Subarctic weathering of mineral wastes provides a sink for atmospheric CO2

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 7727-7736

  Wilson, Sasha ^a,d   Dipple, Gregory M ^a   Power, Ian M ^a,b   Barker, Shaun L L ^a   Fallon, Stewart J ^c   Southam, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ISOTOPES; MAGNESITE; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TAILINGS; WEATHERING;

ATMOSPHERIC CO 2; ISOTOPIC DATA; MINE TAILINGS; MINERAL PRECIPITATE; MINERAL WASTES; NESQUEHONITE; SILICATE WEATHERING; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPES; STABLE OXYGEN ISOTOPES; STORAGE FACILITIES;

EFFLUENTS;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; IRON; ISOTOPE; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; OXYGEN; POTASSIUM; SILICATE; SODIUM; SODIUM CARBONATE; SULFATE;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CARBONATE; CATCHMENT; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; MAGNITUDE; MINE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER; SECONDARY MINERAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SILICATE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TAILINGS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WEATHERING;

ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WEATHERING;

CANADA; DIAVIK MINE; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 80052766435     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202112y     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. 2 disposal by means of silicates Nature 1990, 345, 486 (Pubitemid 20178904)
2. Huijgen, W. J. J.; Comans, R. N. J. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration by Mineral Carbonation: Literature Review Update 2003-2004; Report ECN-C-05-022; Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, 2005.
3. Huijgen, W. J. J.; Comans, R. N. J. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration by Mineral Carbonation: Literature Review; Report ECN-C-03-016; Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, 2003.
4. IPCC. IPCC Special Report on Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage; Metz, B.; Davidson, O.; de Coninck, H. C.; Loos, M.; Meyer, L. A., Eds.; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, 2005.
5. Sipilä, J.; Teir, S.; Zevenhoven, R. Carbon Dioxide Sequestration by Mineral Carbonation: Literature Review Update 2005-2007; Report 2008-1; Åbo Akademi University Heat Engineering Laboratory, 2008.
6. 2 sequestration Science 2003, 300, 1677-1678 (Pubitemid 36712551)
7. Jones, G.; Joshi, G.; Clark, M.; McConchie, D. Carbon capture and the aluminium industry: Preliminary studies Environ. Chem. 2006, 3, 297-303 (Pubitemid 44342657)
8. Wilson, S. A.; Raudsepp, M.; Dipple, G. M. Verifying and quantifying carbon fixation in minerals from serpentine-rich mine tailings using the Rietveld method with X-ray powder diffraction data Am. Mineral. 2006, 91, 1331-1341 (Pubitemid 44363337)
9. Wilson, S. A.; Raudsepp, M.; Dipple, G. M. Quantifying carbon fixation in trace minerals from processed kimberlite: A comparative study of quantitative methods using X-ray powder diffraction data with applications to the Diavik Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada Appl. Geochem. 2009, 24, 2312-2331
10. Wilson, S. A.; Dipple, G. M.; Power, I. M.; Thom, J. M.; Anderson, R. G.; Raudsepp, M.; Gabites, J. E.; Southam, G. Carbon dioxide fixation within mine wastes of ultramafic-hosted ore deposits: Examples from the Clinton Creek and Cassiar chrysotile deposits, Canada Econ. Geol. 2009, 104, 95-112
11. 2 sequestration Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 9522-9529
12. Huntzinger, D. N.; Gierke, J. S.; Kawatra, S. K.; Eisele, T. C.; Sutter, L. L. Carbon dioxide sequestration in cement kiln dust through mineral carbonation Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43, 1986-1992
13. Khaitan, S.; Dzombak, D. A.; Lowry, G. V. Mechanisms of neutralization of bauxite residue by carbon dioxide J. Environ. Eng. 2009, 133, 433-438
14. 2 sequestration Chem. Geol. 2009, 260, 286-300
15. Power, I. M.; Wilson, S. A.; Small, D. P.; Dipple, G. M.; Wan, W.; Southam, G. Microbially mediated mineral carbonation: roles of phototrophy and heterotrophy. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, accepted pending revisions.
16. 2 after reaction with alkaline earth metal oxides CaO and MgO Appl. Geochem. 2011, 26, 1097-1107
