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Distribution and Speciation of Metals in Annual Rings of Black Willow
Author(s) -
Punshon Tracy,
Lanzirotti Antonio,
Harper Steve,
Bertsch Paul M.,
Burger Joanna
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of environmental quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1537-2537
pISSN - 0047-2425
DOI - 10.2134/jeq2004.0461
Subject(s) - x ray absorption spectroscopy , xanes , willow , genetic algorithm , metal , spectroscopy , chemistry , xylem , absorption (acoustics) , spatial distribution , environmental chemistry , absorption spectroscopy , materials science , botany , geology , ecology , biology , physics , organic chemistry , remote sensing , quantum mechanics , composite material
Information on the spatial distribution and speciation of metals in nonhyperaccumulator plants is lacking. This study used synchrotron X‐ray fluorescence (SXRF) compositional imaging to investigate the spatial distribution of Ni, Mn, Cu, Zn, and Fe in annual rings of black willow ( Salix nigra L.) collected from a metal‐contaminated area, and used X‐ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) to investigate Ni and Mn speciation in regions of the annual rings with elevated Ni concentrations. Annual rings were recollected in early 2003 from an individual known to be enriched with Ni from previous studies. Compositional imaging showed Ni and associated co‐contaminants conservatively located in an annual ring. When compared with a corresponding photomicrograph, SXRF compositional images showed that metals were sharply constrained by the boundaries of the annual ring, indicating a sudden onset and cessation of uptake, and a lack of post‐growth mobility of the metals. There was a particularly strong correlation between Ni and Mn in the metal‐enriched annual ring ( r = 0.8822), which suggested similar transport and binding behavior of these elements. X‐ray absorption spectroscopy showed Ni and Mn to be present in the 2+ oxidation state. X‐ray absorption near edge structure spectroscopy (XANES) fingerprinting of localized, highly Ni‐enriched regions within the lumen of willow xylem vessels found similarities with Ni–pectic acid complexes, Ni–histidine, and NiSO 4