Interpretation of Trace Metal Complexation by Aquatic Organic Matter

1984 ◽  
pp. 301-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Buffle ◽  
A. Tessier ◽  
W. Haerdi
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Metal Complexation

Grain size effect on anthropogenic trace metal and organic matter distribution in marine sediments

1992 ◽  
Vol 116 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 15-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.S. Krumgalz ◽  
G. Fainshtein ◽  
A. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Size Effect ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Marine Sediments ◽  
Grain Size Effect ◽  
Matter Distribution ◽  
Organic Matter Distribution

scholarly journals Trace metal distribution in pristine permafrost-affected soils of the Lena River Delta and its Hinterland, Northern Siberia, Russia

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 2205-2244 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Antcibor ◽  
S. Zubrzycki ◽  
A. Eschenbach ◽  
L. Kutzbach ◽  
D. Bol'shiyanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Climatic Changes ◽  
River Delta ◽  
Metal Distribution ◽  
Background Concentrations ◽  
Lena River ◽  
Trace Metal Distribution ◽  
Lena River Delta

Abstract. Soils are an important compartment of ecosystems and have the ability to immobilize chemicals preventing their movement to other environment compartments. Predicted climatic changes together with other anthropogenic influences on Arctic terrestrial environments may affect biogeochemical processes enhancing leaching and migration of trace elements in permafrost-affected soils. This is especially important since the Arctic ecosystems are considered to be very sensitive to climatic changes as well as to chemical contamination. This study characterizes background levels of trace metals in permafrost-affected soils of the Lena River Delta and its hinterland in northern Siberia (73.5° N–69.5° N) representing a remote region far from evident anthropogenic trace metal sources. Investigations on total element contents of iron (Fe), arsenic (As), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co) and mercury (Hg) in different soil types developed in different geological parent materials have been carried out. The highest concentrations of the majority of the measured elements were observed in soils belonging to ice-rich permafrost sediments formed during the Pleistocene (ice-complex) in the Lena River Delta region. Correlation analyses of trace metal concentrations and soil chemical and physical properties at a Holocene estuarine terrace and two modern floodplain levels in the southern-central Lena River Delta (Samoylov Island) showed that the main factors controlling the trace metal distribution in these soils are organic matter content, soil texture and contents of iron and manganese-oxides. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed that soil oxides play a significant role in trace metal distribution in both top and bottom horizons. Occurrence of organic matter contributes to Cd binding in top soils and Cu binding in bottom horizons. Observed ranges of the background concentrations of the majority of trace elements were similar to background levels reported for other pristine arctic areas and did not exceed mean global background concentrations examined for the continental crust as well as for the world's soils.

Complexation of Dissolved Organic Matter with Trace Metal Ions in Natural Waters

2012 ◽  
pp. 769-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khan M. G. Mostofa ◽  
Cong-qiang Liu ◽  
Xinbin Feng ◽  
Takahito Yoshioka ◽  
Davide Vione ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Dissolved Organic Matter ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Natural Waters ◽  
Trace Metal Ions

Metal ion binding by humic substances as emergent functions of labile supramolecular assemblies

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena A. Vialykh ◽  
Dennis R. Salahub ◽  
Gopal Achari
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Humic Substances ◽  
Metal Binding ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Computational Modelling ◽  
Intermolecular Forces ◽  
Metal Complexation ◽  
Emergent Properties ◽  
Metal Availability

Environmental contextThe fundamental basis for the high flexibility of humic substances is still unclear, though it is crucial for the understanding of metal bioavailability and toxicity in soil and aqueous environments. We show at the molecular level how characteristics of organic matter affect metal binding depending on the environmental conditions. Such understanding will help in the modulation of metal availability in soil and water in changing environmental situations. AbstractIn this work, we explore the hypothesis that humic substances (HS) can be perceived as labile supramolecular assemblages, the functioning of which is mainly determined by chemical composition and characteristics, the size of molecular units and weak intermolecular forces, rather than the exact primary structure of molecular moieties and their spatial configuration. To test the hypothesis, 72 computational models of three different organic mixtures were composed. The formation of inner and outer sphere metal–ligand complexes, metal binding sites, complex configurations, binding energies and aggregation/dissolution as emergent properties of HS were determined under various conditions. The results of computational modelling revealed that: (i) the highest Cu2+ binding (55.6%) was by the SRFA-22 organic model, which represents low-molecular-weight fulvic acids. In contrast, the highest amount of inner-sphere Mg–organic matter complex (63.4%) was formed in SRHA-6, which has higher-molecular-weight constituents. Therefore, a correlation between the type of cation, the system aromaticity and the extent of metal complexation is proposed. (ii) Increase of metal ion concentration and decrease of water content resulted in an increase in the number of hydrogen bonds and more compact and stable aggregates with lower hydrophilic and higher hydrophobic surface areas in SRFA-22. However, in SRHA-6, the results varied owing to the competition between metal binding, H-bonding and non-polar interactions in the structural arrangement of the aggregates. In general, the aggregation process, driven by metal complexation and water removal, resulted in the formation of more stable conformers, with lower potential energy, with the only exception of SRHA-6–Cu.

scholarly journals Terrestrial organic matter input drives sedimentary trace metal sequestration in a human-impacted boreal estuary

2020 ◽  
Vol 717 ◽  
pp. 137047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sami A. Jokinen ◽  
Tom Jilbert ◽  
Rosa Tiihonen-Filppula ◽  
Karoliina Koho
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Terrestrial Organic Matter ◽  
Metal Sequestration ◽  
Organic Matter Input

Trace metal transport into the Bothnian Bay by particulate Fe‐Mn oxides and organic matter

GFF ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (sup004) ◽  
pp. 91-91
Author(s):  
A. Widerlund
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Metal Transport ◽  
Trace Metal Transport ◽  
Bothnian Bay ◽  
Mn Oxides
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