Distribution and speciation of lead in model plant Arabidopsis thaliana by synchrotron radiation X‐ray fluorescence and absorption near edge structure spectrometry. (28th December 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shen, Yating
• Is Part Of: X-ray spectrometry. Volume 43:Number 3(2014)
• Page Start: 146
• Page End: 151
• Publication Date: 2013-12-28
• Subjects: X-ray spectroscopy -- Periodicals; 543.62
• DOI: 10.1002/xrs.2531
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0049-8246

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>To obtain reliable <italic>in situ</italic> information on the distribution and speciation of Pb in plants with low Pb content, special attention needs to be paid to the synchrotron radiation based micro‐X‐ray fluorescence and micro‐X‐ray absorption near edge structure (μ‐XANES) spectrometry to avoid specious results in the chosen XRF region of interest and speciation linear combination fitting. First, an <italic>Arabidopsis thaliana</italic> shoot cultured in a Pb solution is analyzed to obtain two‐dimensional Pb distribution graphs, where an overlap of Pb, As, Se, and Br lines in synchrotron radiation based micro‐X‐ray fluorescence spectra is found. To avoid this overlap, (1)As K‐L<sub>3</sub> and Pb L<sub>3</sub>‐M<sub>5</sub>, (2)As K‐M<sub>3</sub>, (3)Pb L<sub>2</sub>‐M<sub>4</sub>, (4)Se K‐L<sub>3</sub>, and (5)Br K‐M<sub>3</sub> lines should be chosen in the region of interest. The Pb content in the seed coat, root, and stem are 48.2, 17.3, and 5.8 times higher, respectively, than in the leaf, while the Pb content in the seed coat, root, stem, and leaf increased 3458, 1241, 420, and 72 times, respectively, compared with the <italic>A. thaliana</italic> sample without a Pb solution soak. Second, Pb speciation of the same shoot is analyzed using μ‐XANES. It is important to define a combination fitting range because different possible Pb combinations can emerge using different ranges. Different speciations were found in the root[Pb(Ac)<sub>2</sub> and PbSO<sub>4</sub>], stem[Pb(Ac)<sub>2</sub> and Pb<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>], leaf[Pb(OH)<sub>2</sub> and Pb<sub>5</sub>Cl(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>], and seed coat[Pb<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, Pb(OH)<sub>2</sub>, and PbCO<sub>3</sub>] between the fitting range of E<sub>0</sub> − 20eV and E<sub>0</sub> + 70eV. A more complete Pb XANES database with more references, especially organic Pb compounds, is needed. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</p> </abstract>