Development and Implementation of a Highly Sensitive Method for Analyzing Chemical Forms of Iron Using XAFS Measurements

The chemical forms of iron significantly influence the dynamics of nutrients and biological productivity in the water environment. The most common oxidized form of iron, Fe(III), forms insoluble compounds such as goethite (α-FeOOH) in its oxidized state. Especially, Fe(III) compounds readily adsorb...

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Main Authors: Iori Mishima, Keiichi Kubota, Tomohide Watanabe
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Language:English
Published: Japan Society on Water Environment 2025-01-01
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Online Access: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jwet/23/1/23_24-077/_pdf
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description The chemical forms of iron significantly influence the dynamics of nutrients and biological productivity in the water environment. The most common oxidized form of iron, Fe(III), forms insoluble compounds such as goethite (α-FeOOH) in its oxidized state. Especially, Fe(III) compounds readily adsorb phosphate ions, effectively preventing phosphorus from dissolving into the water. Conversely, in a reductive environment, the reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) can release previously adsorbed phosphorus. These interactions are considered crucial for proper water quality management and environmental conservation, with a focus on the chemical forms of iron. In this study, highly sensitive methods for analyzing the chemical forms of iron using X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) measurements were developed. Four pretreatment methods were evaluated, and anaerobic drying was found to most effectively preserve the reduced iron state. Pattern fitting techniques were applied to sediment samples, and it was shown that the method could accurately describe the iron forms in these samples. These findings are considered to contribute to the understanding of iron’s role in nutrient cycling and its broader impact on water environments.
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spelling doaj-art-54ce323f3f5c49cd932d1176c88ecb7a2025-08-20T03:11:45ZengJapan Society on Water EnvironmentJournal of Water and Environment Technology1348-21652025-01-01231465510.2965/jwet.24-07710.2965/jwet.24-077Development and Implementation of a Highly Sensitive Method for Analyzing Chemical Forms of Iron Using XAFS MeasurementsIori Mishima0Keiichi Kubota1Tomohide Watanabe2 Water Environment Group, Center for Environmental Science in Saitama, Kazo, Japan Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Kiryu, Japan Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Kiryu, Japan The chemical forms of iron significantly influence the dynamics of nutrients and biological productivity in the water environment. The most common oxidized form of iron, Fe(III), forms insoluble compounds such as goethite (α-FeOOH) in its oxidized state. Especially, Fe(III) compounds readily adsorb phosphate ions, effectively preventing phosphorus from dissolving into the water. Conversely, in a reductive environment, the reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) can release previously adsorbed phosphorus. These interactions are considered crucial for proper water quality management and environmental conservation, with a focus on the chemical forms of iron. In this study, highly sensitive methods for analyzing the chemical forms of iron using X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) measurements were developed. Four pretreatment methods were evaluated, and anaerobic drying was found to most effectively preserve the reduced iron state. Pattern fitting techniques were applied to sediment samples, and it was shown that the method could accurately describe the iron forms in these samples. These findings are considered to contribute to the understanding of iron’s role in nutrient cycling and its broader impact on water environments. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jwet/23/1/23_24-077/_pdf anaerobic sedimentiron formpretreatmentpattern fittingxafs spectra
spellingShingle Iori Mishima
Keiichi Kubota
Tomohide Watanabe
Development and Implementation of a Highly Sensitive Method for Analyzing Chemical Forms of Iron Using XAFS Measurements
Journal of Water and Environment Technology
anaerobic sediment
iron form
pretreatment
pattern fitting
xafs spectra
title Development and Implementation of a Highly Sensitive Method for Analyzing Chemical Forms of Iron Using XAFS Measurements
title_full Development and Implementation of a Highly Sensitive Method for Analyzing Chemical Forms of Iron Using XAFS Measurements
title_fullStr Development and Implementation of a Highly Sensitive Method for Analyzing Chemical Forms of Iron Using XAFS Measurements
title_full_unstemmed Development and Implementation of a Highly Sensitive Method for Analyzing Chemical Forms of Iron Using XAFS Measurements
title_short Development and Implementation of a Highly Sensitive Method for Analyzing Chemical Forms of Iron Using XAFS Measurements
title_sort development and implementation of a highly sensitive method for analyzing chemical forms of iron using xafs measurements
topic anaerobic sediment
iron form
pretreatment
pattern fitting
xafs spectra
url https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jwet/23/1/23_24-077/_pdf
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