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Usman M, Chaudhary A, Hanna K. Efficient PFAS removal from contaminated soils through combined washing and adsorption in soil effluents. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 476:135118. [PMID: 38981229 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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This study investigates soil washing as a viable strategy to remove poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated soils using various washing agents including water, methanol, ethanol, and cyclodextrin ((2-Hydroxypropyl)-β-cyclodextrin HPCD)). Water was less effective (removing only 30 % of PFAS), especially for long-chain hydrophobic PFAS. Methanol (50 % v/v) or HPCD (10 mg g-1 soil) achieved > 95 % PFAS removal regardless of PFAS type, soil size fraction (0-400 µm or 400-800 µm), or experimental setups (batch or column, at liquid/solid (L/S) = 1). Column optimization studies revealed improved efficiency at L/S = 10 with diluted washing solutions, where HPCD exhibited rapid PFAS mobilization even at lower concentrations (1 mg mL-1). We then applied a first-order decay model to effectively predict PFAS breakthrough curves and mobilization within soil columns. Subsequent treatment of wash effluents by activated carbon and biochar effectively reduced PFAS concentrations below detection limits. The performance of both soil washing and subsequent adsorption was found to depend strongly on the specific characteristics of PFAS compounds. These findings highlight the significant potential of methanol and HPCD in soil washing and the effectiveness of integrated soil washing and adsorption for optimizing PFAS removal.
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- Muhammad Usman
- Université de Rennes, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Université de Rennes, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France; Environmental Mineralogy & Chemistry, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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- Université de Rennes, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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Li D, Su P, Tang M, Zhang G. Biochar alters the persistence of PAHs in soils by affecting soil physicochemical properties and microbial diversity: A meta-analysis. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 266:115589. [PMID: 37839191 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in soil is a pervasive environmental issue worldwide. Although biochar has the potential to immobilize PAHs in soils, there remains a study gap in the use of systematic analyses to assess the effectiveness of biochar for PAH removal and the factors that affect biochar. Hence, a meta-analysis utilizing 56 published studies was aimed to assess the impact of biochar on the PAH content, soil physicochemical properties, and microbial diversity in PAH-contaminated soils and to elucidate what factors impact the capability of biochar to alter PAH persistence. With biochar application, soil Ctot PAH concentrations were significantly reduced (15.4%), while the levels of Cfree PAHs and Cbioacc PAHs were reduced by 55.6% and 46.5%, respectively. Additionally, biochar improved the physicochemical properties of PAH-contaminated soil and increased the diversity of microorganisms. Particularly, the relative abundance of PAH degraders increased significantly (43.7%), which indicated that PAH biodegradation was significantly enhanced. Soil physicochemical properties and biochar production conditions are indispensable for the study of the PAH persistence. The overall findings revealed that the pyrolysis of woody biochar at 300-500 °C was beneficial for reducing the PAH persistence in acidic, coarse, or fine and high soil organic matter content (>20 g/kg) soils.
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- Dishen Li
- School of Environmental Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- School of Environmental Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China
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- School of Environmental Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China; Liaoning Provincial Society for Environmental Sciences, Shenyang 110161, China
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- School of Environmental Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China; Liaoning Provincial Society for Environmental Sciences, Shenyang 110161, China.
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Souza FPS, Heinzelmann G, Caramori GF. Investigating the Solvent Effects on Binding Affinity of PAHs-ExBox 4+ Complexes: An Alchemical Approach. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:249-260. [PMID: 36594853 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are polluting agents, produced naturally or artificially, widely dispersed in the environment and potentially carcinogenic and immunotoxic to humans and animals, mainly for marine life. Recently, a tetracationic box-shaped cyclophane (ExBox4+) was synthesized, fully characterized, and revealed to form host-guest complexes with PAHs in acetonitrile, demonstrating the potential ability for it to act as a PAHs scavenger. This work investigates, through Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations, the binding affinity between different PAHs and ExBox4+ in different solvents: chloroform (nonpolar), acetonitrile (polar protic), and water (polar protic). An alchemical method of simultaneous decoupling-recoupling (SDR) was used and implemented in a newly developed Python program called GHOAT, which fully automates the calculation of binding free energies and invokes the AMBER 2020 simulation package. The results showed that the affinity between ExBox4+ and PAHs in water is much larger than in organic media, with free energies between -5 and -20 kcal/mol, being able to act as a PHAs scavenger with great potential for applications in environmental chemistry such as soil washing. The results also reveal a significant correlation with the experimental available ΔG values. The methodology employed presents itself as an important tool for the in silico determination of binding affinities, not only available for charged cyclophanes but also extensible to several other HG supramolecular systems in condensed media, aiding in the rational design of host-guest systems in a significant way.
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- Fábio P S Souza
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Campus Universitário Trindade, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Instituto Federal Catarinense, 89070-270, Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Campus Universitário Trindade, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Campus Universitário Trindade, 88040-900, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Valizadeh S, Lee SS, Choi YJ, Baek K, Jeon BH, Andrew Lin KY, Park YK. Biochar application strategies for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons removal from soils. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 213:113599. [PMID: 35679906 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2022] [Revised: 05/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are known as a hazardous group of pollutants in the soil which causes many challenges to the environment. In this study, the potential of biochar (BC), as a carbonaceous material, is evaluated for the immobilization of PAHs in soils. For this purpose, various bonding mechanisms of BC and PAHs, and the strength of bonds are firstly described. Also, the effect of impressive criteria including BC physicochemical properties (such as surface area, porosity, particle size, polarity, aromaticity, functional group, etc., which are mostly the function of pyrolysis temperature), number of rings in PAHs, incubation time, and soil properties, on the extent and rate of PAHs immobilization by BC are explained. Then, the utilization of BC in collaboration with biological tools which simplifies further dissipation of PAHs in the soil is described considering detailed interactions among BC, microbes, and plants in the soil matrix. The co-effect of BC and biological remediation has been authenticated by previous studies. Moreover, recent technologies and challenges related to the application of BC in soil remediation are explained. The implementation of a combined BC-biological remediation method would provide excellent prospects for PAHs-contaminated soils.
