Calcite encrustation in macro-algae Chara and its implication to the formation of carbonate-bound cadmium.
Calcite encrustation in macro-algae Chara and its implication to the formation of carbonate-bound cadmium.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.068
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发表时间:
2009-08
影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
K. Siong;T. Asaeda
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作者:
K. Siong;T. Asaeda
We studied the relationship between macro-algae Chara (Stoneworts) calcite (CaCO3) encrustation and the speciation of cadmium (Cd) accumulated by the plant. Results showed that 17% of the total Cd (0.3mgkg−1) accumulated by Chara fibrosa exposed to 1μgCdL−1was carbonate-bound. The percentage of carbonate-bound Cd in the plant exposed to 10μgCdL−1increased from 48% in young thalli (total Ca<50mgg−1, total Cd: 125mgkg−1) to 63% in calcified mature thalli (total Ca: 190mgg−1; total Cd: 134mgkg−1). Based on mineral saturation calculation and reliability analysis of the sequential fractionation procedure, precipitation of otavite (CdCO3) and co-precipitation of Cd with calcite, occurring in the alkaline regions of Chara cell wall, are probably the mechanisms of carbonate-bound Cd formation. Thick marl sediment frequently found beneath charophyte meadows suggests a long-term storage of Ca as well as the precipitated or co-precipitated Cd in the sediment after the plant senescence and decomposition.