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Zhang Y, Xie X, Sun S, Wang Y. Arsenic transformation and redistribution in groundwater induced by the complex geochemical cycling of iron and sulfur. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 894:164941. [PMID: 37343891 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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Iron (hydr)oxides are effective sorbents of arsenic that undergo reductive dissolution when exposed to dissolved sulfide, which significantly impacts the movement and repartition of arsenic in groundwater. This study investigated the sulfidation of As-bearing ferrihydrite and its consequences on arsenic repartitioning as well as formation and transformation of secondary minerals induced by sulfide in batch experiments. The sulfidation of As(III) and As(V) adsorbed on ferrihydrite shows very different results. In the As(V) system, sulfidation resulted in the production of significant amounts of elemental sulfur (S0) and Fe2+, and Fe2+ and sulfide combine to form mackinawite. Subsequently, Fe2+ adsorbed and catalyzed the conversion of residual ferrihydrite to lepidocrocite. However, in the As(III) system, As(III) was protonated in the presence of sulfide to produce thioarsenate, which accounted for 87.9 % of the total aqueous arsenic concentration. The formation of thioarsenate also consumed the S0 produced by the sulfidation, resulting in no detectable S0 during solid phase characterization. The adsorption of thioarsenate on iron minerals notably affected the surface charge density of ferrihydrite, hindering the further formation of secondary minerals. Studies on the influence of thiolation on As-Fe-S system are of great significance for understanding the migration and redistribution of arsenic in groundwater systems under sulfur-rich conditions.
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- Yuyao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 430074 Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology & School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Source Apportionment and Control of Aquatic Pollution, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, 430074 Wuhan, China
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Monroy-Licht A. Effect of phosphate on arsenic species uptake in plants under hydroponic conditions. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2023; 136:729-742. [PMID: 35179661 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-022-01381-0] [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: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Monothioarsenate (MTA) is a newly discovered arsenic (As) compound that can be formed under reduced sulfur conditions, mainly in paddy soil pore waters. It is structurally similar to arsenate As(V) and inorganic phosphate (Pi), which is taken up through phosphate transporters. Due to the similarity between As(V) and Pi, As(V) enters into plants instead of Pi. The important role played by phytochelatin (PC), glutathione (GSH), and the PC-vacuolar transporters ABCC1 and ABCC2 under As stress in plants is well known. However, the plant uptake and mechanisms surrounding MTA still have not been completely addressed. This investigation was divided in two stages: first, several hydroponic assays were set up to establish the sensibility-tolerance of wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (accession Columbia-0, Col-0). Then Col-0 was used as a control plant to evaluate the effects of As(V) or MTA in (PC)-deficient mutant (cad1-3), glutathione biosynthesis mutant (cad2), and PC transport (abcc1-2). The inhibitory concentration (IC50) root length was calculated for both As species. According to the results, both arsenic species (As(V) and MTA) exhibited high toxicity for the genotypes evaluated. This could mean that these mechanisms play a constitutive role in MTA detoxification. Second, for the Pi-MTA and As(V)-Pi competition assays, a series of experiments on hydroponic seedlings of A. thaliana were carried out using Col-0 and a pht1;1. The plants were grown under increasing Pi concentrations (10 μM, 0.1 mM, or 1 mM) at 10 μM As(V) or 50 μM MTA. The total As concentration in the roots was significantly lower in plants exposed to MTA, there being less As content in the pht1;1 mutant at the lowest Pi concentrations tested compared with the As(V)/Pi treatments. In addition, a higher rate of As translocation from the roots to the shoots under MTA was observed in comparison to the As(V)-treatments.
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- Andrea Monroy-Licht
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, 130015, Colombia.
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, 081007, Colombia.
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Kanel SR, Das TK, Varma RS, Kurwadkar S, Chakraborty S, Joshi TP, Bezbaruah AN, Nadagouda MN. Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater: Geochemical Basis of Treatment Technologies. ACS ENVIRONMENTAL AU 2023; 3:135-152. [PMID: 37215436 PMCID: PMC10197174 DOI: 10.1021/acsenvironau.2c00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Arsenic (As) is abundant in the environment and can be found in both organic (e.g., methylated) and inorganic (e.g., arsenate and arsenite) forms. The source of As in the environment is attributed to both natural reactions and anthropogenic activities. As can also be released naturally to groundwater through As-bearing minerals including arsenopyrites, realgar, and orpiment. Similarly, agricultural and industrial activities have elevated As levels in groundwater. High levels of As in groundwater pose serious health risks and have been regulated in many developed and developing countries. In particular, the presence of inorganic forms of As in drinking water sources gained widespread attention due to their cellular and enzyme disruption activities. The research community has primarily focused on reviewing the natural occurrence and mobilization of As. Yet, As originating from anthropogenic activities, its mobility, and potential treatment techniques have not been covered. This review summarizes the origin, geochemistry, occurrence, mobilization, microbial interaction of natural and anthropogenic-As, and common remediation technologies for As removal from groundwater. In addition, As remediation methods are critically evaluated in terms of practical applicability at drinking water treatment plants, knowledge gaps, and future research needs. Finally, perspectives on As removal technologies and associated implementation limitations in developing countries and small communities are discussed.
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- Sushil R. Kanel
- Department
of Chemistry, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435, United States
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- Nanoenvirology
Research Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, United States
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- Office
of Research & Development, Center for Environmental Solutions
and Emergency Response (CESER), United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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- Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, California State University, Fullerton, California 92831, United States
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- Laboratory
of Transport Phenomena & Biotechnology, Department of DIMES, Universita della Calabria, Via Pietro Bucci, Cubo 42/a, Rende 87036, (CS), Italy
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- Environment
and Climate Study Laboratory, Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Lalitpur 44700, Khumaltar, Nepal
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- Nanoenvirology
Research Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58108, United States
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- Office
of Research & Development, Center for Environmental Solutions
and Emergency Response (CESER), United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio 45268, United States
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Nghiem AA, Prommer H, Mozumder MRH, Siade A, Jamieson J, Ahmed KM, van Geen A, Bostick BC. Sulfate reduction accelerates groundwater arsenic contamination even in aquifers with abundant iron oxides. NATURE WATER 2023; 1:151-165. [PMID: 37034542 PMCID: PMC10074394 DOI: 10.1038/s44221-022-00022-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Groundwater contamination by geogenic arsenic is a global problem affecting nearly 200 million people. In South and Southeast Asia, a cost-effective mitigation strategy is to use oxidized low-arsenic aquifers rather than reduced high-arsenic aquifers. Aquifers with abundant oxidized iron minerals are presumably safeguarded against immediate arsenic contamination, due to strong sorption of arsenic onto iron minerals. However, preferential pumping of low-arsenic aquifers can destabilize the boundaries between these aquifers, pulling high-arsenic water into low-arsenic aquifers. We investigate this scenario in a hybrid field-column experiment in Bangladesh where naturally high-arsenic groundwater is pumped through sediment cores from a low-arsenic aquifer, and detailed aqueous and solid-phase measurements are used to constrain reactive transport modelling. Here we show that elevated groundwater arsenic concentrations are induced by sulfate reduction and the predicted formation of highly mobile, poorly sorbing thioarsenic species. This process suggests that contamination of currently pristine aquifers with arsenic can occur up to over 1.5 times faster than previously thought, leading to a deterioration of urgently needed water resources.