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- Soheil Valizadeh
- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental & Energy Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, 26493, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environment & Energy (BK21 FOUR) and Soil Environment Research Center, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, 250 Kuo-Kuang Road, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, 02504, Republic of Korea.
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Duan FA, Wang J, Ismail S, Sung S, Cui Z, Ni SQ. Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin improves the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by aerobic granular sludge. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2022; 43:3262-3268. [PMID: 33944678 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1921045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as polar organic pollutants, their potential harm to the environment has caused widespread concern. This study describes a simple method to prepare modified aerobic granular sludge (AGS) by hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP-β-CD). Using HP-β-CD modified AGS as the adsorbent, the removal of specific PAHs: Fluoranthene (Fla) reached 95% comparing to 80% of the unmodified AGS. The removal of Fla was related to initial concentration, temperature and ion concentration (Na+, Mg2+). The removal efficiency of Fla reached 96.27%, 94.26% and 93.69%, when initial concentration of Fla was 10, 15 and 20 μmol/L. At temperatures of 15°C, 30°C and 45°C, the removal efficiency of Fla (15 μmol/L) gradually improved from 87.20% to 94.84% and 95.73%. The presence of Na+ and Mg2+ ions led to the deterioration of PAHs removal. With the increase of Na+ and Mg2+ concentrations, the removal efficiency of modified AGS on PAHs decreased by 3.9% and 6.5%, respectively. These findings indicate the potential application of cyclodextrins as the active sites of a complex modified polymer network for PAHs wastewater treatment.
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- Fu-Ang Duan
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
- Environmental Engineering Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, HI, USA
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
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Queiros Campos J, Boulares M, Raboisson-Michel M, Verger-Dubois G, García Fernández JM, Godeau G, Kuzhir P. Improved Magneto-Microfluidic Separation of Nanoparticles through Formation of the β-Cyclodextrin-Curcumin Inclusion Complex. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:14345-14359. [PMID: 34855402 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Molecular adsorption to the nanoparticle surface may switch the colloidal interactions from repulsive to attractive and promote nanoparticle agglomeration. If the nanoparticles are magnetic, then their agglomerates exhibit a much stronger response to external magnetic fields than individual nanoparticles. Coupling between adsorption, agglomeration, and magnetism allows a synergy between the high specific area of nanoparticles (∼100 m2/g) and their easy guidance or separation by magnetic fields. This yet poorly explored concept is believed to overcome severe restrictions for several biomedical applications of magnetic nanoparticles related to their poor magnetic remote control. In this paper, we test this concept using curcumin (CUR) binding (adsorption) to β-cyclodextrin (βCD)-coated iron oxide nanoparticles (IONP). CUR adsorption is governed by host-guest hydrophobic interactions with βCD through the formation of 1:1 and, possibly, 2:1 βCD:CUR inclusion complexes on the IONP surface. A 2:1 stoichiometry is supposed to promote IONP primary agglomeration, facilitating the formation of the secondary needle-like agglomerates under external magnetic fields and their magneto-microfluidic separation. The efficiency of these field-induced processes increases with CUR concentration and βCD surface density, while their relatively short timescale (<5 min) is compatible with magnetic drug delivery application.
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- J Queiros Campos
- University Côte d'Azur, CNRS UMR 7010, Institute of Physics of Nice (INPHYNI) - Parc Valrose, Nice 06108, France
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- University of Carthage, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Centre des Recherches et des Technologies des Eaux (CERTE) Technopole de Borj-Cédria, Route touristique de Soliman BPn° 273, Soliman 8020, Tunisia
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- University Côte d'Azur, CNRS UMR 7010, Institute of Physics of Nice (INPHYNI) - Parc Valrose, Nice 06108, France
- Axlepios Biomedical, 1st Avenue, 5th Street, Carros 06510, France
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- Axlepios Biomedical, 1st Avenue, 5th Street, Carros 06510, France
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Qumicas, CSIC and Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Amrico Vespucio 49, Isla de la Cartuja, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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- University Côte d'Azur, CNRS UMR 7010, Institute of Physics of Nice (INPHYNI) - Parc Valrose, Nice 06108, France
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- University Côte d'Azur, CNRS UMR 7010, Institute of Physics of Nice (INPHYNI) - Parc Valrose, Nice 06108, France
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Zhao Y, Duan FA, Cui Z, Hong J, Ni SQ. Insights into the vertical distribution of the microbiota in steel plant soils with potentially toxic elements and PAHs contamination after 60 years operation: Abundance, structure, co-occurrence network and functionality. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 786:147338. [PMID: 33971607 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Both potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely present in soil contaminated by steel industries. This study assessed the vertical variation (at 20 cm, 40 cm, 60 cm, 80 cm, 120 cm, and 150 cm depth) of bacterial abundance, community structure, functional genes related to PAHs degradation, and community co-occurrence patterns in an old steel plant soils which contaminated by PTEs and PAHs for 60 years. The excessive PAHs and PTEs in steel plant soils were benzo (a) pyrene, benzo (b) fluoranthene, dibenzo (a, h) anthracene, indeno (1,2,3-c, d) pyrene, and lead (Pb). The abundance and composition of bacterial community considerably changed with soil depth in two study areas with different pollution degrees. The results of co-occurrence network analysis indicated that the top genera in blast furnace zone identified as the potential keystone taxa were Haliangium, Blastococcus, Nitrospira, and Sulfurifustis. And in coking zone, the top genera were Gaiella. The predictions of bacterial metabolism function using PICRUSt showed that the PAHs-PTEs contaminated soil still had the potential for PAHs degradation, but most PTEs negatively correlated with PAHs degradation genes. The total sulfur (TS), acenaphthene (ANA), and Zinc (Zn) were the key factors to drive development of bacterial communities in the steel plant soils. As far as we know, this is the first investigation of vertical distribution and interaction of the bacterial microbiota in the aging soils of steel plant contaminated with PTEs and PAHs.
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- Yiyi Zhao
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China; Suzhou Research Institute, Shandong University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China; Suzhou Research Institute, Shandong University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China.
