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Adsorption of mercury species on river sediments — effects of selected abiotic parameters

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Abiotic parameters (pH, temperature, current velocity, mercury species concentration, and sediment and aqueous media composition) influence mercury species (MeHg+, EtHg+, PhHg+ and inorganic Hg2+) adsorption on river sediments. The highest amount of adsorbed MeHg+ and EtHg+ (82–93% and 85–91% for static and agitated system, respectively) occurred at pH 3–4. For PhHg+ the maximum adsorption (90% and 95% for static and agitated systems) was located over the broad 3–10 pH range, while for Hg2+ (94% and 97% for static and agitated systems) it was at pH ∼ 3. Temperature (4.5–60°C) influenced the adsorption rate but not the quantity. Both rate and quantity increased in the order: static < agitated ≤ stirred systems. The aqueous medium composition affected both rate and quantity. Sulfate caused the largest adsorption decrease for organomercury species (15–25% decrease); sulfide reduced Hg2+ adsorption about 67%. Cations at pH 5.2 reduced either the adsorption rate (Ca2+, Al3+) or the total adsorption (Zn2+, Fe3+). Positive correlations were found between sediment C, N, S content as well as cation exchange capacity (CEC) with mercury adsorption (R = 0.45–0.66, 0.56–0.89, 0.45–0.61 and 0.55–0.73, respectively) while negative correlations were observed with Fe and Al (R = −0.63 to −0.90 and −0.65 to −0.86, respectively).

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Pavlína Pelcová & Jana Margetínová

  2. Department of Chemistry, Masaryk University, 611 37, Brno, Czech Republic

    Tomáš Vaculovič, Josef Komárek & Vlastimil Kubáň

  3. Department of Food Biochemistry and Analysis, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, 762 72, Zlín, Czech Republic

    Vlastimil Kubáň

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Pelcová, P., Margetínová, J., Vaculovič, T. et al. Adsorption of mercury species on river sediments — effects of selected abiotic parameters. cent.eur.j.chem. 8, 116–125 (2010). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11532-009-0128-6

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