Role of Manganese Oxyhydroxides in the Transport of Rare Earth Elements Along a Groundwater Flow Path
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Regional Hydrogeological Settings
2.2. Groundwater Sample Collection
2.3. Groundwater Sample Analysis
2.4. Speciation Modeling
3. Results
3.1. Groundwater General Chemistry
3.2. Groundwater REE Signatures
3.3. Modeling Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Groundwater REE Mobility along the Flow Path
4.2. Controls on Groundwater REE Signatures: Roles of Hydrous Manganese Oxyhydroxides
4.3. Influence of Hydrous Manganese Oxide Content
4.4. Model Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, H.; Guo, H.; Pourret, O.; Chen, Y.; Yuan, R. Role of Manganese Oxyhydroxides in the Transport of Rare Earth Elements Along a Groundwater Flow Path. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 2263. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132263
Liu H, Guo H, Pourret O, Chen Y, Yuan R. Role of Manganese Oxyhydroxides in the Transport of Rare Earth Elements Along a Groundwater Flow Path. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(13):2263. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132263
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Haiyan, Huaming Guo, Olivier Pourret, Yi Chen, and Rongxiao Yuan. 2019. "Role of Manganese Oxyhydroxides in the Transport of Rare Earth Elements Along a Groundwater Flow Path" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 13: 2263. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132263