溶液介质条件和腐殖影响下REE在水/粘土界面分配和分馏的实验研究

过去几十年，由于REE具有重要的物源和过程示踪的地球化学意义，又与核放射性元素（钢系元素）的地球化学结构类似，因此，稀土元素的表生地球化学分配和行为研究便成为微量元素地球化学研究的一个重要部分。目前"通过水体悬浮物吸附态REE组成变化分析研究水／微粒界面作用REE分异现象．的工作不少，但至今进行的胶体或其他微粒吸附REE的实验研究不多，且已有的实验未能对溶液介质条件（如pH、离子强度、阴离子、固／液比），尤其是天然有机物的控制机理进行系统研究，对所观察到的水体中REE及其他微量元素分布变化多样性的解释仍缺乏实验依据。本文用结晶良好且粘土矿物含量高的苏州高岭土、美国粘土协会高岭土（Kga-1b）和蒙脱土（Wwy-2）作为吸附剂，采用系列吸附实验定量研究了不同理化条件（如pH值、离子强度、固／液比）下，受溶液阴离子（Cl-、C1O4-、SO42-、HCO3-）和Fluka胡敏酸（HA）影响，REE在粘土／水界面的分配和分馏，并讨论了HA和粘土的相互作用及胡敏酸存在与不存在时的REE形态分布。得到以下几点重要认识，为合理解释地表水体中既E和其他微量元素分布变化的多样性提供了实验依据：1、REE在苏州高岭土／水界面的重现性实验结果为：稀土配分系数D的相对标准偏差最大值为Eu8.4％，其他大多介于5．0％和6．6％间。而稀土吸附率Rd的相对标准偏差最大值为D2.2％，其他大多＜2％。较小误差表明本次研究所用实验方法是可行的。2、REE在苏州高岭土／水界面的动力学实验结果表明：短时间内（几分钟）稀土快速吸附在高岭土：接着因为粘土的层状结构，在20h内粘土层间金属与REE发生交换，稀土分配系数变化较大；20h以后能达到稳定的吸附／解吸平衡。因此本次研究采用的平衡时间为24h。3、pH分别为4.5和6.5时REE在苏州高岭土冰界面的分配能用Langmuir吸附等温线模拟和MINEQL＋软件表达。与静电吸附相对应，pH值越高REE最大吸附量越大。同时REE浓度的差异造成了REE分馏，总的趋势是REE含量越高，分馏越不明显。4、近中性（pH＝6.5）条件下不同阴离子的存在对REE在苏州高岭土／水界面分配和分馏的影响表明：随阴离子（Cl-、ClO4-、SO42-）含量升高REE吸附率降低，其中SO42-对REE吸附的影响最大，说明Na＋质量效应和阴离子配合的影响；同时由于不同阴离子与轻重R陇的络合差异所致，阴离子含量越高，轻重稀土的分馏越明显（La／Yb＝0.14-0.96），一般为阴离子含量的增加使得重稀土更多的被吸附，其中C1-和SO42+的影响最为明显。HCO3-虽然与REE有较强配合，但可能由于我们的HCO3-实验浓度低（＜0.0O25mol／L），在我们的实验结果中其对REE吸附和分馏的影响较小。5、由于不同pH和介质条件下，REE的络合形态分布不同，它们可以影响其在水／粒界面的分配。应用MINEQL＋模型，考虑REE的氢氧化物、碳酸盐和腐殖酸的影响，研究了REE的形态分布，结果表明fIA的存在对REE形态有很大影响：在HA不存在时，pH7-8间REECO3＋为主要的REEs形态，在更低和更高pH值，REE主要存在形式分别为REE加和REE（CO3）2-；而当HA存在时，在1）H值3-9，REEHA成为主要形态，在低pH（＜3）和高pH（＞9）时REE3+和REE（CO3）2-分别为主要形态。6、在较宽的pH范围HA能吸附在粘土上意味着在大多数含HA的天然水体中，粘土表面被HA覆盖。随H增加粘土对HA的吸附降低，反应了配位体交换或表面络合反应引起的专属吸附，其他如疏水性、、腐殖物质的溶解和HA的结构变化可能也影响了吸附。HA含量、矿物表面积和离子强度等理化条件对HA吸附会产生影响，从而影响HA对粘土表面的覆盖和接下来的粘土对REE的吸附。7、溶液介质条件对REE在粘土（Kga-1b和SWy-2）／水界面分配和分馏的影响表明：主要与静电相互作用、离子交换反应相对应，除低PH外，REE在高岭土上的吸附表现出弱的pH依赖性；而随pH增加REE在蒙脱土上的吸附呈下降趋势，显示交换反应为吸附过程的主要因素。在两种粘土中REE吸附均为随离子强度增加而降低，反应了Na质量效应。8、腐殖物质在粘土表面的吸附改变了吸附剂的属性。HA存在时REE在固液界面的分配反应了REEHA在固液界面的分配和HA在高岭土或蒙脱土／水界面上的分配，其他如静电吸附等机制也影响了吸附：在高岭土中，HA会增加低pH（＜4）吸附，随pH增加（＞5）HA会降低吸附。与此不同，在整个PH范围（3-10），HA的存在明显降低了REE在蒙脱土上的吸附。REE吸附在高岭土上随队含量增加是先增加后降低。而蒙脱土实验中，在低HA含量（＜5mg／L）处，RE阮吸附率与HA含量增加呈线性降低至几个百分比，而在高队含量处，REEs吸，附率无明显变化。这些清楚地说明水体环境中有机物的存在通常降低微量金属吸，附在微粒上，增加微量金属在水体中的溶解量，从而促进微量金属在水体环境中的长距离迁移。9、HA存在和不存在时，吸附／解吸过程中的REE分馏随pH或离子强度的变化都不明显，但由于REE系列与腐殖物质和矿物络合的差异，会随队含量的变化发生明显变化。通常溶液中高队含量增加了LREE在高岭土／蒙脱土上的吸附。这些结果是在HA存在时，微粒相上产生LREE富集的一个实验证实，也和大多数天然水体中的REEs分馏相一致。

