The effects of ethanol- and methanol-water mixtures on Zn and Cd sorption onto bentonite and illite were investigated at low initial metal concentration (< or =10(-5) M) and low ionic strength (2.5 mM Ca(NO3)2). For all cosolvent fractions, the percent coverage of Zn and Cd to clay minerals was low (<5%) and independent of the solution dielectric constant, epsilon, except for Zn at 10 microM. Cadmium sorption to bentonite and illite was independent of epsilon. Zinc sorption varied significantly between clay types, cosolvent type, and cosolvent fraction. The partitioning of Zn to bentonite increased from 0 to 10% alcohol-water fraction and decreased after 10%. The same pattern was observed for the partitioning of Zn on illite in methanol-water mixtures. In ethanol-water mixtures, Kf for Zn on illite increased continuouslyfrom 0 to 50% ethanol. The decreased partitioning and hence mobility of Zn to bentonite and illite after 10% alcohol (only in methanol-water mixtures for illite) suggests a potential environmental threat resulting from increased transport of this metal in subsurface environments where these cosolvents are present.
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