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Dong G, Li X, Yang R, Yang Y, Liu H, Wu N. Correction method of effect of soil moisture on the fluorescence intensity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons based on near-infrared diffuse reflection spectroscopy. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 269:116150. [PMID: 33293104 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Soil moisture has a strong impact on the fluorescence intensity of PAHs, which is undoubtedly posing a challenge for the development of rapid real-time fluorescence detection technology of PAHs in soil. In this work, NIR diffuse reflectance spectroscopy was used to correct the fluorescence spectra of PAHs in order to reduce the effect of the soil moisture. To establish the correction method, eight soil samples with different moisture contents and a given phenanthrene concentration (8 mg/g) were prepared. The fluorescence and NIR diffuse reflectance spectra were collected for of all samples. It was found that the fluorescence spectra of the soil samples that vary with the moisture content together with the NIR diffuse reflectance spectra were considered for the correction of the fluorescence intensity of phenanthrene related to the moisture content. The results showed that the ratio of the fluorescence intensity at 384 nm to the NIR diffuse reflectance spectrum absorbance at 5184 cm-1 can be used as a correction factor to reduce the effect of the soil moisture on the fluorescence intensity of phenanthrene in the soil. The validity of the correction method was verified by the quantitative analysis of PAHs with different concentrations and soil moisture contents. The results showed better linearity between the fluorescence intensity and the concentration of PAHs after the correction (with a correlation coefficient R of 0.99) than before the correction (with R of 0.86). The relative prediction errors for three unknown samples decreased from 19%, 51% and 40% before the correction to 5%, 13% and 0.44% after the correction, respectively, indicating the feasibility of the detection of PAHs in the soil by the combination of fluorescence and NIR diffuse reflectance spectroscopy.
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- Guimei Dong
- College of Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Agricultural University, 22 Jinjing Road, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- College of Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Agricultural University, 22 Jinjing Road, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- College of Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Agricultural University, 22 Jinjing Road, Tianjin, 300384, China.
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- College of Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Agricultural University, 22 Jinjing Road, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Analysis, Tianjin Agricultural University, 22 Jinjing Road, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- College of Engineering and Technology, Tianjin Agricultural University, 22 Jinjing Road, Tianjin, 300384, China
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Barbosa Ferreira M, Sales Solano AM, Vieira dos Santos E, Martínez-Huitle CA, Ganiyu SO. Coupling of Anodic Oxidation and Soil Remediation Processes: A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E4309. [PMID: 32992528 PMCID: PMC7579085 DOI: 10.3390/ma13194309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In recent years, due to industrial modernization and agricultural mechanization, several environmental consequences have been observed, which make sustainable development difficult. Soil, as an important component of ecosystem and a key resource for the survival of human and animals, has been under constant contamination from different human activities. Contaminated soils and sites require remediation not only because of the hazardous threat it possess to the environment but also due to the shortage of fresh land for both agriculture and urbanization. Combined or coupled remediation technologies are one of the efficient processes for the treatment of contaminated soils. In these technologies, two or more soil remediation techniques are applied simultaneously or sequentially, in which one technique complements the other, making the treatment very efficient. Coupling anodic oxidation (AO) and soil remediation for the treatment of soil contaminated with organics has been studied via two configurations: (i) soil remediation, ex situ AO, where AO is used as a post-treatment stage for the treatment of effluents from soil remediation process and (ii) soil remediation, in situ AO, where both processes are applied simultaneously. The former is the most widely investigated configuration of the combined processes, while the latter is less common due to the greater diffusion dependency of AO as an electrode process. In this review, the concept of soil washing (SW)/soil flushing (SF) and electrokinetic as soil remediation techniques are briefly explained followed by a discussion of different configurations of combined AO and soil remediation.
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- Maiara Barbosa Ferreira
- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, RN, Brazil; (M.B.F.); (A.M.S.S.); (E.V.d.S.)
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, RN, Brazil; (M.B.F.); (A.M.S.S.); (E.V.d.S.)
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, RN, Brazil; (M.B.F.); (A.M.S.S.); (E.V.d.S.)
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal 59078-970, RN, Brazil; (M.B.F.); (A.M.S.S.); (E.V.d.S.)
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2W2, Canada
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Suanon F, Tang L, Sheng H, Fu Y, Xiang L, Wang Z, Shao X, Mama D, Jiang X, Wang F. Organochlorine pesticides contaminated soil decontamination using TritonX-100-enhanced advanced oxidation under electrokinetic remediation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 393:122388. [PMID: 32120218 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Remediation of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs)-contaminated soils is urgently required especially in China. Surfactants have emerged as reliable and efficient co-solvent for the treatment of hardly soluble organic pollutants in contaminated soil. Here, we report the use of TritonX-100 (TX-100) in advanced oxidation under electrokinetic technology (EK) for OCPs removal from a historically contaminated soil from a former pharmaceutical industrial wasteland. Result shows that TX-100 (10%) played a key role in soil remediation. In effect, after a treatment period of 15 days, pollutants washed ranged from 50.68% (4,4'-DDT) to 76.07% (HCB), when TX-100 was used as the electrolyte (EK-TX-100). A simple advanced oxidation of the soil using sodium persulfate (PS) under EK approach (EK-PS) was limited to achieve good removal efficiency of the pollutants; as the result of OCPs' hardly dissolvable nature. The achieved removal efficiency were comprised between 22.62% (2,4-DDT) and 55.78% (1,2,4,5-TCB). With the application of TX-100 as co-solvent (EK-TX-100/PS), the pollutants removal efficiency significantly improved (p < 0.05). The treatment efficiency was shifted and up to 88.05% (1,2,4-TCB) was achieved, while the lowest removal efficiency was 56.36% (4,4'-DDE). We come to the conclusion that the use of TX-100-enhanced advanced oxidation (EK-TX-100/PS) as a reliable treatment for remediating organochlorine contaminated soil.
