Activated carbon mitigates mercury and methylmercury bioavailability in contaminated sediments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 13001-13010

  Gilmour, Cynthia C ^a   Riedel, Georgia S ^a   Riedel, Gerhardt ^a   Kwon, Seokjoon ^b   Landis, Richard ^c   Brown, Steven S ^d   Menzie, Charles A ^e   Ghosh, Upal ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Marylandw Baltimore County   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^d Dow Chemical Company   (United States)

^e EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; IN-SITU REMEDIATION; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; MESOPOROUS SILICA; METHYLMERCURY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PORE-WATER CHEMISTRY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTS; WATER;

POLLUTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; WATER; CHARCOAL; FRESH WATER; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POREWATER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; STUDY DESIGN; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMISTRY; ESTUARY; METABOLISM; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHARCOAL; ESTUARIES; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; OLIGOCHAETA; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84888242295     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4021074     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Ghosh, U.; Luthy, R. G.; Cornelissen, G.; Werner, D.; Menzie, C. A. In-situ sorbent amendments: A new direction in contaminated sediment management Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45 (4) 1163-1168
2. Zimmerman, J. R.; Ghosh, U.; Millward, R. N.; Bridges, T. S.; Luthy, R. G. Addition of carbon sorbents to reduce PCB and PAH bioavailability in marine sediments: Physicochemical tests Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38 (20) 5458-5464
3. Millward, R. N.; Bridges, T. S.; Ghosh, U.; Zimmerman, J. R.; Luthy, R. G. Addition of activated carbon to sediments to reduce PCB bioaccumulation by a polychaete (Neanthes arenaceodentata) and an amphipod (Leptocheirus plumulosus) Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39 (8) 2880-2887
4. Werner, D.; Ghosh, U.; Luthy, R. G. Modeling polychlorinated biphenyl mass transfer after amendment of contaminated sediment with activated carbon Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40 (13) 4211-4218
5. Cho, Y. M.; Smithenry, D. W.; Ghosh, U.; Kennedy, A. J.; Millward, R. N.; Bridges, T. S.; Luthy, R. G. Field methods for amending marine sediment with activated carbon and assessing treatment effectiveness Mar. Environ. Res. 2007, 64 (5) 541-555
6. Cho, Y. M.; Ghosh, U.; Kennedy, A. J.; Grossman, A.; Ray, G.; Tomaszewski, J. E.; Smithenry, D. W.; Bridges, T. S.; Luthy, R. G. Field application of activated carbon amendment for in-situ stabilization of polychlorinated biphenyls in marine sediment Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43 (10) 3815-3823
7. Beckingham, B.; Ghosh, U. Field-scale reduction of PCB bioavailability with activated carbon amendment to river sediments Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45 (24) 10567-10574
8. Chai, Y. Z.; Currie, R. J.; Davis, J. W.; Wilken, M.; Martin, G. D.; Fishman, V. N.; Ghosh, U. Effectiveness of activated carbon and biochar in reducing the availability of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans in soils Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46 (2) 1035-1043
9. Jonker, M. T. O.; Suijkerbuijk, M. P. W.; Schmitt, H.; Sinnige, T. L. Ecotoxicological effects of activated carbon addition to sediments Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43 (15) 5959-5966
10. Janssen, E. M.-L.; Beckingham, B. A. Biological responses to activated carbon amendments in sediment remediation Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47 (14) 7595-7607
11. Josefsson, S.; Schaanning, M.; Samuelsson, G. S.; Gunnarsson, J. S.; Olofsson, I.; Eek, E.; Wiberg, K. Capping efficiency of various carbonaceous and mineral materials for in situ remediation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran contaminated marine sediments: Sediment-to-water fluxes and bioaccumulation in boxcosm tests Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46 (6) 3343-3351
12. Cornelissen, G.; Amstaetter, K.; Hauge, A.; Schaanning, M.; Beylich, B.; Gunnarsson, J. S.; Breedveld, G. D.; Oen, A. M. P.; Eek, E. Large-scale field study on thin-layer capping of marine PCDD/F-contaminated sediments in Grenlandfjords, Norway: Physicochemical effects Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46 (21) 12030-12037
13. Munthe, J.; Bodaly, R. A.; Branfireun, B. A.; Driscoll, C. T.; Gilmour, C. C.; Harris, R.; Horvat, M.; Lucotte, M.; Malm, O. Recovery of mercury-contaminated fisheries Ambio 2007, 36 (1) 33-44
14. Wiener, J. G.; Suchanek, T. H. The basis for ecotoxicological concern in aquatic ecosystems contaminated by historical mercury mining Ecol. Appl. 2008, 18 (8) A3-A11
15. Wang, W. X.; Stupakoff, I.; Gagnon, C.; Fisher, N. S. Bioavailability of inorganic and methylmercury to a marine deposit feeding polychaete Environ. Sci. Technol. 1998, 32 (17) 2564-2571
16. 3Hg) bioaccumulation from water and food by the benthic amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2010, 29, (8).
