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Geochemistry and stable isotope composition of fresh alkaline porphyry copper tailings: Implications on sources and mobility of elements during transport and early stages of deposition

Prevention of acid mine drainage (AMD) in sulfide-containing tailings requires the identification of the geochemical processes and element pathways in the early stages of tailing deposition. However, analyses of recently deposited tailings in active tailings impoundments are scarce because mineralogical changes occur near the detection limits of many assays. This study shows that a detailed geochemical study which includes stable isotopes of water (delta H-2, delta O-18), dissolved sulfates (delta S-34, delta O-18) and hydrochernical parameter (pH, Eh, DOC, major and trace elements) from tailings samples taken at different depths in rainy and dry seasons allows the understanding of weathering (oxidation, dissolution, sorption, and desorption), water and element pathways, and mixing processes in active tailings impoundments. Fresh alkaline tailings (pH 9.2-10.2) from the Cu-Mo porphyry deposit in El Teniente, Chile had low carbonate (0.8-1.1 Wt-% CaCO3 equivalent) and sulfide concentrations (0.8-1.3 wt.%, mainly as pyrite). In the alkaline tailings water, Mo and Cu (up to 3.9 mg/L Mo and 0.016 mg/L Cu) were mobile as MoO42- and Cu (OH)(2)(0). During the flotation, tailings water reached equilibrium with gypsum (up to 738 mg/L Ca and 1765 mg/ L SO4). The delta S-34 VS. delta O-18 covariations of dissolved sulfate (2.3 to 4.5% delta S-34 and 4.1 to 6.0 % delta O-18) revealed the sulfate sources: the dissolution of primary sulfates (12.0 to 13.2%. delta S-34, 7.4 to 10.9%.delta O-18) and oxidation of primary sulfides (-6.7 to 1.7%. delta S-34). Sedimented tailings in the tailings impoundment can be divided into three layers with different water sources, element pathways, and geochemical processes. The deeper sediments (> 1 m depth) were infiltrated by catchment water, which partly replaced the original tailings water, especially during the winter season. This may have resulted in the change from alkaline to near-neutral pH and towards lower concentrations of most dissolved elements. The neutral pH and high DOC (up to 99.4 mg/L C) of the catchment water mobilized Cu (up to 0.25 mg/L) due to formation of organic Cu complexes; and Zn (up to 130 mg/L) due to dissolution of Zn oxides and desorption). At I m depth, tailings pore water obtained during the winter season was chemically and isotopically similar to fresh tailings water (pH 9.8-10.6, 26.7-35.5 mg/L Cl, 2.3-6.0 mg/L Mo). During the summer, a vadose zone evolved locally and temporarily up to 1.2 m depth. resulting in a higher concentration of dissolved solids in the pore water due to evaporation. During periodical new deposition of fresh tailings, the geochemistry of the surface layer was geochemically similar to fresh tailings. In periods without deposition, sulfide oxidation was suggested by decreasing pH (7.7-9.5), enrichment of MoO42- and SO42-, and changes in the isotopic composition of dissolved sulfates. Further enrichment for Na, K, Cl, SO4, Mg, Cu, and Mo (up to 23.8 mg/L Mo) resulted from capillary transport towards the surface followed by evaporation and the precipitation of highly soluble efflorescent salts (e.g., mirabilite, syngenite) at the tailing surface during summer. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Peletização do lodo de esgoto e adição de CaCO3 na produção de matéria seca e absorção de Zn, Cu e Ni pelo milho em três latossolos

Em experimento de casa de vegetação, realizado em Campinas (SP), no período de janeiro a maio de 1980, estudaram-se os efeitos da peletização do lodo de esgoto, nas doses 0, 1 e 5% (v/v) do material seco, na produção de matéria seca e na absorção de Zn, Cu e Ni pela parte aérea do milho (Zea mays L.), em latossolo roxo (LR), latossolo vermelho-escuro (LE) e latossolo vermelho-amarelo (LV), que receberam ou não adição de CaCO3 suficiente para elevação do pH em água para 6,0. O experimento foi realizado em vasos com dois litros de capacidade, delineados em blocos ao acaso, com três repetições, e os tratamentos arranjados num esquema fatorial. Após 200 dias de incubação dos solos com o lodo e CaCO3, cultivaram-se quatro plantas de milho em cada vaso. A parte aérea foi quantificada 56 dias após a germinação, sendo cortada, seca, pesada e analisada para os elementos Zn, Cu e Ni. Amostras de terra de cada tratamento foram retiradas e tiveram os metais extraídos pelo DTPA. A peletização do lodo de esgoto resultou em diminuição significativa na produção de matéria seca pela parte aérea do milho, nos três solos estudados, em comparação com o lodo não peletizado. A adição de CaCO3 proporcionou aumento significativo na produção de matéria seca do milho apenas nos dois solos mais ácidos (LE e LV) e diminuiu o acúmulo de Zn na parte aérea desse vegetal cultivado no LE, sem distinção quanto ao tipo de lodo aplicado, não se observando diferenças significativas na absorção de Ni, em todos os solos analisados. A incorporação do lodo peletizado , que continha 19% menos Zn e Ni que o não peletizado, resultou em menor absorção de Zn, Cu e Ni nos três solos, exceto para o Ni no LR. Para todos os solos investigados, o método do DTPA mostrou-se mais adequado em prognosticar as quantidades disponíveis de Zn e de Cu para o milho, independentemente do tipo de lodo de esgoto aplicado e da elevação ou não do pH do solo pela adição de CaCO3.

Caracterització de les metal·lotioneïnes CnMT1 i CnMT2 del fong Cryptococcus neoformans. Estudi de la capacitat coordinant davant dels ions Zn(II), Cd(II) i Cu(I)

En aquest treball de recerca, s’han estudiat les dues isoformes de metal·lotioneïna CnMT1 i CnMT2 presents en el fong patogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Recentment s’ha descobert que aquest fong té com a factor de virulència, els nivells de coure del medi on es troba. Les dues isoformes produïdes en medis rics en Zn(II) s’han utilitzat per a fer valoracions amb Cu(I) i Cd(II), i s’ha seguit l’evolució dels experiments mitjançant les tècniques DC, UV-vis, i ESI-MS. S’ha pogut observar que les dues isoformes tenen preferència per enllaçar Cu(I). Per altra banda també s’ha establert una gran homologia entre les dues seqüències.

Department of Commerce, Corrections (DOC) FY2007

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