17. Renforth, P.; Washbourne, C.-L.; Taylder, J.; Manning, D. A. C. Silicate production and availability for mineral carbonation Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 2035-2041
18. 2 Clim. Change 2006, 74, 349-354 (Pubitemid 43760483)
19. 2 Mineral. Mag. 2008, 72, 639-649
20. Renforth, P.; Manning, D. A. C.; Lopez-Capel, E. Carbonate precipitation in artificial soils as a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide Appl. Geochem. 2009, 24, 1757-1764
21. 2 with Mg chloride solution: Its potential role in the sequestration of carbon dioxide J. Hazard. Mater. 2009, 168, 832-837
22. 2 sequestration Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44, 406-411
23. Kjarsgaard, B. A. Kimberlite diamond deposits. In Mineral Deposits of Canada: A Synthesis of Major Deposit Types, District Metallogeny, the Evolution of Geological Provinces and Exploration Methods; Goodfellow, W. D., Ed.; Geological Association of Canada - Mineral Deposits Division: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 2007; pp 245-272.
24. Graham, I.; Burgess, J. L.; Bryan, D.; Ravenscroft, P. J.; Thomas, E.; Doyle, B. J.; Hopkins, R.; Armsrong, K. A. Exploration history and geology of the Diavik kimberlites, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada. In Proceedings of the VIIth International Kimberlite Conference, Vol. 1; Gurney, J. J.; Gurney, J. L.; Pascoe, M. D.; Richardson, S. H., Eds.; Red Roof Design: Cape Town, South Africa, 1998; pp 262-279.
25. Mitchell, R. H. Kimberlites: Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Petrology; Plenum Press: New York, 1986.
26. Baker, M. J.; Blowes, D. W.; Logsdon, M. J.; Jambor, J. L. Environmental geochemistry of kimberlite materials: Diavik Diamonds Project, Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada Explor. Min. Geol. 2003, 10, 155-163 (Pubitemid 37054166)
27. plus EVA 10.0 Release 2004; Bruker AXS: Germany, 2004.
28. Donahue, D. J.; Linick, T. W.; Jull, A. J. T. Isotope-ratio and background corrections for accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon measurements Radiocarbon 1990, 32, 135-142
29. 14C data Radiocarbon 2004, 46, 1299-1304
30. Mamchur, G. P.; Melnik, Y. M.; Kharkiv, A. D.; Yarynych, O. A. Origin of carbonates and bitumens in kimberlites according to carbon isotope data Geochem. Int. 1980, 17, 118-124
31. Palandri, J. L.; Kharaka, Y. K. A Compilation of Rate Parameters of Water-Mineral Interaction Kinetics for Application to Geochemical Modelling; Open File Report 2004-1068; U.S. Geological Survey, 2004.
32. 12C ratios in marine sediments from the New York Bight Estuarine Coastal Mar. Sci. 1980, 11, 605-611 (Pubitemid 11176891)
33. Gearing, P. J.; Gearing, J. N.; Maughan, J. T.; Ovlatt, C. A. Isotopic distribution of carbon from sewage sludge and eutrophication in the sediments and food web of estuarine ecosystems Environ. Sci. Technol. 1991, 25, 295-301
34. Van Dover, C. L.; Grassle, J. F.; Fry, B.; Garritt, R. H.; Starczak, V. R. Stable isotope evidence for entry of sewage-derived organic material into a deep-sea food web Nature 1992, 360, 153-156 (Pubitemid 23399035)
35. Bachtiar, T.; Coakley, J. P.; Risk, M. J. Tracing sewage-contaminated sediments in Hamilton Harbour using selected geochemical indicators Sci. Total Environ. 1996, 179, 3-16
36. deBruyn, A. M. H.; Rasmussen, J. B. Quantifying assimilation of sewage-derived organic matter by riverine benthos Ecol. Appl. 2002, 12, 511-520 (Pubitemid 36516673)
37. 13C and on total soil carbon and nitrogen Geoderma 2005, 125, 49-57 (Pubitemid 40034021)
38. 15N, and carbon to nitrogen ratios to evaluate the impact of sewage-derived particulate organic matter on the benthic communities of the Southern California Bight Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2007, 26, 2332-2338 (Pubitemid 350105490)
39. Spies, R. B.; Kruger, H.; Ireland, R.; Rice, D. W., Jr. Stable isotope ratios and contaminant concentrations in a sewage-distorted food web Mar. Ecol.: Prog. Ser. 1989, 54, 157-170
40. Ogrinc, N.; Markovics, R.; Kanduc, T.; Walter, L. M.; Hamilton, S. K. Sources and transport of carbon and nitrogen in the River Sava watershed, a major tributary of the River Danube Appl. Geochem. 2008, 23, 3685-3698
41. Mook, W. G.; Bommerson, J. C.; Staverman, W. H. Carbon isotope fractionation between dissolved bicarbonate and gaseous carbon dioxide Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 1974, 22, 169-176
