scholarly journals Using FlFFF and aTEM to determine trace metal–nanoparticle associations in riverbed sediment

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 82 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. L. Plathe ◽  
F. von der Kammer ◽  
M. Hassellöv ◽  
J. Moore ◽  
M. Murayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Size Fraction ◽  
Metal Nanoparticle ◽  
Contaminated Sediment ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Clark Fork River ◽  
Nano Size

Environmental context. Determining associations between trace metals and nanoparticles in contaminated systems is important in order to make decisions regarding remediation. This study analysed contaminated sediment from the Clark Fork River Superfund Site and discovered that in the <1-μm fraction the trace metals were almost exclusively associated with nanoparticulate Fe and Ti oxides. This information is relevant because nanoparticles are often more reactive and show altered properties compared with their bulk equivalents, therefore affecting metal toxicity and bioavailability. Abstract. Analytical transmission electron microscopy (aTEM) and flow field flow fractionation (FlFFF) coupled to multi-angle laser light scattering (MALLS) and high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (HR-ICPMS) were utilised to elucidate relationships between trace metals and nanoparticles in contaminated sediment. Samples were obtained from the Clark Fork River (Montana, USA), where a large-scale dam removal project has released reservoir sediment contaminated with toxic trace metals (namely Pb, Zn, Cu and As) which had accumulated from a century of mining activities upstream. An aqueous extraction method was used to recover nanoparticles from the sediment for examination; FlFFF results indicate that the toxic metals are held in the nano-size fraction of the sediment and their peak shapes and size distributions correlate best with those for Fe and Ti. TEM data confirms this on a single nanoparticle scale; the toxic metals were found almost exclusively associated with nano-size oxide minerals, most commonly brookite, goethite and lepidocrocite.

scholarly journals Yttrium Residues in MWCNT Enable Assessment of MWCNT Removal during Wastewater Treatment

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Kidd ◽  
Yuqiang Bi ◽  
David Hanigan ◽  
Pierre Herckes ◽  
Paul Westerhoff
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Trace Metals ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Many analytical techniques have limited sensitivity to quantify multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) at environmentally relevant exposure concentrations in wastewaters. We found that trace metals (e.g., Y, Co, Fe) used in MWCNT synthesis correlated with MWCNT concentrations. Because of low background yttrium (Y) concentrations in wastewater, Y was used to track MWCNT removal by wastewater biomass. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging and dissolution studies indicated that the residual trace metals were strongly embedded within the MWCNTs. For our specific MWCNT, Y concentration in MWCNTs was 76 µg g−1, and single particle mode inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS) was shown viable to detect Y-associated MWCNTs. The detection limit of the specific MWCNTs was 0.82 µg L−1 using Y as a surrogate, compared with >100 µg L−1 for other techniques applied for MWCNT quantification in wastewater biomass. MWCNT removal at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) was assessed by dosing MWCNTs (100 µg L−1) in water containing a range of biomass concentrations obtained from wastewater return activated sludge (RAS) collected from a local WWTP. Using high volume to surface area reactors (to limit artifacts of MWCNT loss due to adsorption to vessel walls) and adding 5 g L−1 of total suspended solids (TSS) of RAS (3-h mixing) reduced the MWCNT concentrations from 100 µg L−1 to 2 µg L−1. The results provide an environmentally relevant insight into the fate of MWCNTs across their end of life cycle and aid in regulatory permits that require estimates of engineered nanomaterial removal at WWTPs upon accidental release into sewers from manufacturing facilities.

scholarly journals Mercury in Pancreatic Cells of People with and without Pancreatic Cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 8990
Author(s):  
Roger Pamphlett ◽  
Andrew J. Colebatch ◽  
Philip A. Doble ◽  
David P. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Toxic Metals ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Islet Cells ◽  
Inorganic Mercury ◽  
Pancreatic Tissue ◽  
Human Pancreas ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Pancreatic Cells ◽  
Cadmium Lead