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry with a matrix of carbon nanotubes for the analysis of low-mass compounds in environmental samples

The use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) for environmental analysis has been mainly focused on qualitative analysis of high-mass molecules, such as toxins, humic acid, and microorganisms. Herein,we describe a novel MALDI-TOF-MS method with a matrix of oxidized carbon nanotubes for analysis of low-mass compounds in environmental samples. A number of chemicals in the environment were qualitatively analyzed by the present method, and it was found that most of them, especially the highly polar chemicals, were measurable with high sensitivity. With the intrinsic ability to measure high-mass chemicals, this method can compensate for the current shortage of methods for environmental analysis for the measurement of highly polar or high-mass chemicals. For sample analysis, arsenic speciation in Chinese traditional medicines was qualified and diphenylolpropane in water samples was quantified. With the relatively high tolerance of the method to interfering molecules, a simple pretreatment or even no pretreatment could be employed before MS detection. Furthermore, this method can be employed in a high-throughput format.

Direct and Indirect Effects of Dissolved Organic Matter Source and Concentration on Denitrification in Northern Florida Rivers

Using a natural gradient of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) source and concentration in rivers of northern Florida, we investigated how terrestrially-derived DOC affects denitrification rates in river sediments. Specifically, we examined if the higher concentrations of DOC in blackwater rivers stimulate denitrification, or whether such terrestrially-derived DOC supports lower denitrification rates because (1) it is less labile than DOC from aquatic primary production; whether (2) terrestrial DOC directly inhibits denitrification via biochemical mechanisms; and/or whether (3) terrestrial DOC indirectly inhibits denitrification via reduced light availability to-and thus DOC exudation by-aquatic primary producers. We differentiated among these mechanisms using laboratory denitrification assays that subjected river sediments to factorial amendments of NO3- and dextrose, humic acid dosing, and cross-incubations of sediments and water from different river sources. DOC from terrestrial sources neither depressed nor stimulated denitrification rates, indicating low lability of this DOC but no direct inhibition; humic acid additions similarly did not affect denitrification rates. However, responses to addition of labile C increased with long-term average DOC concentration, which supports the hypothesis that terrestrial DOC indirectly inhibits denitrification via decreased autochthonous production. Observed and future changes in DOC concentration may therefore reduce the ability of inland waterways to remove reactive nitrogen. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Quantifying mircoorganism/organic matter interactions in saturated porous media.

