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6 Organic Phosphorus in the Hydrosphere Characterization via P Fourier Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 31

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M a r k A . Nanny and Roger A . M i n e a r Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Illinois at U r b a n a Champaign, Urbana, I L 61801

Phosphorus-31 Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance ( P FT-NMR) spectra of dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) species, collected from the epilimnion of a small lake from September 1990 to May 1991, were used to identify and characterize soluble Ρ com pounds in lake water. Ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis concentra tion techniques were used to achieve a 2000-fold DOP concentration factor. The sensitivity of the NMR was further enhanced by the use of the spin-lattice relaxation agent iron ethylenediaminetetraacetate (FeEDTA). These techniques are briefly discussed, in addition to the effects of pH, ionic strength, concentrated humic matrix, and Fe EDTA on the Ρ FT-NMR spectra. Individual DOP species in lake water have not been conclusively identified with P FT-NMR spec troscopy. The 31P FT-NMR spectra indicate the presence of mono -and diester phosphates, and the presence of DNA is strongly sug gested. P FT-NMR spectra show seasonal changes that correlate to seasonal changes in the lake. Varying the sample pH and collecting the subsequent P FT-NMR spectra illustrates that not all of the DOP species's signal positions are pH-dependent. This independence in dicates possible DOP aggregate or micelle formation. 31

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first be c o n v e r t e d into orthophosphate. T h e r e f o r e , to f u l l y u n d e r s t a n d the aquatic p h o s p h o r u s cycle, the i d e n t i t y a n d the c h e m i c a l a n d p h y s i c a l b e havior of the d i s s o l v e d organic phosphorus ( D O P ) m u s t b e k n o w n . T h e r e m o v a l rates a n d b e h a v i o r of D O P i n the p r e s e n c e o f o t h e r d i s s o l v e d a n d c o l l o i d a l material such as h u m i c a n d f u l v i c acids; clay c o l l o i d a l m a t e r i a l ; a n d various ions s u c h as C a , M g , a n d F e or F e m u s t also b e addressed.


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F o r these reasons, n u m e r o u s attempts have b e e n m a d e to i d e n t i f y a n d characterize D O P , b u t w i t h little success because it is u s u a l l y present i n v e r y l o w concentrations. T y p i c a l values i n lake waters range f r o m 5 to 100 μg o f P / L i n o l i g o t r o p h i c to e u t r o p h i c systems. C o l o r i m e t r i c m e t h o d s have b e e n u s e d extensively to detect a n d differentiate b e t w e e n soluble reactive p h o s p h o r u s (SRP) a n d soluble unreactive p h o s p h o r u s ( S U P ) at concentrations as l o w as 10 μ g of P / L (I). S R P is generally c o n s i d e r e d to consist o f o n l y orthophosphate c o m p o u n d s , whereas S U P is c o m p o s e d of a l l other phos p h o r u s species, p r i m a r i l y organic p h o s p h o r u s c o m p o u n d s . T h e s u m of S R P a n d S U P is e q u a l to the total soluble p h o s p h o r u s (TSP). T h e s e m e t h o d s w e r e u s e d to study the d y n a m i c s of b u l k p h o s p h o r u s fractionation b e t w e e n the sediments, s u s p e n d e d particulate matter, the biota, a n d the d i s s o l v e d frac t i o n (2). D e s p i t e these studies, v e r y little is k n o w n r e g a r d i n g the i d e n t i t y a n d characteristics of the D O P i n the h y d r o s p h e r e . A t t e m p t s to i d e n t i f y a n d characterize the D O P fraction have r e l i e d o n gel c h r o m a t o g r a p h y (Sephadex) (3-8), P a n d ^ P tracer studies (3-11), bioassays (9-12), e n z y m e bioassays (13, 14), a n d h i g h - p e r f o r m a n c e l i q u i d c h r o m a t o g r a p h y ( H P L C ) w i t h a p o s t - c o l u m n reactor (15, 16). A consistent feature i n the gel c h r o m a t o g r a p h y studies is the appearance of a h i g h - m o l e c u l a r - w e i g h t ( H M W ) fraction ( > 3 0 , 0 0 0 - 5 0 0 0 daltons, d e p e n d i n g o n the exclusion l i m i t o f the gel e m p l o y e d ) , always at the u p p e r l i m i t of the sizeexclusion gel u s e d , a n d a l o w - m o l e c u l a r - w e i g h t fraction that coelutes w i t h orthophosphate. B e t w e e n the h i g h - a n d l o w - m o l e c u l a r - w e i g h t fraction peaks, w h i c h are distinct a n d p r o m i n e n t , a c o n t i n u u m of an i n t e r m e d i a t e m o l e c u l a r - w e i g h t fraction is often present i n l o w concentrations. S o m e t i m e s this fraction also is r e p r e s e n t e d b y a s h o u l d e r i n the l o w - m o l e c u l a r - w e i g h t e l u t i o n r e g i o n . T h e s e studies also indicate that S R P is sometimes present i n the H M W fraction. 3 2

