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Area of Science:

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  • Aquatic Toxicology
  • Analytical Chemistry

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  • Wastewater is a major source of copper pollution in freshwater.
  • Copper's bioavailability and toxicity are affected by complexation with dissolved organic matter (DOM).
  • Existing models assume DOM is mainly humic substances, overlooking anthropogenic ligands.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Identify and quantify organic copper species in wastewater.
  • Investigate the fate of copper-organic complexes during wastewater treatment.
  • Characterize novel copper-binding ligands in wastewater.

Main Methods:

  • Solid phase extraction (SPE) of wastewater samples.
  • Liquid chromatography (LC) coupled with ICP-MS and ESI-MS.
  • LC-Orbitrap MS for identifying molecular mass and formula of copper complexes.

Main Results:

  • Wastewater treatment removed 73% of copper and 66% of dissolved organic carbon.
  • Hydrophobic copper complexes decreased, while hydrophilic complexes increased during treatment.
  • Seven distinct organic copper complexes were identified; six were unique to wastewater.

Conclusions:

  • Wastewater treatment processes can generate new copper-binding ligands.
  • Nitrogen- and sulfur-containing compounds with copper-chelating properties are present in wastewater.
  • LC-MS techniques are effective for tracking copper species during treatment.