Adsorption and desorption of arsenic and its immobilization in soils



Título del documento: Adsorption and desorption of arsenic and its immobilization in soils
Revista: Scientia Agricola
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000455214
ISSN: 0103-9016
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Vicosa, Departamento de Solos, Vicosa, Minas Gerais. Brasil
2Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Departamento de Ciencias Exatas e da Terra, Frutal, Minas Gerais. Brasil
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Volumen: 78
Número: 3
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Arsenic (As) is a naturally occurring chemical element considered toxic and carcinogenic by health and environmental protection agencies. Studies of As adsorption/desorption behavior in soils are important to predictions of As’ potential mobility in natural systems. The aim of this study was to assess the adsorption of As(V) in soils from Minas Gerais, Brazil, and determine its immobilization rate in order to identify soils with characteristics more favorable to its deployment as an As geochemical barrier. The adsorption experiment was performed using different As concentrations and the data pertaining to the maximum adsorption capacity of As(V) (MACAs) were determined by Langmuir and Freundlich isoterms. The Oxisols, due to their more oxidic mineralogy, especially more gibbsitic, and clayey texture, showed the highest MACAs, followed by Ultisols, Inceptisols, and Entisols. In terms of the desorption of As the Inceptisols were the soils that showed the most As desorption. Both As desorption and mobility was lower in the more oxidic and clayey soils. In all soils, the total amount of As was desorbed in due course, but the As release ratio tended to decrease with the passage of time. In general, soils with higher MACAs did not necessarily show less As desorption. For use as a geochemical barrier, as important as a high adsorption capacity of As by the soil is a low As desorption rate. The increase in As mobility may increase the risks of contaminating the supplies of water. To be a good As geochemical barrier the soil has to be a clayey Oxisol, with relatively high amounts of Fe and Al oxides, especially gibbsite
Disciplinas: Agrociencias,
Química
Palabras clave: Suelos,
Química analítica,
Arsénico,
Toxicidad,
Contaminación,
Edafología
Keyword: Soils,
Analytical chemistry,
Arsenic,
Toxicity,
Pollution,
Edaphology
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