Proteins and humic acids are common constituents of waste water. Latex colloids (colloids) acted as surrogates for microorganisms in multiple pulse dynamic column experiments (MPEs) that permitted colloid mobility to be quantified before and after the injection of either BSA (a protein), or Suwannee River humic acid (SRHA).
At low OM coverage colloid breakthrough curves demonstrated both BSA and SRHA reduced colloid deposition rates, but did not affect colloid irreversible deposition mechanisms. By contrast, high levels of SRHA surface coverage not only further reduced the matrix’s ability to attenuate colloids, but also resulted in reversible adsorption of a significant fraction of colloids deposited. Modelling of colloid responses using random sequential adsorption modelling suggested that 1 microgram of SRHA had the same effect as the deposition of 5.90±0.14 x109 colloids; the model suggested that adsorption of the same mass of BSA was equivalent to the deposition of between 7.1x108 and 2.3x109 colloids.
Colloid responses in MPEs where BSA coverage of colloid deposition sites approached saturation demonstrated the sand matrix remained capable of adsorbing colloids. However, in contrast to responses observed in MPEs at low surface coverage, continued colloid injection showed that the sand’s attenuation capacity increased with time, i.e. colloid concentrations declined as more were deposited (filter ripening).
Importance: Study results highlight the contrasting responses that may arise due to the interactions between colloids and OM in porous media. Results not only underscore that colloids can interact differently with various forms of deposited OM, but also that a single type of OM may generate dramatically different responses depending on the degree of surface coverage. The MPE method provides a means of quantifying the influence of OM on microorganism mobility in porous media such as filter beds, which may be used for either drinking water treatment or waste water treatment. In the wider environment study findings have potential to allow more confident predictions of the mobility of sewage derived pathogens discharging to groundwater.

Phenol degradation by powdered metal ion modified titanium dioxide photocatalysts

Conventional water purification and disinfection generally involve potentially hazardous substances, some of which known to be carcinogenic in nature. Titanium dioxide photocatalytic processes provide an effective route to destroy hazardous organic contaminants. This present work explores the possibility of the removal of organic pollutants (phenol) by the application of TiO2 based photocatalysts. The production of series of metal ions doped or undoped TiO2 were carried out via a sol–gel method and a wet impregnation method. Undoped TiO2 and Cu doped TiO2 showed considerable phenol degradation. The efficiency of photocatalytic reaction largely depends on the photocatalysts and the methods of preparation the photocatalysts. The doping of Fe, Mn, and humic acid at 1.0 M% via sol–gel methods were detrimental for phenol degradation. The inhibitory effect of initial phenol concentration on initial phenol degradation rate reveals that photocatalytic decomposition of phenol follows pseudo zero order reaction kinetics. A concentration of > 1 g/L TiO2 and Cu doped TiO2 is required for the effective degradation of 50 mg/L of phenol at neutral pH. The rise in OH- at a higher pH values provides more hydroxyl radicals which are beneficial of phenol degradation. However, the competition among phenoxide ion, Cl- and OH- for the limited number of reactive sites on TiO2 will be a negative influence in the generation of hydroxyl radical. The dependence of phenol degradation rate on the light intensity was observed, which also implies that direct sunlight can be a substitute for the UV lamps and that photocatalytic treatment of organic pollutants using this technique shows some promise.

Comparing the influence of two different natural organic matter types on colloid deposition in saturated porous medium

Humic acid and protein are two major organic matter types encountered in natural and polluted environment, respectively. This study employed Triple Pulse Experiments (TPEs) to investigate and compare the influence of Suwannee River Humic Acid (SRHA) (model humic acid) and Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) (model protein) on colloid deposition in a column packed with saturated iron oxide-coated quartz sand. Study results suggest that adsorbed SRHA may inhibit colloid deposition by occupying colloid sites on the porous medium. Conversely, BSA may promote colloid deposition by a 'filter ripening' mechanism. This study provides insight to understand the complex behavior of colloids in organic matter-presented aquifers and sand filters. © (2012) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

Comparison of AGNES (absence of gradients and Nernstian equilibrium stripping) and SSCP (scanned stripping chronopotentiometry) for trace metal speciation analysis

The free metal ion concentrations obtained by SSCP (stripping chronopotentiometry at scanned deposition potential) and by AGNES (absence of gradients and Nernstian equilibrium stripping) techniques have been compared and the usefulness of the combination of both techniques in the same electrochemical cell for trace metal speciation analysis is assessed. The free metal ion concentrations and the stability constants obtained for lead(II) and cadmium(II) complexation by pyridinedicarboxylic acid, by 40 nm radius carboxylated latex nanospheres and by a humic acid extracted from an ombrotrophic peat bog were determined. Whenever possible, the free metal ion concentrations were compared with the theoretical predictions of the code MEDUSA and with the free metal ion concentrations estimated from ion selective electrodes (ISE). SSCP values were in agreement with the ones obtained by AGNES, and both of them agreed reasonably with the ISE values and the theoretical predictions. For the lead(II)-humic acid, it was not possible to obtain the stability constants by SSCP due to the heterogeneity effect. However, using AGNES it is possible to obtain, for these heterogeneous systems, the free bulk metal concentration, which allows us to retrieve the stability constant at bulk conditions.

