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DOI 10.1007/s11356-015-5816-5
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Title (Primary) Interaction of arsenic species with tropical river aquatic humic substances enriched with aluminum and iron
Author De Oliveira, L.K.; de Almeida Melo, C.; Fraceto, L.F.; Friese, K.; Rosa, A.H.
Source Titel Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Year 2016
Department SEEFO
Volume 23
Issue 7
Page From 6205
Page To 6216
Language englisch
Keywords Arsenic; Aquatic humic substances; Complexation; Aluminum; Iron
UFZ wide themes RU2;
Abstract The mobility and bioavailability of arsenic (As) are strongly controlled by adsorption/precipitation processes involving metal oxides. However, the organic matter present in the environment, in combination with these oxides, can also play an important role in the cycle of arsenic. This work concerns the interaction between As and two samples of aquatic humic substances (AHS) from tropical rivers. The AHS were extracted as proposed by IHSS, and were characterized by 13C NMR. The experiments were conducted with the AHS in natura and enriched with metal cations, with different concentrations of As, and complexation capacity was evaluated at three different pH levels (5.0, 7.0, and 9.0). The AHS samples showed similar chemical compositions. The results suggested that there was no interaction between As(III) and AHS in natura or enriched with Al. Low concentrations of As(V) were bound to AHS in natura. For As(III), the complexation capacity of the AHS enriched with Fe was approximately 48 μmol per g of C, while the values for As(V) were in the range 69–80 μmol per grams of C. Fluorescence spectra showed that changes in Eh affected the complexation reactions of As(V) species with AHS.
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De Oliveira, L.K., de Almeida Melo, C., Fraceto, L.F., Friese, K., Rosa, A.H. (2016):
Interaction of arsenic species with tropical river aquatic humic substances enriched with aluminum and iron
Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 23 (7), 6205 - 6216 10.1007/s11356-015-5816-5