Effect of calcium on the bioavailability of dissolved uranium(VI) in plant roots under circumneutral pH
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Abstract
We integrated field measurements, hydroponic experiments, microscopy, and spectroscopy to investigate the effect of Ca(II) on dissolved U(VI) uptake by plants in 1 mM HCO3– solutions at circumneutral pH. The accumulation of U in plants (3.1–21.3 mg kg–1) from the stream bank of the Rio Paguate, Jackpile Mine, New Mexico served as a motivation for this study. Brassica junceawas the model plant used for the laboratory experiments conducted over a range of U (30–700 μg L–1) and Ca (0–240 mg L–1) concentrations. The initial U uptake followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. The initial U uptake rate (V0) ranged from 4.4 to 62 μg g–1 h–1 in experiments with no added Ca and from 0.73 to 2.07 μg g–1 h–1 in experiments with 12 mg L–1 Ca. No measurable U uptake over time was detected for experiments with 240 mg L–1 Ca. Ternary Ca–U–CO3complexes may affect the decrease in U bioavailability observed in this study. Elemental X-ray mapping using scanning transmission electron microscopy–energy-dispersive spectrometry detected U–P-bearing precipitates within root cell walls in water free of Ca. These results suggest that root interactions with Ca and carbonate in solution affect the bioavailability of U in plants. This study contributes relevant information to applications related to U transport and remediation of contaminated sites.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effect of calcium on the bioavailability of dissolved uranium(VI) in plant roots under circumneutral pH |
| Series title | Environmental Science & Technology |
| DOI | 10.1021/acs.est.8b02724 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ACS |
| Contributing office(s) | New Mexico Water Science Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 13089 |
| Last page | 13098 |
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