I n c u b a t i o n of lake water w i t h P or P as tracers a n d subsequent g e l c h r o m a t o g r a p h y reveals that a major pathway exists b e t w e e n d i s s o l v e d or thophosphate a n d the particulate phase (3, 5 - 7 ) . L o w - m o l e c u l a r - w e i g h t p h o s p h o r u s forms i n the presence of bacteria a n d algae. S U P is present i n the l o w - m o l e c u l a r - w e i g h t fraction a n d is classified as i n d i v i d u a l D O P c o m p o u n d s unassociated w i t h particulate or c o l l o i d a l m a t e r i a l . T h e H M W frac t i o n f o u n d i n gel chromatography studies is c h a r a c t e r i z e d as a c o l l o i d that contains p h o s p h o r u s c o m p o u n d s or incorporates orthophosphate. T h e c o l loidal material t h e n releases orthophosphate, r e p l e n i s h i n g the d i s s o l v e d p h o s p h o r u s cycle. I n some e u t r o p h i c lakes the H M W S R P fraction can m a k e 3 2

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u p to 8 0 % of the total soluble p h o s p h o r u s (6). Studies b y K o e n i n g s a n d H o o p e r (17) a n d b y F r a n k o a n d H e a t h (18) d e m o n s t r a t e d the b i n d i n g of orthophosphate b y h u m i c m a t e r i a l i n the p r e s e n c e of ferric ions. T h i s h u m i e P 0 ~ - F e ( I I I ) c o m p l e x shows u p i n the H M W fraction w h e n a n a l y z e d w i t h gel chromatography. U p o n i r r a d i a t i o n w i t h u l t r a v i o l e t light, the phosphate is released a n d the ferric ions are r e d u c e d to ferrous ions. 4

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O t h e r methods u s e d to characterize a n d i d e n t i f y D O P i n v o l v e bioassays w i t h Chlorella to study the b i o l o g i c a l availability a n d b i o u p t a k e of the H M W S R P fraction (4, 6). T h e s e bioassays indicate that the algal g r o w t h responds s i m i l a r l y to H M W S R P a n d to P O ^ " . A preference for P 0 ~ was d e t e c t e d , a n d not a l l of the reactive H M W fraction was u s e d . E n z y m a t i c assays u s e d b y H e r b e s et a l . (13) tentatively i d e n t i f i e d i n o s i t o l hexaphosphate as part of the D O P U s i n g an anion-exchange H P L C system w i t h a p h o s p h o r u s - s p e c i f i c p o s t - c o l u m n reactor, M i n e a r a n d co-workers (15,16) p o s s i b l y have d e t e c t e d inositol hexaphosphate, D N A , a n d n u c l e o t i d e fragments i n lake waters. O n l y a few D O P species have b e e n c o n c l u s i v e l y i d e n t i f i e d i n natural fresh waters. T h e s e species are D N A b y M i n e a r (19) a n d D e F l a u n et a l . (20), R N A a n d D N A b y K a r l a n d B a i l i f f (21), a n d 3 ' , 5 ' - c y c l i c adenosine monophosphate b y F r a n k o a n d W e t z e l (22). Jefferey (23) d e t e c t e d the pres ence of p h o s p h o l i p i d s i n sea water. O t h e r s have p r o v i d e d c i r c u m s t a n t i a l e v i d e n c e for i n o s i t o l hexaphosphate i n lake water (24-27) a n d i n aquatic sediments (13).


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D e s p i t e the variety of analytical methods u s e d a n d the a m o u n t of effort e m p l o y e d , the p a u c i t y of i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g D O P a n d its i m p o r t a n c e i n aquatic ecosystems indicates a n e e d for n e w tools i f the k n o w l e d g e c o n c e r n i n g D O P is to b e e x p a n d e d . F o u r i e r transform n u c l e a r magnetic reso nance ( F T - N M R ) spectroscopy holds p r o m i s e , for it is already b e c o m i n g a h i g h l y beneficial tool i n the area of e n v i r o n m e n t a l analysis. C F T - N M R spectroscopy has b e e n u s e d since 1976 (28) to examine h u m i c a n d f u l v i c acids. S i F T - N M R spectroscopy was r e c e n t l y a p p l i e d i n the d e t e c t i o n of polyorganosiloxanes i n the e n v i r o n m e n t (29). Ρ F T - N M R spectroscopy was r e c e n t l y a p p l i e d to the characterization of organic p h o s p h o r u s present i n the e n v i r o n m e n t b y e x a m i n i n g organic p h o s p h o r u s i n soils (30-34) a n d h u m i c m a t e r i a l f r o m soils (35, 36), m a r i n e sediments (37), a n d wastewater-treatm e n t - p l a n t activated sludge (38-41). M o n o - a n d diester a n d i n o r g a n i c p o l y phosphates a n d occasionally phosphonates w e r e detected i n these samples. 1 3