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- Athena A. Nghiem
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA
- Present address: Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Present address: Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- CSIRO Environment, Wembley, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Earth Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA
- Ramboll Environment & Health, Westford, MA, USA
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- CSIRO Environment, Wembley, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Earth Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- CSIRO Environment, Wembley, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Earth Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA
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Wang Y, Zhang P, Wang S, Song Y, Xiao F, Wang Y, Zhang D, Jia Y. The arsenic species in the sulfidic environments: Determination, transformation, and geochemical implications. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135971. [PMID: 35987268 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The species and fate of arsenic (As) are closely related to sulfide (S-II) in the anaerobic and sulfidic environment. In this work, the mechanisms and kinetics of arsenate (AsV) reduction by S-II at different pHs, S-II/AsV molar ratios, and initial AsV concentrations in the absence (or presence) of Al-hydroxide were studied, where the concentrations of various kinds of As species, namely AsV, arsenite (AsIII), and thioarsenics (ThioAs) were qualitatively and quantitatively determined by liquid chromatography with atomic fluorescence spectrophotometry. The results showed that under acidic or neutral conditions, ThioAs may act as intermediate(s), where amorphous As2S3 precipitate was observed at pH 5 in high S-II condition. By comparison, at pH 9, AsV was probably directly reduced to AsIII with polysulfide as the byproduct. The reaction rate was faster at mildly acidic pH than that of neutral or alkaline pH, as well as in the presence of Al-hydroxide. The findings may give further insights about the role of ThioAs in the biogeochemical cycle of As.
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- Ying Wang
- School of Ecology and Environment, NingXia University, Yinchuan, 750021, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, SE-901 83, Umeå, Sweden.
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- Shanxi Eco-environmental Protection Service Center, Taiyuan, 030002, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China.
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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Kumar N, Noël V, Besold J, Planer-Friedrich B, Boye K, Fendorf S, Brown GE. Mechanism of Arsenic Partitioning During Sulfidation of As-Sorbed Ferrihydrite Nanoparticles. ACS EARTH & SPACE CHEMISTRY 2022; 6:1666-1673. [PMID: 35903782 PMCID: PMC9310089 DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Knowledge of how arsenic (As) partitions among various phases in Fe-rich sulfidic environments is critical for understanding the fate and mobility of As in such environments. We studied the reaction of arsenite and arsenate sorbed on ferrihydrite nanoparticle surfaces with dissolved sulfide at varying S/Fe ratios (0.1-2.0) to understand the fate and transformation mechanism of As during sulfidation of ferrihydrite. By using aqueous As speciation analysis by IC-ICP-MS and solid-phase As speciation analysis by synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), we were able to discern the mechanism and pathways of As partitioning and thio-arsenic species formation. Our results provide a mechanistic understanding of the fate and transformation of arsenic during the codiagenesis of As, Fe, and S in reducing environments. Our aqueous-phase As speciation data, combined with solid-phase speciation data, indicate that sulfidation of As-sorbed ferrihydrite nanoparticles results in their transformation to trithioarsenate and arsenite, independent of the initial arsenic species used. The nature and extent of transformation and the thioarsenate species formed were controlled by S/Fe ratios in our experiments. However, arsenate was reduced to arsenite before transformation to trithioarsenate.
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- Naresh Kumar
- Department
of Geological Sciences, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental
Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2115, United States
- Center
for Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Soil
Chemistry and Chemical Soil Quality Group, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Stanford
Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo
Park, California 94025, United States
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- Environmental
Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research
(BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Environmental
Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research
(BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Stanford
Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo
Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department
of Earth System Sciences, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental
Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Geological Sciences, School of Earth, Energy & Environmental
Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2115, United States
- Center
for Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology (CEINT), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Stanford
Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL), SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo
Park, California 94025, United States
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Ye L, Jing C. Environmental geochemistry of thioantimony: formation, structure and transformation as compared with thioarsenic. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2021; 23:1863-1872. [PMID: 34734613 DOI: 10.1039/d1em00261a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Antimony (Sb), a redox-sensitive toxic element, has received global attention due to the increased awareness of its rich geochemistry. The past two decades have witnessed the explosive development in geochemistry of oxyanionic Sb(OH)3 and Sb(OH)6-. Emerging thioantimony species (Sb-S) have recently been detected, which actually dominate the Sb mobility in sulfate-reducing environments. However, the instability and complexity of Sb-S present the most pressing challenges. To overcome these barriers, it is urgent to summarize the existing research on the environmental geochemistry of Sb-S. Since Sb-S is an analogous species to thioarsenic (As-S), a comparison between Sb-S and As-S will provide insightful information. Therefore, this review presents a way of comparing environmental geochemistry between Sb-S and As-S. Here, we summarize the formation and transformation of Sb-S and As-S, their chemical structures and analytical methods. Then, the challenges and perspectives are discussed. Finally, the important scientific questions that need to be addressed are also proposed.
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- Li Ye
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Sorption of Monothioarsenate to the Natural Sediments and Its Competition with Arsenite and Arsenate. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182312839. [PMID: 34886565 PMCID: PMC8657673 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182312839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Monothioarsenate (MTAsV) is one of the major arsenic species in sulfur- or iron-rich groundwater, and the sediment adsorption of MTAsV plays an important role in arsenic cycling in the subsurface environment. In this study, batch experiments and characterization are conducted to investigate the sorption characteristic and mechanism of MTAsV on natural sediments and the influences of arsenite and arsenate. Results show that MTAsV adsorption on natural sediments is similar to arsenate and arsenite, manifested by a rapid early increasing stage, a slowly increasing stage at an intermediate time until 8 h, before finally approaching an asymptote. The sediment sorption for MTAsV mainly occurs on localized sites with high contents of Fe and Al, where MTAsV forms a monolayer on the surface of natural sediments via a chemisorption mechanism and meanwhile the adsorbed MTAsV mainly transforms into other As species, such as AlAs, Al-As-O, and Fe-As-O compounds. At low concentration, MTAsV sorption isotherm by natural sediments becomes the Freundlich isotherm model, while at high concentration of MTAsV, its sorption isotherm becomes the Langmuir isotherm model. The best-fitted maximum adsorption capacity for MTAsV adsorption is about 362.22 μg/g. Furthermore, there is a competitive effect between MTAsV and arsenate adsorption, and MTAsV and arsenite adsorption on natural sediments. More specifically, the presence of arsenite greatly decreases MTAsV sorption, while the presence of MTAsV causes a certain degree of reduction of arsenite adsorption on the sediments before 4 h, and this effect becomes weaker when approaching the equilibrium state. The presence of arsenate greatly decreases MTAsV sorption and the presence of MTAsV also greatly decreases arsenate sorption. These competitive effects may greatly affect MTAsV transport in groundwater systems and need more attention in the future.
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Drahota P, Peřestá M, Trubač J, Mihaljevič M, Vaněk A. Arsenic fractionation and mobility in sulfidic wetland soils during experimental drying. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 277:130306. [PMID: 33774247 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this study, two Czech wetland soils enriched in authigenic sulfide minerals (especially realgar) were collected from the saturated zone (60-100 cm), flooded with local groundwater and allowed to dry for up to 98 days. The objective was to examine the mobility of As, Fe, S and trace metals using selective chemical extractions, S isotopes and X-ray diffraction through the drying process. During the initial stage of incubation (∼20 days), the re-flooding of the soils triggered a microbially-mediated SO42- reduction, which immobilized the Co, Cu and Ni. The reductive dissolution of As-bearing Fe (oxyhydr)oxides and the release of As were documented only in the Fe-rich/organic-low soil. Over the next stage of incubation (∼75 days), the exposure and drying of the soils led to the oxidation of the Fe and As sulfides. The arsenic and trace metals released via oxidation of the sulfide phases (particularly Fe sulfides) were almost entirely sequestered by the Fe(III) (oxyhydr)oxides, but acidification during the oxidation stage of the incubation resulted in the pH-dependent release of the As and trace metals (Co, Cu, Ni) (especially in the Fe-rich/organic-low soil). These findings suggest that sulfidic soils in wetlands can be considered as long-term sources of As during major drought events.
