Solid speciation and mobility of potentially toxic elements from natural and contaminated soils: A combined approach

Kierczak, Jakub; Néel, Catherine; Aleksander-Kwaterczak, Urszula; Helios-Rybicka, E.; Bril, Hubert; Puziewicz, Jacek

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.06.015

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“…Nevertheless, the amount of Co in these fractions was higher than Cr and Ni. This is consistent with previous observations in New Caledonia (Becquer et al, 2003), Brazil (Garnier et al, 2009), Poland (Kierczak et al, 2008), Taiwan (Iizuka et al, 2011) and Sabah, Malaysia (Tashakor et al, 2011). The comparison between the average distributions of Cr, Ni and Co in the various soil fractions (exchangeable in clay interlayers, adsorbed on clay edge/oxy-hydroxide surfaces, fixed on amorphous or on crystallised oxy-hydroxides and structural in residual silicate) are given in Figure 3.…”

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“…XRD patterns affirm the abundance of goethite and haematite in the studied soils. Silicon rich goethite immobilises Cr, Ni and Co while poor crystalline iron oxides are more responsible for Co availability (Kierczak et al, 2008). In all the analysed soils, the lowest concentrations of Cr, Ni and Co were observed in the mobile phases of the soluble-exchangeable, surface adsorbed and organic matter fractions.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…However, evidence indicates that the total metal concentration in the soil is an insufficient criterion to assess environmental impact because concentration alone provides no information regarding the availability and potential toxicity of the metals (Vijver et al, 2004;Jin et al, 2005;Powell et al, 2005;Echevarria et al, 2006;Iizuka et al, 2011). Therefore, knowledge of the geochemical form and speciation of metals in soil fractions is important for predicting the mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals under natural circumstance (Cancès et al, 2003;Kierczak et al, 2008;Garnier et al, 2009).…”

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Assessment of selected sequential extraction and the toxicity characteristic leaching test as indices of metal mobility in serpentinite soils

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Mohamad

et al. 2014

Chemical Speciation & Bioavailability

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Serpentinite soils are characterised by high concentrations of chromium, nickel, and cobalt. The accumulation of heavy metals as non-degradable inorganic contaminants is of great concern. Under normal circumstances the form in which a metal exists governs its transport in the environment and thus, its hazards. In this study, a specific developed speciation analysis for tropical soils was applied to determine the mobility of Cr, Ni and Co in two serpentinitic soil outcrops in Malaysia. The combination of selective sequential extraction analysis (SEE) and X-ray diffraction of soil powders showed that Cr and Ni are primarily associated with the residual fraction of soil which is inherited from resistant silicates. The crystalline Fe-oxide fraction of soil is the second substanial scavenger of Cr and Ni, whilst the dynamics of Co are mostly controlled by Mn-oxide and the poor crystalline Fe-oxide. The more easily mobilised forms of the studied metals carried on soluble-exchangeable, surface adsorbed and organic matter fractions are of minimal compartments. Therefore these metals are basically not available in the environment. On the other hand, corroborating information on the mobility of the metals was gained by applying the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure test (TCLP). The consistent results of the TCLP with the SSE revealed the non-toxic effects of Cr, Ni and Co in the environment despite their overload accumulation in the analysed serpentinite soils.

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“…Both found the content and profile distribution of organic matter was a typological feature of the analysed soils. The research of many authors [11][12][13][14][15] shows that similar organic carbon content was found in various soil types of many regions in Poland. The high content of C org.…”

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Fractionation of Selected Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soils / Frakcjonowanie Wybranych Metali Ciężkich W Glebach Uprawnych

