Quantitative characterization of Cu binding potential of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in sediment from Taihu Lake using multiple techniques

doi:10.1007/s11783-013-0608-y

Front.Environ.Sci.Eng.

2014, Vol. 8

Issue (5) : 666-674 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-013-0608-y

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Quantitative characterization of Cu binding potential of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in sediment from Taihu Lake using multiple techniques

Yuan ZHANG¹,Yan ZHANG²,Tao YU^1,^*(

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1. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China
2. Tianjin Academy of Environmental Sciences, Tianjin 300191, China

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Abstract

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays an important role in heavy metal speciation and distribution in the aquatic environment especially for eutrophic lakes which have higher DOM concentration. Taihu Lake is the third largest freshwater and a high eutrophic lake in the downstream of the Yangtze River, China. In the lake, frequent breakout of algae blooms greatly increased the concentration of different organic matters in the lake sediment. In this study, sediment samples were collected from various part of Taihu Lake to explore the spatial difference in the binding potential of DOM with Cu. The titration experiment was adopted to quantitatively characterize the interaction between Cu(II) and DOM extracted from Taihu Lake sediments using ion selective electrode (ISE) and fluorescence quenching technology. The ISE results showed that the exogenous DOM had higher binding ability than endogenous DOM, and DOM derived from aquatic macrophytes had a higher binding ability than that derived from algae. The fluorescence quenching results indicated that humic substances played a key role in the complexation between DOM and Cu(II) in the lake. However, because of the frequent breakout of algae blooms, protein-like matters are also main component like humic matters in Taihu Lake. Therefore, the metals bound by protein-like substances should be caused concern as protein-like substances in DOM were unstable and they will release bound metal when decomposed.

Keywords binding ability dissolved organic matters fluorescence quenching complex capacity Taihu Lake

Corresponding Author(s): Tao YU

Issue Date: 20 June 2014

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Yuan ZHANG,Yan ZHANG,Tao YU. Quantitative characterization of Cu binding potential of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in sediment from Taihu Lake using multiple techniques[J]. Front.Environ.Sci.Eng., 2014, 8(5): 666-674.

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Fig.1 Sampling sites in this study

Tab.1 C/N ratio of DOM in different samples of Taihu Lake and other sources

Fig.2 Fluorescence properties of different DOM: (a) T1; (b) T2; (c) T3

Fig.3 Change of bound Cu in solution with a series of initial Cu concentrations

Tab.2 Conditional formation constant and complex capacity of DOM with Cu

Fig.4 Change of fluorescence intensity of different DOM with a series of Cu(II) concentrations: (a) T1; (b) T2; (c) T3

Tab.3 Conditional stability constant and complex capacity of DOM with Cu

Tab.4 Distribution coefficients (Kd) of Cu on sediment from different part of lake

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