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- Petr Drahota
- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, 128 43, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00, Praha 6, Czech Republic
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Shi W, Song W, Zheng J, Luo Y, Qile G, Lü S, Lü X, Zhou B, Lü C, He J. Factors and pathways regulating the release and transformation of arsenic mediated by reduction processes of dissimilated iron and sulfate. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 768:144697. [PMID: 33454476 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 12/20/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The driving process and explanatory factors regulating the transformation and migration of arsenic (As) mediated by dissimilatory iron reducing bacteria (DFeRB) and sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) remain poorly understood. The novelty of this study is to explore the driving process and key environmental factors governing As mobilization mediated by DFeRB and SRB based on continuous As speciation and environmental parameter monitoring in a sediment-water system. The results illustrate the reduction process mediated by DFeRB and SRB significantly promotes the reduction of As(V) and the endogenous release of As. However, in the DFeRB and SRB mediated reductions, the main driving process and key explanatory factors that dominate the As mobility are significantly different. DFeRB has significant effects on the reductive dissolution and re-distribution of Fe(III) oxyhydroxides and As-containing Fe(III) minerals and on adsorption-desorption, which in turn influenced the transformation of iron species and the release and ecotoxicity of As. Meanwhile, the environmental factors that affect As mobility depend on Fe2+ and Fe3+ in DFeRB-induced reduction, presenting two main pathways: the process of As mobilization mediated by DFeRB, and the process influenced by the inorganic phosphorus involved in the competitive adsorption and anion exchange. Significantly different from DFeRB, the effects of SRB on As behavior mainly occur by influencing the adsorbed As, pyrite, and As sulfides in the sediments and through the formation of sulfides during the sulfate reduction. The main pathways of As mobilization reflect the direct effects of SRB, S2-, and Fe2+. In addition, the role of NH4+-N in the driving process of As mobility is more pronounced in SRB-induced reduction. NO3--N is an essential factor affecting As mobility, but the effects of NO3--N on As lead to non-significant pathways. This work provides insights into the environmental effects of DFeRB and SRB on the biogeochemical cycle of As.
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- Wenjing Shi
- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Pioneer College, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Tianjin Academy of Eco-Environmental Sciences, Tianjin 300191, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China; Institute of Environmental Geology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China; Institute of Environmental Geology, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China.
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Gao J, Zheng T, Deng Y, Jiang H. Microbially mediated mobilization of arsenic from aquifer sediments under bacterial sulfate reduction. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 768:144709. [PMID: 33736355 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Understanding the biogeochemical processes controlling arsenic (As) mobilization under bacterial sulfate reduction (BSR) in aquifer sediments is essential for the remediation of high As groundwater. Here, we conducted microcosm experiments with shallow aquifer sediments from the Jianghan Plain (central Yangtze River Basin) under the stimulation of exogenous sulfate. Initially, co-increases of As(III) (from 0.0 to 88.5 μg/L), Fe(II) (from 0.5 to 6.0 mg/L), and S(-II) (from 0.0 to 90.0 μg/L) indicated the concurrent occurrence of sulfate, Fe(III), and arsenate reduction. The corresponding increase of the relative abundance of OTUs classified as sulfate-reducing bacteria, Desulfomicrobium (from 0.5 to 30.6%), and dsrB gene abundance indicated the strong occurrence of BSR during the incubation. The underlying mechanisms of As mobilization could be attributed to the biotic and abiotic reduction of As-bearing iron (hydro)oxides either through the iron-reducing bacteria or the bacterially generated sulfide, which were supported by the variations in solid speciation of Fe, S, and As. As the incubation progressed, we observed a transient attenuation followed by a re-increase of aqueous As, due to the limited abundance of newly-formed Fe-sulfide minerals with a weak ability of As sequestration. Moreover, the formation of thioarsenate (H2AsS4-) during the mobilization of As from the sediments was observed, highlighting that BSR could facilitate As mobilization through multiple pathways. The present results provided new insights for the biogeochemical processes accounting for As mobilization from sediments under BSR conditions.
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- Jie Gao
- Geological Survey, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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- Geological Survey, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
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Glodowska M, Stopelli E, Straub D, Vu Thi D, Trang PTK, Viet PH, Berg M, Kappler A, Kleindienst S. Arsenic behavior in groundwater in Hanoi (Vietnam) influenced by a complex biogeochemical network of iron, methane, and sulfur cycling. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 407:124398. [PMID: 33213979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The fate of arsenic (As) in groundwater is determined by multiple interrelated microbial and abiotic processes that contribute to As (im)mobilization. Most studies to date have investigated individual processes related to As (im)mobilization rather than the complex networks present in situ. In this study, we used RNA-based microbial community analysis in combination with groundwater hydrogeochemical measurements to elucidate the behavior of As along a 2 km transect near Hanoi, Vietnam. The transect stretches from the riverbank across a strongly reducing and As-contaminated Holocene aquifer, followed by a redox transition zone (RTZ) and a Pleistocene aquifer, at which As concentrations are low. Our analyses revealed fermentation and methanogenesis as important processes providing electron donors, fueling the microbially mediated reductive dissolution of As-bearing Fe(III) minerals and ultimately promoting As mobilization. As a consequence of high CH4 concentrations, methanotrophs thrive across the Holocene aquifer and the redox transition zone. Finally, our results underline the role of SO42--reducing and putative Fe(II)-/As(III)-oxidizing bacteria as a sink for As, particularly at the RTZ. Overall, our results suggest that a complex network of microbial and biogeochemical processes has to be considered to better understand the biogeochemical behavior of As in groundwater.
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- Martyna Glodowska
- Geomicrobiology, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Germany; Microbial Ecology, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Microbial Ecology, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Germany; Quantitative Biology Center (QBiC), University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety (KLATEFOS), VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety (KLATEFOS), VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Technology for Environmental Quality and Food Safety (KLATEFOS), VNU University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland; UNESCO Chair on Groundwater Arsenic within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland, Australia
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- Geomicrobiology, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Microbial Ecology, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Germany; Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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Kumar N, Noël V, Planer-Friedrich B, Besold J, Lezama-Pacheco J, Bargar JR, Brown GE, Fendorf S, Boye K. Redox Heterogeneities Promote Thioarsenate Formation and Release into Groundwater from Low Arsenic Sediments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 54:3237-3244. [PMID: 32069033 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Groundwater contamination by As from natural and anthropogenic sources is a worldwide concern. Redox heterogeneities over space and time are common and can influence the molecular-level speciation of As, and thus, As release/retention but are largely unexplored. Here, we present results from a dual-domain column experiment, with natural organic-rich, fine-grained, and sulfidic sediments embedded as lenses (referred to as "reducing lenses") within natural aquifer sand. We show that redox interfaces in sulfur-rich, alkaline aquifers may release concerning levels of As, even when sediment As concentration is low (<2 mg/kg), due to the formation of mobile thioarsenates at aqueous sulfide/Fe molar ratios <1. In our experiments, this behavior occurred in the aquifer sand between reducing lenses and was attributed to the spreading of sulfidic conditions and subsequent Fe reductive dissolution. In contrast, inside reducing lenses (and some locations in the aquifer) the aqueous sulfide/Fe molar ratios exceeded 1 and aqueous sulfide/As molar ratios exceeded 100, which partitioned As(III)-S to the solid phase (associated with organics or as realgar (As4S4)). These results highlight the importance of thioarsenates in natural sediments and indicate that redox interfaces and sediment heterogeneities could locally degrade groundwater quality, even in aquifers with unconcerning solid-phase As concentrations.
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- Naresh Kumar
- Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2115, United States
- Department of Environmental Geosciences, Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-4216, United States
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- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-2115, United States
- Department of Photon Science, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-4216, United States
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- Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry Group, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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Wilkin RT, Ford RG, Costantino LM, Ross RR, Beak DG, Scheckel KG. Thioarsenite Detection and Implications for Arsenic Transport in Groundwater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:11684-11693. [PMID: 31525045 PMCID: PMC6824421 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Arsenic toxicity and mobility in groundwater depend on its aqueous speciation. Uncertainty about the methods used for measuring arsenic speciation in sulfate-reducing environments hampers transport and fate analyses and the development of in situ remediation approaches for treating impacted aquifers. New anion-exchange chromatography methods linked to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) are presented that allow for sample/eluent pH matching. Sample/eluent pH matching is advantageous to prevent thioarsenic species transformation during chromatographic separation because species protonation states remain unaffected, hydroxyl-for-bisulfide ligand substitution is avoided, and oxidation of reduced arsenic species is minimized. We characterized model and natural solutions containing mixtures of arsenic oxyanions with dissolved sulfide and solutions derived from the dissolution of thioarsenite and thioarsenate solids. In sulfidic solutions containing arsenite, two thioarsenic species with S/As ratios of 2:1 and 3:1 were important over the pH range from 5.5 to 8.5. The 3:1 thioarsenic species dominated when disordered As2S3 dissolved into sulfide-containing solution at pH 5.4. Together with the preferential formation of arsenite following sample dilution, these data provide evidence for the formation and detection of thioarsenite species. This study helps resolve inconsistencies between spectroscopic and chromatographic evidence regarding the nature of arsenic in sulfidic waters.
