title: Adsorption and desorption characteristics of diphenylarsenicals in two contrasting soils.
abstract: Diphenylarsinic acid (DPAA) is formed during the leakage of aromatic arsenic chemical weapons in soils, is persistent in nature, and results in arsenic contamination in the field. The adsorption and desorption characteristics of DPAA were investigated in two typical Chinese soils, an Acrisol (a variable-charge soil) and a Phaeozem (a constant-charge soil). Their thermodynamics and some of the factors influencing them (i.e., initial pH value, ionic strength and phosphate) were also evaluated using the batch method in order to understand the environmental fate of DPAA in soils. The results indicate that Acrisol had a stronger adsorption capacity for DPAA than Phaeozem. Soil DPAA adsorption was a spontaneous and endothermic process and the amount of DPAA adsorbed was affected significantly by variation in soil pH and phosphate. In contrast, soil organic matter and ionic strength had no significant effect on adsorption. This suggests that DPAA adsorption may be due to specific adsorption on soil mineral surfaces. Therefore, monitoring the fate of DPAA in soils is recommended in areas contaminated by leakage from chemical weapons.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China. ananwang@issas.ac.cn
authors.forename: Anan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shixin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Wuxin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Longhua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Haibo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yujuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yongming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Christie
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001152:Arsenicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D010710:Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001152:Arsenicals; D010710:Phosphates; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; C493087:diphenylarsinic acid