聚烯微球在洞穴沉积物上的粘附:对岩石系统中有机污染物和微塑料的影响
Jill L Riddell1, Dorothy J Vesper1, Louis M McDonald2
1Department of Geology and Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505.
概括
石灰岩水层沉积物强烈地结合了微塑料 (MP) 和有机污染物. 溶液化学,而不是微球类型,显著影响这种粘附性,突出显示了石水系统中的风险.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 水文地质学 水文地质学
- 地质化学 地质化学
背景情况:
- 石灰岩含水层容易受到污染,具有显著的沉积物运输和储存能力.
- 石灰岩沉积物与有机污染物或微塑料 (MPs) 之间的相互作用尚未得到研究.
- 微球被用作细菌的标记物和在岩系统中替代有机污染物和MPs的替代物.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究微球对岩水层沉积物的附着性.
- 为了确定溶液类型和微球特征对粘附性的影响.
- 估计岩环境中潜在污染物的环境分区和运输行为.
主要方法:
- 使用洞穴沉积物作为岩水层沉积物的代理.
- 测量了碳化和非功能化微球在脱离离子水,碳酸溶液和泉水中的粘附性.
- 计算的吸附系数 (KD),有机碳分水系数 (KOC) 和减速系数 (RF).
主要成果:
- 这两种微球类型都粘附于沉积物,溶液类型是影响粘附的主要因素.
- 平均坚持率在51%-94%之间.
- 吸附系数 (KD),KOC和RF在石泉水中相比于脱离离子或碳酸溶液,显著更高 (数量级).
结论:
- 沉积物相互作用在岩系统中有机污染物和MPs的命运中起着至关重要的作用.
- 石灰岩水的化学成分强烈影响污染物与沉积物的结合.
- 这些发现强调了考虑沉积物-污染物相互作用的重要性,以有效地管理和保护石水库.
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