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Title: Transformation of zinc-concentrate in surface and subsurface environments: Implications for assessing zinc mobility/toxicity and choosing an optimal remediation strategy

Abstract

Zinc contamination in near- and sub-surface environments is a serious threat to many ecosystems and to public health. Sufficient understanding of Zn speciation and transport mechanisms is therefore critical to evaluating its risk to the environment and to developing remediation strategies. The geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of contaminated soils in the vicinity of a Zn ore transportation route were thoroughly investigated using a variety of analytical techniques (sequential extraction, XRF, XRD, SEM, and XAFS). Imported Zn-concentrate (ZnS) was deposited in a receiving facility and dispersed over time to the surrounding roadside areas and rice-paddy soils. Subsequent physical and chemical weathering resulted in dispersal into the subsurface. The species identified in the contaminated areas included Zn-sulfide, Zn-carbonate, other O-coordinated Zn-minerals, and Zn species bound to Fe/Mn oxides or clays, as confirmed by XAFS spectroscopy and sequential extraction. The observed transformation from S-coordinated Zn to O-coordinated Zn associated with minerals suggests that this contaminant can change into more soluble and labile forms as a result of weathering. For the purpose of developing a soil washing remediation process, the contaminated samples were extracted with dilute acids. The extraction efficiency increased with the increase of O-coordinated Zn relative to S-coordinated Zn in the sediment.more » Furthermore, this study demonstrates that improved understanding of Zn speciation in contaminated soils is essential for well-informed decision making regarding metal mobility and toxicity, as well as for choosing an appropriate remediation strategy using soil washing.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [3];  [1];  [5];  [6]
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  1. Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung (South Korea); Korea Univ., Seoul (South Korea)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia (Bulgaria)
  3. Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung (South Korea)
  4. Korea Univ., Seoul (South Korea); Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul (South Korea)
  5. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Illinois Inst. of Technology, Chicago, IL (United States)
  6. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Subsurface Biogeochemical Research; Korea Ministry of Environment; National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
OSTI Identifier:
1413983
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1414332
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Environmental Pollution
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 226; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0269-7491
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Acid extraction; Heavy metal contamination; Mineral transformation; Sphalerite; XAFS

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Kwon, Man Jae, Boyanov, Maxim I., Yang, Jung -Seok, Lee, Seunghak, Hwang, Yun Ho, Lee, Ju Yeon, Mishra, Bhoopesh, and Kemner, Kenneth M. Transformation of zinc-concentrate in surface and subsurface environments: Implications for assessing zinc mobility/toxicity and choosing an optimal remediation strategy. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.066.
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Kwon, Man Jae, Boyanov, Maxim I., Yang, Jung -Seok, Lee, Seunghak, Hwang, Yun Ho, Lee, Ju Yeon, Mishra, Bhoopesh, & Kemner, Kenneth M. Transformation of zinc-concentrate in surface and subsurface environments: Implications for assessing zinc mobility/toxicity and choosing an optimal remediation strategy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.066
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Kwon, Man Jae, Boyanov, Maxim I., Yang, Jung -Seok, Lee, Seunghak, Hwang, Yun Ho, Lee, Ju Yeon, Mishra, Bhoopesh, and Kemner, Kenneth M. Fri . "Transformation of zinc-concentrate in surface and subsurface environments: Implications for assessing zinc mobility/toxicity and choosing an optimal remediation strategy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.066. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1413983.
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@article{osti_1413983,
title = {Transformation of zinc-concentrate in surface and subsurface environments: Implications for assessing zinc mobility/toxicity and choosing an optimal remediation strategy},
author = {Kwon, Man Jae and Boyanov, Maxim I. and Yang, Jung -Seok and Lee, Seunghak and Hwang, Yun Ho and Lee, Ju Yeon and Mishra, Bhoopesh and Kemner, Kenneth M.},
abstractNote = {Zinc contamination in near- and sub-surface environments is a serious threat to many ecosystems and to public health. Sufficient understanding of Zn speciation and transport mechanisms is therefore critical to evaluating its risk to the environment and to developing remediation strategies. The geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of contaminated soils in the vicinity of a Zn ore transportation route were thoroughly investigated using a variety of analytical techniques (sequential extraction, XRF, XRD, SEM, and XAFS). Imported Zn-concentrate (ZnS) was deposited in a receiving facility and dispersed over time to the surrounding roadside areas and rice-paddy soils. Subsequent physical and chemical weathering resulted in dispersal into the subsurface. The species identified in the contaminated areas included Zn-sulfide, Zn-carbonate, other O-coordinated Zn-minerals, and Zn species bound to Fe/Mn oxides or clays, as confirmed by XAFS spectroscopy and sequential extraction. The observed transformation from S-coordinated Zn to O-coordinated Zn associated with minerals suggests that this contaminant can change into more soluble and labile forms as a result of weathering. For the purpose of developing a soil washing remediation process, the contaminated samples were extracted with dilute acids. The extraction efficiency increased with the increase of O-coordinated Zn relative to S-coordinated Zn in the sediment. Furthermore, this study demonstrates that improved understanding of Zn speciation in contaminated soils is essential for well-informed decision making regarding metal mobility and toxicity, as well as for choosing an appropriate remediation strategy using soil washing.},
doi = {10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.066},
journal = {Environmental Pollution},
number = C,
volume = 226,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Fri Mar 24 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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