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Weigand, H., Mansfeldt, T., Baeumler, R., Schneckenburger, D., Wessel-Bothe, S. and Marb, C. (2010). Arsenic release and speciation in a degraded fen as affected by soil redox potential at varied moisture regime. Geoderma, 159 (3-4). S. 371 - 379. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. ISSN 0016-7061

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Abstract

Soil surveys have demonstrated arsenic (As) contents of up to 1600 mg kg(-1) in surface horizons of degraded fens in the Bavarian Molasse basin, Germany. Ground water from the Tertiary aquifer seems to be the primary source of As. Yet, the cause of its accumulation in the topsoil is unclear. Focussing the influence of redox processes on As redistribution, we conducted soil column experiments with the A (716 mg As kg(-1)), Ag (293 mg As kg(-1)) and 2Ag (37 mg As kg(-1)) horizons of a Mollic Gleysol (pH 7.2). The fixed beds were equipped with redox electrodes and suction cups and subjected to a saturation-drainage-saturation cycle. Water table fluctuations were simulated by defined pressure heads applied to the lower column boundaries via a digitally controlled vacuum system. After water saturation, the redox potential (E(H)) dropped to minimum values of around 0 mV in the A/Ag and-400 mV in the 2Ag horizon. Soil drainage resulted in a quick return to oxidising conditions. Both in the A and Ag horizons total aqueous As concentrations were low (up to 20 mu g l(-1)) and not related to E(H). In contrast, aqueous As concentrations of the 2Ag horizon were between 5 and 140 mu g l(-1) and increased as the E(H) decreased. However, the As species distribution showed no clear trend with E(H) since both As(III) and As(V) were detected under reducing conditions. High release of As in the 2Ag horizon is consistent with low contents in Fe (hydr)oxides. In the A and Ag horizons, pedogenetic enrichment of sesquioxides contributes to a comparably lower sensitivity of E(H) to water saturation and favours As retention. Thereby, As released under saturated conditions in the 2Ag horizon may be stabilised in the topsoil following capillary rise. Thus, surface horizons may act both as historic and as recent sinks for geogenic As at the site. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Weigand, H. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mansfeldt, T. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Baeumler, R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schneckenburger, D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wessel-Bothe, S. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Marb, C. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-492474
DOI:	10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.08.014
Journal or Publication Title:	Geoderma
Volume:	159
Number:	3-4
Page Range:	S. 371 - 379
Date:	2010
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	0016-7061
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language WEST-BENGAL; IRON; ADSORPTION; TRANSPORT; OXIDATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; BANGLADESH; REDUCTION; MANGANESE Multiple languages Soil Science Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/49247