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- Fidèle Suanon
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; National Institute of Water, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP: 526, Cotonou, Benin
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fujian, 350116, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fujian, 350116, China
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- National Institute of Water, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP: 526, Cotonou, Benin
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Sun Y, Chen C, Ding C, Liu G, Zhang G. Distribution Pattern, Emission Characteristics and Environmental Impact of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Download Ash and Dust from Iron and Steel Enterprise. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24203646. [PMID: 31601043 PMCID: PMC6832620 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24203646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Download ash and emission dust samples were collected from sintering, coking, ironmaking and steelmaking processes of iron and steel enterprises in Laiwu. Sixteen kinds of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) priority controlled lists were quantitatively analyzed using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS). Laser particle size analyzer was used to obtain the distribution pattern of download ash. It was found that the diameter distribution pattern from four production processes was quite different. The proportion of fine particulate (0–2.5 μm) was the highest (72.62%) in the steelmaking refining process, and was 28.962% in the ironmaking process. Moreover, the particle size in download ash from steelmaking refining is all less than 10 μm and that from the ironmaking process was 52.92%. The medium-sized particles (10–100 μm) were dominant in sinter and coking download ashes. The total PAHs (∑16PAHs) mass concentration ranged from 0.49 ± 0.06 to 69.63 ± 5.57 μg·g−1 in download ash samples, and varied from 2.815 ± 0.253 to 19.429 ± 2.545 μg·m−3 in emission dust samples. The ∑16PAHs values were both largest in download ash and dust emission from the coking process (69.63 ± 5.57 μg·g−1 and 19.429 ± 2.545 μg·m−3, respectively). The most abundant individual PAHs were benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, phenanthrene, benzo[a]anthracene in ash samples, and benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzo[b]fluoranthene and indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene in emission dust samples. Dominant compounds were high-molecular weight (four- to six-ring) PAHs in both ash and dust samples. The concentration order of individual compounds in PM10 and PM2.5 in ambient air around the steel plant was completely consistent with each other, and the concentration of ∑16PAHs was the highest in the steel plant and lowest in Daqin village because of upwind of the steel plant. The concentrations of benzo[b]fluoranthene and fluoranthene in ambient air were comparatively high, and were in accordance with the higher concentration of the two monomers in the download ash samples, which suggested that the effect of the emission flue gas from the steel plant on ambient air was necessary to concern.
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- Youmin Sun
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China.
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- Jinan Eco Environmental Monitoring Center, Jinan 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China.
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Gharibzadeh F, Kalantary RR, Esrafili A, Ravanipour M, Azari A. Desorption kinetics and isotherms of phenanthrene from contaminated soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2019; 17:171-181. [PMID: 31297207 PMCID: PMC6582045 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-019-00338-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prediction of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) desorption from soil to estimate available fraction regarding to initial concentration of the contaminant is of great important in soil pollution management, which has poorly been understood until now. In the present study estimation of fast desorption fraction which is considered as available fraction was conducted by evaluating desorption kinetics of phenanthrene (a three ring PAH) from artificially contaminated soils through the mathematical models. METHODS Desorption rate of phenanthrene (PHE) was investigated by using the nonionic surfactant Tween80 in a series of batch experiments. The effects of reaction time from 5 to 1440 min and initial PHE concentration in the range of 100-1600 mg/kg were studied. RESULTS Available fractions of the contaminant were achieved within the first hour of desorption process as the system reached to equilibrium conditions. Experimental data were examined by using kinetic models including pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order in four linearized forms, and fractional power. Among the models tested, experimental data were well described by pseudo-second-order model type (III) and (IV) and fractional power equation. Fast desorption rates, as Available fractions were determined 79%, 46%, 40%, 39%, and 35% for initial PHE concentrations of 100, 400, 800, 1200, and 1600 mg/kg respectively. Among the evaluated isotherm models, including Freundlich, Langmuir in four linearized forms, and Temkin, the equilibrium data were well fitted by the first one. CONCLUSION Applying the nonionic surfactant Tween80 is a useful method to determine available fraction of the contaminant. This method will provide the management of contaminated sites by choosing a proper technique for remediation and predicting achievable treatment efficiency.
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- Farzaneh Gharibzadeh
- Students’ Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Health Technology (RCEHT), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Center for Environmental Health Technology (RCEHT), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Students’ Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
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Zou Q, Xiang H, Jiang J, Li D, Aihemaiti A, Yan F, Liu N. Vanadium and chromium-contaminated soil remediation using VFAs derived from food waste as soil washing agents: A case study. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 232:895-901. [PMID: 30530280 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Food waste (FW) is environmentally unfriendly and decays easily under ambient conditions. Vanadium (V) and chromium (Cr) contamination in soils has become an increasing concern due to risks to human health and environmental conservation. Volatile fatty acids (VFAs) derived from FW was applied as soil washing agent to treat V and Cr-contaminated soil collected from a former V smelter site in this work. The Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) three-step sequential extraction procedure was used to identify geochemical fractions of V and Cr influencing their mobility and biological toxicity. Optimal parameters of a single washing procedure were determined to be a 4 h contact time, liquid-solid ratio of 10:1, VFAs concentration of 30 g/L, and reaction temperature of 25 °C, considering for typical soil remediation projects and complete anaerobic fermentation of FW. Under the optimal conditions, butyric acid fermentation VFAs attained removal rates of 57.09 and 23.55% for extractable fractions of V and Cr, respectively. Simultaneously, a multi-washing process under a constant liquid-solid ratio using fresh and recycled VFAs was conducted, which led to an improvement on the total removal efficiency of toxic metals. The washing procedure could reach the pollution thresholds for several plants, such as of S. viridis, K. scoparia, M. sativa, and E. indica. This strategy enhances the utilization of VFAs derived from food waste, has a positive effect on V and Cr-contaminated soil remediation, wastewater control of soil washing and FW disposal.
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- Quan Zou
- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China.
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China; Key Laboratory for Solid Waste Management and Environment Safety, Ministry of Education, Beijing 10084, China.
