Mediated, thin-layer cell, coulometric determination of redox-active iron on the surface of asbestos fibers.
Mediated, thin-layer cell, coulometric determination of redox-active iron on the surface of asbestos fibers.
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介导的薄层细胞库仑法测定石棉纤维表面的氧化还原活性铁。
DOI:
10.1021/ac00098a013
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发表时间:
1995
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Aust,AE
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作者:
Shen,Z;Parker,VD;Aust,AE
Redox-active iron on the surface of asbestos fibers was detected and quantified using a thin-layer cell, coulometric method with soluble mediators to shuttle electrons between the mineral fibers and the solid electrode. The working andcounter electrodes consisted of goldfilms on a glass slide with reference electrodes of silver. Asbestos fibers were entrapped in a thin-layer cell of 25 fim thickness. Hexaammineruthenium (II) or o-dianisidine (dication) was used as the reducing or oxidizing mediator, respectively. Hexaammineruthenium (III) un-dergoes a one-electron reduction, and protonated o-dianisidine undergoes a sequential two-electron oxidation. The measurement involved determination of the total charge for the oxidation or reduction of surface-immobilized Fe (II) or Fe (III) on the asbestos fibers. Analy-sis of the results showed that crocidolite and amositehave 4.3±0.7 and 3.3±0.7 nmol/mg of totalredox-active iron that is accessible to the mediators, respectively. This corresponded to a surface coverage of accessible redoxactive iron of approximately 4.3 x 10-11 mol/cm2 for crocidolite and 9.5 x 1011 mol/cm2 for amosite. Furthermore, Fe (II) constituted 76% or 25% of the accessible redox-active iron on the surface of crocidolite or amosite, respectively. Hie method may be applied to other types of solid materials with redox-active species on their surfaces.Exposure to asbestos results in an increased risk of bronchogenic carcinoma and mesothelioma. 1 The mechanism by which asbestos causes cancer is not well understood. However, the most carcinogenic forms of asbestos, crocidolite and amosite, contain 27% iron by weight. 2 It has been proposed that iron associated with the carcinogenic fibersmay catalyze sequential reduction of oxygen, leading to the formation of the highly reactive• OH, which can damage DNA resulting in cancer. 3 In the presence of a physiologically important reductant, such as ascor-bate, Fe (III) may also be reduced to Fe (II), producing a high level of’OH in a continuous manner. Iron can be mobilized from crocidolite or amosite asbestos by chelators, such as citrate, in a