Abstract:The hydrolysis of CH 3 Hg was studied potentiometrically in NaClO 4 media in the range 0.1-3.0 mol dm À3 ionic strength at 25°C. Evaluation of data with the non-linear least-squares computer programs BSTAC and STACO led us to propose the formation of CH 3 HgOH and (CH 3 Hg) 2 OH species. The stoichiometric stability constants obtained for the two species at the different ionic strengths were correlated by means of Modified Bromley Methodology (MBM) to obtain the corresponding thermodynamic equilibrium constant… Show more
“…The thermodynamic models proposed here to explain the complexation of methylmercury with chloride, sulfate and carbonate, and that were proposed previously for the hydrolysis of methylmercury, 6 constitute excellent tools to simulate the chemical behaviour of methylmercury in aquatic natural systems.…”
Section: Speciation Of Methylmercury In Natural Watersmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…23 All these calculations are explained in depth elsewhere. 6 Concentration and formation constants are given on a molar scale.…”
Section: Calculationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…B Ç MX is expressed by Eqn. (6), where B MX is the interaction parameter proposed by Bromley for each ion pair MX on the To calculate the activity coefficients in the case of uncharged species, as the methylmercuric chloride, the MBM uses the expression in Eqn. (7), where S MX,ionic medium is the salt coefficient on the molar scale (dm 3 mol À1 ) of the neutral species MX.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…for the chloride equilibrium and in Eqn. (10) for the sulfate equilibrium, in which B Ç MX are the functions of the corresponding Bromley terms described in Eqn (6)…”
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confidence: 99%
“…. log I b 11 log b 11 À 2 ) and making use of the nonlinear regression analysis program NLREG35 (with the B Na ,Cl À, B Na ,SO 4 2À and B CH 3 Hg ,ClO 4 À interaction parameters necessary for this fit having already been determined previously6,7 ) the values of the thermodynamic constants, two Bromley interaction parameters and the salts' coefficients necessary to construct the corresponding thermodynamic models were thus determined. Those values are as follows: log b 11 5:50 AE 0:02 for CH 3 Hg Cl À CH 3 HgCl log b 11 2:00 AE 0:02 for CH3 Hg SO…”
The complexation of CH 3 Hg with major ions present in sea and estuary waters (Cl À , SO 4 2À and CO 3 2À ) was studied potentiometrically in an NaClO 4 medium in the ionic strength range 0.1± 3.0 mol dm À3 at 25°C. The potentiometric data, treated with non-linear least squares computer programs, led us to establish the formation of the species CH 3 HgCl in equilibrium with chloride, CH 3 Hg(SO 4 ) À species with sulfate and no complex with carbonate. The stoichiometric stability constants obtained at the different ionic strengths were correlated by means of the modified Bromley methodology (MBM) to determine the corresponding thermodynamic constants and interaction parameters. This study is the second of a series designed to simulate, using the MBM thermodynamic model, the behaviour of methylmercury in different conditions of sea and estuary waters. In the first study of the series, the hydrolysis equilibria of methylmercury in NaClO 4 ionic media were established.
“…The thermodynamic models proposed here to explain the complexation of methylmercury with chloride, sulfate and carbonate, and that were proposed previously for the hydrolysis of methylmercury, 6 constitute excellent tools to simulate the chemical behaviour of methylmercury in aquatic natural systems.…”
Section: Speciation Of Methylmercury In Natural Watersmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…23 All these calculations are explained in depth elsewhere. 6 Concentration and formation constants are given on a molar scale.…”
Section: Calculationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…B Ç MX is expressed by Eqn. (6), where B MX is the interaction parameter proposed by Bromley for each ion pair MX on the To calculate the activity coefficients in the case of uncharged species, as the methylmercuric chloride, the MBM uses the expression in Eqn. (7), where S MX,ionic medium is the salt coefficient on the molar scale (dm 3 mol À1 ) of the neutral species MX.…”
Section: àmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…for the chloride equilibrium and in Eqn. (10) for the sulfate equilibrium, in which B Ç MX are the functions of the corresponding Bromley terms described in Eqn (6)…”
mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…. log I b 11 log b 11 À 2 ) and making use of the nonlinear regression analysis program NLREG35 (with the B Na ,Cl À, B Na ,SO 4 2À and B CH 3 Hg ,ClO 4 À interaction parameters necessary for this fit having already been determined previously6,7 ) the values of the thermodynamic constants, two Bromley interaction parameters and the salts' coefficients necessary to construct the corresponding thermodynamic models were thus determined. Those values are as follows: log b 11 5:50 AE 0:02 for CH 3 Hg Cl À CH 3 HgCl log b 11 2:00 AE 0:02 for CH3 Hg SO…”
The complexation of CH 3 Hg with major ions present in sea and estuary waters (Cl À , SO 4 2À and CO 3 2À ) was studied potentiometrically in an NaClO 4 medium in the ionic strength range 0.1± 3.0 mol dm À3 at 25°C. The potentiometric data, treated with non-linear least squares computer programs, led us to establish the formation of the species CH 3 HgCl in equilibrium with chloride, CH 3 Hg(SO 4 ) À species with sulfate and no complex with carbonate. The stoichiometric stability constants obtained at the different ionic strengths were correlated by means of the modified Bromley methodology (MBM) to determine the corresponding thermodynamic constants and interaction parameters. This study is the second of a series designed to simulate, using the MBM thermodynamic model, the behaviour of methylmercury in different conditions of sea and estuary waters. In the first study of the series, the hydrolysis equilibria of methylmercury in NaClO 4 ionic media were established.
Inorganic mercury and methylmercury are determined in natural waters by injecting the filtered samples onto a low cost commercial flow injection system in which an anion exchange microcolumn is inserted after the injection loop (FIA-IE). If hydrochloric acid is used as the carrier solution, the HgCl4(2-) species (inorganic mercury) will be retained by the anion exchanger while the CH3HgCI species (methylmercury) will flow through the resin with negligible retention. Four anion exchangers and seven elution agents were checked, in a batch mode, to search for the best conditions for optimal separation and elution of both species. Dowex M-41 and L-cysteine were finally selected. Mercury detection was performed by cold vapour-electrothermal atomic adsorption spectrometry (HG-ETAAS). Both systems were coupled to perform the continuous on-line separation/detection of both inorganic mercury and methylmercury species. Separation and detection conditions were optimized by two chemometric approaches: full factorial design and central composite design. A limit of detection of 0.4 microg L(-1) was obtained for both mercury species (RSD< 3.0% for 20 microg L(-1) inorganic and methylmercury solutions). The method was applied to mercury speciation in natural waters of the Nerbioi-lbaizabal estuary (Bilbao, North of Spain) and recoveries of more than 95% were obtained.
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