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 10084, China
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Tijunelyte I, Dupont N, Milosevic I, Barbey C, Rinnert E, Lidgi-Guigui N, Guenin E, de la Chapelle ML. Investigation of aromatic hydrocarbon inclusion into cyclodextrins by Raman spectroscopy and thermal analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:27077-27089. [PMID: 25821038 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4361-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Among various cavitand molecules, cyclodextrins are extensively studied due to their ability to form host-guest complexes with small hydrophobic molecules. Aiming to explore cyclodextrin implementation on the scopes related to the environmental pollution monitoring or remediation, extensive studies for understanding the cyclodextrin-based host-guest complex formation with selected targeted substances are conducted. In this context, two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, naphthalene and fluoranthene as well as toluene as a member of volatile organic compounds, were studied regarding their ability to encapsulate into cyclodextrin cavities. Synthesised complexes were examined by thermogravimetric analysis combined with Raman spectroscopy. The obtained results demonstrated that the size between targeted molecules and the cyclodextrin cavities strongly correlates with its ability to engage in complexation. Thus, this latter parameter plays an important role in the inclusion complex formation as well as in the strength of the interaction between the molecules.
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- Inga Tijunelyte
- Laboratoire CSPBAT UMR CNRS 7244, UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine, Université Paris 13, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017, Bobigny, France
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- Laboratoire CSPBAT UMR CNRS 7244, UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine, Université Paris 13, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017, Bobigny, France
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- Laboratoire CSPBAT UMR CNRS 7244, UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine, Université Paris 13, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017, Bobigny, France
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- Laboratoire CSPBAT UMR CNRS 7244, UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine, Université Paris 13, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017, Bobigny, France
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- IFREMER, Laboratoire Détection, Capteurs et Mesures, Unité Recherches et Développements Technologiques, CS10070, 29280, Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire CSPBAT UMR CNRS 7244, UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine, Université Paris 13, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017, Bobigny, France
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- Laboratoire CSPBAT UMR CNRS 7244, UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine, Université Paris 13, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017, Bobigny, France
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- Laboratoire CSPBAT UMR CNRS 7244, UFR Santé Médecine Biologie Humaine, Université Paris 13, 74 rue Marcel Cachin, 93017, Bobigny, France.
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Topuz F, Uyar T. Poly-cyclodextrin cryogels with aligned porous structure for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 335:108-116. [PMID: 28433828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Cyclodextrins (CDs) are sugar-based cyclic oligosaccharides, which form inclusion complexes with small guest molecules through their hydrophobic cavity. Here we successfully synthesized highly porous poly-cyclodextrin (poly-CD) cryogels, which were produced under cryogenic conditions by the cross-linking of amine-functional CDs with PEG-based diepoxide cross-linker. The poly-CD cryogels showed aligned porous network structures owing to the directional freezing of the matrix, of which the pore size and architecture exposed variations depending on the composition of the reactants. The cryogels were employed for the removal of genotoxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from aqueous solutions. They reached PAH sorption capacities as high as 1.25mg PAH per gram cryogel. This high sorption performance is due to interactions between PAHs and the complete swollen network, and thus, is not restricted by interfacial adsorption. Given that the hydrophilic nature of the components, the sorption performance could only be attributed to the inclusion complex formation of CDs with PAH molecules. The poly-CD cryogels could be recycled with an exposure to ethanol and reused without any significant loss in the sorption capacity of PAHs.
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- Fuat Topuz
- UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
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- UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey; Institute of Materials Science & Nanotechnology, Bilkent University, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
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Hung W, Huang WY, Lin C, Vu CT, Yotapukdee S, Kaewlaoyoong A, Chen JR, Shen YH. The use of ultrasound-assisted anaerobic compost tea washing to remove poly-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzo-furans (PCDFs) from highly contaminated field soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:18936-18945. [PMID: 28656572 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9517-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The remediation of dioxin-contaminated soil of a specific coastal area previously employed for the manufacture of pentachlorophenol (PCP) in southern Taiwan's Tainan City has attracted much attention of researchers there. This work addresses the possibility of providing an effective and environmentally friendly option for removing PCDD/Fs from soil in that field. Soil screening/sieving was first conducted to assess particle distribution. Fine sand was observed to be the major component of the soil, accounting for more than 60% of the total mass. A combination of ultrasonification and mechanical double-blade agitation was used to facilitate the washing of the soil using the biosurfactant anaerobic compost tea. More than 85 and 95% of total removal efficiencies were achieved for moderately and highly contaminated soils after 6 and 10 washing cycles, respectively, under ambient temperature, a soil/liquid ratio 1:2.5, 700 rpm, and over a relatively short duration. These results were achieved through the collision and penetration effects of this combined treatment as well as PCDD/F partitioning between the particles and anaerobic compost tea. This study represents the first to report the use of anaerobic compost tea solvent to wash soil highly contaminated by dioxin. It was concluded that anaerobic compost tea, rich in non-toxic bio-surfactants (e.g., alcohols, humic acids), can be used to improve bioavailability and bioactivity of the soil making bio-attenuation and full remediation more efficient.
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- Weiteng Hung
- Department of Resources Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, 81157, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, 81157, Taiwan.
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- Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, 81157, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, 81157, Taiwan
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- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan
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- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, 82445, Taiwan
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- Department of Resources Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan
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Cyclodextrin-functionalized mesostructured silica nanoparticles for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 497:233-241. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Benhabib K, Simonnot MO, Faure P, Sardin M. Evidence of colloidal transport of PAHs during column experiments run with contaminated soil samples. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:9220-9228. [PMID: 28224335 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-8586-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Brownfield soils may contain high levels of organic pollutants particularly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). It is essential to predict their migration and fate and to evaluate the risk of transfer to sensitive targets, such as water resources, ecosystems and human health. In this study, soil samples have been taken from an experimental contaminated site of former steel activities located at Homecourt (Lorraine, France). These samples have been lixiviated in laboratory column in water-saturated condition at room temperature. The effluent has been collected by fraction and analysed by a standard method giving total concentration of each of 16 PAHs. The breakthrough curves of 16 PAHs significantly evolve in the same way according to the volume of effluent and tend to vanish to 12-15 pore volumes. If several PAHs remain at a concentration below the solubility, others clearly exceed this threshold. Material balance sheets show that only a very small fraction of PAHs is mobilised. These results are interpreted by postulating that PAHs are transported by the solution not only in the dissolved state but also by associations with particulate or dissolved organic matter.
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- Karim Benhabib
- Laboratoire Eco-Procédés, Optimisation et Aide à la Décision (EPROAD, EA), Université de Picardie Jules Verne - IUT de l'Aisne, 48 rue d'Ostende, 02100, Saint-Quentin, France.