42. Romanek, C. S.; Grossman, E. L.; Morse, J. W. Carbon isotopic fractionation in synthetic aragonite and calcite: Effects of temperature and precipitation rate Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1992, 56, 419-430
43. Cerling, T. E. The stable isotopic composition of modern soil carbonate and its relationship to climate Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 1984, 71, 229-240
44. 18 compositions in some fresh-water carbonates associated with ultramafic rocks and serpentinites: Western United States Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1971, 35, 687-697
45. 2 absorption by hydroxide buffer solutions Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 1986, 80, 130-134
46. Macleod, G.; Fallick, A. E.; Hall, A. J. The mechanism of carbonate growth on concrete structures, as elucidated by carbon and oxygen isotope analyses Chem. Geol. 1991, 86, 335-343
47. Clark, I. D.; Fontes, J.-C.; Fritz, P. Stable isotope disequilibria in travertine from high pH waters: Laboratory investigations and field observations from Oman Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1992, 56, 2041-2050 (Pubitemid 23371705)
48. 16O-isotope evolution of alkaline drainage waters and the precipitation of calcite Appl. Geochem. 1992, 7, 177-184 (Pubitemid 23371719)
49. Krishnamurthy, R. V.; Schmitt, D.; Atekwana, E. A.; Baskaran, M. Isotopic investigations of carbonate growth on concrete structures Appl. Geochem. 2003, 18, 435-444 (Pubitemid 36137493)
50. Chacko, T.; Cole, D. R.; Horita, J. Equilibrium oxygen, hydrogen and carbon isotope fractionation factors applicable to geologic systems. In Stable Isotope Geochemistry; Valley, J. W.; Cole, D. R., Eds.; Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2001; Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, D.C.; Vol. 43, pp 1-81.
51. Clark, I. D.; Fritz, P. Environmental Isotopes in Hydrogeology; CRC Press: New York, 1997.
52. 2 over Europe using Jungfraujoch observations as background Sci. Total Environ. 2008, 391, 211-216
53. Holland, H. D.; Kirsipu, R. V.; Huebner, J. S.; Oxburgh, U. M. On some aspects of the chemical evolution of cave waters J. Geol. 1964, 72, 36-67
54. Drever, J. I. The Geochemistry of Natural Waters; Prentice-Hall, Inc.: New York, 1982.
55. 2 sequestration in ultramafic mines. Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2009.
56. 2O, from Yoshikawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan J. Japan. Assoc. Min. Petr. Econ. Geol. 1973, 68, 353-361
57. Suzuki, J.; Ito, M. Nesquehonite from Yoshikawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan: Occurrence and thermal behaviour J. Japan. Assoc. Min. Petr. Econ. Geol. 1974, 69, 275-284
58. Inaba, S.; Minakawa, T.; Noto, S. Nesquehonite and dypingite from Shiraki, Mie Prefecture, Japan Chigaku Kenkyu 1985, 34, 281-287
59. 2O, from Lavrion, Greece Mineral. Petrol. 2000, 70, 153-163
60. Power, I. M.; Wilson, S. A.; Thom, J.; Dipple, G. M.; Southam, G. Biologically induced mineralization of dypingite by cyanobacteria from an alkaline wetland near Atlin, British Columbia, Canada. Geochem. Trans. 2007, 8, article 13.
61. Jull, A. J. T.; Eastoe, C. J.; Xue, S.; Herzog, G. F. Isotopic composition of the carbonates in the SNC meteorites Allan Hills 94001 and Nakhla Meteoritics 1995, 30, 311-318
62. Jull, A. J. T.; Eastoe, C. J.; Cloudt, S. Isotopic composition of carbonates in the SNC meteorites, Allan Hills 84001 and Zagami J. Geophys. Res. 1997, 102, 1663-1669
63. Kopp, R. E.; Humayun, M. Kinetic model of carbonate dissolution in Martian meteorite ALH84001 Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2003, 67, 3247-3256 (Pubitemid 37142111)
64. Rollo, H. A.; Jamieson, H. E. Interaction of diamond mine waste and surface water in the Canadian Arctic Appl. Geochem. 2006, 21, 1522-1538 (Pubitemid 44301792)
65. White, A. F.; Blum, A. E. Effects of climate on chemical weathering in watersheds Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1995, 59, 1729-1747
66. 2 uptake by continental weathering and alkalinity river transport to the oceans Global Biogeochem. Cycles 2003, 17, 1038
67. Huh, Y. Chemical weathering and climate - a global experiment: A review Geosci. J. 2003, 7, 277-288
68. Schuiling, R. D.; Wilson, S. A.; Power, I. M. Enhanced silicate weathering is not limited by silicic acid saturation Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2011, 108, E41
69. Mining Association of Canada, 2007; http://www.mining.ca/www/Towards- Sustaining-Mining/Technical-Data-and-Bulletins.php.