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Impact of systematic change of redox potential on the leaching of Ba, Cr, Sr, and V from a riverine soil into water

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Abstract

Purpose

Floodplain soils are often contaminated with toxic elements such as Ba, Cr, Sr, and V. For an adequate risk assessment of such contaminated sites, the assessment of factors affecting the leaching of those elements from riverine soils into water is fundamental. Since the redox potential (EH) can be important within this context, we aimed to assess the impact of pre-set redox conditions on the dynamics of Ba, Cr, Sr, and V in a floodplain soil.

Materials and methods

To achieve this aim, we used an automatic biogeochemical microcosm system allowing computer-controlled regulation of EH by adapting the supply of N2 or O2 to the soil suspension. With this system, the effect of EH on the dynamics of Ba, Cr, Sr, and V was studied mechanistically.

Results and discussion

Chromium and V were negatively correlated with EH possibly due to co-precipitation of these metals with Fe (hydr)oxides at high EH. Vanadium might additionally be oxidized from more soluble V(IV) to less soluble V(V) with rising EH. Barium and Sr were positively correlated with EH, which might be attributed to their association with dissolved organic carbon (DOC). The influence of pH on the dynamics of the studied elements seemed to be of minor importance in our study. A significant negative correlation was observed between the specific UV absorbance at 254 nm (SUVA 254) and EH indicating that oxidizing conditions favored the removal of aromatic DOC molecules from solution via binding to Fe (hydr)oxides.

Conclusions

Redox potential is important for metal fate in the current study. Results imply an absorption of Cr and V to Fe (hydr)oxides and an interaction with DOC while particularly Ba and Sr dynamics may be influenced by DOC. In the future, different V species in wetland soils under pre-definite redox conditions should be determined and further studies should elucidate the specific role of DOC and sulfur (S) chemistry on the dynamics of the studied metals.

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The authors thank Mrs. M. Braun and Mr. C. Vandenhirtz for technical assistance and Prof. Dr. A.V. Hirner, University of Duisburg-Essen, for the kind access to ICP-MS.

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  1. Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Department D, University of Wuppertal, Pauluskirchstraße 7, 42285, Wuppertal, Germany

    Tina Frohne & Jörg Rinklebe

  2. Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 3-5, 45141, Essen, Germany

    Roland A. Diaz-Bone

  3. Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

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Frohne, T., Diaz-Bone, R.A., Du Laing, G. et al. Impact of systematic change of redox potential on the leaching of Ba, Cr, Sr, and V from a riverine soil into water. J Soils Sediments 15, 623–633 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-014-1036-8

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