title: Effect of microbial activity, soil water content and added copper on the temporal distribution patterns of HCB and DDT among different soil organic matter fractions.
abstract: Temporal changes in the distribution of exogenous HCB and DDT among different soil organic matter fractions were studied under sterile and non-sterile conditions, different soil water contents, and different concentrations of added Cu(2+). The residence time was 311days. Soil organic matter was fractionated into fulvic acid (FA), humic acid (HA), bound-humic acid (BHA), lipid, and insoluble residue (IR) fractions by a methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) method. Results revealed that there is a mass transfer tendency of DDT and HCB from FA, HA and BHA to IR and lipid fractions with increasing residence time. Microbial activity accelerated the mass transfer, while the addition of Cu(2+) slowed it down. The HCB and DDT transfer rate decreased as the soil moisture increased from 1.9% to 60%, but increased when soil moisture increased further to 90%. A two-compartment first order kinetic model was used to describe the mass transfer from FA, HA and BHA.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PO Box 2871, Beijing 100085, China.
authors.forename: Jing-jing
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Xiao-quan
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Shan
mesh_terms: D001578:Benzopyrans; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003300:Copper; D003634:DDT / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene / Q000032:analysis*; D006812:Humic Substances; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D012995:Solubility; D013995:Time
chemical_list: D001578:Benzopyrans; D006812:Humic Substances; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene; D003300:Copper; D003634:DDT; C005023:fulvic acid