Submitted by LAUREN NOZOMI MARQUES YABUKI null (lauren.yabuki@gmail.com) on 2017-05-17T14:03:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 CDteseVFLaurenNMYabuki.pdf: 1692197 bytes, checksum: 0e2de834b5de4870ca633c5aabcb9954 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com) on 2017-05-17T14:19:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 yabuki_lnm_dr_rcla.pdf: 1692197 bytes, checksum: 0e2de834b5de4870ca633c5aabcb9954 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-17T14:19:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 yabuki_lnm_dr_rcla.pdf: 1692197 bytes, checksum: 0e2de834b5de4870ca633c5aabcb9954 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-04-12 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / A técnica de difusão em filmes finos por gradiente de concentração (DGT) tem se consolidado como uma excelente ferramenta analítica capaz de fornecer concentrações lábeis por tempo, pré-concentração dos analitos e amostragem in situ, porém a aplicação desta técnica em águas de drenagem ácida de mina (DAM) é complicada devido à redução da adsorção do amostrador tradicional (resina ligante Chelex-100) para metais em baixo pH. Este estudo, avalia a utilização da técnica DGT para determinação das concentrações lábeis de Al, Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb U e Zn em águas de DAM, empregando novos agentes ligantes preparados a partir de biomassas (cascas de banana, borra de café e sementes de moringa) impregnadas em agarose. As medições DGT foram realizadas em soluções padrão em laboratório e in situ. Resultados laboratoriais mostram que os agentes ligantes podem ser empregados em águas com pH baixo (pH 3,5) para os íons Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb e Zn. Já os íons Al, Mn e U não apresentaram linearidade nas curvas de imersão para nenhuma biomassa pesquisada. Para a análise de amostras in situ de DAM, houve baixas recuperações dos íons Cd, Cu, Ni e principalmente para Zn com 5,7% da fração solúvel com o gel de agarose-moringa, podendo indicar a baixa eficiência dos agentes ligantes ou algum efeito matriz inerente durante a determinação por ICP-OES. Por outro lado, houve recuperações satisfatórias para a imersão em amostras do Rio Corumbataí e do Rio Piracicaba, ressaltando o emprego destes agentes ligantes pesquisados em matrizes aquáticas diferentes das matrizes de DAM. Este estudo mostra que o uso da técnica DGT pode ser estendido para águas com pH baixo (desde que sejam avaliados as limitações e condições de contorno avaliadas neste estudo) podendo ser uma ferramenta útil para o monitoramento em tempo integrado de concentrações lábeis em diferentes sistemas aquáticos. / The diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) technique has consolidated as an excellent analytical tool capable of providing labile concentrations by time, analytical preconcentration and in situ sampling, but the application of this technique in acid mine drainage waters (AMD) is limited by the reduction of adsorption of the traditional binding layer (Chelex-100 chelating resin) to metals at low pH. This study proposes the use of the DGT technique to determine the concentrations of Al, Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb U and Zn in AMD using new binding agents prepared from biomass (Musa cavendishi banana peel, spent coffee grounds and shelled Moringa Oleifera seeds) impregnated with agarose. DGT measurements were performed in laboratory standard solutions and in situ. Laboratory results showed that the binding agents can be used in waters with low pH (pH 3.5) for Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. Al, Mn and U ions did not present linearity in the deployment curves for any biomass studied. For the analysis of in situ AMD samples, there were low recoveries of the Cd, Cu, Ni, and mainly Zn ions with 5.7% of the soluble fraction with the agarose-moringa gel, indicating the low efficiency of the binding agents at low values pH or some inherent matrix effect during determination by ICP-OES. On the other hand, there were satisfactory recoveries for deployment in samples from the Corumbataí River and the Piracicaba River, highlighting the use of these binding layers in aquatic matrices other than AMD matrices. This study shows that the use of the DGT technique can be extended to waters with low pH (provided that the limitations and contour conditions evaluated in this study are evaluated) and can be a useful tool for the integrated time monitoring of labile concentrations in different aquatic systems. / CNPq: 142171/2014-0

