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Kinetic speciation of nickel in mining and municipal effluents

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This study presents the results of kinetic speciation of nickel in undiluted mining and municipal effluents and effluents diluted with receiving freshwaters from the surrounding environment. The dilution ratios used for the dilution of the effluents were arbitrarily chosen, but were representative of the prevailing mining practices. The purpose of the this dilution was to mimic dilution with natural waters that result from dilution of the mining and municipal effluents with receiving freshwaters, so that this study would reveal environmental realities that are of concern to the managers and regulators of water resources.

Ligand exchange kinetics using the competing ligand exchange method (CLEM) was studied using two independent techniques: graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) with Chelex 100 resin as the competing ligand, and adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry (AdCSV) with dimethylglyoxime (DMG) as the competing ligand to determine the percentage of Ni metal released from Ni(II)–DOC complexes and the rate of dissociation of Ni(II)–DOC complexes. Using a sample containing a mixture of 30% Copper Cliff Mine effluent, 40% Sudbury municipal effluent and 30% Vermillion River water, both techniques gave results showing that the dilution of the effluent samples increased the percentage of nickel released from Ni(II)–DOC complexes. This increase in the release of nickel from the Ni(II)–DOC complexes may be of concern to managers and regulators of water resources. Agreement between the results of these two techniques has enhanced the validity of the competing ligand exchange method used by both techniques.

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The financial support from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada and the NSERC Metals in the Human Environment - Research Network are gratefully acknowledged.

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    Parthasarathi Chakraborty, Yamini Gopalapillai, Ismail I. Fasfous & Chuni L. Chakrabarti

  2. Department of Chemistry, Acadia University, 6 University Avenue, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, B4P 2R6, Canada

    John Murimboh

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Chakraborty, P., Gopalapillai, Y., Murimboh, J. et al. Kinetic speciation of nickel in mining and municipal effluents. Anal Bioanal Chem 386, 1803–1813 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-006-0759-9

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