggregate. Moreover, the pore structure of the allophane aggregates at nanoscale favors the pesticide retention. The fractal and tortuous aggregates of nanoparticles play the role of nanolabyrinths. It is suggested that chlordecone storage in allophanic soils could be the result of the low transport properties (permeability and diffusion) in the allophane aggregates. The poor accessibility to the pesticide trapped in the mesopore of allophane aggregates could explain the lower pollutant release in the environment.
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- Thierry Woignier
- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, 13397, Marseille Cedex 20, France.
- IRD, UMR IMBE, Campus Agro Environnemental Caraibes B. P. 214 Petit Morne, 97235, Le Lamentin, Martinique.
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- Cirad, UPR fonctionnement agroécologique et performances des systèmes de culture horticoles, Campus Agro Environnemental Caraïbes B.P. 214 Petit Morne, 97232, Le Lamentin, Martinique
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- Cirad, UPR fonctionnement agroécologique et performances des systèmes de culture horticoles, Campus Agro Environnemental Caraïbes B.P. 214 Petit Morne, 97232, Le Lamentin, Martinique
- Cirad UR HortSys, TA B-103/PS4, Boulevard de la Lironde, 34398, Montpellier Cedex5, France
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- Cirad UR Banana, plantain and pinneapple cropping system, Campus Agro Environnemental Caraïbes B.P. 214 Petit Morne, 97232, Le Lamentin, Martinique
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- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, 13397, Marseille Cedex 20, France
- IRD, UMR IMBE, Campus Agro Environnemental Caraibes B. P. 214 Petit Morne, 97235, Le Lamentin, Martinique
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- Cirad, UPR fonctionnement agroécologique et performances des systèmes de culture horticoles, Campus Agro Environnemental Caraïbes B.P. 214 Petit Morne, 97232, Le Lamentin, Martinique
- Cirad UR HortSys, TA B-103/PS4, Boulevard de la Lironde, 34398, Montpellier Cedex5, France
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Wu Y, Lee CP, Mimura H, Zhang X, Wei Y. Stable solidification of silica-based ammonium molybdophosphate by allophane: Application to treatment of radioactive cesium in secondary solid wastes generated from fukushima. J Hazard Mater 2018; 341:46-54. [PMID: 28768220 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Silica-based ammonium molybdophosphate (AMP/SiO2) is an absorbent material that can effectively remove Cs from radioactive-contaminated wastewater (RCW) generated by Fukushima nuclide accident. Pressing/sintering method was used for final disposal of secondary waste (spent absorbent) to achieve the volume reduction of AMP-Cs/SiO2 (AMP/SiO2 saturation adsorption of Cs) and stable solidification of Cs by adding natural allophane. The structure of AMP-Cs completely collapsed at approximately 700°C, and most Mo and P species in AMP sublimed. The optimal sintering temperature was estimated as 900°C. The stable crystalline phase of Cs4Al4Si20O48 was recrystallized by the reaction of Cs2O, Al2O3, and SiO2, and the immobilization ratio of Cs was approximately 100%. The leachability of Cs from the sintered product in distilled water was approximately 0.41%. The high immobilization and low leachability of Cs were attributed to the excellent solidification properties of the sintered products of AMP-Cs/SiO2-allophane.
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- Yan Wu
- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China
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- Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, 70101
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- Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8579, Japan
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, PR China.
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Woignier T, Fernandes P, Soler A, Clostre F, Carles C, Rangon L, Lesueur-Jannoyer M. Soil microstructure and organic matter: keys for chlordecone sequestration. J Hazard Mater 2013; 262:357-364. [PMID: 24056248 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.08.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 08/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Past applications of chlordecone, a persistent organochlorine pesticide, have resulted in diffuse pollution of agricultural soils, and these have become sources of contamination of cultivated crops as well as terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Chlordecone is a very stable and recalcitrant molecule, mainly present in the solid phase, and has a strong affinity for organic matter. To prevent consumer and ecosystem exposure, factors that influence chlordecone migration in the environment need to be evaluated. In this study, we measured the impact of incorporating compost on chlordecone sequestration in andosols as a possible way to reduce plant contamination. We first characterized the transfer of chlordecone from soil to plants (radish, cucumber, and lettuce). Two months after incorporation of the compost, soil-plant transfers were reduced by a factor of 1.9-15 depending on the crop. Our results showed that adding compost modified the fractal microstructure of allophane clays thus favoring chlordecone retention in andosols. The complex structure of allophane and the associated low accessibility are important characteristics governing the fate of chlordecone. These results support our proposal for an alternative strategy that is quite the opposite of total soil decontamination: chlordecone sequestration.
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- T Woignier
- IRD UMR 237 Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Marine et Continentale PRAM B.P. 214 Petit Morne, 97232, Le Lamentin, Martinique; CNRS 7263 - Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Marine et Continentale PRAM B.P. 214 Petit Morne, 97232, Le Lamentin, Martinique.
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