Le Bassin d’Arcachon souffre depuis le début des années 2000 de crises environnementales qui ont engendré la régression de l’herbier de zostères et la mortalité épisodique des naissains d’huîtres. Dès lors, la pression toxique et notamment phytosanitaire a été mise en cause et a fait l’objet de plusieurs suivis environnementaux dans la lagune et ses principaux tributaires depuis 2005. L’étude présentée ici porte sur le suivi des apports en pesticides vers le Bassin d’Arcachon par les eaux continentales. Sa plus-value réside dans l’élargissement du panel de molécules suivies, notamment avec la prise en compte des composés acides ; dans l’utilisation d’échantillonneurs passifs de type POCIS (Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler) ; et dans l’acquisition d’une chronique pendant près de deux ans. Du fait de l’inadéquation du POCIS (et des autres échantillonneurs passifs aquatiques disponibles actuellement), une stratégie d’échantillonnage ponctuel mensuel a été mise en place pour le suivi des herbicides organiques acides. La mise en évidence par la suite de la prédominance de ce substances dans la contamination des tributaires du Bassin d’Arcachon a constitué une avancée majeure dans la caractérisation de la pression toxique du milieu, et a par ailleurs montré les besoins en matière d’échantillonnage passif pour ce type de contaminants. Par conséquent, des outils adaptés à leur échantillonnage ont été développés, en se basant sur des dispositifs préexistants. Le caractère intégratif de l’échantillonneur a été optimisé soit en adaptant la géométrie, soit en modifiant la nature de la phase réceptrice. Ensuite, l’aspect quantitatif des dispositifs a été amélioré en adaptant l’approche PRC (composé de performance et de référence), ou bien en utilisant un gel diffusif. / From the early 2000s, the Arcachon Bay suffers from environmental crises that have led to the decline of the Zostera spp. meadows, and to the episodic mortality of oysters spats. Therefore, the toxic pressure (including pesticides) has been questioned, and several environmental monitoring programs have been established since 2005. This new monitoring program consisted to expand the range of monitored compounds (including acidic herbicides), to use POCIS (Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler) for the passive sampling of polar compounds, and to monitor continuously the main Arcachon Bay tributaries for nearly two years. Because of the inadequacy of POCIS (and other devices currently available), a monthly grab sampling strategy has been implemented for the monitoring of acidic herbicides. The highlighting of the predominance of the acidic metabolites of chloroacetanilides in the Arcachon Bay tributaries has been a major advance in the characterization of the toxic pressure, and pointed out, otherwise, the needs for a specific passive sampling tool for these contaminants. Therefore, several passive samplers have been developed, based on existing devices (POCIS and Diffusive Gradient in Thin-film). The integrative behaviour of the samplers has been first optimized by adapting the geometry (exposure surface area, and amount of receiving phase), or by changing the nature of the receiving phase. Then, the quantitative behaviour has been improved by adapting the PRC (performance and reference compound) approach, or using a diffusive gel.

L’utilisation répétée de la bouillie bordelaise pour la lutte contre le mildiou a entrainé une accumulation de cuivre dans les sols viticoles. Afin d’évaluer l’impact de cette pollution, les capteurs passifs sont fréquemment utilisés pour renseigner sur la biodisponibilité du cuivre et donc sur sa toxicité. Toutefois, au vu de l’ensemble des principes de diffusion qui régissent l’échantillonnage par capteur passif, plusieurs modifications, notamment sur la géométrie, ont pu être apportées et constituent l’objet de cette étude au travers du développement de nouveaux capteurs passifs : les DMG (Diffusive MilliGel). Leur synthèse par un système millifluidique leur confère une géométrie unique, constituée de billes ellipsoïdales de dimension millimétrique. Leurs paramètres physico-chimiques ont été caractérisés. Différents paramètres tels que le temps d’exposition et les méthodes d’analyses ont été optimisés. Les DMG ont été testés au cours d’applications environnementales et leur aptitude à échantillonner la fraction labile du cuivre a été mise en évidence. Une première étude dans des