Physico-chemical forms of copper in water and sediments of Lake Pontchartrain basin, USA
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Published on: March 6, 2014
Zengqiang Zhang1, Jim J Wang2, Amjad Ali3
1College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
Abstract:
In this study, one of the largest estuaries in the Gulf Coast of USA was investigated for Cu forms and fractionations. Both the water and sediment samples in subsegments of the Lake Pontchartrain basin were collected and Cu forms in dissolved phase and sediment phase were analyzed. The BCR sequential extraction procedure was used to extract Cu in exchangeable, reducible, oxidizable and residual fractions in sediments. The results showed that the residual fraction of Cu was a major contributor in Tangipahoa River and I-10 Bridge sediments, while the residual and oxidizable fractions in the case of oil refinery sediments. Cu partitioning in Lake Pontchartrain basin water showed the decreasing trend of inert > labile > organic in both spring and summer. The release of Cu from the sediments into the water column was greater in summer as compared to spring and vice versa. Lower temperature helps in the adsorption of Cu on the surface of sediments in early spring due to low disturbance and temperature.
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