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Uranium Isotope Fractionation during the Anoxic Mobilization of Noncrystalline U(IV) by Ligand Complexation

Roebbert, Yvonne
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Rosendahl, Chris Daniel
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Brown, Ashley  
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May 26, 2021
Environmental Science & Technology

Uranium (U) isotopes are suggested as a tool to trace U reduction. However, noncrystalline U(IV), formed predominantly in near-surface environments, may be complexed and remobilized using ligands under anoxic conditions. This may cause additional U isotope fractionation and alter the signatures generated by U reduction. Here, we investigate the efficacy of noncrystalline U(IV) mobilization by ligand complexation and the associated U isotope fractionation. Noncrystalline U(IV) was produced via the reduction of U(VI) (400 μM) by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 and was subsequently mobilized with EDTA (1 mM), citrate (1 mM), or bicarbonate (500 mM) in batch experiments. Complexation with all investigated ligands resulted in significant mobilization of U(IV) and led to an enrichment of 238U in the mobilized fraction (δ238U = 0.4–0.7 ‰ for EDTA; 0.3 ‰ for citrate; 0.2–0.3 ‰ for bicarbonate). For mobilization with bicarbonate, a Rayleigh approach was the most suitable isotope fractionation model, yielding a fractionation factor α of 1.00026–1.00036. Mobilization with EDTA could be modeled with equilibrium isotope fractionation (α: 1.00039–1.00049). The results show that U isotope fractionation associated with U(IV) mobilization under anoxic conditions is significant and needs to be considered when applying U isotopes in remediation monitoring or as a paleo-redox proxy.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.est.0c08623
Author(s)
Roebbert, Yvonne
Rosendahl, Chris Daniel
Brown, Ashley  
Schippers, Axel
Bernier-Latmani, Rizlan  
Weyer, Stefan
Date Issued

2021-05-26

Published in
Environmental Science & Technology
Volume

55

Issue

12

Start page

7959

End page

7969

Subjects

uranium

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fractionation

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laboratory batch experiments

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complexation

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ligands

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REVIEWED

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OTHER

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