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Tellurium Distribution and Speciation in Contaminated Soils from Abandoned Mine Tailings: Comparison with Selenium

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† State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
‡ Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Cite this: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51, 11, 6027–6035
Publication Date (Web):April 20, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b00955
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The distribution and chemical species of tellurium (Te) in contaminated soil were determined by a combination of microfocused X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF), X-ray diffraction (μ-XRD), and X-ray absorption fine structure (μ-XAFS) techniques. Results showed that Te was present as a mixture of Te(VI) and Te(IV) species, while selenium (Se) was predominantly present in the form of Se(IV) in the soil contaminated by abandoned mine tailings. In the contaminated soil, Fe(III) hydroxides were the host phases for Se(IV), Te(IV), and Te(VI), but Te(IV) could be also retained by illite. The difference in speciation and solubility of Se and Te in soil can result from different structures of surface complexes for Se and Te onto Fe(III) hydroxides. Furthermore, our results suggest that the retention of Te(IV) in soil could be relatively weaker than that of Te(VI) due to structural incorporation of Te(VI) into Fe(III) hydroxides. These findings are of geochemical and environmental significance for better understanding the solubility, mobility, and bioavailability of Te in the surface environment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study reporting the speciation and host phases of Te in field soil by the μ-XRF–XRD–XAFS techniques.

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  • Supplemental texts for the materials and methods section. Figures showing the location of study area, total Te concentration in soil, μ-XRD patterns of Te hot-spots, an Eh–pH diagram for Te, and the distribution and speciation of Se in contaminated soil. Tables showing the geochemical characteristics of studied samples, the best fitting results for Te K-edge μ-XANES spectra of Te hot-spots, structural parameters of EXAFS spectra for the Te hot-spot in soil and adsorbed samples, and leached results for the contaminated soil using water. (PDF)

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