eaux douces a permis de mettre en évidence l’influence de la matière organique sur la fraction retenue par DMG, ainsi que l’aptitude de ce capteur à évaluer la toxicité du cuivre. Pour cela, un organisme modèle, Ceriodaphnia dubia, a été exposé dans les mêmes conditions au cours d’une étude écotoxicologique. La comparaison entre les DMG, les DGT et une méthode par colonne de chelex a mis en évidence les avantages qu’offre ce capteur par rapport aux autres techniques. Enfin, une série d’expériences sur les sols viticoles a révélé les aptitudes des DMG à échantillonner du cuivre dans cette matrice complexe. / Repeated use of copper in Bordeaux mixture to fight against mildew has led to an accumulation of this metal in the vineyard soils. To assess the impact of this pollution, the quantification of this element in the soil is essential and more precisely the quantification of the bioavailable fraction which give an indication of the copper toxicity. For that, the passive samplers appear as reliable and efficient tools. However, due to diffusion principles which control the uptake by passive samplers, an optimization of the geometry seems to be necessary and induced this study through the development of a new passive sampler: the DMG (Diffusive MilliGels). The synthesis by millifluidic process confers a unique geometry; DMG are composed of ellipsoidal beads of around 1 mm diameter. First of all, their physico-chemical parameters were characterized and analytical methods and the exposure time were optimized as well. DMG were then tested for an environmental application and their ability to sample the labile fraction of copper was thus demonstrated. Namely, analysis of freshwater by DMG allowed highlighting the influence of organic matter on the fraction retained by this passive sampler and their ability to evaluate the copper toxicity was confirmed. For that, a living organisms Ceriodaphnia dubia was exposed in the same condition during a comparative ecotoxicological study. Moreover, the comparison between DMG, DGT and a Chelex column method showed the advantages of our developed method particularly for in situ application. Finally, a series of experiments on vineyard soils was performed to reveal the abilities of DMG in copper sampling in this complex matrix.

Les échantillonneurs passifs, développés il y a une vingtaine d’années, se présentent comme une alternative aux prélèvements ponctuels car ils permettent un échantillonnage in-situ et intégré des contaminants sur la période d’exposition. Ils présentent l’avantage d’abaisser les limites de quantification, de limiter les effets matrice lors de l‘analyse et de faciliter la conservation des échantillons. Pour les métaux, la DGT, technique la plus couramment employée, permet, dans sa configuration classique, d’échantillonner les métaux cationiques. Des adaptations de cette technique ont également permis de développer des DGT pour le mercure et l’arsenic. Néanmoins, la forme chimique de ces contaminants conditionne leur toxicité et leur biodisponibilité qui doivent être prises en compte dans la caractérisation de l’exposition des milieux aquatiques. Ainsi, cette thèse visait à : i) développer et valider, au laboratoire, des outils DGT pour la mesure de la spéciation chimique du mercure et de l’arsenic dans les eaux douces ; ii) évaluer la variabilité spatio-temporelle des concentrations en mercure et arsenic et de leur spéciation chimique à différentes échelles dans les eaux de surface par échantillonnage passif. L’étude de la spéciation de l’arsenic (AsIII + AsV) sur une unique DGT ne peut être réalisée selon le protocole habituel puisque l’extraction de l’arsenic de la phase réceptrice ferrihydrite engendre une oxydation de l’AsIII en AsV et donc une perte d’information sur la spéciation. La mise en place de plans de criblage a permis d’optimiser cette extraction et d’extraire respectivement 22 et 32 % d’AsIII et d’AsV à l’aide de dihydrogénophosphate d’ammonium (NH4H2PO4) 0.5 M à 75°C avec une conversion de 30 % de l’AsIII en AsV. Via l’application de facteurs correctifs, l’AsIII et l’AsV peuvent être mesurés à partir de 0.24 et 0.33 μg.L-1 en moyenne sur la période d’exposition des DGT (7 jours) dans un milieu aquatique à 20°C. Pour l’étude de la spéciation du mercure (HgII + MeHg) sur une unique DGT, l’étape d’analyse s’avère problématique puisqu’elle nécessite d’adapter la technique de double dilution isotopique à la DGT. Alors que le MeHg peut être mesuré par DGT à partir de 0.08 ng.L-1, les tests en laboratoire ont mis en évidence des difficultés de mesure spécifiques au HgII certainement en lien avec des propriétés de la phase réceptrice 3M qui n’ont pas pu être identifiées dans cette thèse. Les DGT ont ensuite été appliquées in-situ dans 4 contextes différents afin d’évaluer leur pertinence pour intégrer les variations spatio-temporelle des concentrations en métaux. Tout d’abord, durant les opérations de gestion sédimentaire sur le Rhône sur une quinzaine de jours, nous avons montré que les DGT étaient représentatives de la dynamique des concentrations en métaux et de la spéciation de l’As en comparaison avec l’échantillonnage ponctuel notamment en intégrant l’augmentation des concentrations en Mn, Ni, Co et As (AsIII puis AsV) dissous. Ensuite, les applications des DGT sur le Gier et la Deûle ont mis en évidence la concordance des concentrations en Hg et MeHg mesurées par DGT et échantillonnage ponctuel dans les eaux de surface dynamiques de l’échelle de quelques jours à l’échelle annuelle. Néanmoins, dans les conditions favorisant la production du mercure gazeux dissous, les concentrations en Hg estimées par DGT seraient surestimées en raison d’un piégeage de ces formes du mercure par la DGT, nécessitant d’interpréter les résultats avec précaution. Enfin, l’utilisation des DGT sur le bassin versant du lac Rapel au Chili a mis en évidence leur capacité à identifier les variations spatiales de contamination ainsi que leur pertinence pour intégrer des variations temporelles de concentrations en Hg en lien avec les opérations de gestion d’un barrage hydroélectrique / Developed around 20 years ago, passive samplers are an alternative to discrete sampling. The sampling of contaminants is realized in-situ and allows to integrate the contamination over the exposure period. Passive samplers have the advantage to lower the quantification limits, to avoid matrix effects during the analysis and to facilitate the sample preservation. For metals, DGT is the most employed technique and allow in its classic configuration to sample cationic metals. These tools were adapted in order to sample mercury and arsenic. Nevertheless, the chemical forms of these contaminants influence their toxicity and their bioavailability which have to be taken into account when characterizing the exposition of aquatic environments. Thus, this thesis aimed to: i) develop and validate, in the laboratory, DGT techniques for the measurement of arsenic and mercury chemical speciation in freshwaters; ii) assess the spatio-temporal variability of mercury and arsenic concentrations and their chemical speciation at different scales in surface freshwaters by passive sampling. Arsenic speciation (AsIII + AsV) with a unique DGT could not be assessed according to the usual procedure since arsenic elution from ferrihydrite binging gel cause an oxidation of AsIII to AsV and therefore a loss of information on the speciation. The setting up of screening plans allowed to optimize this elution step and to elute 22 and 32% AsIII and AsV, respectively, from the ferrihydrite binding gel, with ammonium dihydrogenophosphate (NH4H2PO4) 0.5 M at 75°C with a conversion of 30% of AsIII to AsV. Through the use of corrective factors, AsIII and AsV could be monitored from 0.24 et 0.33 μg.L-1 in average on the exposure period for DGT (7 days) in surface freshwaters at 20°C. For the monitoring of mercury speciation (HgII + MeHg) with a unique DGT, the analysis step proved to be problematic since it necessitates to adapt double isotopic dilution technique for the DGT. While MeHg could be measured by DGT from 0.08 ng.L-1 in surface freshwaters, laboratory tests have highlighted specific difficulties in the measurement of HgII certainly in relation to 3M binding gel properties that could not be identified during this thesis. DGT were then applied in-situ in 4 different contexts in order to evaluate their relevance for integrating spatio-temporal variations of metals concentrations. First, during dam flushing operations on the Rhône River during ~15 days, we have showed that DGT were highly representative of the dynamic of metals concentrations and As speciation in comparison with discrete sampling, notably integrating the increase of Mn, Ni, Co and As (AsIII and then AsV) dissolved concentrations. Then, the use of DGT on the Gier and Deûle sites for the monitoring of mercury speciation have evidenced the consistency between mercury and methylmercury concentrations measured by passive and discrete sampling measurements in dynamic surface freshwaters from weekly to annual scales. Nevertheless, in environmental conditions which favor dissolved gaseous mercury production, Hg concentrations estimated by DGT would be overestimated as a reason of an uptake of these mercury chemical forms by DGT, necessitating to interpret the results with caution. Finally, DGT applications on the Rapel lake watershed in Chile have highlighted DGT capacity to identify the spatial variation of contamination as well as DGT relevance to integrate temporal variations of Hg concentrations linked with hydropower production plant operations

Submitted by Jorge Henrique Pedrobom (jorgepedrobom@hotmail.com) on 2016-07-25T12:47:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Geociências e Meio Ambiente - Dissertação Jorge Henrique Pedrobom.pdf: 1016315 bytes, checksum: 49d3b6ccf02643872d64774cb7259813 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Felipe Augusto Arakaki (arakaki@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-07-28T12:04:47Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 pedrobom_jh_me_rcla.pdf: 1016315 bytes, checksum: 49d3b6ccf02643872d64774cb7259813 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-28T12:04:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 pedrobom_jh_me_rcla.pdf: 1016315 bytes, checksum: 49d3b6ccf02643872d64774cb7259813 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-29 / Um dos fatores mais preocupantes na área de mineração de urânio é a drenagem ácida de mina (DAM), tal processo ocorre de maneira espontânea e descontrolada no complexo minério industrial de Poços de Caldas (CIPC). A DAM pode gerar espécies de urânio acima dos valores permitidos para lançamento em corpos hídricos. Durante o processo de DAM, o urânio, possivelmente, esta na forma de óxidos e hidróxidos de uranilo, ao atingir os corpos hídricos, sua forma pode mudar para espécies contendo grupos carbonato e sulfato. A concentração e labilidade dessas espécies são importantes para avaliação da biogeodisponibilidade do metal para o sistema aquático. A técnica de difusão em filmes finos por gradiente de concentração (DGT) tem sido utilizada para quantificação de metais na sua forma lábil e especiação de metais em diferentes tipos de amostra. Nesta pesquisa a técnica DGT foi utilizada em laboratório com diferentes fases ligantes para avaliar a aplicação em águas de DAM tratada e afluentes no entorno de mineração de urânio. A partir de imersões in situ, a técnica DGT foi utilizada juntamente com a técnica de extração em fase sólida (SPE) para avaliar a labilidade das espécies de urânio presente no sistema. Os resultados mostraram que grande parte do urânio presente nas amostras está na forma lábil. Por sua vez estes resultados se mostraram concordantes com a especiação via software MINTEQ. Por outro lado, os resultados obtidos pela SPE não foram concordantes com a técnica DGT, isso pode ser oriundo da saturação da fase ligante ou devido os diferentes tempos de residência dos íons nas diferentes técnicas. / One of the major concerns in uranium mining areas is the Acid Mine Drainage (AMD). This process occurs spontaneously and uncontrollably in Poços de Caldas Ore Industrial Complex (CIPC). DAM can generate levels of uranium species higher than the maximum allowed values for water bodies discharge. During the DMA process, uranium is possibly in the form of uranyl oxides and hydroxides and after reaching water bodies, it changes to species which contain carbonate and sulfate groups. The determination of concentration and lability of these species is important to evaluate the metal biogeoavailability to the water system. The Diffusion Gradients in Thin Films Technique (DGT) has been used for the quantification of labile metals and their speciation in several types of sample. In this research, DGT technique was used in lab with different binding layers to evaluate its suitability to DAM waters and uranium mining surrounding tributaries. Therefore, the developed method was performed in situ along the solid phase extraction technique (SPE) to assess the lability of uranium species present in the system. The results obtained by DGT technique showed that a large part of the uranium present in the samples is its labile form. Also, these results were consistent with speciation via the MINTEQ software. Moreover the results obtained by SPE were not consistent with those from DGT technique, probably because of the saturation of the binding phase or due to the different residence times of ions in different techniques.

