Oxidation kinetics of manganese (II) in seawater at nanomolar concentrations

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作者
von Langen, PJ
Johnson, KS
Coale, KH
Elrod, VA
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[1] Moss Landing Marine Labs, Moss Landing, CA 95039 USA
[2] Monterey Bay Aquarium Res Inst, Moss Landing, CA 95039 USA
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10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00355-4
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P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
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0708 ; 070902 ;
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Manganese oxidation rates were determined at low (similar to 20 nM) concentrations in seawater by measuring dissolved manganese (Mn(II)) using flow injection analysis with chemiluminescence detection. Mn(II) was measured in samples that had been filtered (0.2 mu m) and kept in the dark under controlled temperature and pH conditions for time periods up to 6 months. Eight 9 L carboys with mean pH values ranging from 8 to 8.7 were held at 25 degrees C, another carboy (pH = 9.32) was kept at 5 degrees C. Oxidation followed the Morgan (1967) homogeneous rate equation (d[Mn(II)]/dt = k(1) [O(2)][OH(-)](2) [Mn(II)]). The mean rate constant k(1) = 1.7 +/- 0.7 X 10(12) M(-3) d(-1) (95% CI), determined using hydroxide ion activities determined with pH measurements on the NBS scale, was in agreement with work by Morgan (1967; k(1) = 4 X 10(12) M(-3) d(-1)) and Davies and Morgan (1989; k(1) = 1.1 X 10(12) M(-3) d(-1)) in dilute solutions. The rate constant at 5 degrees C was 1.3 +/- 0.3 X 10(12) M(-3) d(-1). If free hydroxide concentrations (based on the free proton pH scale) are used, then the rate constant at 25 degrees C was k(1)* = 0.34 +/- 0.14 X 10(12) M(-3) d(-1). Autocatalytic increases in Mn(II) oxidation rates, as predicted by a heterogeneous reaction mechanism (Morgan, 1967) (d[Mn(II)]/dt = k(2)'[Mn(II)][MnO(2)]) were not observed, indicating that the homogeneous reaction dominates Mn(II) oxidation at low nM concentrations in seawater. Bacteria were enumerated by 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining during the experiments. No significant correlation between bacterial concentrations and Mn(II) oxidation rates was found. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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