• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

Investigation on speciation and behavior of antimony in paddy soil

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16510050
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Risk sciences of radiation/Chemicals
Research InstitutionJapan Atomic Energy Agency

Principal Investigator

HANZAWA Yukiko  Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate, Researcher, 原子力基礎工学研究部門, 研究員 (30354856)

Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2005)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
KeywordsAntimony / Paddy Field / Redox / Mobility / Soil / Soil Water / Speciation / Adsorption
Research Abstract

In paddy fields, the cycle of flooded and non-flooded periods causes changes of redox states in soil and soil water. This work investigated the speciation and mobility of antimony in paddy soil, which are redox-sensitive, by both laboratory experiments and field observations.
[Laboratory Experiment] Dried paddy soil samples were immersed in Sb(III) or Sb(V)solutions under conditions where the soil surface was exposed to the air (non-flooded) and where the soil surface was covered by the antimony solution (flooded). After 7 days immersion, the total antimony concentrations and the speciation of Sb(III) and Sb(V) in the soil waters were evaluated by a HPLC-ICP-MS system. As a result, in the non-flooded condition, the distribution ratio of antimony adsorption to soil obtained in the experiment using Sb(III) solution was lower than in the flooded condition and close to the value obtained in the experiment using Sb(V) solution. Moreover, the ratio of Sb(V) concentration to the total Sb concentration in the soil water was larger in the non-flooded condition than in the flooded condition. Then it was suggested that the oxidation of Sb(III) to Sb(V) would be promoted in the non-flooded condition.
[Field Observation] Soil water was collected at a paddy field in July 2005 (flooded condition). It was shown that the concentration of Sb(V) controlled the total concentration of Sb in the soil water.
The results of this work suggests a scenario as follows :
In summer (flooded period), antimony (e.g.originated in airborne particulate matter) would be accumulated in paddy soil.
In winter (non-flooded period), oxidation of the accumulated antimony in soil would be promoted and the mobility of antimony in soil would increase because of lower adsorption of Sb(V) to soil.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2005 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2004 Annual Research Report

URL: 

Published: 2004-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi