The fate of {sup 14}C-pyrene and {sup 14}C-chrysene in soils amended with a PAH mixture
- Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants at many hazardous waste sites. Microbial processes are known to influence the fate of PAH in soils and can effect PAH structure, toxicity, bioavailability, and association with soil organic matter (SOM). Experiments were conducted to determine the extent of {sup 14}C-pyrene or {sup 14}C-chrysene associations with soil organic matter (SOM) in soils amended with a PAH mixture and either a [4,5,9,10-{sup 14}C]pyrene or [5,6,11,12-{sup 14}C] chrysene tracer. Changes in microbial respiration ({sup 14}CO{sub 2} efflux), {sup 14}C-volatile organics, {sup 14}C-water soluble metabolites, and {sup 14}C-SOM were measured over time in continuously, aerated microcosms. The bioavailability of {sup 14}C-products in SOM fractions was determined using a mineralization endpoint assay. Extracts of {sup 14}C products in SOM fractions were tested for acute and chronic toxicity using Microtox{trademark}. The {sup 14}C-products associated with residual soil fractions were further extracted with HF/HCI and methylene chloride and then analyzed with LC-MS. The presence of a PAH mixture enhanced {sup 14}C-pyrene mineralization in non-adapted, pristine soils to a greater extent than {sup 14}C-pyrene mineralization observed in pristine soils amended with a known PAH-mineralizing, microbial community. Mineralization of {sup 14}C-chrysene in non-adapted, pristine soils was greater than NaN{sup 3} abiotic, control soils, but significantly less than {sup 14}C-chrysene mineralization in pristine soils amended with a known PAH-mineralizing, microbial community. The major fate of {sup 14}C-pyrene, {sup 14}C-chrysene, and PAH mixtures is association with SOM.
- OSTI ID:
- 452098
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-961149--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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