Speciation and lability of Ag-, AgCl-, and Ag2S-nanoparticles in soil determined by X-ray absorption spectroscopy and diffusive gradients in thin films

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 897-905

  Sekine, R ^a   Brunetti, G ^a   Donner, E ^a   Khaksar, M ^a   Vasilev, K ^a   Jamting A K ^b   Scheckel, K G ^c   Kappen, P ^d   Zhang, H ^e   Lombi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d AUSTRALIAN SYNCHROTRON   (Australia)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; NANOPARTICLES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SILVER HALIDES; SOILS; SULFUR; THIN FILMS; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; DIFFERENT SOILS; DIFFUSIVE GRADIENTS IN THIN FILMS; LONG-TERM RISKS; SILVER CHLORIDES; SILVER SULFIDES; SOIL ENVIRONMENT;

SILVER;

NANOPARTICLE; SILVER; SILVER CHLORIDE; SULFUR; ION; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SILVER SULFIDE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

ACIDITY; FILM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERSISTENCE; SILVER; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FILM; LONG TERM CARE; SLUDGE; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SYNTHESIS; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PH; PROCEDURES; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANT;

DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; SILVER; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84921714412     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504229h     Document Type: Article

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