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Because the a p p l i c a t i o n of N M R spectroscopy to e n v i r o n m e n t a l samples is r e l a t i v e l y n e w , w e focused o u r studies o n the i d e n t i f i c a t i o n a n d charac terization of D O P b y P F T - N M R spectroscopy. U l t r a f i l t r a t i o n a n d reverse osmosis concentration techniques w e r e e m p l o y e d to increase the d i s s o l v e d organic p h o s p h o r u s concentrations to the d e t e c t i o n l e v e l of Ρ F T - N M R techniques (approximately 1 0 - 2 0 m g of P / L ) . W i t h these c o n c e n t r a t i o n methods a D O P concentration factor of u p to 2000 is obtainable. T h i s chapter reports the use of Ρ F T - N M R spectroscopy i n the analysis o f D O P . I n 3 1

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contrast to soil a n d s e d i m e n t P F T - N M R studies, w e a v o i d e d t h e use o f strong base extraction techniques to m a i n t a i n D O P i n t e g r i t y . I n d i v i d u a l D O P c o m p o u n d s have not y e t b e e n c o n c l u s i v e l y i d e n t i f i e d , b u t w e have d e t e c t e d D O P as m o n o - a n d diester phosphates i n a n e n g i n e e r e d lake i n C h a m p a i g n C o u n t y , Illinois. W e also o b s e r v e d t e m p o r a l changes i n t h e Ρ N M R spectra o v e r t h e p e r i o d o f S e p t e m b e r t h r o u g h M a y . F r o m these r e sults, w e c o n c l u d e d that P F T - N M R spectroscopy is a v i a b l e t e c h n i q u e w i t h p o t e n t i a l to i d e n t i f y a n d characterize t h e D O P i n v o l v e d i n t h e aquatic phosphorus cycle. 3 1

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Background NMR Theory T h e basic p r i n c i p l e o f N M R spectroscopy is that a signal arises from t h e magnetic d i p o l e o f n u c l e i u n d e r g o i n g a transition b e t w e e n e n e r g y l e v e l s . A m a g n e t i c d i p o l e is created b y t h e i n t r i n s i c s p i n n i n g m o t i o n o f t h e n u c l e u s a n d t h e electrical charges o f its protons (42). T h e n u c l e a r s p i n c a n b e d e s c r i b e d b y t h e s p i n q u a n t u m n u m b e r , I, w h i c h m u s t b e e q u a l to o r greater than ¥2 f o r a magnetic d i p o l e to b e present. I n a d d i t i o n , t h e n u c l e u s m u s t have a n u n p a i r e d s p i n a r i s i n g from e i t h e r a n o d d n u m b e r o f protons o r a n o d d n u m b e r o f neutrons w i t h a n e v e n n u m b e r o f protons present. M a n y o f the most c o m m o n n u c l e i e x a m i n e d (such as * H , C , a n d P ) have s p i n q u a n t u m n u m b e r s e q u a l to ¥2. I n t h e presence o f an external magnetic field, H , t h e magnetic d i p o l e of the n u c l e u s orients itself i n discrete positions relative to H , c o r r e s p o n d i n g to specific e n e r g y levels. T h e e n e r g y difference b e t w e e n these levels is g i v e n by e q 1 1 3

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T h e intensity o f the signal p r o d u c e d b y this transition is p r o p o r t i o n a l to the n u m b e r o f n u c l e i (n) that change f r o m the l o w e r to t h e h i g h e r e n e r g y state. A t e q u i l i b r i u m , the p o p u l a t i o n difference b e t w e e n these energy states can b e d e s c r i b e d b y the B o l t z m a n n e q u a t i o n

(2) w h e r e k is the B o l t z m a n n constant a n d Τ is the absolute t e m p e r a t u r e . A t r o o m t e m p e r a t u r e i n an H t y p i c a l o f m o d e r n N M R spectrometers, this p o p u l a t i o n difference is v e r y s m a l l . Because the p o p u l a t i o n difference varies w i t h the strength o f H , larger a n d larger magnets are b e i n g d e v e l o p e d . H o w e v e r , this d e v e l o p m e n t is v e r y difficult a n d expensive. T h u s N M R spec troscopy is l i m i t e d to concentrated samples, o r it r e q u i r e s n u m e r o u s r e p e a t e d acquisitions to p r o v i d e a viable s p e c t r u m . 0


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A t a specified H , the f r e q u e n c y o f the H that i n d u c e s transitions is an i n t r i n s i c p r o p e r t y o f the n u c l e u s . T h e H magnetic f i e l d c a n b e a l t e r e d b y the e l e c t r o n d e n s i t y s u r r o u n d i n g the n u c l e u s . T h u s , e v e n t h o u g h H m a y be at t h e p r o p e r f r e q u e n c y to i n d u c e n u c l e a r magnetic d i p o l e transitions, the nucleus m a y b e r e c e i v i n g a magnetic field that is slightly greater o r smaller than H as a result of the e l e c t r o n s h i e l d i n g . Because of this s h i e l d i n g , each nucleus o f a g i v e n e l e m e n t w i l l b e excited at a s i m i l a r b u t discrete f r e q u e n c y . T h u s n u m e r o u s signals w i l l b e present i n t h e s p e c t r u m , w i t h positional differences d e p e n d e n t u p o n t h e e l e c t r o n d e n s i t y s u r r o u n d i n g the nucleus b e i n g e x a m i n e d . T h e signal p o s i t i o n , r e p o r t e d as t h e c h e m i c a l shift, is g i v e n i n parts p e r m i l l i o n (ppm) a n d d e f i n e d as 0

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In a c o n t i n u o u s - w a v e N M R ( C W N M R ) e x p e r i m e n t the Η γ f r e q u e n c y is s l o w l y scanned a n d each nucleus resonates at its specific f r e q u e n c y , w h i c h is a f u n c t i o n o f the e x a m i n e d nucleus a n d the e l e c t r o n d e n s i t y that s u r r o u n d s it. T h i s e x p e r i m e n t can be l o n g a n d tedious because i f h i g h r e s o l u t i o n is d e s i r e d , the frequencies must be swept v e r y slowly. If the c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f the e x a m i n e d nucleus is l o w , a large n u m b e r of r e p e a t e d sweeps m a y b e n e e d e d to obtain a detectable signal. F o u r i e r transform N M R spectroscopy, o n the other h a n d , p e r m i t s r a p i d scanning o f the sample so that the N M R s p e c t r u m can b e o b t a i n e d w i t h i n a f e w seconds. F T - N M R e x p e r i m e n t s are p e r f o r m e d b y subjecting the sam ple to a v e r y intense, b r o a d - b a n d , H p u l s e that causes a l l of the e x a m i n e d n u c l e i to u n d e r g o transitions. A s the excited n u c l e i relax to t h e i r e q u i l i b r i u m state, t h e i r relaxation-decay pattern is r e c o r d e d . A F o u r i e r transform is p e r f o r m e d u p o n this relaxation-decay pattern to p r o v i d e the N M R spectra. T h e relaxation-decay pattern, w h i c h is i n the t i m e d o m a i n , is t r a n s f o r m e d into the t y p i c a l N M R s p e c t r u m , the f r e q u e n c y d o m a i n . T h e t i m e r e q u i r e d to a p p l y the H p u l s e , a l l o w the n u c l e i to r e t u r n to e q u i l i b r i u m , a n d have the c o m p u t e r p e r f o r m the F o u r i e r transforms o n the relaxation-decay p a t t e r n often is o n l y a few seconds. T h u s , c o m p a r e d to a C W N M R e x p e r i m e n t , the t i m e can be r e d u c e d b y a factor of 1000-fold or m o r e b y u s i n g the F T N M R technique.


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ergy f r o m the excited nucleus to the m e t a l i o n s lone p a i r of electrons p r o vides a relaxation pathway a n d allows the e x a m i n e d n u c l e u s to relax at a m u c h greater rate, thus p e r m i t t i n g m o r e scans p e r u n i t t i m e . T h e relaxation agent must be selected carefully. If the relaxation rate is increased too m u c h , signal l i n e b r o a d e n i n g w i l l occur, e v e n to the extent that the signal b e c o m e s undetectable, because the signal w i d t h is i n v e r s e l y p r o p o r t i o n a l to the re laxation t i m e . T h e c h e m i c a l shift associated w i t h * H n u c l e i indicates the type of func tional group c o n t a i n i n g the p r o t o n (e.g., alkane, alkene, carboxylic a c i d , p h e n o l i c , a n d alcohol). E v i d e n c e of c o u p l i n g w i t h n e a r b y protons also p r o vides i n f o r m a t i o n about the n u m b e r of adjacent protons a n d t h e i r i d e n t i t y . C N M R spectroscopy p r o v i d e s i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g the t y p e of c a r b o n atoms present (e.g., aliphatic, aromatic, o r carboxylic), as s h o w n b y the c h e m i c a l shift. P N M R spectroscopy p r o v i d e s the same i n f o r m a t i o n as C N M R spectroscopy. H o w e v e r , most of the p h o s p h o r u s i n e n v i r o n m e n t a l samples is l i k e l y to be i n the forms of orthophosphate or its m o n o - a n d diesters. T h e r e f o r e , i n the P N M R e x p e r i m e n t , the effect of the n u m b e r and t y p e of R groups present i n 0 - P O ( O R ) _ o n the p h o s p h o r u s n u c l e u s w i l l d e t e r m i n e the signal's p o s i t i o n . O r t h o p h o s p h a t e a n d m o n o e s t e r phos phate P N M R signals appear i n the 0 - 1 0 - p p m r e g i o n , d e p e n d i n g u p o n the sample p H . D i e s t e r phosphate signals appear i n the 0- to - 5 - p p m r e g i o n , whereas triester phosphates are not l i k e l y to be d e t e c t e d i n the e n v i r o n m e n t because of concentration limitations related to c o m p o u n d s o l u b i l i t y . P o l y phosphates appear i n the r e g i o n of - 5 to - 1 0 p p m ; phosphonates, w h i c h are characterized b y the C - P b o n d b e t w e e n the phosphate p h o s p h o r u s atom and an R g r o u p , have signals a p p e a r i n g at 2 0 - 2 5 p p m . A l l of these c h e m i c a l shifts are relative to 8 5 % p h o s p h o r i c a c i d .


