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Distinguishing sources of ammonium in groundwater at former gasworks sites using nitrogen isotopes
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 01 August 2022
Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (2022) 55 (4): qjegh2021-139.
...R. A. P. Thomas; M. J. Riding; J. D. F. Robinson; S. J. A. Brown; C. Taylor Abstract Ammonium is a common contaminant found in the soils and groundwater at former gasworks, associated with historical gas production and the storage and disposal of by-product. However, it can also be present...
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Preparation and characterization of quaternary ammonium salt and 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane-modified sericite mica
Journal: Clay Minerals
Published: 02 July 2021
Clay Minerals (2021) 56 (2): 87–98.
...). The samples were degassed at 70°C for 12 h prior to analysis. Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2021 The Author(s) activation temperature interlayer spacing quaternary ammonium salt...
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Hydrothermal recycling of sedimentary ammonium into oceanic crust and the Archean ocean at 3.24 Ga
Journal: Geology
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 08 April 2021
Geology (2021) 49 (7): 822–826.
... nutrient recycling under anoxic conditions. Here, we show how hydrothermal fluids acted as a recycling mechanism for ammonium (NH 4 + ) in the Archean ocean. We present elemental and stable isotope data for carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur from shales and hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks from the 3.24 Ga...
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Ammonium abundance and short-wave infrared absorption spectra of altered rocks
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Published: 15 July 2020
Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis (2020) 20 (4): 451–460.
...Keiko Hattori; Anna Fonseca; Tabetha Sheppard Abstract Rhyolitic rocks hosting the El Zapote epithermal Ag deposit are pervasively altered and contain ammonium ranging from 290 to 1750 ppm. High ammonium values are found in samples containing abundant fine-grained illite. This fine-grained illite...
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ROLE OF MICELLE-CLAY COMPLEXES AND QUATERNARY AMINE CATIONS IN REMOVAL OF BACTERIA FROM WATER: ADSORPTION, BIOSTATIC, AND BIOCIDAL EFFECTS
Journal: Clays and Clay Minerals
Publisher: Clay Minerals Society
Published: 01 December 2018
Clays and Clay Minerals (2018) 66 (6): 485–492.
...Uri Shuali; Shlomo Nir Abstract The present report is a review of uses of quaternary ammonium cations (QACs) as free monomers or immobilized in micelle-clay complexes in bacteria removal from water. The removal of bacteria from water by filtration through a bed of a granulated QAC-clay micelle...
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Caesium desorption from layer silicate minerals using quaternary ammonium salts
Journal: Clay Minerals
Published: 01 September 2018
Clay Minerals (2018) 53 (3): 487–496.
... drastically on zeolite. The cesium desorption from the layered minerals was promoted by the addition of ammonium ions, namely trioctylmethylammonium chloride and zephiramine. These ammonium ions desorb cesium from the interlayers of the minerals without destroying the mineral structure. The cesium desorption...
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Ammonium-bearing micas in very low-grade metapelites: micro- and nano-texture and composition
Journal: Clay Minerals
Published: 01 June 2018
Clay Minerals (2018) 53 (2): 105–116.
...Blanca Bauluz; Fernando Nieto ABSTRACT The present study examines the micro- and nano-texture and composition of ammonium-bearing and potassium micas in very-low grade metamorphic black Silurian shales from the SE Iberian Range (NE Spain). Two organic-rich shales were studied by X-ray diffraction...
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FORMATION OF NH 4 -ILLITE-LIKE PHASE AT THE EXPENSE OF DIOCTAHEDRAL VERMICULITE IN SOIL AND DIAGENETIC ENVIRONMENTS – AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH
Journal: Clays and Clay Minerals
Publisher: Clay Minerals Society
Published: 01 February 2018
Clays and Clay Minerals (2018) 66 (1): 74–85.
... to trioctahedral vermiculites. Ammonium Illite Dioctahedral Vermiculite Early Diagenetic Illitization NH + 4 -fixation, Soil Illitization Fixation of NH 4 + by soil materials is a well-known phenomenon ( e.g. Douglas, 1989 and cited literature; Nieder et al., 2011 and cited...
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MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION OF ALKYLAMMONIUM-INTERCALATED VERMICULITES
Journal: Clays and Clay Minerals
Publisher: Clay Minerals Society
Published: 01 December 2017
Clays and Clay Minerals (2017) 65 (6): 378–386.
... existed between bilayer and pseudo-trimolecular layer states from C 11 to C 14 . The ammonium groups had two locations: most ammonium groups were located over the six-member rings (~90%), and the rest above the substitution sites (~10%). The ammonium groups interacted with the vermiculite surface through...
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Evaluation of the sources of nitrogen compounds and their influence on the biological communities in the hyporheic zone of the Sagittario River, Italy: an isotopic and biological approach
Journal: Italian Journal of Geosciences
Publisher: Societa Geologica Italiana
Published: 01 June 2017
Italian Journal of Geosciences (2017) 136 (2): 145–156.
