Revealing molecular level changes of dissolved organic matter in black soils during continuous leaching and their implications for drinking water treatment
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The dynamics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) transport from black soil and its potential effects on the quality, safety, and treatability of water are poorly understood. Here, sequential column leaching experiments with black soil, surface water, and synthetic rainwater were performed to explore the molecular variations in leachable organic matter and its potential influences on water treatment. The fluorescence and UV–vis spectroscopy, together with size exclusion chromatography, showed that the greater proportion of low molecular weight (MW) aliphatic DOM in initial eluates gradually changed to higher fractions of larger aromatic DOM in later eluates. Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) revealed a decrease in lignin-like molecules and increase in condensed aromatic components of the DOM upon continuous leaching. The disinfection byproduct formation potential (DBPFP) was reduced with increasing leaching volume, along with the decreasing yields of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Furthermore, compared with that of the first leaching phase (P1), the chlorine reactivity (DBPFP normalized to DOC) of DOM at the tenth leaching phase (P10) increased by 26–53%, 51–60%, and 39–44%, for trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, and chloral hydrates, respectively, due to increased aromatic fractions in DOM. The principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least-squares path model (PLS–PM) showed that the quantity and quality of DOM leached by surface water and synthetic rainwater were significantly different. Lastly, despite the pronounced variations in DOM properties, the black soil-derived DOM displayed high treatability, with 52–71% of DOC, 54–69% of trihalomethane (THM) precursors, 60–80% of haloacetic acid (HAA) precursors, and nearly all (∼100%) of the nitrogen-containing DBP (N-DBP), haloketone (HK), and chloral hydrate (CH) precursors being removed by a nanofiltration membrane. Our results will contribute to the understanding of soil DOM mitigation and potential impacts on drinking water production.
Date Issued
2023-10-13
Date Acceptance
2023-07-21
Citation
ACS ES&T engineering, 2023, 3 (10), pp.1592-1603
ISSN
2690-0645
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
1592
End Page
1603
Journal / Book Title
ACS ES&T engineering
Volume
3
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2023 American Chemical Society. This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in ACS EST Engg. 2023, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.3c00152
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Subjects
black soil
CARBON
DEGRADATION
disinfection byproduct formation potential
DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS
dissolved organic matter
Engineering
Engineering, Environmental
FLUORESCENCE
FRESH-WATER
HALONITROMETHANE
HUMIC ACIDS
LAND-USE
leaching
nanofiltration
PRECURSORS
QUALITY
Science & Technology
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2023-08-02