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- Richard T. Wilkin
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Groundwater, Watershed, and Ecosystem Restoration Division, 919 Kerr Research Drive, Ada, OK 74820, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Land and Materials Management Division, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Groundwater, Watershed, and Ecosystem Restoration Division, 919 Kerr Research Drive, Ada, OK 74820, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Groundwater, Watershed, and Ecosystem Restoration Division, 919 Kerr Research Drive, Ada, OK 74820, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Groundwater, Watershed, and Ecosystem Restoration Division, 919 Kerr Research Drive, Ada, OK 74820, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Land and Materials Management Division, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268, United States
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Biswas A, Besold J, Sjöstedt C, Gustafsson JP, Scheinost AC, Planer-Friedrich B. Complexation of Arsenite, Arsenate, and Monothioarsenate with Oxygen-Containing Functional Groups of Natural Organic Matter: An XAS Study. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:10723-10731. [PMID: 31436974 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Arsenic (As) is reported to be effectively sorbed onto natural organic matter (NOM) via thiol coordination and polyvalent metal cation-bridged ternary complexation. However, the extent of sorption via complexation with oxygen-containing functional groups of NOM is poorly understood. By equilibrating arsenite, arsenate, and monothioarsenate with purified model-peat, followed by As K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopic analysis, this study shows that complexation with oxygen-containing functional groups can be an additional or alternative mode of As sorption to NOM. The extent of complexation was highest for arsenite, followed by monothioarsenate and arsenate. Complexation was higher at pH 7.0 compared to 4.5 for arsenite and arsenate and vice versa for monothioarsenate because of partial transformation to arsenite at pH 4.5. Modeling of the As K-edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure data revealed that As···C interatomic distances were relatively longer in arsenate- (2.83 ± 0.01 Å) and monothioarsenate-treated peat (2.80 ± 0.02 Å) compared to arsenite treatments (2.73 ± 0.01 Å). This study suggests that arsenite was predominantly complexed with carboxylic groups, whereas arsenate and monothioarsenate were complexed with alcoholic groups of the peat. This study further implies that in systems, where NOM is the major sorbent, arsenate and monothioarsenate can have higher mobility than arsenite.
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- Ashis Biswas
- Department of Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BAYCEER) , Bayreuth University , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal , Bhopal Bypass Road , 462066 Bhauri , Madhya Pradesh , India
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- Department of Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BAYCEER) , Bayreuth University , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
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- Department of Soil and Environment , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Box 7014, 750 07 Uppsala , Sweden
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- Department of Soil and Environment , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Box 7014, 750 07 Uppsala , Sweden
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- The Rossendorf Beamline (ROBL) at ESRF , 38043 Grenoble , France
- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Department of Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BAYCEER) , Bayreuth University , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
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Danczak RE, Johnston MD, Kenah C, Slattery M, Wilkins MJ. Capability for arsenic mobilization in groundwater is distributed across broad phylogenetic lineages. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0221694. [PMID: 31490939 PMCID: PMC6730927 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Despite the importance of microbial activity in mobilizing arsenic in groundwater aquifers, the phylogenetic distribution of contributing microbial metabolisms is understudied. Groundwater samples from Ohio aquifers were analyzed using metagenomic sequencing to identify functional potential that could drive arsenic cycling, and revealed mechanisms for direct (i.e., Ars system) and indirect (i.e., iron reduction) arsenic mobilization in all samples, despite differing geochemical conditions. Analyses of 194 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) revealed widespread functionality related to arsenic mobilization throughout the bacterial tree of life. While arsB and arsC genes (components of an arsenic resistance system) were found in diverse lineages with no apparent phylogenetic bias, putative aioA genes (aerobic arsenite oxidase) were predominantly identified in Methylocystaceae MAGs. Both previously described and undescribed respiratory arsenate reduction potential via arrA was detected in Betaproteobacteria, Deltaproteobacteria, and Nitrospirae MAGs, whereas sulfate reduction potential was primarily limited to members of the Deltaproteobacteria and Nitrospirae. Lastly, iron reduction potential was detected in the Ignavibacteria, Deltaproteobacteria, and Nitrospirae. These results expand the phylogenetic distribution of taxa that may play roles in arsenic mobilization in subsurface systems. Specifically, the Nitrospirae are a much more functionally diverse group than previously assumed and may play key biogeochemical roles in arsenic-contaminated ecosystems.
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- Robert E. Danczak
- Department of Microbiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America
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Wang Y, Lin J, Wang S, Zhang D, Xiao F, Wang X, Jia Y. Adsorption and transformation of thioarsenite at hematite/water interface under anaerobic condition in the presence of sulfide. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 222:422-430. [PMID: 30716544 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.01.157] [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: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The adsorption behavior of thioarsenite (TAsIII) on the surface of hematite (α-Fe2O3) is unknown at present. In the present study, we have investigated the transformation and reactions of TAsIII [monothioarsenite (MTAsIII) and dithioarsneite (DTAsIII)] on the surface of α-Fe2O3 in the presence of sulfide at S/As = 1 and 3 by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and Raman spectroscopy. The adsorption envelopes reveal that the adsorption of TAsIII on α-Fe2O3 is significantly less than that of arsenite (AsIII) in the pH range from 7 to 11 with the initial As concentration of 25 mg L-1. However, at the initial As concentration of 135 mg L-1, the uptake of TAsIII by α-Fe2O3 is higher at pH 7 but lower at pH 8-11 than that of AsIII. The adsorption isotherms show that the adsorption of As on α-Fe2O3 is largely inhibited by the presence of aqueous sulfide at pH 7 with low As equilibrium concentration (<40 mg L-1). Whereas the uptake of As by α-Fe2O3 is highly elevated compared with the value predicted by Langmuir model at pH 7 with high As equilibrium concentration (>40 mg L-1), implying the formation of As-bearing (surface) precipitate. The As and S K-edge XAS as well as Raman spectroscopy confirm the formation of As sulfide precipitate on the surface of α-Fe2O3 in MTAsIII system. It is worth to note that the oxidation of (thio)AsIII occurs on the surface of α-Fe2O3 in DTAsIII system under strictly anaerobic conditions. These results shed new light on the understanding of the interfacial behavior of As and point to the potential implication in immobilization and removal of arsenic in sulfidic environment.
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- Ying Wang
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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Duan Y, Schaefer MV, Wang Y, Gan Y, Yu K, Deng Y, Fendorf S. Experimental constraints on redox-induced arsenic release and retention from aquifer sediments in the central Yangtze River Basin. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 649:629-639. [PMID: 30176474 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The consumption of arsenic (As) contaminated groundwater affects the health of almost 20 million people in China. Unlike the preponderance of observations within the deltas of South and Southeast Asia, groundwater As concentrations in the central Yangtze River Basin, China, vary by up to an order of magnitude seasonally. In order to decipher the cause of seasonal release and retention of As between sediments and groundwater, we conducted batch sediment incubations under varying (imposed) redox conditions. Incubations were conducted under both N2 and O2 gas purges to simulate conditions observed within the field. In all cases, anoxic conditions resulted in As release to solution while As was removed from solution under oxic conditions. These experiments confirm that anoxia is a prerequisite for As mobilization into groundwater from Yangtze River Basin sediments. Alternating redox conditions resulted in Fe minerals dissolution, transformation, crystallization, and precipitation, and subsequent As release and retention in the system. More importantly, aquifer sediments at depths >15 m release As through multiple redox cycles without an exogenous electron donor (carbon source), organic matter in the sediments is sufficiently reactive to support microbial reduction of As(V) and Fe(III). These results provide direct evidence for previously described mechanisms explaining the observed seasonal variation of groundwater As concentrations in the central Yangtze River Basin, where seasonal changes in surface and groundwater levels drive changes in redox conditions and thus As concentrations.
