Die Komplexierung von Cu,Pb und Cd durch heißwasserlösliche Huminstoffe II. Die Stabilität der gebildeten Komplexe |
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| Authors: | W R Fischer |
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| Abstract: | Complexation of Cu, Pb, and Cd by hot water soluble humic substances II. The stability of the complexes Soxhlet extracts of terrestrial and underwater soils were used to determine polarographically the stability of heavy metal complexes. Stability constants were calculated using the law of mass action. They were independent of concentration at levels higher than 2 mg Cd or 5 mg Pb/g humic substance, respectively. For Cu, constants increased below 8 mg Cu/g. At pH values in the polarographic medium between 4 and 8, the stability of the Pb complexes increased markedly with increasing pH. In most cases this was also valid for the copper complexes, cadmium complexes were either not influenced by pH or stability maximum was obtained at about pH 5. Drying of the samples before extraction did not alter significantly complex stabilities. Complex stabilities increased with increasing degree of humification for oligotrophic, underwater soils and nutrient poor, low moor peat, but reduced horizons of eutrophic gyttjas exhibited lower stability values. |
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