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Methodology T o achieve Ρ N M R spectra of D O P , ultrafiltration ( U F ) a n d reverse osmosis (RO) m e m b r a n e concentration techniques a n d T relaxation agents w e r e e m p l o y e d . C o n c e n t r a t i o n factors of 2000 or m o r e are n e e d e d to reach the N M R detection t h r e s h o l d for p h o s p h o r u s , a n d use of a relaxation agent p e r m i t s m o r e scans p e r u n i t t i m e . P F T - N M R studies of soil a n d s e d i m e n t do not r e q u i r e such h i g h concentration factors because soil a n d s e d i m e n t phosphorus concentrations are m u c h h i g h e r a n d extraction t e c h n i q u e s are easily e m p l o y e d . A caveat w i t h soil a n d s e d i m e n t extraction m e t h o d s is that a strong base is r e q u i r e d ; thus o n l y base-soluble organic p h o s p h o r u s is iso lated. P o t e n t i a l h y d r o l y s i s o f the organic p h o s p h o r u s b y the strong base is an e v e n greater p r o b l e m w i t h these extraction m e t h o d s . 3 1

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studies u s i n g g e l c h r o m a t o g r a p h y . A t present, o n l y the retentate f r o m the 1000-dalton, tangential-flow U F m e m b r a n e has a h i g h e n o u g h D O P c o n centration to facilitate P F T - N M R spectroscopy. A n a d d i t i o n a l b e n e f i t of ultrafiltration a n d reverse osmosis concentration m e t h o d s is that the sample does not u n d e r g o drastic p h y s i c a l or c h e m i c a l transformations a n d thus m a i n tains its i n t e g r i t y .


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T h e ΤΊ relaxation agent increased the sensitivity o f the N M R i n s t r u m e n t b y decreasing several of the m o n o - a n d diester phosphate relaxation t i m e s b y factors of 2 - 5 . I n this w a y the delay t i m e b e t w e e n scans was decreased (43). T h i s change p e r m i t s an increase i n the n u m b e r o f scans o b s e r v e d p e r u n i t t i m e . A l t h o u g h the p r e s e n c e of f e r r i c ions creates the p o t e n t i a l for p r e c i p i t a t i o n of p h o s p h o r u s - i r o n complexes, the a d d i t i o n of a large m o l a r excess of ethylenediaminetetraacetate ( E D T A ) relative to f e r r i c ions p r e v e n t e d p r e c i p i t a t i o n , e v e n o v e r a large p H r e g i o n (44).

Experimental Section Sample C o l l e c t i o n . Pelagic lake-water samples were collected at Crystal Lake, an engineered mesotrophic lake i n C h a m p a i g n C o u n t y , Illinois. It has an average depth of 10 feet w i t h a maximum depth of 13 feet and is fed by ground water from a 200-foot-deep w e l l . F o r each sample 2 5 0 - 5 0 0 L of water was filtered w i t h a plankton net and stored i n 5 5 - L polyethylene (Nalgene) containers u n t i l processed i n the laboratory approximately 30 m i n later. Concentration. Samples were concentrated by using ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis membranes (Figures 1 and 2). T h e water was first filtered w i t h a 0.2-μιη tangential flow filter to remove algal cells, bacteria, and colloidal and suspended solids. T h e water then passed through a N a cation-exchange c o l u m n containing 6.2 d m of 50-100-mesh resin (Dowex 50 X 8) i n the sodium form to remove C a and M g and then onto a second tangential-flow filtration unit consisting of either a 30,000-dalton polysulfone or a 1000-dalton cellulose acetate membrane. The retentate was continuously recycled to the second tangentialflow filter while the filtrate passed to a reverse osmosis bench-top spiral-wound membrane unit (Millipore), i n which various membranes were installed. T h e membranes used were 50% and 80% N a C l rejection reverse osmosis cellulose acetate membranes, a 99% N a C l rejection reverse osmosis polyamide membrane, and a 1000-dalton cellulose acetate ultrafiltration membrane. T h e retentate from this filtration was recycled back to the spiral-wound membrane. T h e final v o l u m e of the second tangential-flow unit retentate was usually 0.8 L , and for the spiralw o u n d reverse osmosis unit the final volume was usually 1.5 L . T h e spiral-wound reverse osmosis retentate was passed through a second smaller cation-exchange column containing the same resin type as the first cation-exchange unit to remove any remaining C a and M g . Samples were further concentrated to a final volume of 8 m L w i t h a sequence of decreasing-volume batch pressure ultrafil tration units (Amicon) containing cellulose acetate filters. Effective pore sizes of 500 or 1000 daltons were used for the low- and intermediate-molecular-weight fractions; 5000- and 10,000-dalton membranes were e m p l o y e d w i t h the H M W fraction. +

