AAS and capillary electrophoresis have been used to
identify dissolved products of the reaction of EDTA, NTA,
and related aminocarboxylate chelating agents with
CoOOH (heterogenite), representing the sorbed contaminant
metal CoIII, and MnOOH (manganite), representing the
naturally occurring metal MnIII. Reaction of CoOOH with
EDTA and NTA yields both ligand-assisted dissolution products
(i.e., dissolved CoIII species) and reductive dissolution
products (CoII and chelating agent products of oxidative
dealkylation). Reaction of CoOOH with IDA yields only ligand-assisted dissolution products. Reaction of MnOOH with
all aminocarboxylates examined (EDTA, HEEDTA, NTA, and
IDA) yields reductive dissolution products only; dissolved
MnIII complexes are not detected. These findings improve
our understanding of co-contaminant reactions affecting
the subsurface behavior of chelating agents, metallic
elements, and radionuclides.