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Zn Distribution and Chemical Speciation in Marine Biominerals: An Example on Bivalve and Foraminifera Shells from Polluted Sites

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Biominerals are widespread in Nature and they precipitate to respond to different physiological purposes. A broad knowledge of their chemical and structural properties offers a unique opportunity to improve our capability to reconstruct actual and paleoenvironment. In this work, we show two case studies, bivalves and foraminifera grown in polluted sites that were characterized by applying different and complementary synchrotron radiation-based investigation techniques, mainly focused on the investigation of Zn incorporation in the biomineralized shells. Using scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) and X-ray micro-fluorescence (µ-XRF), we found the colocalization of elements across the shells, while we obtained information on chemical speciation of Zn by applying X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). Noticeably, instead of metal dispersion in the Ca-carbonate shells, we found traces of several independent phases, in particular for Zn, dispersed generally as microscopic minerals. This work provides fundamental insight into the structural properties, coordinative and chemical environment of some marine biominerals. This new knowledge is fundamental to understand the biogeochemical processes and to develop effective environmental proxies.

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We acknowledge CESA (grant number: E58C16000080003) from RAS, and RAS/FBS (grant number: F72F16003080002) grants, the POR FESR Sardegna 2014-2020 (project cluster Top-Down: TESTARE), and the CeSAR (Centro Servizi d’Ateneo per la Ricerca) of the University of Cagliari, Italy, for SEM analysis. The ESRF EV-94 and ES-540 proposals provided access to the BM23 micro-focus experiment. The authors acknowledge the CERIC-ERIC Consortium (grant numbers: 20152020, 20162061, 20167045, 20177041, and 20182100) for the access to experimental facilities and financial support and the Romanian Ministry of Education (through the Core Program, Project PN16-480102). XAFS (Elettra) 20160254 beamtime, Diamond SP16496 beamtime, and grant are acknowledged. The research leading to this result has been supported by the project CALIPSOplus under the Grant Agreement 730872 from the EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation HORIZON 2020. The Grant of Excellence Departments, MIUR (ARTICOLO 1, COMMI 314–337 LEGGE 232/2016), is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Giovanni De Giudici, Carla Buosi, Antonietta Cherchi & Daniela Medas

  2. Department of Sciences, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

    Carlo Meneghini

  3. Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy

    Ilaria Carlomagno, Giuliana Aquilanti, Diana E. Bedolla & Alessandra Gianoncelli

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    Andrei C. Kuncser & V. Adrian Maraloiu

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    Olivier Mathon

  9. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Valentina Rimondi

  10. CNR—Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources, Florence, Italy

    Valentina Rimondi

  11. Sorbonne Universités, METIS, Paris, France

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De Giudici, G. et al. (2021). Zn Distribution and Chemical Speciation in Marine Biominerals: An Example on Bivalve and Foraminifera Shells from Polluted Sites. In: Di Cicco, A., Giuli, G., Trapananti, A. (eds) Synchrotron Radiation Science and Applications. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 220. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72005-6_10

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