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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 55, 期 8, 页码 4813-4821出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07509
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
- Canada-Alberta Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program
- NSF OCE grant [1948716]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Division Of Ocean Sciences [1948716] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
The study compared delta V-51 values near vanadium emissions and in a remote subarctic lake, showing significant differences in plant, lichen, soil, sediment, and aquatic biota. The results demonstrate the potential of delta V-51 as a tracer in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, but further research is needed to understand its biological fractionation.
Vanadium, a potentially toxic metal, is enriched in the environment from anthropogenic releases, particularly during fossil fuel production and use and steel manufacturing. Metal stable isotopes are sophisticated tools to trace pollution; however, only recent analytical advances have allowed for the accurate and precise measurement of vanadium isotope ratios (delta V-51). To examine its potential as a tracer in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, delta V-51 was measured in soil, plant, lichen, marten, and lake sediment from sites near vanadium emissions at oil sands mines (Alberta, Canada) and in the sediment and biota (algae, zooplankton, fish) from a remote subarctic lake (Northwest Territories, Canada). Samples from Alberta had distinct delta V-51 values with marten liver the lowest (-1.7 +/- 0.3%), followed by lichen (-0.9 +/- 0.1%), soil (-0.7 +/- 0.1%), sediment (-0.5 +/- 0.2%), and plant root (-0.3 +/- 0.2%). Average values were lower than Alberta bitumen and petroleum coke (-0.1 +/- 0.1%). Plant roots had systematically higher delta V-51 than the soil from which they grew (Delta V-51(plant-soil) = 0.4 +/- 0.1%), while delta V-51 of lichen and aquatic biota were lower (0.1-0.3%) than likely crustal sources. These delta V-51 measurements in terrestrial and aquatic biota demonstrate promise for tracer applications, although further study of its biological fractionation is needed.
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