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- Yanhua Duan
- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; Earth System Science Dept., Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
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- Earth System Science Dept., Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States; Environmental Science Dept., University of California-Riverside, 900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521, United States
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China.
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Geological Survey, China University of Geosciences, 430074 Wuhan, China
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- Earth System Science Dept., Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States.
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Besold J, Biswas A, Suess E, Scheinost AC, Rossberg A, Mikutta C, Kretzschmar R, Gustafsson JP, Planer-Friedrich B. Monothioarsenate Transformation Kinetics Determining Arsenic Sequestration by Sulfhydryl Groups of Peat. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:7317-7326. [PMID: 29847919 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In peatlands, arsenite was reported to be effectively sequestered by sulfhydryl groups of natural organic matter. To which extent porewater arsenite can react with reduced sulfur to form thioarsenates and how this affects arsenic sequestration in peatlands is unknown. Here, we show that, in the naturally arsenic-enriched peatland Gola di Lago, Switzerland, up to 93% of all arsenic species in surface and porewaters were thioarsenates. The dominant species, monothioarsenate, likely formed from arsenite and zerovalent sulfur-containing species. Laboratory incubations with sulfide-reacted, purified model peat showed increasing total arsenic sorption with decreasing pH from 8.5 to 4.5 for both, monothioarsenate and arsenite. However, X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed no binding of monothioarsenate via sulfhydryl groups. The sorption observed at pH 4.5 was acid-catalyzed dissociation of monothioarsenate, forming arsenite. The lower the pH and the more sulfhydryl sites, the more arsenite sorbed which in turn shifted equilibrium toward further dissociation of monothioarsenate. At pH 8.5, monothioarsenate was stable over 41 days. In conclusion, arsenic can be effectively sequestered by sulfhydryl groups in anoxic, slightly acidic environments where arsenite is the only arsenic species. At neutral to slightly alkaline pH, monothioarsenate can form and its slow transformation into arsenite and low affinity to sulfhydryl groups suggest that this species is mobile in such environments.
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- Johannes Besold
- Department of Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BAYCEER) , Bayreuth University , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
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- Department of Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BAYCEER) , Bayreuth University , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal , Bhopal Bypass Road , Bhauri , Madhya Pradesh 462066 , India
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology , 8600 Dübendorf , Switzerland
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- The Rossendorf Beamline (ROBL) at ESRF , 38043 Grenoble , France
- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- The Rossendorf Beamline (ROBL) at ESRF , 38043 Grenoble , France
- Institute of Resource Ecology , Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) , Bautzner Landstraße 400 , 01328 Dresden , Germany
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- Soil Mineralogy, Institute of Mineralogy , Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover , Callinstr. 3 , 30167 Hannover , Germany
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- Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, Department of Environmental Systems Science , ETH Zurich , CHN, CH-8092 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Department of Soil and Environment , Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences , Box 7014, 750 07 , Uppsala , Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BAYCEER) , Bayreuth University , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
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Zhang J, Ma T, Yan Y, Xie X, Abass OK, Liu C, Zhao Z, Wang Z. Effects of Fe-S-As coupled redox processes on arsenic mobilization in shallow aquifers of Datong Basin, northern China. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 237:28-38. [PMID: 29466772 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.01.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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High arsenic groundwater generally coexists with elevated Fe2+ concentrations (mg L-1 levels) under reducing conditions, but an explanation for the extremely high arsenic (up to ∼2690) concentrations at very low Fe2+ (i.e., μg L-1 levels) in groundwater of Datong Basin remains elusive. Field groundwater investigation and laboratory microcosm experiments were implemented in this study. The field groundwater was characterized by weakly alkaline (pH 7.69 to 8.34) and reducing conditions (Eh -221.7 to -31.9 mV) and arsenic concentration averages at 697 μg L-1. Acinetobacter (5.9-51.3%), Desulfosporosinus (4.6-30.2%), Brevundimonas (3.9-19%) and Pseudomonas (3.2-14.6%) were identified as the dominant genera in the bacterial communities. Bacterially mediated arsenate reduction, Fe(III) reduction, and sulfate reduction are processes occurring (or having previously occurred) in the groundwater. Results from incubation experiment (27 d) revealed that nitrate, arsenate, and Fe(III)/sulfate reduced sequentially with time under anoxic conditions, while Fe(III) and sulfate reduction processes had no obvious differences, occurring almost simultaneously. Moreover, low Fe2+ concentrations were attributed to initially high pH conditions, which relatively retarded Fe(III) reduction. In addition, arsenic behavior in relation to groundwater redox conditions, matrices, and solution chemistry were elaborated. Bacterial arsenate reduction process proceeded before Fe(III) and sulfate reduction in the incubation experiment, and the total arsenic concentration (dominated by arsenite) gradually increased from ∼7 to 115 μg L-1 as arsenate was reduced. Accordingly, bacterially mediated reductive desorption of arsenate is identified as the main process controlling arsenic mobility, while Fe(III) reduction coupled with sulfate reduction are secondary processes that have also contributed to arsenic enrichment in the study site. Overall, this study provide important insights into the mechanism controlling arsenic mobility under weakly alkaline and reducing conditions, and furnishes that arsenate reduction by bacteria play a major role leading to high accumulation of desorbed arsenite in groundwater.
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- Junwen Zhang
- School of Environmental Studies, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430071, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550002, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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Planer-Friedrich B, Schaller J, Wismeth F, Mehlhorn J, Hug SJ. Monothioarsenate Occurrence in Bangladesh Groundwater and Its Removal by Ferrous and Zero-Valent Iron Technologies. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:5931-5939. [PMID: 29671316 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In most natural groundwaters, sulfide concentrations are low, and little attention has been paid to potential occurrence of thioarsenates (AsVS n-IIO4- n3- with n = 1-4). Thioarsenate occurrence in groundwater could be critical with regard to the efficiency of iron (Fe)-based treatment technologies because previous studies reported less sorption of thioarsenates to preformed Fe-minerals compared to arsenite and arsenate. We analyzed 273 groundwater samples taken from different wells in Bangladesh over 1 year and detected monothioarsenate (MTA), likely formed via solid-phase zero-valent sulfur, in almost 50% of all samples. Concentrations ranged up to >30 μg L-1 (21% of total As). MTA removal by locally used technologies in which zero-valent or ferrous Fe is oxidized by aeration and As sorbs or coprecipitates with the forming Fe(III)hydroxides was indeed lower than for arsenate. The presence of phosphate required up to three times as much Fe(II) for comparable MTA removal. However, in contrast to previous sorption studies on preformed Fe minerals, MTA removal, even in the presence of phosphate, was still higher than that of arsenite. The more efficient MTA removal is likely caused by a combination of coprecipitation and adsorption rendering the tested Fe-based treatment technologies suitable for As removal also in the presence of MTA.
