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Effects of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Bioavailability of Heavy Metals During Microbial Dissimilatory Iron Reduction: A Review

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 257

Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 257))

Abstract

Dissolved organic matter (DOM), a type of mixture containing complex structures and interactions, has important effects on environmental processes such as the complexation and interface reactions of soil heavy metals. Furthermore, microbial dissimilatory iron reduction (DIR), a key process of soil biogeochemical cycle, is closely related to the migration and transformation of heavy metals and causes the release of DOM by carbon-ferrihydrite associations. This chapter considers the structural properties and characterization techniques of DOM and its interaction with microbial dissimilated iron. The effect of DOM on microbial DIR is specifically manifested as driving force properties, coprecipitation, complexation, and electronic shuttle properties. The study, in addition, further explored the influence of pH, microorganisms, salinity, and light conditions, mechanism of DOM and microbial DIR on the toxicity and bioavailability of different heavy metals. The action mechanism of these factors on heavy metals can be summarized as adsorption coprecipitation, methylation, and redox. Based on the findings of the review, future research is expected to focus on: (1) The combination of DOM functional group structure analysis with high-resolution mass spectrometry technology and electrochemical methods to determine the electron supply in the mechanism of DOM action on DIR; (2) Impact of DOM on differences in structure and functions of plant rhizosphere in heavy metal contaminated soil; and (3) Bioavailability of DOM-dissociative iron-reducing bacteria-heavy metal ternary binding on rhizosphere heavy metals under dynamic changes of water level from the perspective of the differences in DOM properties, such as polarity, molecular weight, and functional group.

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Abbreviations

3D-EEM:

Three-dimensional fluorescence excitation emission matrix

AQDS:

Anthraquinone-2,6-disulphonate

AQS:

Anthraquinone-2-sulfonate

As (III):

Trivalent arsenic

As (V):

Pentavalent arsenic

As:

Arsenic

C:

Carbon

C=H:

Carbon-hydrogen bond

C=O:

Carbon-oxygen bond

Cd:

Cadmium

CH3Hg:

Monomethylmercury

Cr (III):

Trivalent chromium

Cr (VI):

Hexavalent chromium

Cr:

Chromium

Cu:

Copper

DIR:

Dissimilatory iron reduction

DOC:

Dissolved organic carbon

DOM:

Dissolved organic matter

DOM*:

DOM free radicals

EA:

Elemental analysis

EDTA:

Ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid

EPS:

Extracellular polymers substances

ESR:

Electron spin resonance

FA:

Fulvic acid

Fe (II):

Iron(II)

Fe (III):

Iron(III)

FeS:

Iron sulfide

FFFF:

Flow field flow fractionation

FRI:

Fluorescence regional integration

FT-ICR-MS:

Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared

H:

Hydrogen

H2S:

Hydrogen sulfide

HA:

Humic acid

Hg:

Mercury

HgCl2:

Mercury chloride

HgS:

Mercury sulfite

HgSO4:

Mercury sulfate

HPIA:

Hydrophilic acidic organic matter

HPIB:

Hydrophilic base organic matter

HPIN:

Hydrophilic neutral organic matter

HPOA:

Hydrophobic acidic organic matter

HPOB:

Hydrophobic basic organic matter

HPON:

Hydrophobic neutral organic matter

IHSS:

International Humus Association

MeHg:

Methylmercury

N:

Nitrogen

NaAc:

Sodium acetate

N-H:

Nitrogen-hydrogen bond

Ni:

Nickel

NMR:

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

NO3-:

Nitrate ion

O:

Oxygen

O2•:

Molecular oxygen free radicals

P:

Phosphorus

PARAFAC:

Parallel factor

S:

Sulfur

S2-:

Sulfite

SO42-:

Sulfate ion

SOM:

Self-organizing map

TOC:

Total organic carbon

UC:

Ultracentrifugation

UV-Vis:

Ultraviolet and visible spectrometry

Zn:

Zinc

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Li, Y., Gong, X. (2021). Effects of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Bioavailability of Heavy Metals During Microbial Dissimilatory Iron Reduction: A Review. In: de Voogt, P. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 257. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 257. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/398_2020_63

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