Toxic metals have been implicated in the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer. Human exposure to mercury is widespread, but it is not known how often mercury is present in the human pancreas and which cells might contain mercury. We therefore aimed to determine, in people with and without pancreatic cancer, the distribution and prevalence of mercury in pancreatic cells. Paraffin-embedded sections of normal pancreatic tissue were obtained from pancreatectomy samples of 45 people who had pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and from autopsy samples of 38 people without pancreatic cancer. Mercury was identified using two methods of elemental bio-imaging: (1) With autometallography, inorganic mercury was seen in islet cells in 14 of 30 males (47%) with pancreatic cancer compared to two of 17 males (12%) without pancreatic cancer (p = 0.024), and in 10 of 15 females (67%) with pancreatic cancer compared to four of 21 females (19%) without pancreatic cancer (p = 0.006). Autometallographic mercury was present in acinar cells in 24% and in periductal cells in 11% of people with pancreatic cancer, but not in those without pancreatic cancer. (2) Laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry confirmed the presence of mercury in islets that stained with autometallography and detected cadmium, lead, chromium, iron, nickel and aluminium in some samples. In conclusion, the genotoxic metal mercury is found in normal pancreatic cells in more people with, than without, pancreatic cancer. These findings support the hypothesis that toxic metals such as mercury contribute to the pathogenesis of pancreatic cancer.

Preparation of Urine Samples for Trace Metal Determination: A Study with Aluminium Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry

1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
T J Burden ◽  
M W Whitehead ◽  
R P H Thompson ◽  
J J Powell
Keyword(s):  
Trace Metals ◽  
Trace Metal ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Urine Samples ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Individual Sample ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Pooled Sample

Urinary analysis of trace metals forms a significant role in clinical chemistry, but the optimal preparation and analysis of urine samples has not been investigated. Human urine is generally supersaturated with dissolved solids. Therefore, samples often precipitate following collection. X-ray microanalysis showed that this precipitate was predominantly rich in calcium and phosphorus but could include some trace metals from urine, potentially lowering their concentrations in solution. Hence, the precipitate must be fully redissolved for accurate analysis of trace metals in urine. Methods are emphasized for the best collection and preparation of urine samples for subsequent trace metal analysis; in this work inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES) was used for the analysis of aluminium. For optimal accuracy, peak profiles were collected over 396.147 nm-396.157 nm. Urinary aluminium levels were investigated from 10 healthy volunteers and concentrations were obtained using either aqueous, pooled or individual urine-based standard curves. Since urine has a highly variable matrix, individual sample-based standards, which are unique to that particular sample, gave the most accurate results. However, where sample size is small or sample numbers are unfeasibly large, pooled sample-based standards give good approximations to within 15% and, with appropriate validation, other elements as internal standards could also be used for approximations. Aqueous standards should be avoided. Spike-recovery experiments confirmed these data since individual sample based standards showed optimal recovery [99.3 (4.4)%], while pooled sample-based standards were a close proxy [101.6 (9.2)%] but aqueous standards were inappropriate [137.4 (12.8)%]. Postprandial urinary aluminium levels of the 10 volunteers were [7.2 (3.7)μg/L] after analysis using individual sample-based standard curves.

scholarly journals A multinebulization technique for the determination of trace metals in a marine biota sample by on-line isotope dilution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (OID-ICP-MS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 2509-2516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam García ◽  
Miguel Ángel Aguirre ◽  
Emilia Vassileva ◽  
Antonio Canals
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Trace Metals ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Marine Biota ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Biota Sample ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
On Line

The efficient mixing between the sample and the spike solutions takes place at the inner cavity of the multinebulizer tip.

scholarly journals Batch Fabrication of Silicon Nanometer Tip Using Isotropic Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching

Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 638
Author(s):  
Lihao Wang ◽  
Meijie Liu ◽  
Junyuan Zhao ◽  
Jicong Zhao ◽  
Yinfang Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Etching ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Etch Depth ◽  
Wafer Level ◽  
Small Surface ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma Etching ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Etching ◽  
Batch Fabrication

This work reports a batch fabrication process for silicon nanometer tip based on isotropic inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching technology. The silicon tips with nanometer apex and small surface roughness are produced at wafer-level with good etching homogeneity and repeatability. An ICP etching routine is developed to make silicon tips with apex radius less than 5 nm, aspect ratio greater than 5 at a tip height of 200 nm, and tip height more than 10 μm, and high fabrication yield is achieved by mask compensation and precisely controlling lateral etch depth, which is significant for large-scale manufacturing.

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