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Multi-metals Measured at Sediment–Water Interface (SWI) by Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) Technique for Geochemical Research

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Diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) technique was used to determine pore water profile and to assess remobilization character of metals at sediment/water interface. The remobilization of Mn was due to redox reaction in profile, which engendered two large peaks: one with DGT concentration of 1355 µg L−1 at depth of −4.75 cm in sediment and the other with DGT concentration of 1040 µg L−1 at depth of −3.25 cm in sediment pore water. Fe reduction zone had a large peak of Fe (3209 µg L−1) at depth of −4.75 cm in sediment. Fe DGT-profile also indicated the little peaks and low values of dissolved Fe concentration in Fe-reduction/S-reduction boundary zone in sediment. Detailed correspondence of trace metals with Fe or Mn features in DGT-profiles suggested that their release is related to the reductive dissolution of Fe- or Mn-oxide.

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The research was financially supported by the Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment (2012ZX07202002), the National Key Basic Research and Development Plan of China (973 Program, 2004CB418502), and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2013M541002).

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    Zhihao Wu, Lixin Jiao, Shengrui Wang & Yuanzhi Xu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, People’s Republic of China

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Wu, Z., Jiao, L., Wang, S. et al. Multi-metals Measured at Sediment–Water Interface (SWI) by Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films (DGT) Technique for Geochemical Research. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 70, 429–437 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-015-0184-1

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