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Effect of humin modified by Fe(NO3)3/FeSO4 on the bioavailability of vanadium in Panzhihua mining: characteristics and mechanisms

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Panzhihua, China, ranks third in the world in vanadium (V) and titanium (Ti) resources reserves. Due to the development and utilization of vanadium, vanadium enters the surrounding soil and groundwater, affecting the ecological environment and human health. In this study, humin (HM) was extracted from peat soil and modified with iron-based materials to get Fe-HM (Fe(NO3)3 and FeSO4). The properties of Fe-HM characterized by EA, NMR, SEM, EDS, BET, and FTIR showed larger specific surfaces and more oxygen-containing groups. Then, Fe-HM was applied to V-contaminated soil to investigate its immobilization effect. Applying HM/Fe-HM to vanadium-contaminated soils can alter soil properties, reduce the bioavailability of vanadium (23.5% to 21.0%(HM), 17.0% (Fe(NO3)3-HM), and 17.7%(FeSO4-HM)), and improve immobilization efficiency (40.0%(HM), 79.2%(Fe(NO3)3-HM), and 75.9%(FeSO4-HM)), thus achieving the aim of remediating vanadium-contaminated soils and reducing the risk of vanadium to the environment.

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The work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program (No. 2018YFC1802605), Sichuan Provincial Major Science and Technology Project (No. 19ZDZX011), Nature Science Foundation of Sichuan Province (No. 2017SZ0181), International Cooperation Project of Sichuan Province (No. 2019YFH1027), Sichuan University-Yibin City school and City Strategic Cooperation Project (No. 2019 CDYB-26).

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  1. Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu, 610065, People’s Republic of China

    Peirou Li, Siwei Deng, Yuerong Wu, Sijia Li, Zhuoxi Huangfu, Xiaoshuang Sun & Jiang Yu

  2. College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, UK

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  3. Sichuan Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

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PL and SD: were involved in the conceptualization, methodology, validation, investigation, formal analysis, writing—original draft, and writing—review and editing. YW and SL: assisted in the conceptualization, methodology, and formal analysis. ZH and XS: were involved in writing—review and editing. JY: contributed to the conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, writing—original draft, visualization, and funding acquisition.

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Li, P., Deng, S., Wu, Y. et al. Effect of humin modified by Fe(NO3)3/FeSO4 on the bioavailability of vanadium in Panzhihua mining: characteristics and mechanisms. Environ Earth Sci 82, 8 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-022-10685-2

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