Trace element associations with Fe- and Mn-oxides in soil nodules: Comparison of selective dissolution with electron probe microanalysis
2008
Neaman, Alexander | Martinez, Carmen Enid | Trolard, Fabienne | Bourrie, Guilhem | Area de Medio Ambiente ; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) | Centro Regional de Estudios en Alimentos Saludables (CREAS) | Department of Crop and Soil Sciences ; Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) ; Penn State System-Penn State System | Unité de recherche Géochimie des Sols et des Eaux (URGSE) ; Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
Selective dissolution methods have been largely used to get insight on trace element association with solid phases. Modern instrumental techniques offer many tools to test the validity of selective dissolution methods and should be systematically used to this end. The association of trace elements with Fe- and Mn-oxides in soil nodules has been studied here by electron probe microanalysis. The results were compared with findings from an earlier study on selective dissolution of the same nodules by hydroxylamine hydrochloride, acidified hydrogen peroxide, and Na-citrate-bicarbonate-dithionite. Electron probe microanalysis results were consistent with previous findings using selective dissolution and showed that P, As and Cr were mainly present in Fe-oxides, while Co was mainly associated with Mn-oxide phases. These results support the applicability of the studied selective dissolution methods for fractionation of trace elements in soils and sediments containing appreciable amounts of Fe and Mn-oxide phases
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