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Sample P r e p a r a t i o n . Samples for P F T - N M R analysis were prepared b y adding sodium azide to form a 0 . 1 % solution and to prevent microbial growth, and an appropriate amount of ferric E D T A to provide a phosphorus : iron m o lecular ratio of 1 . 5 : 2 . 0 . C o n t r o l studies have shown that the addition of sodium azide has no effect upon the P F T - N M R spectra. T h e 0 . 0 1 0 3 M ferric E D T A relaxation agent solution had an E D T A : i r o n ratio of approximately 3 0 a n d was made from ferric nitrate (Fischer) and tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate ( E D T A , Sigma) dissolved i n deionized water. Total soluble phosphorus and soluble reactive phosphorus concentration measurements were done by the phosphate molybdate test with the oxidation step achieved via potassium persulfate oxidation (J). Samples for p H and ionic strength studies were prepared b y making solutions of 1 5 0 m g of P / L of each model compound. T h e model compounds chosen were mi/o-inositol hexaphosphate (IHP, Sigma), inositol monophosphate (IMP, Sigma), D N A from degraded herring sperm (Sigma), choline phosphate (Sigma), serine phosphate (Sigma), and potassium dihydrogen orthophosphate (J. T. Baker). F o r the p H studies, the sample p H was modified w i t h either dilute H C 1 or N a O H . T h e ionic strength was modified b y the addition of N a C l . I n the ionic strength studies, the p H was h e l d fairly constant by the use of either an acetic a c i d - s o d i u m acetate buffer or a sodium carbonate-sodium bicarbonate buffer. T h e contribution of the buffers to the ionic strength was taken into consideration. 3 1

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Concentrated natural humic matrix was obtained from o l d , concentrated natural water samples i n w h i c h the dissolved phosphorus concentration was either too low to be measured or i n which it had all hydrolyzed to orthophosphate. N M R Spectroscopy. A l l P F T - N M R spectra were collected on one of two instruments ( G N 300 narrow bore or G N 300 wide bore) at the University of Illinois, School of C h e m i c a l Sciences Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory. A l l p H , ionic strength, concentrated humic matrix, and relaxation agent spectra were obtained w i t h the G N 300 narrow-bore spectrometer. C r y s t a l L a k e samples were scanned for 2 4 - 4 8 h w i t h the G N 300 wide-bore instrument or over several 12-h periods with the G N 300 narrow-bore N M R , c o m p i l i n g the individual free induction decay patterns ( F I D ) into a single F I D . A F o u r i e r transformation was then performed w i t h the composite F I D to obtain the final spectrum. T h e P F T - N M R spectra, obtained at 121.648 M H z , were generated b y a pulse w i d t h of 2 0 - 2 4 μς with a pulse delay of 3 - 6 s, depending upon the sample. A l l spectra were proton decoupled, and a spectral w i d t h of 10,000 H z was used. Magnetic shimming and signal phasing were done by computer, and all chemical-shift measurements were measured relative to 8 5 % H P 0 . Samples were placed i n 10-mm glass N M R tubes ( W i l m a d Corporation) w i t h inserts containing deute rium oxide (Sigma). Longitudinal (T ) relaxation measurements were obtained by using the inversion recovery method (i.e., a 1 8 0 ° - f - 9 0 ° pulse sequence. 3 1


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A c c o r d i n g to the theory of L e t c h e r a n d V a n W a z e r (47), changes i n t h e chemical-shift p o s i t i o n d e p e n d o n three factors: the difference i n t h e elec tronegativity o f the P - X b o n d , the change i n t h e e l e c t r o n o r b i t a l o v e r l a p , a n d t h e change i n b o n d angles b e t w e e n t h e atoms attached to p h o s p h o r u s . U p o n deprotonation of a monoester phosphate m o l e c u l e , t h e e l e c t r o n d e n s i t y on the deprotonated phosphate oxygen atom changes. A f t e r d e p r o t o n a t i o n , the oxygen atom contains a negative charge, increasing t h e e l e c t r o n density s u r r o u n d i n g the oxygen nucleus. T h i s increase i n t u r n decreases t h e e l e c t r o n density o f the phosphorus nucleus. T h e p h o s p h o r u s n u c l e u s , w i t h less elec tron s h i e l d i n g f r o m the external magnetic f i e l d H than it p r e v i o u s l y h a d w h i l e the oxygen was protonated, resonates at a greater f r e q u e n c y , a n d its signal appears at a h i g h e r chemical-shift value. T h e other t w o factors affecting the chemical-shift position are c o n s i d e r e d to b e m i n o r relative to that caused 0


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Ionic Strength. T h e sample's i o n i c strength also influences the c h e m i c a l shift a n d signal pattern o f t h e N M R spectra. Increasing t h e N a C l c o n centration o f the solution causes t h e N M R signals to shift slightly d o w n f i e l d ( F i g u r e 6). D o w n f i e l d shifts of the signal are caused b y a decrease i n e l e c t r o n charge o f the phosphorus nucleus. I n t u r n , t h e decrease is p r o b a b l y caused b y t h e large n u m b e r o f positive cations c l u s t e r i n g a r o u n d t h e oxygen a t o m , a l l o w i n g it to contain a greater electron d e n s i t y . Increasing t h e N a C l c o n centration also affects the signal pattern o f c o m p o u n d s c o n t a i n i n g m u l t i p l e monoester phosphate groups. A t p H 9.8, I H P displays a P N M R s p e c t r u m 3 1


