期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 762, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143105
关键词
Reactive iron mineral coatings; Iron cycling; Screening analyses; Redox transition zone
资金
- Chemours [LBIO-6706, 9900403035]
This research systematically characterizes redox transition zones in a contaminated environment by analyzing a core sample from a historically polluted site, demonstrating correlations between Fe and S reducing bacteria and oxidation-reduction gradients.
Reactive iron mineral coatings found throughout reduction-oxidation (redox) transition zones play an important role in contaminant transformation processes. This research focuses on demonstrating a process for effectively delineating redox transition zones at a site with historical contamination. An 18.3 meter core was collected, subsampled, and preserved under anoxic conditions to maintain its original redox status. To ensure a high vertical resolution, sampling increments of 5.08 cm in length were analyzed for elemental concentrations with X-ray fluorescence (XRF), sediment pH, sediment oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), total volatile organic carbon (TVOC) concentration in the sample headspace, and abundant bacteria (16S rRNA sequencing). Over the core's length, gradients observed ranged from 3.74 to 8.03 for sediment pH, -141.4 mV to +651.0 mV for sediment ORP, and from below detection to a maximum of 9.6 ppm TVOC concentration (as chlorobenzene) in the headspace. The Fe and S gradients correlatedwith the presence of Fe and S reducing bacteria. S concentrations peaked in the Upper Zone and Zone 1 where Desulfosporosinus was abundant, suggesting precipitation of iron sulfideminerals. In Zone 2, Fe concentrations decreased where Geobacter was abundant, potentially resulting in Fe reduction, dissolution, and precipitation of minerals with increased solubility compared to the Fe(III) minerals. Using complementary geochemical and microbial data, five redox transition zones were delineated in the core collected. This research demonstrates a systematic approach to characterizing redox transition zones in a contaminated environment. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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