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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2009

Arsenite and ferrous iron oxidation linked to chemolithotrophic denitrification for the immobilization of arsenic in anoxic environments.

Wenjiie Sun, Reyes Sierra-Alvarez, Lily Milner, Ron Oremland, Jim A Field

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 88 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenjiie SunDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210011, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
Reyes Sierra-Alvarez
Lily Milner
Ron Oremland
Jim A Field
Arizona Geological Survey · USUniversity of Arizona · US

Funding

TRANSPORT OF TRACE METALS IN A POLLUTED AQUIFERP42ES004940 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · PI Bernardo Lemos · 1990 to 2026
$68.1M
NIEHS NIH HHS ES-04940NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES004940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to explore a bioremediation strategy based on injecting NO3- to support the anoxic oxidation of ferrous iron (Fe(II)) and arsenite (As(II)) in the subsurface as a means to immobilize As in the form of arsenate (As(V)) adsorbed onto biogenic ferric (Fe(III)) (hydr)oxides. Continuous flow sand filled columns were used to simulate a natural anaerobic groundwater and sediment system with co-occurring As(III) and Fe(II) in the presence (column SF1) or absence (column SF2) of nitrate, respectively. During operation for 250 days, the average influent arsenic concentration of 567 microg L(-1) was reduced to 10.6 (+/-9.6) microg L(-1) in the effluent of column SF1. The cumulative removal of Fe(II) and As(II) in SF1 was 6.5 to 10-fold higher than that in SF2 Extraction and measurement of the mass of iron and arsenic immobilized on the sand packing of the columns were close to the iron and arsenic removed from the aqueous phase during column operation. The dominant speciation of the immobilized iron and arsenic was Fe(III) and As(V) in SF1, compared with Fe(II) and As(III) in SF2. The speciation was confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results indicate that microbial oxidation of As(III) and Fe(II) linked to denitrification resulted in the enhanced immobilization of aqueous arsenic in anaerobic environments by forming Fe(III) (hydr)oxide coated sands with adsorbed As(V).

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Chemoautotrophic GrowthAnaerobiosisArsenatesArsenitesBiodegradation, EnvironmentalFerric CompoundsFerrous CompoundsGeologic SedimentsModels, TheoreticalNitratesOxidation-ReductionWater Pollutants, ChemicalArsenatesarsenic acidarseniteArsenitesFerric CompoundsFerrous CompoundsNitratesWater Pollutants, Chemical

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PMID19764221
PMCPMC4532354
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