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d u e to t h e presence o f concentrated h u m i c matrix o r t h e relaxation agent occurs w i t h monoester phosphates s u c h as c h o l i n e phosphate ( F i g u r e 9). T h e reason for this b e h a v i o r lies i n the i o n i c - s t r e n g t h - i n d u c e d d o w n f i e l d shifts. I n a concentrated h u m i c matrix, possible i n t r a m o l e c u l a r h y d r o g e n b o n d i n g occurs b e t w e e n h y d r o x y l a n d carboxylic groups a n d t h e phosphates. T h e ferric relaxation agent, F e E D T A , has b e e n p r o p o s e d b y E l g a v i s h a n d G r a n o t (48) to f o r m a p h o s p h a t e - F e - E D T A c o m p l e x . I f this is the case, there is little d o u b t that the phosphate oxygen atoms are i n v o l v e d i n c o m p l e x i n g w i t h F e E D T A , shifting electron d e n s i t y f r o m t h e p h o s p h o r u s n u cleus. Lake-Water Samples. T e n lake-water samples w e r e c o l l e c t e d f r o m S e p t e m b e r 1990 to M a y 1991. T h e total soluble p h o s p h o r u s c o n c e n t r a t i o n for the concentrated samples r a n g e d f r o m 23.8 to 60.8 m g o f P / L , a n d t h e soluble reactive phosphorus concentrations r a n g e d f r o m 1.0 to 18.1 m g of P / L (Table I). D i s s o l v e d organic carbon concentration values for t h e c o n centrated samples ranged f r o m 5000 to 20,000 m g o f C / L . T h e signal-tonoise ratios from 1 2 - 1 4 - h runs a c h i e v e d for t h e N M R spectra range f r o m 3.0 to 7.0. T h e p H of the concentrated samples after t h e a d d i t i o n o f F e E D T A fell b e t w e e n the values of 7.00 a n d 8.00. A d d i t i o n of the F e E D T A i n c r e a s e d the p H b y o n l y a f e w tenths o f a p H u n i t .



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C o m p a r i s o n o f the P N M R spectra reveals several similarities ( F i g u r e 10). A l l spectra contain p r o m i n e n t signals i n t h e monoester r e g i o n ( 0 . 0 0 5.00 p p m ) a n d less distinct signals b e t w e e n 0.00 a n d - 2 . 0 0 p p m , t h e diester phosphate r e g i o n . Phosphonates a n d polyphosphates w e r e not d e t e c t e d i n any samples. 3 1

A t y p i c a l spectral pattern o f D O P usually consists o f four basic c o m ponents: • a small broad envelope spanning from approximately 4 . 0 0 - 5 . 0 0 ppm. • an intense single peak i n t h e r e g i o n f r o m 2.50 to 4 . 0 0 p p m . • a large, intense, b r o a d e n v e l o p e s p a n n i n g 0 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 p p m ; often a p p e a r i n g to consist o f t w o o r m o r e o v e r l a p p i n g peaks. • several smaller, sometimes o v e r l a p p i n g , signals i n t h e r e g i o n f r o m - 2 . 0 0 to 0.00 p p m .


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Studies o f several m o d e l monoester phosphate c o m p o u n d s (44), each o f w h i c h are p o t e n t i a l l y present i n lake water, w e r e p e r f o r m e d b y e x a m i n i n g signal p o s i t i o n , a n d signal pattern i f appropriate, o v e r a p H range to o b t a i n an i d e a o f w h i c h c o m p o u n d s c o u l d b e present i n the sample. A l l m o d e l c o m p o u n d s w e r e d i s s o l v e d i n a concentrated h u m i c matrix w i t h F e E D T A present. T h e s e studies indicate that the signal e n v e l o p e f r o m 4 . 0 0 to 5.00 p p m c o u l d result f r o m 3'-adenosine m o n o p h o s p h a t e , i n o s i t o l m o n o p h o s phate, serine phosphate, o r c h o l i n e phosphate (Figures 3 a n d 9) because P N M R signals for a l l o f these c o m p o u n d s appear i n this r e g i o n at p H 7. 3 1

T h e intense singlet that appears phosphate. C o r r e l a t i o n o f the sample p H - d e p e n d e n t chemical-shift c u r v e h u m i c matrix w i t h F e E D T A ( F i g u r e

b e t w e e n 2.50 a n d 4 . 0 0 p p m is o r t h o p H a n d signal p o s i t i o n w i t h that o f t h e o f orthophosphate i n a concentrated 8) confirms this peak's i d e n t i t y .

