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Effects of dissolved organic matter derived from cow manure on heavy metal(loid)s and bacterial community dynamics in mercury-thallium mining waste slag

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Organic amendments in aided phytostabilization of waste slag containing high levels of heavy metal (loid)s (HMs) are an important way to control the release of HMs in situ. However, the effects of dissolved organic matter (DOM) derived from organic amendments on HMs and microbial community dynamics in waste slag are still unclear. Here, the effect of DOM derived from organic amendments (cow manure) on the geochemical behaviour of HMs and the bacterial community dynamics in mercury (Hg)-thallium (Tl) mining waste slag were investigated. The results showed that the Hg-Tl mining waste slag without the addition of DOM continuously decreased the pH and increased the EC, Eh, SO42−, Hg, and Tl levels in the leachate with increasing incubation time. The addition of DOM significantly increased the pH, EC, SO42−, and arsenic (As) levels but decreased the Eh, Hg, and Tl levels. The addition of DOM significantly increased the diversity and richness of the bacterial community. The dominant bacterial phyla (Proteobacteria, Firmicutes, Acidobacteriota, Actinobacteriota, and Bacteroidota) and genera (Bacillus, Acinetobacter, Delftia, Sphingomonas, and Enterobacter) were changed in association with increases in DOM content and incubation time. The DOM components in the leachate were humic-like substances (C1 and C2), and the DOC content and maximum fluorescence intensity (FMax) values of C1 and C2 in the leachate decreased and first increased and then decreased with increasing incubation time. The correlations between HMs and DOM and the bacterial community showed that the geochemical behaviours of HMs in Hg-Tl mining waste slag were directly influenced by DOM-mediated properties and indirectly influenced by DOM regulation of bacterial community changes. Overall, these results indicated that DOM properties associated with bacterial community changes increased As mobilization but decreased Hg and Tl mobilization from Hg-Tl mining waste slag.

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This study was funded by the Talent Introduction Research Project of Guizhou University (No. [2019]022), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52004074), and the Guizhou Science and Technology Plan Project in Guizhou Province (No. [2022]4022).

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    Yu He, Chaoxiao Wei, Licui Long, Chi Wang & Yonggui Wu

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    Youfa Luo

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    Youfa Luo & Yonggui Wu

  4. Guizhou Hostile Environment Ecological Restoration Technology Engineering Research Centre, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China

    Youfa Luo & Yonggui Wu

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YH designed the study, performed the experiments and analysed the data, and contributed to writing-original draft preparation. YL designed the study, analysed the data, and contributed to writing-reviewing and editing. CW performed the experiments. LL performed the experiments. CW performed the experiments. YW contributed to writing-reviewing and editing. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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He, Y., Luo, Y., Wei, C. et al. Effects of dissolved organic matter derived from cow manure on heavy metal(loid)s and bacterial community dynamics in mercury-thallium mining waste slag. Environ Geochem Health 45, 5857–5877 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-023-01607-7

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