Różański¹

2013

Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S

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Abstract:The content of trace elements in soils varies widely and their mobility and availability depends not only on the total content but also on the form of in which these elements occur. The aim of this study was to determine the total content of nickel, lead, zinc and copper in soils used for agriculture, and assess the mobility and phytoavailability of these metals against a background of physical and chemical properties of these soils. In samples taken from three soil profiles (Phaeozem and 2 Fluvisols) the contents of Ni, Pb, Zn and Cu were determined using atomic absorption spectroscopy in the solutions obtained according to the protocol of modified BCR sequential extraction procedure supplemented with aqua regia digestion. The total content of the analyzed metals in most cases corresponded to the natural values, often not exceeding the geochemical background level. It was only in the one profile of the Fluvisols (Endogleyic Fluvisol) that a higher concentration of zinc and lead was noticed (especially in the surface horizon), slightly exceeding the legal limit. Among the studied metals the lowest phytoavailability was characterized by copper (exchangeable forms on average 4.73% of the total), and the highest by zinc (11.49%). Nickel was the most permanently bound with soil solid phase, and its content in the residual fraction reached 84.46% of the total. Approximately a half of the total lead content was determined as a fraction bound with iron and manganese oxides, while in the case of this metal a significant role in binding of this metal was playing organic matter (fraction bound with organic matter and sulphides -an average of 27.5%). Significant role in the binding of all investigated metals was credited to iron and manganese compounds.

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“…Rybicka (1996) reviewed mining and metallurgical impact on the Polish environment, and proposed that "a combination of hydrological, chemical and/or geochemical investigations can provide much additional valuable information on concentrations of pollutants, e.g., trace metals, for the estimation of the environmental impact of mining and processing activities on rivers, groundwater and soils". Herewith, element measurements of biological, aquatic, airborne, and soil samples commonly give an insight into the effects of human activities such as fossil fuel combustion and mining on the environment (Adriano et al, 1980;Dreher and Finkelman, 1992;Kierczak et al, 2008;Dowarah et al, 2009;Csavina et al, 2012;Silva et al, 2012;Flues et al, 2013;Gomez-Gonzalez et al, 2014Oliveira et al, 2014;Saikia et al, 2015). Since the Labin City area has represented the major Croatian coal mining, metal industry, and coal-fired electricity centre for more than two centuries (Medunić et al, 2016a), the local aquatic as well as terrestrial environments could have been presumably exposed to mine and/or ash wastes, and airborne particles from former as well as recent stacks' emissions by multiple pathways.…”

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Geochemistry of Croatian superhigh-organic-sulphur Raša coal, imported low-S coal and bottom ash: their Se and trace metal fingerprints in seawater, clover, foliage and mushroom specimens

Medunić

Kuharić

Krivohlavek

et al. 2018

IJOGCT

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Abstract:The Labin City area has represented the major Croatian coal mining, metal industry and coal-fired electricity centre for more than two centuries. The domestic superhigh-organic-sulphur (SHOS) Raša coal is a unique variety compared to other coal types worldwide, based on its highest organic sulphur values, up to 11%. It was utilised in the Plomin coal-fired power plant during the period 1970-2000, and was replaced by an imported low-S coal afterwards. This paper presents the levels of S, Se, V, U, Hg, Sr, Cd, Cr, Pb, Cu and Zn in the two coal types, their bottom ash, seawater and plant (clover, mushroom and foliage) specimens collected from the Labin City area, while the sulphate was measured in surface stream water. Their levels were compared with relevant legislative as well as the published data from different world localities. Data analysis was interpreted in the context of past and recent coal combustion activities.

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Solid speciation and mobility of potentially toxic elements from natural and contaminated soils: A combined approach

Cited by 91 publications

References 29 publications

Assessment of selected sequential extraction and the toxicity characteristic leaching test as indices of metal mobility in serpentinite soils

Assessment of selected sequential extraction and the toxicity characteristic leaching test as indices of metal mobility in serpentinite soils

Fractionation of Selected Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soils / Frakcjonowanie Wybranych Metali Ciężkich W Glebach Uprawnych

Geochemistry of Croatian superhigh-organic-sulphur Raša coal, imported low-S coal and bottom ash: their Se and trace metal fingerprints in seawater, clover, foliage and mushroom specimens

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