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Title: X-ray absorption spectroscopic evidence for the complexation of Hg(II) by reduced sulfur in soil humic substances

Abstract

Analysis of Hg(II) complexed by a soil humic acid (HA) using synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) revealed the importance of reduces sulfur functional groups (thiol (R-SH) and disulfide (R-SS-R)/disulfane (R-SSH)) in humic substances in the complexation of Hg(II). A two-coordinate binding environment with one oxygen atom and one sulfur atom at distances of 2.02 and 2.38 {angstrom}, respectively, was found in the first coordination shell of Hg(II) complexed by humic acid. Model calculations show that a second coordination sphere could contain one carbon atom and a second sulfur atom at 2.78 and 2.93 {angstrom}, respectively. This suggests that in addition to thiol S, disulfide/disulfane S may be involved with the complexation of Hg(II) in soil organic matter. The appearance of carbon atom in the second coordination shell suggests that one O-containing ligand such as carboxyl and phenol ligands rather than H{sub 2}O molecule is bound to the Hg(II). The involvement of oxygen ligand in addition to the reduced S ligands in the complexation of Hg(II) is due to the low density of reduced S ligands in humic substances. The XAS results from this experiment provided direct molecular level evidence for the preference of reduced S functional groups over oxygen ligandsmore » by Hg(II) in the complexation with humic substances.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ;  [3]; ;  [4]
  1. Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States). Dept. of Agronomy
  2. Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Umeaa (Sweden). Dept. of Forest Ecology
  3. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Soil Science
  4. Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (United States). Dept. of Soil, Water, and Climate
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
318714
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Environmental Science and Technology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 33; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: PBD: 15 Jan 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; MERCURY; SOILS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; HUMIC ACIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SULFIDES

Citation Formats

Xia, K, Skyllberg, U L, Bleam, W F, Helmke, P A, Bloom, P R, and Nater, E A. X-ray absorption spectroscopic evidence for the complexation of Hg(II) by reduced sulfur in soil humic substances. United States: N. p., 1999. Web. doi:10.1021/es980433q.
Xia, K, Skyllberg, U L, Bleam, W F, Helmke, P A, Bloom, P R, & Nater, E A. X-ray absorption spectroscopic evidence for the complexation of Hg(II) by reduced sulfur in soil humic substances. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/es980433q
Xia, K, Skyllberg, U L, Bleam, W F, Helmke, P A, Bloom, P R, and Nater, E A. 1999. "X-ray absorption spectroscopic evidence for the complexation of Hg(II) by reduced sulfur in soil humic substances". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/es980433q.
@article{osti_318714,
title = {X-ray absorption spectroscopic evidence for the complexation of Hg(II) by reduced sulfur in soil humic substances},
author = {Xia, K and Skyllberg, U L and Bleam, W F and Helmke, P A and Bloom, P R and Nater, E A},
abstractNote = {Analysis of Hg(II) complexed by a soil humic acid (HA) using synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) revealed the importance of reduces sulfur functional groups (thiol (R-SH) and disulfide (R-SS-R)/disulfane (R-SSH)) in humic substances in the complexation of Hg(II). A two-coordinate binding environment with one oxygen atom and one sulfur atom at distances of 2.02 and 2.38 {angstrom}, respectively, was found in the first coordination shell of Hg(II) complexed by humic acid. Model calculations show that a second coordination sphere could contain one carbon atom and a second sulfur atom at 2.78 and 2.93 {angstrom}, respectively. This suggests that in addition to thiol S, disulfide/disulfane S may be involved with the complexation of Hg(II) in soil organic matter. The appearance of carbon atom in the second coordination shell suggests that one O-containing ligand such as carboxyl and phenol ligands rather than H{sub 2}O molecule is bound to the Hg(II). The involvement of oxygen ligand in addition to the reduced S ligands in the complexation of Hg(II) is due to the low density of reduced S ligands in humic substances. The XAS results from this experiment provided direct molecular level evidence for the preference of reduced S functional groups over oxygen ligands by Hg(II) in the complexation with humic substances.},
doi = {10.1021/es980433q},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/318714}, journal = {Environmental Science and Technology},
number = 2,
volume = 33,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1999},
month = {Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1999}
}