Cu and Zn concentration gradients created by dilution of pH neutral metal-spiked marine sediment: A comparison of sediment geochemistry with direct methods of metal addition

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Hutchins, Colin M
Teasdale, Peter R
Lee, Shing Yip
Simpson, Stuart L
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2008
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The geochemistry of artificially metal contaminated sediments prepared using three methods of metal-spiking was compared in this study. Marine sediments with a gradient of Cu and Zn concentrations were prepared by direct-spiking without and with pH-adjustment to pH 7, and also by serial dilution of direct-spiked sediment (4000 姠g-1, pH 7 adjusted) with uncontaminated sediment. Porewater concentrations of Cu, Zn, Fe, and Mn in direct-spiked sediments without pH adjustment were orders of magnitude higher than the equivalent sediments adjusted to pH 7 or those prepared by the serial dilution method. Despite pH-adjustment, porewater Cu and Zn concentrations of direct-spiked sediment remained higher than concentrations observed within metal-contaminated natural sediment. The serial dilution of metal-spiked, pH-adjusted sediment substantially decreased Cu and Zn partitioning to the dissolved phase, and minimized the variation of potential competitive ions (H+, Fe2+, Mn2+) over the entire gradient of spiked Cu and Zn concentrations. Metal concentration gradients created using serial dilution of Cu- and Zn-spiked, pH-adjusted sediments produced porewater Cu or Zn, Fe, and Mn concentrations that resemble sediment-porewater partitioning (Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn) typical of metal-contaminated natural sediments. This method is recommended for whole-sediment toxicology studies.

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Environmental Science & Technology

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42

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8

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