Dissertação(mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Oceanografia Física, Química e Geológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, 2005. / Submitted by Cristiane Silva (cristiane_gomides@hotmail.com) on 2013-01-28T12:25:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2005_Carlos_de_Andrade.pdf: 1453728 bytes, checksum: 61ca4996bcaf13cd39bc0418f7b5608b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Bruna Vieira(bruninha_vieira@ibest.com.br) on 2013-06-13T18:51:07Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2005_Carlos_de_Andrade.pdf: 1453728 bytes, checksum: 61ca4996bcaf13cd39bc0418f7b5608b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-06-13T18:51:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2005_Carlos_de_Andrade.pdf: 1453728 bytes, checksum: 61ca4996bcaf13cd39bc0418f7b5608b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / A cidade de Rio Grande, localizada às margens do estuário da Lagoa dos Patos, possui uma intensa atividade portuária e industrial, fatores que promoveram nas últimas décadas, alterações significativas nas paisagens e na degradação dos recursos hídricos, incluindo a contaminação por nutrientes e por metais. Por ser um estuário semi-fechado, possui uma alta taxa hidrodinâmica, condicionada principalmente pela força e direção dos ventos. Os ciclos biogeoquímicos naturais dos metais na coluna dágua, podem ser alterados devido ao lançamento de metais oriundos das atividades humanas. Alterações na fração dos metais podem ocasionar uma maior biodisponibilidade destes elementos para os organismos. A determinação das espécies de metais biodisponíveis (lábil) por técnicas instrumentais ou analíticas, possuem implicações quanto à obtenção da concentração representativa do meio, por estar sujeita a erros de amostragem e preparo das amostras. Com o desenvolvimento da técnica de gradiente difusivo de membranas (DGT), obtem-se a concentração da fração lábil in situ em distintos ambientes sob diversas condições de pH, temperatura e salinidade. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar e aplicar a técnica DGT, para o monitoramento e detecção da concentração de elementos traço em distintos locais da área estuarina da Lagoa dos Patos. Para avaliar a aplicabilidade da técnica para o estuário, foram considerados dois períodos de exposição do sistema DGT em três locais: um com pouca influência (Ilha dos Marinheiros - IM) e dois com maior influencia dos despejos industriais e urbanos (Capitania dos Portos - CP e Museu Oceanográfico - MO). Para o primeiro período de exposição (2, 6 e 10 dias) das unidades de DGT foram analisados Cd, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb e Zn em DGT e água nos locais IM e CP. Para o segundo período de exposição (2, 4, 6 e 8 horas) DGT e água foram analisados para Cd, Cu, Pb e Zn no local MO em duas amostragens, uma com salinidade intermediária (MO1) e a outra com salinidade alta (MO2). Para ambos períodos de exposições, amostras de água analisadas para a fração lábil de metais com resina Chelex 100, demonstraram concentrações distintas em comparação ao DGT, evidenciando a diferença entre os dois métodos. Os resultados no DGT para o primeiro período de exposição (IM e CP) mostraram um decréscimo nas concentrações de todos os elementos, com o aumento do tempo de exposição. Isto provavelmente tenha ocorrido devido à baixa concentração de metais lábeis na água e/ou possível presença de biofilm nas unidades de DGT. Não foram reveladas concentrações significativas de Cu, Pb, Ni e Zn nos locais IM e CP. Para o segundo período de exposição, as concentrações de metais foram mais elevadas para Cd, Cu e Pb em alta salinidade (MO2), além de ter indicado aporte para este elementos no meio, quando comparado com outros estuários. Em conseqüência das variabilidades do estuário, conclui-se que uma resposta mais representativa para o sistema DGT, seria mantê-lo num período fixo de 8 a 48 horas em exposição no ambiente. / Rio Grande is a city located in the margin of the Patos Lagoon estuary and its maritime harbour and industries are very developed. During the last decades, these activities were responsible for many changes of the landscape and degradation of water resources, including contamination by nutrients and metals. This semi-closed estuary has a high hydrodynamic rate, which is determined manly by the wind direction and strength. The natural biochemical cycles of metals can be modified by discharge of metals originated by human activities. Changes in the metal fractions can lead to a higher bioavailability of these elements to the organisms. The determination of bioavailable (labile) metals by instrumental or analytical techniques can have implications on the representative environmental concentration, since errors during sample collection and preparation can occur. The development of the diffusive gradient thin-films (DGT) technique made possible the determination of labile metals in situ in distinct environments with different conditions of pH, temperature and salinity. The main objective of the present study is to apply and to evaluate the DGT technique, for the monitoring and detection of trace elements concentrations in different areas of the Patos Lagoon estuary. To evaluate the applicability of this technique to the estuary, two deployment periods of the DGT units were considered in three areas: one with low antropogenic influence (Ilha dos Marinheiros – IM) and two in high urban and industrial discharge areas (Capitania dos Portos – CP – and Museu Oceanográfico – MO). For the first period of the DGT deployment (2, 6 and 10 days) DGT and water samples were analyzed for Cd, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn at the IM and CP sites. For the second deployment period (2, 4, 6 and 8 hours), Cd, Cu, Pb e Zn were analyzed for DGT and water samples were collected at the MO point, during two different conditions of salinity, one with intermediate values (MO1) and the other with high salinity (MO2). For both deployment periods, water samples analyzed for labile fraction with Chelex-100 resin showed distinct concentrations, when compared with the DGT, indicating differences between the two methods. The DGT results showed for the first deployment period (IM and CP) a decrease with time in the concentration for all elements. Probably this had occurred due to variations on the labile form of the metals and/or the presence of biofilm. No significant differences were found in the concentration of Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn between IM and CP sites. For the second deployment period, trace metal concentrations showed higher values for Cd, Cu and Pb during high salinity (MO2) condition, as well as indicating input of these elements in the surroundings when compared with other estuaries. As a consequence of variability’s in the estuary, it can be concluded that for a more representative result of the DGT units, these should be deployed during 8 to 48h on a fixed period in the environment.