17. Bessinger, B. A.; Vlassopoulos, D.; Serrano, S.; O'Day, P. A., Reactive transport modeling of subaqueous sediment caps and implications for the long-term fate of arsenic, mercury, and methylmercury. Aquat. Geochem. 2012, 18, (4).
18. Ogrinc, N.; Monperrus, M.; Kotnik, J.; Fajon, V.; Vidimova, K.; Amouroux, D.; Kocman, D.; Tessier, E.; Zizek, S.; Horvat, M. Distribution of mercury and methylmercury in deep-sea surficial sediments of the Mediterranean Sea Mar. Chem. 2007, 107 (1) 31-48
19. Hammerschmidt, C. R.; Fitzgerald, W. F. Geochemical controls on the production and distribution of methylmercury in near-shore marine sediments Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38 (5) 1487-1495
20. Hammerschmidt, C. R.; Fitzgerald, W. F. Methylmercury cycling in sediments on the continental shelf of southern New England Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2006, 70 (4) 918-930
21. Hollweg, T. A.; Gilmour, C. C.; Mason, R. P. Mercury and methylmercury cycling in sediments of the mid-Atlantic continental shelf and slope Limnol. Oceanogr. 2010, 55 (6) 2703-2722
22. Lawrence, A. L.; Mason, R. P. Factors controlling the bioaccumulation of mercury and methylmercury by the estuarine amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus Environ. Pollut. 2001, 111 (2) 217-231
23. Zhong, H.; Wang, W.-X. Methylmercury extraction from artificial sediments by the gut juice of the sipunculan, Sipunculus nudus Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2008, 27 (1) 138-145
24. Hosokawa, Y. Remediation work for mercury contaminated bay-experiences of Minamata Bay project, Japan Water Sci. Technol. 1993, 28 (8-9) 339-348
25. Wang, Q. R.; Kim, D.; Dionysiou, D. D.; Sorial, G. A.; Timberlake, D. Sources and remediation for mercury contamination in aquatic systems-A literature review Environ. Pollut. 2004, 131 (2) 323-336
26. Bloom, N. S.; Lasorsa, B. K. Changes in mercury speciation and the release of methyl mercury as a result of marine sediment dredging activities Sci. Total Environ. 1999, 238, 379-385
27. Kim, E. H.; Mason, R. P.; Porter, E. T.; Soulen, H. L. The impact of resuspension on sediment mercury dynamics, and methylmercury production and fate: A mesocosm study Mar. Chem. 2006, 102 (3-4) 300-315
28. Nichols, M.; Diaz, R. J.; Schaffner, L. C. Effects of hopper dredging and sediment dispersion, Chesapeake Bay Environ. Geol. Water Sci. 1990, 15 (1) 31-43
29. Palermo, M. R. Design considerations for in-situ capping of contaminated sediments Water Sci. Technol. 1998, 37 (6-7) 315-321
30. Liu, C. H.; Jay, J. A.; Ika, R.; Shine, J. P.; Ford, T. E. Capping efficiency for metal-contaminated marine sediment under conditions of submarine groundwater discharge Environ. Sci. Technol. 2001, 35 (11) 2334-2340
31. Johnson, N. W.; Reible, D. D.; Katz, L. E. Biogeochemical changes and mercury methylation beneath an in-situ sediment cap Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44 (19) 7280-7286
32. Berezina, N. A. Tolerance of freshwater invertebrates to changes in water salinity Ekologiya (Moscow) 2003, 4, 296-301
33. Agency, U. S. E. P. Methods for Measuring the Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Sediment-Associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates, EPA 600/R-99/064; Office of Research and Development: Washington, DC, 2000.