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- Laboratoire Réaction et Génie des Procédés, Nancy Université INPL - CNRS, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001, Nancy cedex, France
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- G2R, Nancy Université UHP, BP239, 54601, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Eco-Procédés, Optimisation et Aide à la Décision (EPROAD, EA), Université de Picardie Jules Verne - IUT de l'Aisne, 48 rue d'Ostende, 02100, Saint-Quentin, France
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Kuppusamy S, Thavamani P, Venkateswarlu K, Lee YB, Naidu R, Megharaj M. Remediation approaches for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated soils: Technological constraints, emerging trends and future directions. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 168:944-968. [PMID: 27823779 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.10.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 320] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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For more than a decade, the primary focus of environmental experts has been to adopt risk-based management approaches to cleanup PAH polluted sites that pose potentially destructive ecological consequences. This focus had led to the development of several physical, chemical, thermal and biological technologies that are widely implementable. Established remedial options available for treating PAH contaminated soils are incineration, thermal conduction, solvent extraction/soil washing, chemical oxidation, bioaugmentation, biostimulation, phytoremediation, composting/biopiles and bioreactors. Integrating physico-chemical and biological technologies is also widely practiced for better cleanup of PAH contaminated soils. Electrokinetic remediation, vermiremediation and biocatalyst assisted remediation are still at the development stage. Though several treatment methods to remediate PAH polluted soils currently exist, a comprehensive overview of all the available remediation technologies to date is necessary so that the right technology for field-level success is chosen. The objective of this review is to provide a critical overview in this respect, focusing only on the treatment options available for field soils and ignoring the spiked ones. The authors also propose the development of novel multifunctional green and sustainable systems like mixed cell culture system, biosurfactant flushing, transgenic approaches and nanoremediation in order to overcome the existing soil- contaminant- and microbial-associated technological limitations in tackling high molecular weight PAHs. The ultimate objective is to ensure the successful remediation of long-term PAH contaminated soils.
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- Saranya Kuppusamy
- Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea; Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (CERAR), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA5095, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment (CRC CARE), PO Box 486, Salisbury South, SA5106, Australia.
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- Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment (CRC CARE), PO Box 486, Salisbury South, SA5106, Australia; Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science and Information Technology, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Formerly Department of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, 515055, India
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- Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (CERAR), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA5095, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment (CRC CARE), PO Box 486, Salisbury South, SA5106, Australia; Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science and Information Technology, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation (CERAR), University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA5095, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment (CRC CARE), PO Box 486, Salisbury South, SA5106, Australia; Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER), Faculty of Science and Information Technology, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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Choi JM, Jeong D, Cho E, Yu JH, Tahir MN, Jung S. Pentynyl Ether of β-Cyclodextrin Polymer and Silica Micro-Particles: A New Hybrid Material for Adsorption of Phenanthrene from Water. Polymers (Basel) 2017; 9:polym9010010. [PMID: 30970689 PMCID: PMC6432442 DOI: 10.3390/polym9010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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A new hybrid material for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from water was prepared by the polymerization of pentynyl beta-cyclodextrin (PyβCD) and silica micro-particles (SMP). Phenanthrene, being one of the important members of the PAH family and a potential risk for environmental pollution, was selected for this study. Results show that phenanthrene removal efficiency of the SMP was improved significantly after hybridization with PyβCD-polymer. Approximately 50% of the phenanthrene was removed in the first 60 min and more than 95% was removed in less than 7 h when 25 mL of the 2 ppm aqueous phenanthrene solution was incubated with the 100 mg of SMP-PyβCD-polymer material. Infrared spectroscopy and thermal gravimetric analysis show that the enhanced efficiency of the SMP-PyβCD-polymer compared to the unmodified SMP was due to the formation of the inclusion complexation of phenanthrene with the PyβCD. These results indicate that SMP-PyβCD polymers have a potential to be applied as molecular filters in water purification systems and also for waste water treatment.
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- Jae Min Choi
- Center for Biotechnology Research in UBITA (CBRU), Institute for Ubiquitous Information Technology and Applications (UBITA), Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Microbial Carbohydrate Resource Bank (MCRB) & Center for Biotechnology Research in UBITA (CBRU), Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Center for Biotechnology Research in UBITA (CBRU), Institute for Ubiquitous Information Technology and Applications (UBITA), Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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- Department of Bacteriology, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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- Nanoqam, Department of Chemistry, University of Quebec at Montreal, P.O. Box 8888, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.
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- Center for Biotechnology Research in UBITA (CBRU), Institute for Ubiquitous Information Technology and Applications (UBITA), Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Microbial Carbohydrate Resource Bank (MCRB) & Center for Biotechnology Research in UBITA (CBRU), Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Korea.
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Usman M, Hanna K, Haderlein S. Fenton oxidation to remediate PAHs in contaminated soils: A critical review of major limitations and counter-strategies. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 569-570:179-190. [PMID: 27341118 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2016] [Revised: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Fenton oxidation constitutes a viable remediation strategy to remove polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in contaminated soils. This review is intended to illustrate major limitations associated with this process like acidification, PAH unavailability, and deterioration of soil quality along with associated factors, followed by a critical description of various developments to overcome these constraints. Considering the limitation that its optimal pH is around 3, traditional Fenton treatment could be costly, impractical in soil due to the high buffering capacity of soils and associated hazardous effects. Use of various chelating agents (organic or inorganic) allowed oxidation at circumneutral pH but factors like higher oxidant demand, cost and toxicity should be considered. Another alternative is the use of iron minerals that can catalyze Fenton-like oxidation over a wide range of pH, but mobility of these particles in soils (i.e. saturated and unsaturated zones) should be investigated prior to in-situ applications. The PAH-unavailability is the crucial limitation hindering their effective degradation. Research data is compiled describing various strategies to address this issue like the use of availability enhancement agents, extraction or thermal pretreatment. Last section of this review is devoted to describe the effects of various developments in Fenton treatment onto soil quality and native microbiota. Finally, research gaps are discussed to suggest future directions in context of applying Fenton oxidation to remediate contaminated soils.