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- Britta Planer-Friedrich
- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) , Bayreuth University , Universitaetsstrasse 30 , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
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- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) , Bayreuth University , Universitaetsstrasse 30 , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
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- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) , Bayreuth University , Universitaetsstrasse 30 , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
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- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER) , Bayreuth University , Universitaetsstrasse 30 , 95440 Bayreuth , Germany
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- Eawag , Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology , Ueberlandstrasse 133 , 8600 Duebendorf , Switzerland
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Luo T, Ye L, Chan T, Jing C. Mobilization of arsenic on nano-TiO 2 in soil columns with sulfate reducing bacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 234:762-768. [PMID: 29245150 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Arsenic (As) remediation in contaminated water using nanoparticles is promising. However, the fate and transport of As associated with nano-adsorbents in natural environment is poorly understood. To investigate the fate of adsorbed As on nano-TiO2 in changed redox condition from oxic to anoxic, we added the As(V)-TiO2 suspension in groundwater to an autoclaved soil column which inoculated a sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfovibrio vulgaris DP4. The dissolved As(V) in effluent increased to 798 μg/L for the biotic column and to 1510 μg/L for the abiotic control, and dissolved As(III) was observed only in biotic column. The total As (dissolved plus particulate) in the biotic column effluent (high to 2.5 mg/L) was substantially higher than the abiotic control (1.5 mg/L). Therefore SRB restrained the release of dissolved As, and facilitated the transport of particulate As. Micro-XRF analysis suggested that the nano-TiO2 with As was mainly retained in the influent front and that its transport was negligible. Our pe-pH calculation and XANES analysis demonstrated that generated secondary iron minerals containing magnetite and mackinawite mainly were responsible for dissolved As retention, and then transported with As as particulate As. The results shed light on the mobilization of adsorbed As on a nano-adsorbent in an anoxic environment.
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- Ting Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Jiangsu 224051, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, 101 Hsin-Ann Road, Hsinchy Science Park, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Huang JH, Tian L, Ilgen G. Biogenic arsenic volatilisation from an acidic fen. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 615:1470-1477. [PMID: 28927810 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To quantify arsenic (As) volatilisation by peatlands and to elucidate the environmental factors governing As volatilisation, a series of anoxic incubations with acidic fen soil collected in northeast Bavaria in Germany were performed at 15°C for 4months. Arsenic volatilisation summed to 2.32ng As in the control, which was 1.6% and ~0.01% of the porewater As and the total As storage in the fen soil, respectively. Treatment with 10mM NaN3 resulted in only 0.03ng As volatilisation. In comparison, addition of 10mM NaOAc stimulated microbial activity in fen soil and As volatilisation rose to 8.42ng As, indicating that As volatilisation by fen soil is primarily biogenic. Spiking with 67μM As(III) increased As volatilisation eightfold, supposedly caused by the largely enhanced As availability in porewater for microbes (~10 times higher than the control). Adding 10mM FeCl3 and Na2SO4 decreased As volatilisation to 0.30 and 0.82ng As, respectively, apparently due to the change of microbial activity. Speciation of gaseous As in the headspace using GC-ICP-MS/EI-MS showed the predominance of arsine and trimethylarsine in treatments with low and high porewater As concentrations, respectively, suggesting different formation pathways of arsine and methylarsines. This study demonstrated the strong linkage between microorganisms and As volatilisation by peatlands and furthermore indicated the minor role of As volatilisation in the natural As biogeochemical cycle in the semi-terrestrial environment.
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- Jen-How Huang
- Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Environmental Geosciences, University of Basel, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Nanjing University, 210023 Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Chemische Analytik, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Ziegler BA, Schreiber ME, Cozzarelli IM, Crystal Ng GH. A mass balance approach to investigate arsenic cycling in a petroleum plume. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 231:1351-1361. [PMID: 28943347 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.08.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Natural attenuation of organic contaminants in groundwater can give rise to a series of complex biogeochemical reactions that release secondary contaminants to groundwater. In a crude oil contaminated aquifer, biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons is coupled with the reduction of ferric iron (Fe(III)) hydroxides in aquifer sediments. As a result, naturally occurring arsenic (As) adsorbed to Fe(III) hydroxides in the aquifer sediment is mobilized from sediment into groundwater. However, Fe(III) in sediment of other zones of the aquifer has the capacity to attenuate dissolved As via resorption. In order to better evaluate how long-term biodegradation coupled with Fe-reduction and As mobilization can redistribute As mass in contaminated aquifer, we quantified mass partitioning of Fe and As in the aquifer based on field observation data. Results show that Fe and As are spatially correlated in both groundwater and aquifer sediments. Mass partitioning calculations demonstrate that 99.9% of Fe and 99.5% of As are associated with aquifer sediment. The sediments act as both sources and sinks for As, depending on the redox conditions in the aquifer. Calculations reveal that at least 78% of the original As in sediment near the oil has been mobilized into groundwater over the 35-year lifespan of the plume. However, the calculations also show that only a small percentage of As (∼0.5%) remains in groundwater, due to resorption onto sediment. At the leading edge of the plume, where groundwater is suboxic, sediments sequester Fe and As, causing As to accumulate to concentrations 5.6 times greater than background concentrations. Current As sinks can serve as future sources of As as the plume evolves over time. The mass balance approach used in this study can be applied to As cycling in other aquifers where groundwater As results from biodegradation of an organic carbon point source coupled with Fe reduction.
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- Brady A Ziegler
- Virginia Tech, Department of Geosciences, 926 W. Campus Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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- Virginia Tech, Department of Geosciences, 926 W. Campus Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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- University of Minnesota, Department of Earth Sciences, 310 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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Wu G, Huang L, Jiang H, Peng Y, Guo W, Chen Z, She W, Guo Q, Dong H. Thioarsenate Formation Coupled with Anaerobic Arsenite Oxidation by a Sulfate-Reducing Bacterium Isolated from a Hot Spring. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:1336. [PMID: 28769902 PMCID: PMC5509915 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Thioarsenates are common arsenic species in sulfidic geothermal waters, yet little is known about their biogeochemical traits. In the present study, a novel sulfate-reducing bacterial strain Desulfotomaculum TC-1 was isolated from a sulfidic hot spring in Tengchong geothermal area, Yunnan Province, China. The arxA gene, encoding anaerobic arsenite oxidase, was successfully amplified from the genome of strain TC-1, indicating it has a potential ability to oxidize arsenite under anaerobic condition. In anaerobic arsenite oxidation experiments inoculated with strain TC-1, a small amount of arsenate was detected in the beginning but became undetectable over longer time. Thioarsenates (AsO4-xSx2- with x = 1-4) formed with mono-, di- and tri-thioarsenates being dominant forms. Tetrathioarsenate was only detectable at the end of the experiment. These results suggest that thermophilic microbes might be involved in the formation of thioarsenates and provide a possible explanation for the widespread distribution of thioarsenates in terrestrial geothermal environments.
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- Geng Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of GeosciencesWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of GeosciencesWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of GeosciencesWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of GeosciencesWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of GeosciencesWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of GeosciencesWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of GeosciencesWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of GeosciencesWuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of GeosciencesBeijing, China
- Department of Geology and Environmental Earth Science, Miami University, OxfordOH, United States
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LeMonte JJ, Stuckey JW, Sanchez JZ, Tappero R, Rinklebe J, Sparks DL. Sea Level Rise Induced Arsenic Release from Historically Contaminated Coastal Soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:5913-5922. [PMID: 28472587 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Climate change-induced perturbations in the hydrologic regime are expected to impact biogeochemical processes, including contaminant mobility and cycling. Elevated levels of geogenic and anthropogenic arsenic are found along many coasts around the world, most notably in south and southeast Asia but also in the United States, particularly along the Mid-Atlantic coast. The mechanism by and the extent to which arsenic may be released in contaminated coastal soils due to sea level rise are unknown. Here we show a series of data from a coastal arsenic-contaminated soil exposed to sea and river waters in biogeochemical microcosm reactors across field-validated redox conditions. We find that reducing conditions lead to arsenic release from historically contaminated coastal soils through reductive dissolution of arsenic-bearing mineral oxides in both sea and river water inundations, with less arsenic release from seawater scenarios than river water due to inhibition of oxide dissolution. For the first time, we systematically display gradation of solid phase soil-arsenic speciation across defined redox windows from reducing to oxidizing conditions in natural waters by combining biogeochemical microcosm experiments and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Our results demonstrate the threat of sea level rise stands to impact arsenic release from contaminated coastal soils by changing redox conditions.