... compounds in groundwater in the Sagittario River basin, central Italy. The detrimental effect of the groundwater ammonium on the meiofaunal organisms is also evaluated in the hyporheic zone, where N-NH 4 + concentrations reach a maximum value of 0.6 mg L −1 . The main source of the nitrogen contamination...
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Interactions of ammonium-smectite with volatile organic compounds from leachates
Journal: Clay Minerals
Published: 01 March 2017
Clay Minerals (2017) 52 (1): 143–158.
...) is identified by stabilized basic leachates (7.5 < pH < 9) ( Ghayaza et al. , 2011 ). Leachates are rich in cations, organic matter, inorganic salts, adsorbable halogenated organic compounds and heavy metals. Among the cations, ammonium (NH 4 + ), which is produced mainly by bacterial degradation...
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Pathways for nitrogen cycling in Earth’s crust and upper mantle: A review and new results for microporous beryl and cordierite
Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 January 2016
American Mineralogist (2016) 101 (1): 7–24.
... 2000 ; results for buddingtonite in Bebout and Sadofsky 2004 ). * E-mail: geb0@lehigh.edu Manuscript handled by Paul Tomascak Nitrogen cycling nitrogen isotopes ammonium microporous silicate isotope fractionation layer silicates cordierite Review article Invited Centennial...
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Principles of Geobiochemistry
Journal: Elements
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 December 2015
Elements (2015) 11 (6): 395–401.
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LIVING (STAINED) DEEP-SEA FORAMINIFERA OFF HACHINOHE (NE JAPAN, WESTERN PACIFIC): ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPLAY IN OXYGEN-DEPLETED ECOSYSTEMS
Christophe Fontanier, Pauline Duros, Takashi Toyofuku, Kazumasa Oguri, Karoliina Annika Koho, Roselyne Buscail, Antoine Grémare, Olivier Radakovitch, Bruno Deflandre, Lennart Jan De Nooijer, Sabrina Bichon, Sarah Goubet, Anastasia Ivanovsky, Gérard Chabaud, Christophe Menniti, Gert-Jan Reichart, Hiroshi Kitazato
Journal: Journal of Foraminiferal Research
Published: 01 July 2014
Journal of Foraminiferal Research (2014) 44 (3): 281–299.
... microprofiles. A third core was assessed for pore-water extraction (e.g., nitrate, ammonium) and solid phase treatment, and the last core from each station was processed for foraminiferal investigation. Total nitrogen, total carbon, and organic-carbon concentrations (TN, TC and OC, respectively) were...
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Spectroscopy from Space
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 January 2014
Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2014) 78 (1): 399–446.
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Nitrogen: Highly Volatile yet Surprisingly Compatible
Journal: Elements
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 October 2013
Elements (2013) 9 (5): 333–338.
... System. © 2013 by the Mineralogical Society of America 2013 nitrogen isotope ammonium biogeochemical cycling biosphere extraterrestrial life metamorphism Aquamarine (beryl) and muscovite crystals; these minerals store organic-sourced nitrogen as molecular nitrogen and ammonium...
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Biogeochemical Cycling of Nitrogen on the Early Earth
Journal: Elements
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 October 2013
Elements (2013) 9 (5): 345–351.
... and iron, can be a biolimiting nutrient in the environment. On the modern Earth, nitrogen is present in the atmospheric reservoir as di-nitrogen (N 2 ) and is by far the most abundant gas in the atmosphere. Nitrite (NO 2 − ), nitrate (NO 3 − ), ammonium (NH 4 + ), and particulate and dissolved organic...
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Nitrogen in the Silicate Earth: Speciation and Isotopic Behavior during Mineral–Fluid Interactions
Journal: Elements
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 October 2013
Elements (2013) 9 (5): 353–358.
... nitrogen reservoirs. © 2013 by the Mineralogical Society of America 2013 nitrogen speciation nitrogen cycling continental and oceanic crust ammonium fractionation factors mantle composition Ammonium-bearing micas in metasedimentary rock Nitrogen (N) is generally regarded...
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Nitrogen Isotopes and Mantle Geodynamics: The Emergence of Life and the Atmosphere–Crust–Mantle Connection
Journal: Elements
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 October 2013
Elements (2013) 9 (5): 359–366.
... recycling of surface sediments into the deep mantle. © 2013 by the Mineralogical Society of America 2013 nitrogen ammonium chemical geodynamics degassing recycling Nitrogen is the main diamond impurity. Studying diamond gives access to deep mantle nitrogen (150 to > 800 km). I mage : F...
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Nitrogen in Extraterrestrial Environments: Clues to the Possible Presence of Life
Journal: Elements
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 October 2013
Elements (2013) 9 (5): 367–372.
... forms in the near surface. A soil devoid of life would interact with ultraviolet light to produce N 2 gas, which would eventually be lost to space. For Mars, this picture would change if the surface were wet because nitrate and ammonium could then leach into deeper strata and sediments and avoid...
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