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- M Usman
- Department of Geosciences, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany; Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, 11 Allée de Beaulieu, 35708 Rennes Cedex 7, France
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- Department of Geosciences, Center for Applied Geosciences, University of Tübingen, 72074 Tübingen, Germany
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Rybnikova V, Usman M, Hanna K. Removal of PCBs in contaminated soils by means of chemical reduction and advanced oxidation processes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:17035-17048. [PMID: 27206754 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6881-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Although the chemical reduction and advanced oxidation processes have been widely used individually, very few studies have assessed the combined reduction/oxidation approach for soil remediation. In the present study, experiments were performed in spiked sand and historically contaminated soil by using four synthetic nanoparticles (Fe(0), Fe/Ni, Fe3O4, Fe3 - x Ni x O4). These nanoparticles were tested firstly for reductive transformation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and then employed as catalysts to promote chemical oxidation reactions (H2O2 or persulfate). Obtained results indicated that bimetallic nanoparticles Fe/Ni showed the highest efficiency in reduction of PCB28 and PCB118 in spiked sand (97 and 79 %, respectively), whereas magnetite (Fe3O4) exhibited a high catalytic stability during the combined reduction/oxidation approach. In chemical oxidation, persulfate showed higher PCB degradation extent than hydrogen peroxide. As expected, the degradation efficiency was found to be limited in historically contaminated soil, where only Fe(0) and Fe/Ni particles exhibited reductive capability towards PCBs (13 and 18 %). In oxidation step, the highest degradation extents were obtained in presence of Fe(0) and Fe/Ni (18-19 %). The increase in particle and oxidant doses improved the efficiency of treatment, but overall degradation extents did not exceed 30 %, suggesting that only a small part of PCBs in soil was available for reaction with catalyst and/or oxidant. The use of organic solvent or cyclodextrin to improve the PCB availability in soil did not enhance degradation efficiency, underscoring the strong impact of soil matrix. Moreover, a better PCB degradation was observed in sand spiked with extractable organic matter separated from contaminated soil. In contrast to fractions with higher particle size (250-500 and <500 μm), no PCB degradation was observed in the finest fraction (≤250 μm) having higher organic matter content. These findings may have important practical implications to promote successively reduction and oxidation reactions in soils and understand the impact of soil properties on remediation performance.
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- V Rybnikova
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, 11 Allée de Beaulieu, 35708, Rennes Cedex 7, France
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, 11 Allée de Beaulieu, 35708, Rennes Cedex 7, France
- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, 11 Allée de Beaulieu, 35708, Rennes Cedex 7, France.
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Gharibzadeh F, Rezaei Kalantary R, Nasseri S, Esrafili A, Azari A. Reuse of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated soil washing effluent by bioaugmentation/biostimulation process. Sep Purif Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ranc B, Faure P, Croze V, Simonnot MO. Selection of oxidant doses for in situ chemical oxidation of soils contaminated by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): A review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 312:280-297. [PMID: 27043880 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.03.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) is a promising alternative to thermal desorption for the remediation of soils contaminated with organic compounds such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). For field application, one major issue is the selection of the optimal doses of the oxidizing solution, i.e. the oxidant and appropriate catalysts and/or additives. Despite an extensive scientific literature on ISCO, this choice is very difficult because many parameters differ from one study to another. The present review identifies the critical factors that must be taken into account to enable comparison of these various contributions. For example, spiked soils and aged, polluted soils cannot be compared; PAHs freshly spiked into a soil are fully available for degradation unlike a complex mixture of pollutants trapped in a soil for many years. Another notable example is the high diversity of oxidation conditions employed during batch experiments, although these affect the representativeness of the system. Finally, in this review a methodology is also proposed based on a combination of the stoichiometric oxidant demand of the organic pollutants and the design of experiments (DOE) in order to allow a better comparison of the various studies so far reported.
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- B Ranc
- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux, UMR 7360, Site Aiguillette, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France; CNRS, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux, UMR 7360, Site Aiguillettes, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France; ICF Environnement, 14 à 30 rue Alexandre, 92635 Gennevilliers, France; Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, UMR 7274, 1 rue Grandville, 54001 Nancy cedex, France; CNRS, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, UMR 7274, 1 rue Grandville, 54001 Nancy cedex, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux, UMR 7360, Site Aiguillette, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France; CNRS, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux, UMR 7360, Site Aiguillettes, 54506 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France
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- ICF Environnement, 14 à 30 rue Alexandre, 92635 Gennevilliers, France
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- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, UMR 7274, 1 rue Grandville, 54001 Nancy cedex, France; CNRS, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, UMR 7274, 1 rue Grandville, 54001 Nancy cedex, France.
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Usman M, Chaudhary A, Biache C, Faure P, Hanna K. Effect of thermal pre-treatment on the availability of PAHs for successive chemical oxidation in contaminated soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:1371-1380. [PMID: 26362641 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5369-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This is the premier study designed to evaluate the impact of thermal pre-treatment on the availability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for successive removal by chemical oxidation. Experiments were conducted in two soils having different PAH distribution originating from former coking plant sites (Homécourt, H, and Neuves Maisons, NM) located in northeast of France. Soil samples were pre-heated at 60, 100, and 150 °C for 1 week under inert atmosphere (N2). Pre-heating resulted in slight removal of PAHs (<10%) and loss of extractable organic matter (EOM). Then, these pre-heated soil samples were subjected to Fenton-like oxidation (H2O2 and magnetite) at room temperature. Chemical oxidation in soil without any pre-treatment showed almost no PAH degradation underscoring the unavailability of PAHs. However, chemical oxidation in pre-heated soils showed significant PAH degradation (19, 29, and 43% in NM soil and 31, 36, and 47% in H soil pre-treated at 60, 100, and 150 °C, respectively). No preferential removal of PAHs was observed after chemical oxidation in both soils. These results indicated the significant impact of pre-heating temperature on the availability of PAHs in contaminated soils and therefore may have strong implications in the remediation of contaminated soils especially where pollutant availability is a limiting factor.
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- M Usman
- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
- Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 LIEC, 54505, Nancy, France.
