Articles | Volume 10, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-77-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-10-77-2024
Original research article
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01 Feb 2024
Original research article |  | 01 Feb 2024

Organic matters, but inorganic matters too: column examination of elevated mercury sorption on low organic matter aquifer material using concentrations and stable isotope ratios

David S. McLagan, Carina Esser, Lorenz Schwab, Jan G. Wiederhold, Jan-Helge Richard, and Harald Biester

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1438', Johannes West, 12 Oct 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', David McLagan, 30 Oct 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1438', Anonymous Referee #2, 14 Oct 2023
  • RC3: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-1438', Anonymous Referee #3, 27 Oct 2023
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', David McLagan, 01 Nov 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Revision (03 Nov 2023) by Maria Jesus Gutierrez Gines
AR by David McLagan on behalf of the Authors (03 Nov 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 Nov 2023) by Maria Jesus Gutierrez Gines
RR by Johannes West (12 Nov 2023)
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (03 Dec 2023) by Maria Jesus Gutierrez Gines
ED: Publish as is (07 Dec 2023) by Kristof Van Oost (Executive editor)
AR by David McLagan on behalf of the Authors (09 Dec 2023)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
Sorption of mercury in soils, aquifer materials, and sediments is primarily linked to organic matter. Using column experiments, mercury concentration, speciation, and stable isotope analyses, we show that large quantities of mercury in soil water and groundwater can be sorbed to inorganic minerals; sorption to the solid phase favours lighter isotopes. Data provide important insights on the transport and fate of mercury in soil–groundwater systems and particularly in low-organic-matter systems.