The mechanism of bacterial indigo reduction

The reduction of water-insoluble indigo by the recently isolated moderate thermophile, Clostridium isatidis, has been studied with the aim of developing a sustainable technology for industrial indigo reduction. The ability to reduce indigo was not shared with C. aurantibutyricum, C. celatum and C. papyrosolvens, but C. papyrosolvens could reduce indigo carmine (5,5-indigosulfonic acid), a soluble indigo derivative. The supernatant from cultures of C. isatidis, but not from cultures of the other bacteria tested, decreased indigo particle size to one-tenth diameter. Addition of madder powder, anthraquinone-2,6-disulfonic acid, and humic acid all stimulated indigo reduction by C. isatidis. Redox potentials of cultures of C. isatidis were about 100 mV more negative than those of C. aurantibutyricum, C. celatum and C. papyrosolvens, and reached –600 mV versus the SCE in the presence of indigo, but potentials were not consistently affected by the addition of the quinone compounds, which probably act by modifying the surface of the bacteria or indigo particles. It is concluded that C. isatidis can reduce indigo because (1) it produces an extracellular factor that decreases indigo particle size, and (2) it generates a sufficiently reducing potential.

Immobilization of glucose oxidase enzyme (GOD) in large pore ordered mesoporous cage-like FDU-1 silica

Large pore ordered mesoporous silica FDU-1 with three-dimensional (3D) face-centered cubic, Fm3m arrangement of rnesopores, was synthesized under strong acid media using B-50-6600 poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(butylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymer (EO(39)BO(47)EO(39)), tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and trimethyl-benzene (TMB). Large pore FDU-1 silica was obtained by using the following gel composition 1TEOS:0.00735B50-6600:0.00735TMB:6HCl:155H(2)O. The pristine material exhibited a BET specific surface area of 684 m(2) g(-1), total pore volume of 0.89 cm(3) g(-1), external surface area of 49 m(2) g(-1) and microporous volume of 0.09 cm(3) g(-1). The enzyme activity was determined by the Flow Injection Analysis-Chemiluminescence (FIA-CL) method. For GOD immobilized on the FDU-1 silica, GOD supernatant and GOD solution, the FIA-CL results were 9.0, 18.6 and 34.0 U, respectively. The value obtained for the activity of the GOD solution with FIA-CL method is in agreement with the 35 U, obtained by spectrophotometry. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Lead distribution in organic matter of loamy oxisol treated with manure and its effect on microbial biomass

This paper reports a study regarding the distribution of lead in the organic matter fractions of a loamy oxisol treated with stable manure, and its effect on the soil microbial biomass. The experimental design was a completely randomized factorial with three replicates. Treatments were four lead (Pb) rates (0, 200, 400, and 600 mg kg(-1) soil), two levels of manure (0 and 30 Mg ha(-1)) and two sampling times (30 and 60 days after lead application). Total and soil lead soluble in Mehlich 1 extractant, and Ph in the different fractions of the organic matter (fulvic acid, humic acid, and residual) were evaluated along with the soil microbial biomass. Data showed that lead, applied as PbCl2, was concentrated in the residual fraction. The application of manure at the rate of 30 Mg ha(-1) did not affect lead distribution in the fractions until 60 days after incorporation. Lead extracted by Mehlich 1 increased as function of the quantity applied. Manure stimulated the growth of the soil microbial biomass which was reduced by the 200 mg kg(-1) doses of lead, with manure application, increasing, however, with larger rates. Mehlich 1 extracted only part of the lead present in the residual fraction.

Um novo método para quantificar mercúrio orgânico (Hg orgânico) empregando a espectrometria de fluorescência atômica do vapor frio

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Substâncias húmicas de turfa: estudo dos parâmetros que influenciam no processo de extração alcalina

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Matéria orgânica em um Latossolo submetido a diferentes sistemas de produção de milho

Com objetivo de avaliar o efeito de sistemas de produção sobre a dinâmica do carbono no solo e nas frações da matéria orgânica, durante seis anos, em Jaboticabal (SP), foram testados diferentes tratamentos, a saber: semeadura convencional de milho com pousio no inverno (C-Mi-P), plantio direto de milho e pousio no inverno (D-Mi-P), convencional de milho em rotação com soja e pousio no inverno (C-Mi-P-So), plantio direto de milho em rotação com soja e pousio no inverno (D-Mi-P-So) e plantio direto de milho com uso de Mucuna aterrina (mucuna preta), Cajanus cajan (feijão guandu) e Crotalaria juncea no inverno (D-Mi-Mu, D-Mi-Gu e D-Mi-Cr) em delineamento de blocos ao acaso e parcelas subdivididas. Após 60 dias da emergência das plântulas, coletaram-se amostras de solo a diferentes profundidades (0-0,05, 0,05-0,10 e 0,10-0,20 m). Avaliaram-se nas amostras os teores de C orgânico (CO) e C total nas frações: matérias húmicas (MH), solúvel em água (SA), ácido fúlvico (AF), ácido húmico (AH) e humina (HN) com dados expressos em base de terra seca em estufa (TSE). O uso do sistema plantio direto com pousio e o cultivo de leguminosas no inverno (mucuna preta e feijão guandu) foram os que apresentaram maiores valores de CO e C-HN na camada de 0-0,05 m. O tratamento C-Mi-P-So mostrou o maior valor de C-SA na camada de 0,05-0,10 m. Quanto aos teores de C-MH, os tratamentos C-Mi-P-So e D-Mi-P-So foram os que apresentaram os maiores valores nas camadas superficiais. O plantio direto de milho em monocultura e sucessão com leguminosas (mucuna preta e feijão guandu) parecem ter favorecido dois processos: migração de AF para as camadas mais profundas, reduzindo os valores de MH nas camadas superficiais do solo, e interconversões de AF em AH mais rápidas.

EVOLUTION PATTERNS OF THE SOIL ORGANIC-MATTER IN SOME AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS IN THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO REGION

Several changes in the soil humus characteristics were observed after clearing the Central Brazil virgin forest. When compared with the original ''Cerrado'' forest, the soils from the agricultural systems showed increased values for cation exchange capacity, total organic matter and non-extractable humin. The humic acid fraction underwent some changes suggesting increased oxidation and decreased aliphatic content. The soil organic N tends to accumulate in the insoluble humus fractions.The above changes were much less intense when the virgin forest was transformed into pastures. Under these conditions, the most significant changes were the reduction of readily biodegradable soil organic matter fractions.In view of the intensity of the lixiviation processes in the area studied, the above changes may be connected with the reduction in aggregate stability observed in the cleared sites.In general, the characteristics of the humus formations in the ''Cerrado'' region suggested high resistance to external factors, which is in part attributed to the active insolubilization of humic colloids by the Al and Fe oxides. In the absence of erosive processes in the cleared sites, additional humus stability may conform both to selective biodegradation and/or lixiviation of the humic colloids, or to the effects of the fire used in soil management.

Multiresidue analysis of pesticides in water from rice cultures by on-line solid phase extraction followed by LC-DAD

An automated on-line solid phase extraction procedure followed by liquid chromatography with diode array detection was investigated for the determination of different classes of pesticides in water samples containing varied amount of humic substances. The different pesticides used were: carbendazin, carbofuran, atrazine, diuron, propanil, molinate, alachlor, parathion-ethyl, diazinon, trifluralin and the degradation products deisopropylatrazine and deethylatrazine. Humic substances extracted from a Brazilian sediment were used from 5 to 80 mg/l and their influence on recoveries was evaluated in neutral and acidic media. Recoveries higher than 70% were obtained for all the pesticides, from the preconcentration of 75 mi of aqueous sample fortified at 2 ng/ml using precolumns packed with PLRP-S. Good recoveries were obtained at neutral pH for most of the analytes up to 40 mg/l of humic acid. Only at 80 mg/l the recoveries were significantly affected, both at acidic and neutral pH. The method was applied to the determination of pesticides in river water spiked at 0.1 to 1 ng/ml. Detection limits obtained for water containing 10 mg/l of humic acid were between 0.05 and 0.3 ng/ml.