34. Jordan, T. E.; Correll, D. L.; Weller, D. E. Relating nutrient discharges from watersheds to land use and streamflow variability Water Resour. Res. 1997, 33 (11) 2579-2590
35. Liu, J.; Feng, X. D.; Fryxell, G. E.; Wang, L. Q.; Kim, A. Y.; Gong, M. L. Hybrid mesoporous materials with functionalized monolayers Adv. Mater. 1998, 10 (2) 161.
36. Mitchell, C. P. J.; Gilmour, C. C., Methylmercury production in a Chesapeake Bay salt marsh. J. Geophys. Res.: Biogeosci. 2008, 113.
37. Hollweg, T. A.; Gilmour, C. C.; Mason, R. P. Methylmercury production in sediments of Chesapeake Bay and the mid-Atlantic continental margin Mar. Chem. 2009, 114 (3-4) 86-101
38. MacDonald, D. D.; Ingersoll, C. G.; Berger, T. A. Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2000, 39 (1) 20-31
39. Benoit, J. M.; Gilmour, C. C.; Heyes, A.; Mason, R. P.; Miller, C. L., Geochemical and biological controls over methylmercury production and degradation in aquatic ecosystems. In Biogeochemistry of Environmentally Important Trace Elements, ACS Symposium Series; Cai, Y.; Braids, O. C., Eds.; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 2003; Vol. 835, pp 262-297.
40. DiPasquale, M. M.; Lutz, M. A.; Brigham, M. E.; Krabbenhoft, D. P.; Aiken, G. R.; Orem, W. H.; Hall, B. D. Mercury cycling in stream ecosystems. 2. Benthic methylmercury production and bed sediment-pore water partitioning Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43 (8) 2726-2732
41. Schartup, A. T.; Mason, R. P.; Balcom, P. H.; Hollweg, T. A.; Chen, C. Y. Methylmercury production in estuarine sediments: Role of organic matter Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47, 695-700
42. Haitzer, M.; Aiken, G. R.; Ryan, J. N. Binding of mercury(II) to dissolved organic matter: The role of the mercury-to-DOM concentration ratio Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002, 36 (16) 3564-3570
43. 3HgCl-Analysis at the organism and organ levels Water, Air, Soil Pollut. 1985, 26 (2) 137-148
44. McLeod, P. B.; Van Den Heuvel-Greve, M. J.; Allen-King, R. M.; Luoma, S. N.; Luthy, R. G. Effects of particulate carbonaceous matter on the bioavailability of benzo a pyrene and 2,2′,5,5′-tetrachlorobiphenyl to the clam, Macoma balthica Environ. Sci. Technol. 2004, 38 (17) 4549-4556
45. Graham, A. M.; Aiken, G. R.; Gilmour, C. C. Dissolved organic matter enhances microbial mercury methylation under sulfidic conditions Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46 (5) 2715-2723
46. Bergamaschi, B. A.; Krabbenhoft, D. P.; Aiken, G. R.; Patino, E.; Rumbold, D. G.; Orem, W. H. Tidally driven export of dissolved organic carbon, total mercury, and methylmercury from a mangrove-dominated estuary Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46 (3) 1371-1378
47. Luengen, A. C.; Fisher, N. S.; Bergamaschi, B. A., Dissolved organic matter reduces algal accumulation of methylmercury. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2012, 31, (8).
48. Hurley, J. P.; Benoit, J. M.; Babiarz, C. L.; Shafer, M. S.; Andren, A. W.; Webb, D. A. Watershed influences on mercury levels in Wisconsin rivers Abstr. Pap. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 210, 90-GEOC
49. Aiken, G. R.; Hsu-Kim, H.; Ryan, J. N. Influence of dissolved organic matter on the environmental fate of metals, nanoparticles, and colloids Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45 (8) 3196-3201
50. Graham, A. M.; Bullock, A. L.; Maizel, A. C.; Elias, D. A.; Gilmour, C. C. Detailed assessment of the kinetics of Hg-cell association, Hg methylation, and methylmercury degradation in several Desulfovibrio Species Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2012, 78 (20) 7337-7346
51. Zhang, T.; Kim, B.; Leyard, C.; Reinsch, B. C.; Lowry, G. V.; Deshusses, M. A.; Hsu-Kim, H. Methylation of mercury by bacteria exposed to dissolved, nanoparticulate, and microparticulate mercuric sulfides Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 46 (13) 6950-6958
52. Gilmour, C. C.; Henry, E. A.; Mitchell, R. Sulfate stimulation of mercury methylation in fresh-water sediments Environ. Sci. Technol. 1992, 26 (11) 2281-2287