T h e i d e n t i t y o f t h e large b r o a d peak s p a n n i n g f r o m 0.00 to 2.00 p p m is an e n i g m a . P N M R spectra o b t a i n e d at p H 7 . 0 0 - 8 . 0 0 suggest that this e n v e l o p e c o u l d b e a t t r i b u t e d to i n o s i t o l hexaphosphate. H o w e v e r , spectra o b t a i n e d at o t h e r p H values ( w h i c h w i l l b e d e s c r i b e d i n d e t a i l later) show that this e n v e l o p e has drastically different p H b e h a v i o r t h a n i n o s i t o l hexa phosphate. G l y c e r o p h o s p h o r y l c h o l i n e a n d g l y c e r o p h o s p h o r y l ethanola m i n e , e v e n t h o u g h they are diester phosphates, have b e e n s h o w n b y o t h e r researchers (49) to p r o d u c e signals i n this r e g i o n at this p H . B o t h a r e d e g radation products o f structural components o f c e l l u l a r m e m b r a n e s (50) a n d thus w o u l d b e e x p e c t e d to b e fairly u b i q u i t o u s i n the aquatic e n v i r o n m e n t . B u t these species are susceptible to f u r t h e r h y d r o l y s i s a n d attack b y l i p o phosphatases, to y i e l d c h o l i n e phosphate, ethanolamine phosphate, a n d g l y c 3 1



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e r o l phosphate. T h u s it w o u l d seem h i g h l y u n l i k e l y to detect large amounts of these g l y c e r o p h o s p h o r y l c o m p o u n d s . P F T - N M R spectra of soils a n d sediments (31-38), no signals are present b e t w e e n 1.50 a n d 0.00 p p m . T h e final r e g i o n f r o m - 2 . 0 0 to 0.00 p p m is a t t r i b u t e d to diester phos phates such as R N A , D N A , n u c l e o t i d e fragments, a n d p h o s p h a t i d y l c o m p o u n d s . Signals occur i n this r e g i o n for b o t h D N A a n d p h o s p h a t i d y l c h o l i n e i n a concentrated h u m i c matrix w i t h F e E D T A present ( F i g u r e 11). P F T N M R e v i d e n c e s u p p o r t i n g the presence of D N A is p r o v i d e d b y the s p e c t r u m of a sample that has b e e n o x i d i z e d b y alkaline b r o m i n a t i o n ( F i g u r e 12). 3 1

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A l k a l i n e b r o m i n a t i o n oxidizes organic p h o s p h o r u s , except for I H P (51) a n d D N A (52), to orthophosphate. A f t e r alkaline b r o m i n a t i o n , t h r e e d i s t i n c t signals are present. T h e signal at 6.5 p p m is p r e s u m a b l y caused b y o r t h o phosphate, e v e n t h o u g h at the sample p H of 10.3 orthophosphate w o u l d b e expected to appear b e t w e e n 3.0 a n d 4.0 p p m . T h e s e c o n d signal at 1.5 p p m is p r o b a b l y r e m a i n i n g u n o x i d i z e d D O P that originally gave rise to the large signal e n v e l o p e . T h e t h i r d signal, i n the diester phosphate r e g i o n , is at - 1 . 5 p p m a n d is p r o b a b l y from D N A .

pH Studies. I n f u r t h e r attempts to characterize a n d b e t t e r d e f i n e the structure of the signal envelopes, the p H of the samples o b t a i n e d i n A p r i l a n d M a y was v a r i e d a n d P N M R spectra w e r e o b t a i n e d ( F i g u r e 13). T h e p H b e h a v i o r was s i m i l a r for b o t h samples. T h e 4 . 0 0 - 5 . 0 0 - p p m e n v e l o p e b e h a v e d as a t y p i c a l monoester phosphate; at p H > 7 it was present b e t w e e n 4.00 a n d 5.00 p p m , b u t at l o w e r p H values it m o v e d u p f i e l d a n d m e r g e d into the large 0 . 0 0 - 2 . 0 0 - p p m e n v e l o p e . T h e large singlet, w h i c h appears b e t w e e n 4.00 a n d 2.50 p p m a n d is a t t r i b u t e d to orthophosphate, was not d e t e c t e d i n these samples. 3 1


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T h e p o s i t i o n of the large, b r o a d e n v e l o p e b e t w e e n 0.00 a n d 2.00 p p m is o n l y slightly affected b y p H changes. T h i s b e h a v i o r indicates that this signal e n v e l o p e is not caused b y I H P , for i f I H P w e r e present t w o large singlets w o u l d appear at 2.3 a n d 3.0 p p m at p H 9, a n d at p H 10 the t w o peaks w o u l d be shifted to 4.2 a n d 3.2 p p m ( F i g u r e 4). N o n e of these peaks appear w h e n the sample p H is increased; i n fact, no signals are v i s i b l e i n the r e g i o n b e t w e e n 2.00 a n d 4.00 p p m . W h e n the p H is decreased to 4, the t y p i c a l four-peak pattern of inositol hexaphosphate (rather t h a n the b r o a d envelope) w o u l d be expected f r o m the P F T - N M R spectra of I H P s p i k e d into a concentrated h u m i c matrix w i t h F e E D T A present. O n the basis of the sample's l o w - p H data ( p H

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