title: Selected Fe and Mn (nano)oxides as perspective amendments for the stabilization of As in contaminated soils.
abstract: An amorphous Mn oxide (AMO), nanomaghemite, and nanomagnetite were used as potential amendments reducing the mobility of As in three contrasting contaminated soils differing in origin of As contamination. Adsorption experiments and XPS analyses combined with incubation batch experiments and pH-static leaching tests were used. The AMO showed excellent adsorption capacity for As(V) reaching a maximum of 1.79 mmol g(-1) at pH 7 and 8. Interestingly, the adsorption capacity in this case decreases with decreasing pH, probably as a result of AMO dissolution at lower pH values. Chemical sorption of As(V) onto AMO was further confirmed with XPS. Both Fe nano-oxides proved the highest adsorption capacity at pH 4 reaching 11 mg g(-1) of adsorbed As(V). The AMO was also the most efficient amendment for decreasing As concentrations in soil solutions during 8 weeks of incubation. Additionally, pH-static leaching tests were performed at pH 4, 5, 6, 7, and natural pH (not adjusted) and AMO again proved the highest ability to decrease As content in leachate. On the other hand, strong dissolution of this amendment at lower pH values (especially pH 4) was observed. For that reason, AMO appears as a promising stabilizing agent for As, especially in neutral, alkaline, or slightly acidic soils, where As(V) species are expected to be more mobile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6-Suchdol, 165 21, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Zuzana
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Michálková
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6-Suchdol, 165 21, Czech Republic. komarek@fzp.czu.cz.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3644-9961
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Komárek
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6-Suchdol, 165 21, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veselská
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Geosciences, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, Prague 6-Suchdol, 165 21, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Sylva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Číhalová
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005290:Ferric Compounds; D017895:Manganese Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; C000499:ferric oxide; C027424:manganese oxide; D001151:Arsenic
keywords: Adsorption; Arsenic; Immobilization; Mn oxide; Nanomaghemite; Nanomagnetite