La technique d’échantillonnage passif DGT (« Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films ») possède de nombreux avantages (intégration des variations temporelles, abaissement des limites de quantification) qui font d’elle une méthode prometteuse pour une utilisation en réseaux de mesure pour quantifier les éléments traces dans les eaux naturelles. Cependant, il existe encore des zones d’ombre qui constituent des freins à son utilisation dans un contexte réglementaire. Ce travail a donc pour objectif d’identifier des biais potentiels et ainsi contribuer à fiabiliser la méthode. Cette étude montre que l’obtention d’un résultat avec une incertitude minimisée doit passer par la détermination expérimentale des facteurs d’élution ; cependant, l’utilisation d’une valeur standard de 0,8 pour le Cr(III) et de 0,85 pour Al(III), Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Pb(II) et Zn(II) est proposée afin d’alléger les manipulations tout en conservant une incertitude raisonnable (<10%). L’étude de l’influence de l’encrassement des dispositifs DGT a montré que la sorption des cations Cd(II), Cu(II) et Pb(II) sur les filtres encrassés affectent respectivement peu, modérément et fortement leur accumulation dans les échantillonneurs et donc leur quantification. Des durées d’exposition de moins d’une semaine sont alors préconisées pour ces éléments. En revanche, l’encrassement a eu un impact négligeable sur le Ni(II) et sur les oxyanions As(V), Cr(VI), Sb(V) et Se(VI). Enfin, une méthode de quantification simultanée du Cr(III), essentiel à la vie, et du Cr(VI), toxique, a été développée en vue d’améliorer l’évaluation de la toxicité d’une eau. Un unique échantillonneur DGT fixe les deux formes tandis qu’elles sont ensuite sélectivement séparées par une étape d’élution. Cette méthode est robuste sur une large gamme de forces ioniques et de concentrations en sulfate mais sur une gamme de pH plus restreinte ne couvrant pas toutes les eaux naturelles (4 à 6). / The passive sampling DGT technique (Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films) has a lot of benefits (time-weighted average concentrations, low limits of quantification) and would therefore be a useful tool for monitoring studies to quantify trace elements in natural water. However, there are still some limitations and grey areas that put the brakes on the development of the method for regulatory applications. The aim of this work is to identify potential biases and contribute to increase the method reliability. This study shows that a minimized uncertainty on results can be obtained only if elution factors are experimentally determined; however, standard values of 0.8 for Cr(III) and 0.85 for Al(III), Cd(II), Co(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) are suggested to reduce manipulations while keeping reasonable uncertainty (<10%). Studying the influence of fouling developed on DGT devices showed that the sorption of cations Cd(II), Cu(II) and Pb(II) had, respectively, a slight, moderate and strong impact on their accumulation in DGT samplers and therefore on their quantification. Samplers should then be deployed for less than one week. In contrast, fouling had a negligible impact on oxyanions As(V), Cr(VI), Sb(V) and Se(VI). Finally, a method was developed to simultaneously quantify both Cr oxidation states naturally occurring in natural waters, which are Cr(III), essential to life, and Cr(VI), toxic. Both forms are accumulated in a single DGT sampler before being selectively separated during an elution step. This method is robust for wide ranges of ionic strengths and sulfate concentrations but for a narrower range of pH (4 to 6).

