PMID: 16509327Mar 3, 2006Paper

Binding constants of divalent mercury (Hg2+) in soil humic acids and soil organic matter

Environmental Science & Technology
Abdul R KhwajaPatrick L Brezonik

Abstract

Distribution coefficients (K(OC)) for Hg2+ binding by IHSS Pahokee peat humic acid (PHA) and humic acids separated from O-horizons and peats in a northern temperate forest were determined using a competitive ligand-exchange method. All measurements were made at low ratios of added Hg2+ to reduced S. The commonly used chelating agents, EGTA and DTPA, were found to be ineffective competitive ligands; thus, we used DL-penicillamine, a synthetic amino acid with a thiol group. Calculated free [Hg2+] at equilibrium is very low, ranging from 10(-26.4) at pH 1.9 to 10(-36.9) at pH 5.8. Corresponding log Koc values ranged from 22.6 to 32.8. The slope of the plot of pH versus log K(OC) was 2.68, suggesting that two or more protons are released when each Hg2+ is bound. This is consistent with binding of Hg2+ to bidentate thiol sites with some participation of a third weak-acid group, presumably a thiol. The 1:2 stoichiometry is consistent with X-ray spectroscopy data for Hg2+ bound to HA and with other pH-dependency results showing release of two protons with the binding of each Hg2+. Our K(OC) values are much greater than indicated by the data from most previous studies.

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