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Mineralogical, geochemical and microbial dataset for assessing the impact of S. bentonitica in different solutions on the performance of bentonite clay

Bentonite clay is the primary candidate for buffer material in a deep geological repository for high level nuclear waste in many countries. However, the material is only suitable if the swelling capacity is maintained with respect to changing temperature and humidity, as well as the possible impact of infiltrating fluids and/or microorganisms. Therefore, it is key to investigate possible influences that may change the swelling capacity of bentonite. This dataset was used to analyze the interaction between Wyoming bentonite clay (MX-80) and the bacterial strain Stenotrophomonas bentonitica BII-R7T (DSM 103927) under the influence of solutions of different salinities (NaCl, artificial Opalinus Clay porewater, and deionized water). The swelling capacity of the Na-montmorillonite was examined at temperatures between 27°C and 80°C, and relative humidity ranging from 0% to 80%.

Kinetic and Thermodynamic Investigations of the Complexation of Heavy Metal Ions to well Defined Components of Soil

The mobility of toxic metal ions in nature is to a great extent controlled by complexation reactions at natural polyelectrolytes as humic acids, clay minerals or polycarboxylates. In all those systems the metal ions compete with the ubiquitous protons for the binding sites. Due to the very complex structure of the polyelectrolytes, the binding mechanism and the equilibria involved can be obtaines only by the evaluation of equilibrium combined with kinetic measurements. In this project we study the binding of nickel and cadmium ions to humic acids and clay minerals and discuss the results by comparing them with results obtained for model ligands as di- and tricarboxylates and salycilate.

(Ton)Mineralogische Untersuchungen von Waldböden des Kantons Zürich, Kantonale Bodenüberwachung

Die Fachstelle Bodenschutz des Kantons Zürich unterhält ein kantonales Bodenüberwachungsnetz. Im Rahmen von ersten Abklärungen soll der Versuch unternommen werden, an ausgewählten Standorten eine quantitative Abschätzung der vorkommenden Minerale und speziell der Tonmineralien vorzunehmen. Zusätzlich soll mittels analytischer Techniken eine Unterscheidung der HIV (Hydroxy-Interlayered Vermiculite) und HIS (Hydroxy-Interlayered Smectite) erreicht werden. Ein Fokus lag auf den Prozessen der Mineraltransformationen. Tonminerale sind wichtige Verwitterungsprodukte, beeinflussen zu einem wesentlichen Anteil die Stoffflüsse im Boden und tragen entscheidend zur Bodenfruchtbarkeit bei. Deshalb wird in einem weiteren Schritt der Versuch unternommen, die verschiedenen Tonminerale mit den adsorbierten Kationen (bzw. Kationenaustauschkapazität) und generell dem Prozess der Versauerung in Beziehung zu setzen.

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