RindaAmeliyaFirdhaus(21030114120054)

CantikaAuliaSalsabila (21030117120041)
GunawanAgung N (21030117140035)
RizkyRahardiansyah (21030117130128)

Journal : Elsevier 6th edition, page 1875 - 1888

The use of acidimetric titration as a novel approach to study particulate trace metal
speciation and mobility: Application to sediments of the Scheldt estuary
by J.C.J Petit, et al.(2008)

Scientific works carried out in the past 30 years related to the geochemistry of trace
material in the Scheldt estuary have provided a well constrained framework for the study of
speciation. In this area, trace metals in sediments are present substantially in reduced
chemical form. Due to the improvement of water quality and thus the return of dissolved O2
in the water column, these mineral species are not long-lived but may potentially become
more mobile under toxic conditions. Therefore, speciation of particulate trace metals is of
paramount importance for the regulation of pollution levels.
Numerous sequential extraction schemes (SESs), based on principle of selective
dissolution, have been developed to assess the speciation of trace metals in the solid phase.
These protocols assume that a fixed number (depending upon the protocol) of operationally
defined phases are readily present in the sample and use specific reagents to perform their
dissolution. Since the first application of SESs by Tessier et al. (1979), many modifications
of the original protocol have been published and the modification protocols were to be more
efficient than the initial scheme. However, some sources of uncertainty still persist in its
application. The most serious problems, however, are related to the non-selectivity of the
reagents. The pH and its changes during the sequential extraction procedure is probably the
principal parameter explaining the unresolved problems regarding the application of
sequential extraction.
The principle of the method designed is very different from that of SESs. The method
presented is based on the solubility of the different solid phases and relies on stepwise
additions of a non-specific reagent (HCl 1 mol L1) as in an acidimetric titration. Results
obtained from this method are compared with those from the classical Tessier SES. In
addition to the study of trace element speciation and the determination of mineralogical
phases really present, the method should also provide clues for the assessment of the potential
availability of trace metals owing to pH changes that may occur in the sedimentary
environment.