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- Joshua J LeMonte
- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19711, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19711, United States
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19711, United States
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- Photon Sciences Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory , Building 743, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water- and Waste-Management, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Wuppertal , Wuppertal 42285, Germany
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Delaware Environmental Institute, University of Delaware , Newark, Delaware 19711, United States
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Guo H, Zhou Y, Jia Y, Tang X, Li X, Shen M, Lu H, Han S, Wei C, Norra S, Zhang F. Sulfur Cycling-Related Biogeochemical Processes of Arsenic Mobilization in the Western Hetao Basin, China: Evidence from Multiple Isotope Approaches. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:12650-12659. [PMID: 27797497 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b03460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The role of sulfur cycling in arsenic behavior under reducing conditions is not well-understood in previous investigations. This study provides observations of sulfur and oxygen isotope fractionation in sulfate and evaluation of sulfur cycling-related biogeochemical processes controlling dissolved arsenic groundwater concentrations using multiple isotope approaches. As a typical basin hosting high arsenic groundwater, the western Hetao basin was selected as the study area. Results showed that, along the groundwater flow paths, groundwater δ34SSO4, δ18OSO4, and δ13CDOC increased with increases in arsenic, dissolved iron, hydrogen sulfide and ammonium concentrations, while δ13CDIC decreased with decreasing Eh and sulfate/chloride. Bacterial sulfate reduction (BSR) was responsible for many of these observed changes. The δ34SSO4 indicated that dissolved sulfate was mainly sourced from oxidative weathering of sulfides in upgradient alluvial fans. The high oxygen-sulfur isotope fractionation ratio (0.60) may result from both slow sulfate reduction rates and bacterial disproportionation of sulfur intermediates (BDSI). Data indicate that both the sulfide produced by BSR and the overall BDSI reduce arsenic-bearing iron(III) oxyhydroxides, leading to the release of arsenic into groundwater. These results suggest that sulfur-related biogeochemical processes are important in mobilizing arsenic in aquifer systems.
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- Huaming Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) , Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) , Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) , Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Applied Geosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) , Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing) , Beijing 100083, China
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- The National Institute of Metrology , Beijing 100013, P.R. China
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- Center for Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, China Geological Survey , Baoding 071051, Hebei China
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- The National Institute of Metrology , Beijing 100013, P.R. China
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- Institute of Applied Geosciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , Karlsruhe 76131, Germany
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- Center for Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, China Geological Survey , Baoding 071051, Hebei China
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Kim YT, Lee H, Yoon HO, Woo NC. Kinetics of Dimethylated Thioarsenicals and the Formation of Highly Toxic Dimethylmonothioarsinic Acid in Environment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:11637-11645. [PMID: 27701855 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b02656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Dimethylmonothioarsinic acid (DMMTAV) is a highly toxic, thiolated analogue of dimethylarsinic acid (DMAV). In comparison, a further thiolated analogue, dimethyldithioarsinic acid (DMDTAV), and DMAV both exhibit lower toxicity. To understand the environmental conditions responsible for forming DMMTAV, the kinetics of DMAV thiolation are examined. The thiolation of DMAV is pH-dependent and consists of two consecutive first-order reactions under excess sulfide conditions. The first thiolation of DMAV to form DMMTAV is faster than the second one to DMDTAV. DMMTAV is therefore an intermediate. The first reaction is first-order in H2S at pH 6.0 and 20 °C; therefore, the overall reaction is second-order and the rate coefficient in this condition is 0.0780 M-1 s-1. The rate coefficient significantly decreases at pH 8.0, indicating that H2S(aq) triggers the thiolation of DMAV. The second reaction rate is significantly decreased at pH 2.5; therefore, reaction under strongly acidic conditions leads to accumulation of highly toxic DMMTAV in the early stages of thiolation. The transformation of DMDTAV to DMMTAV is catalyzed in the presence of ferric iron. Formation of DMMTAV should be considered when assessing risk posed by arsenic under sulfidic or sulfate reducing conditions.
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- Youn-Tae Kim
- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Natural Science Research Institute, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute , 6-7 Inchon-ro 22-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02855, Republic of Korea
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- Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute , 6-7 Inchon-ro 22-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02855, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University , 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Zhu M, Tu C, Hu X, Zhang H, Zhang L, Wei J, Li Y, Luo Y, Christie P. Solid-solution partitioning and thionation of diphenylarsinic acid in a flooded soil under the impact of sulfate and iron reduction. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 569-570:1579-1586. [PMID: 27395078 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.001] [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: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Diphenylarsinic acid (DPAA) is a major organic arsenic (As) compound derived from abandoned chemical weapons. The solid-solution partitioning and transformation of DPAA in flooded soils are poorly understood but are of great concern. The identification of the mechanisms responsible for the mobilization and transformation of DPAA may help to develop effective remediation strategies. Here, soil and Fe mineral incubation experiments were carried out to elucidate the partitioning and transformation of DPAA in anoxic (without addition of sulfate or sodium lactate) and sulfide (with the addition of sulfate and sodium lactate) soil and to examine the impact of sulfate and Fe(III) reduction on these processes. Results show that DPAA was more effectively mobilized and thionated in sulfide soil than in anoxic soil. At the initial incubation stages (0-4weeks), 6.7-74.5% of the total DPAA in sulfide soil was mobilized likely by sorption competition with sodium lactate. At later incubation stage (4-8weeks), DPAA was almost completely released into the solution likely due to the near-complete Fe(III) reduction. Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) results provide further direct evidence of elevated DPAA release coupled with Fe(III) reduction in sulfide environments. The total DPAA fraction decreased significantly to 24.5% after two weeks and reached 3.4% after eight weeks in sulfide soil, whereas no obvious elimination of DPAA occurred in anoxic soil at the initial two weeks and the total DPAA fraction decreased to 10.9% after eight weeks. This can be explained in part by the enhanced mobilization of DPAA and sulfate reduction in sulfide soil compared with anoxic soil. These results suggest that under flooded soil conditions, Fe(III) and sulfate reduction significantly promote DPAA mobilization and thionation, respectively, and we suggest that it is essential to consider both sulfate and Fe(III) reduction to further our understanding of the environmental fate of DPAA.
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- Meng Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China; Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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Ullrich MK, Misiari V, Planer-Friedrich B. A new method for thioarsenate preservation in iron-rich waters by solid phase extraction. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 102:542-550. [PMID: 27423048 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In order to preserve iron-rich samples for arsenic speciation analysis, mineral acids or EDTA are typically added to prevent oxidation and precipitation of iron. However, when sulfide is present, and thioarsenates ([HAs(V)S(-II)nO4-n](2-), n = 1-4) can form, these methods are unsuitable due to arsenic sulfide precipitation or artifact speciation changes. Here, a new method based on separating the anionic arsenic species from cationic iron in the presence of sulfide via solid phase extraction (SPE) has been investigated. Synthetic solutions containing arsenite, arsenate, monothioarsenate, and trithioarsenate were passed through the anion-exchange resin AG2-X8, after which the resin was washed, eluted, and speciation of each step analyzed by IC-ICP-MS. Retention on the resin of 96.8 ± 0.2%, 98.8 ± 0.2%, and 99.6 ± 0.3% was found for arsenate, monothioarsenate, and trithioarsenate, respectively. Cationic iron (90 μM Fe(II)) was not retained (0.4 ± 0.2%). Uncharged arsenite passed through the resin in the absence of sulfide, while 47.3% of arsenite were retained at tenfold sulfide excess via thiol groups binding to the organic resin structure. Elution with 3 × 15 mL of 0.5 M salicylate, including a soak time, resulted in quantitative recovery of all retained species. Stability of the retained species on the resin was tested with iron-rich, natural waters from a Czech mineral spring. Arsenate, monothioarsenate, dithioarsenate, and trithioarsenate were successfully separated from iron and recovered after 6 d. Thus, SPE presents a viable answer to the problem of preserving arsenic in the presence of both iron and sulfide.
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- Maria K Ullrich
- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Environmental Geochemistry, Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
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Kumar N, Couture RM, Millot R, Battaglia-Brunet F, Rose J. Microbial Sulfate Reduction Enhances Arsenic Mobility Downstream of Zerovalent-Iron-Based Permeable Reactive Barrier. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:7610-7. [PMID: 27309856 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We assessed the potential of zerovalent-iron- (Fe(0)) based permeable reactive barrier (PRB) systems for arsenic (As) remediation in the presence or absence of microbial sulfate reduction. We conducted long-term (200 day) flow-through column experiments to investigate the mechanisms of As transformation and mobility in aquifer sediment (in particular, the PRB downstream linkage). Changes in As speciation in the aqueous phase were monitored continuously. Speciation in the solid phase was determined at the end of the experiment using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy analysis. We identified thio-As species in solution and AsS in solid phase, which suggests that the As(V) was reduced to As(III) and precipitated as AsS under sulfate-reducing conditions and remained as As(V) under abiotic conditions, even with low redox potential and high Fe(II) content (4.5 mM). Our results suggest that the microbial sulfate reduction plays a key role in the mobilization of As from Fe-rich aquifer sediment under anoxic conditions. Furthermore, they illustrate that the upstream-downstream linkage of PRB affects the speciation and mobility of As in downstream aquifer sediment, where up to 47% of total As initially present in the sediment was leached out in the form of mobile thio-As species.
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- Naresh Kumar
- BRGM , French Geological Survey, Laboratory Division and ‡Water Environment and Ecotechnology Division, 3 av. Claude Guillemin, 45060 Orléans cedex 02, France
- CEREGE, CNRS-Aix Marseille University - IRD - Collège de France, UM-34 , 13545 Aix-en-Provence, France
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research-NIVA , Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway
- Ecohydrology Group, University of Waterloo , 200 University Avenue, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1 Canada
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- BRGM , French Geological Survey, Laboratory Division and ‡Water Environment and Ecotechnology Division, 3 av. Claude Guillemin, 45060 Orléans cedex 02, France
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- CEREGE, CNRS-Aix Marseille University - IRD - Collège de France, UM-34 , 13545 Aix-en-Provence, France
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Guo H, Jia Y, Wanty RB, Jiang Y, Zhao W, Xiu W, Shen J, Li Y, Cao Y, Wu Y, Zhang D, Wei C, Zhang Y, Cao W, Foster A. Contrasting distributions of groundwater arsenic and uranium in the western Hetao basin, Inner Mongolia: Implication for origins and fate controls. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 541:1172-1190. [PMID: 26473717 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Although As concentrations have been investigated in shallow groundwater from the Hetao basin, China, less is known about U and As distributions in deep groundwater, which would help to better understand their origins and fate controls. Two hundred and ninety-nine groundwater samples, 122 sediment samples, and 14 rock samples were taken from the northwest portion of the Hetao basin, and analyzed for geochemical parameters. Results showed contrasting distributions of groundwater U and As, with high U and low As concentrations in the alluvial fans along the basin margins, and low U and high As concentrations downgradient in the flat plain. The probable sources of both As and U in groundwater were ultimately traced to the bedrocks in the local mountains (the Langshan Mountains). Chemical weathering of U-bearing rocks (schist, phyllite, and carbonate veins) released and mobilized U as UO2(CO3)2(2-) and UO2(CO3)3(4-) species in the alluvial fans under oxic conditions and suboxic conditions where reductions of Mn and NO3(-) were favorable (OSO), resulting in high groundwater U concentrations. Conversely, the recent weathering of As-bearing rocks (schist, phyllite, and sulfides) led to the formation of As-bearing Fe(III) (hydr)oxides in sediments, resulting in low groundwater As concentrations. Arsenic mobilization and U immobilization occurred in suboxic conditions where reduction of Fe(III) oxides was favorable and reducing conditions (SOR). Reduction of As-bearing Fe(III) (hydr)oxides, which were formed during palaeo-weathering and transported and deposited as Quaternary aquifer sediments, was believed to release As into groundwater. Reduction of U(VI) to U(IV) would lead to the formation of uraninite, and therefore remove U from groundwater. We conclude that the contrasting distributions of groundwater As and U present a challenge to ensuring safe drinking water in analogous areas, especially with high background values of U and As.
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- Huaming Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China.
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- U.S. Geological Survey, MS 964d Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China; School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China
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- School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, PR China; The National Institute of Metrology, Beijing 100013, PR China
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- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, China Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050061 PR China
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- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, China Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050061 PR China
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- US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Ziegler BA, McGuire JT, Cozzarelli IM. Rates of As and Trace-Element Mobilization Caused by Fe Reduction in Mixed BTEX-Ethanol Experimental Plumes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:13179-89. [PMID: 26486694 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Biodegradation of organic matter, including petroleum-based fuels and biofuels, can create undesired secondary water-quality effects. Trace elements, especially arsenic (As), have strong adsorption affinities for Fe(III) (oxyhydr)-oxides and can be released to groundwater during Fe-reducing biodegradation. We investigated the mobilization of naturally occurring As, cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), and nickel (Ni) from wetland sediments caused by the introduction of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) and ethanol mixtures under iron- and nitrate-reducing conditions, using in situ push-pull tests. When BTEX alone was added, results showed simultaneous onset and similar rates of Fe reduction and As mobilization. In the presence of ethanol, the maximum rates of As release and Fe reduction were higher, the time to onset of reaction was decreased, and the rates occurred in multiple stages that reflected additional processes. The concentration of As increased from <1 μg/L to a maximum of 99 μg/L, exceeding the 10 μg/L limit for drinking water. Mobilization of Co, Cr, and Ni was observed in association with ethanol biodegradation but not with BTEX. These results demonstrate the potential for trace-element contamination of drinking water during biodegradation and highlight the importance of monitoring trace elements at natural and enhanced attenuation sites.
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- Brady A Ziegler
- Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech , Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061 United States
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- Department of Biology, University of St. Thomas , St. Paul, Minnesota, 55105 United States
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Couture RM, Charlet L, Markelova E, Madé B, Parsons CT. On-off mobilization of contaminants in soils during redox oscillations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:3015-23. [PMID: 25633742 DOI: 10.1021/es5061879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Near-surface biogeochemical systems can oscillate between oxic and anoxic conditions. Under such periodic changes many redox-sensitive inorganic contaminants undergo speciation, mobility and toxicity changes. We investigated the changes to chromium (Cr), arsenic (As), selenium (Se), antimony (Sb) and uranium (U) mobility during a series of laboratory experiments where argillaceous substrates were subjected to successive cycles of oxidizing and reducing conditions. The EH oscillated between -320 and +470 mV, induced via both abiotic and microbial forcings. Chemically induced cycles of oxidation and reduction were achieved via a combination of gas (N2:CO2 vs compressed air) and carbon (ethanol) addition, to stimulate the metabolism of a natively present microbial community. The contaminants were added either alone or as contaminant mixtures. Results show clear on-off switch mobility behavior for both major elements such as carbon (C), iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) and for contaminants. Mn, Fe, and As were mobilized under anoxic conditions, whereas Sb, Se, and U were mobilized under oxic conditions. While As, Sb, and U were reversibly sorbed, Se and Cr were irreversibly sequestered via reductive precipitation. When present in aqueous solutions at high concentrations, Cr(VI) prevented the reduction of Mn and Fe, and inhibited the mobilization of elements with lower EH(o). To improve remediation strategies for multiple contaminants in redox-dynamic environments, we propose a mixed kinetic-equilibrium biogeochemical model that can be forced by oscillating boundary conditions and that uses literature rates and constants to capture the key processes responsible for the mobilization of contaminants in soils.
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- Raoul-Marie Couture
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research , Gaustadalléen 21, 0349 Oslo, Norway
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