Diffusive gradient in thin film technique (DGT) represents a relatively new approach for in situ determinations of labile metal-species in aquatic systems. The DGT device passively accumulates labile species from the solution while deployed in situ, and therefore contamination problems associated with conventional collection and filtration procedures are eliminated. This study deals with a possible modification of DGT technique. The key of using DGT technique for speciation analysis of metals is to find out suitable binding phase and diffusion layer. The new resin gel based on Spheron Oxin (5 sulphophenyl-azo-8-hydroxyquinoline) ion exchanger with a higher selectivity to trace metals than Chelex 100 could potentially provide more information on metals speciation in aquatic systems. The performance of this new binding phase was tested for the determination of Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and U under laboratory conditions. The hydrogel layer based on poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) was synthesized and tested as a new diffusion gel for application in DGT technique.

Les enjeux écologiques, réglementaires et économiques imposent que des méthodologies robustes d’évaluation des risques environnementaux des sédiments contaminés soient proposées aux gestionnaires et autres parties prenantes. Dans ce travail, nous avons développé une nouvelle démarche permettant d’évaluer le transport et la mobilité des métaux dans les sédiments.La DGT (Diffusion Gradient in Thin films) est un échantillonneur passif capable de prélever le métal labile en solution et le métal remobilisable par la phase particulaire. Dans cette étude, un modèle original permettant l’interprétation des cinétiques expérimentales de la DGT dans les sédiments appelé PRObabilistic multi-compartmental model for Finting DGT kinetics in Sediments (DGT-PROF) a été développé. Il considère la présence de deux pools de métal labile correspondants aux métaux labiles fortement et faiblement adsorbés sur la phase solide. La pertinence de l’approche DGT-PROFS a été évaluée sur un panel de 34 sédiments artificiels constitués en laboratoire qui diffèrent par : la présence ou pas d’hydroxydes de fer (goethite ou ferrihydrite), la présence ou pas d’acides humiques, le type de contaminant (Cd ou Cu) et l’âge de la contamination (8, 65 et 190 jours). Cette démarche permet aussi d’évaluer l’effet de ces paramètres sur la remobilisation des métaux dans les sédiments.Les résultats montrent que la capacité du sédiment à relarguer le métal dépend inversement du pH et de l’âge de la contamination. La présence des hydroxydes de fer augmente significativement la capacité de la phase solide du sédiment à fixer le métal. Cependant, la présence des AH augmente la labilité des métaux vis-vis la DGT via la formation de complexes humiques mobiles.La complémentarité des ces deux outils (DGT et DGT-PROFS) a ensuite été confrontée à des mesures DGT effectuées sur des sédiments naturels provenant de différentes régions de France, et possédant des seuils de contamination en Cd, Ni, Pb et Mn très contrastés. / Evaluation of the mobility and bioavailability of metals associated to sediments have an important economic issue for the management of contaminated sites. Therefore, environmental, economic and regulation issues require to have access to a robust methodologies for environmental risk assessment of contaminated sediments. In this work, we developed a new approach for assessing the transport and mobility of metals in sediments. Diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) is a dynamic in-situ measuring technique that assesses the kinetics of metal resupply from the solid phase to the pore water. In this study, an original model for the interpretation of DGT experimental kinetics in sediments called DGT-PROFS model was developed. It allow to quantify metal partitioning between two particulate pools, describing weak and strong interactions with metals. The relevance of the DGT / DGT-PROFS approach was evaluated in a variety of formulated sediments that differed in the presence or not of humic acids (HA) and/or iron hydroxides (i.e., goethite and ferrihydrite). The impact of the time after contamination of the solid phase (aging effect) was also evaluated. Also, this approach allows to evaluate the effect of these parameters on the remobilization of metals in sediments. The results showed that sediments capacity to release metals depends strongly on the pH, HA and the age of the contamination. Results interpretation by DGT-PROFS model show that in the presence of HA and absence of iron hydroxides, Cd is mainly associated with weak sites, while Cu is bound to strong sites. Similarly, in the presence of both iron hydroxides and HA, Cu appeared to be more heavily associated with the strong sites than did Cd. When the incubation time increased from 8 to 190 days, a proportion of Cd initially adsorbed onto weak sites transferred to the strong sites, suggesting that the adsorption of Cd on sediments is partially controlled by slow kinetic processes. The complementarity of these tools (DGT device and DGT-PROFS model) was then evaluated on natural sediments from different regions of France, and having contamination levels of Cd, Ni, Pb and Mn very contrasting.

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