- CNRS, UMR 7360 LIEC, 54505, Nancy, France.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 LIEC, 54505, Nancy, France
- CNRS, UMR 7360 LIEC, 54505, Nancy, France
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- Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 LIEC, 54505, Nancy, France
- CNRS, UMR 7360 LIEC, 54505, Nancy, France
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6226, Rennes, France
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Liao C, Liang X, Lu G, Thai T, Xu W, Dang Z. Effect of surfactant amendment to PAHs-contaminated soil for phytoremediation by maize (Zea mays L.). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 112:1-6. [PMID: 25463846 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 10/17/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Understanding the uptake of organic pollutants by plants is an important part of the assessment of risks from crops grown on contaminated soils. This study was an investigation of the effects of surfactants added to PAHs-contaminated soil on the uptake and accumulation of PAHs in maize tissues during phytoremediation. The accumulation of phenanthrene (PHE) and pyrene (PYR) by maize plant was not influenced significantly by the surfactant amendment to the soil. The distribution of PHE and PYR in maize tissues was not positively correlated with the corresponding lipid contents. Remarkably, the concentrations of PHE (20.9 ng g(-1)) and PYR (0.9 ng g(-1)) in maize grain were similar to or even much lower than those in some foods. Moreover, surfactants could enhance the removal of pollutants from contaminated soil during phytoremediation, which might be due to surfactant desorption ability and microbial activity in soil. The study suggests that use of maize plant with surfactant is an alternative technology for remediation of PAHs-contaminated soils.
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- Changjun Liao
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Ministry of Education Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The State Key Lab of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, PR China.
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Liu B, Li X, Li Z, Sui H, Li H. Fluidized countercurrent solvent extraction of oil pollutants from contaminated soil. Part 1: Fluid mechanics. Chem Eng Res Des 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2014.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Sniegowski K, Vanhecke M, D'Huys PJ, Braeken L. Potential of activated carbon to recover randomly-methylated-β-cyclodextrin solution from washing water originating from in situ soil flushing. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 485-486:764-768. [PMID: 24325845 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.11.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Despite the overall high efficacy of cyclodextrins to accelerate the treatment of soil aquifer remediation by in-situ soil flushing, the use in practice remains limited because of the high costs of cyclodextrin and high concentrations needed to significantly reduce the treatment time. The current study tested the potential of activated carbon to treat washing water originating from soil flushing in order to selectively separate hydrocarbon contaminants from washing water containing cyclodextrin and subsequently reuse the cyclodextrin solution for reinfiltration. A high recovery of the cyclodextrin from the washing water would reduce the costs and would make the technique economically feasible for soil remediation. This study aimed to investigate whether cyclodextrin can pass through the activated carbon filter without reducing the cyclodextrin concentration when the contaminated washing water is treated and whether the presence of cyclodextrin negatively affects the purification potential of activated carbon to remove the organic pollutants from the pumped soil water. Lab-scale column experiments showed that with the appropriate activated carbon 100% of cyclodextrin (randomly-methylated-β-cyclodextrin) can be recovered from the washing water and that the effect on the efficiency of activated carbon to remove the hydrocarbon contaminants remains limited. These results show that additional field tests are useful to make in-situ soil flushing with cyclodextrin both a technical and an economical interesting technique. These results might stimulate the application of cyclodextrin in soil treatment technology.
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- K Sniegowski
- Researchgroup Lab4U, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven - Diepenbeek), Agoralaan gebouw B, bus 8, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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- Researchgroup Lab4U, Department of Industrial Science and Technology, Catholic University College Limburg, Agoralaan gebouw B, bus 3, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Researchgroup Lab4U, Department of Industrial Science and Technology, Catholic University College Limburg, Agoralaan gebouw B, bus 3, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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- Researchgroup Lab4U, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven - Diepenbeek), Agoralaan gebouw B, bus 8, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Li H, Qu R, Li C, Guo W, Han X, He F, Ma Y, Xing B. Selective removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from soil washing effluents using biochars produced at different pyrolytic temperatures. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2014; 163:193-198. [PMID: 24813387 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Wheat straw biochars produced at 400, 600 and 800°C (BC400, BC600 and BC800) were used to selectively adsorb PAHs from soil washing effluents. For soil washing effluents contained Phenanthrene (PHE), Fluoranthene (FLU), Pyrene (PYR) and Triton X-100 (TX100), biochars at 2 (for BC800) or 6 g L(-1) (for BC400 and BC600) can remove 71.8-98.6% of PAHs while recover more than 87% of TX100. PAH removals increase with increasing biochar dose. However, excess biochar is detrimental to the recovery of surfactant. For a specific biochar dose, PAH removal and TX100 loss increase with increasing pyrolytic temperature. For BC400 and BC600, PAH removal follows the order of PHE>FLU>PYR, while the order is reversed with PYR>FLU>PHE for BC800. Biochars have much higher sorption affinity for PAHs than for TX100. It is therefore suggested that biochar is a good alternative for selective adsorption of PAHs and recovery of TX100 in soil washing process.
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- Helian Li
- School of Resources and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; National Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Effects Long-term Monitoring Network, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Sui H, Hua Z, Li X, Li H, Wu G. Influence of soil and hydrocarbon properties on the solvent extraction of high-concentration weathered petroleum from contaminated soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:5774-5784. [PMID: 24442962 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2511-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 12/29/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Petroleum ether was used to extract petroleum hydrocarbons from soils collected from six oil fields with different history of exploratory and contamination. It was capable of fast removing 76-94 % of the total petroleum hydrocarbons including 25 alkanes (C11-C35) and 16 US EPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from soils at room temperature. The partial least squares analysis indicated that the solvent extraction efficiencies were positively correlated with soil organic matter, cation exchange capacity, moisture, pH, and sand content of soils, while negative effects were observed in the properties reflecting the molecular size (e.g., molecular weight and number of carbon atoms) and hydrophobicity (e.g., water solubility, octanol-water partition coefficient, soil organic carbon partition coefficient) of hydrocarbons. The high concentration of weathered crude oil at the order of 10(5) mg kg(-1) in this study was demonstrated adverse for solvent extraction by providing an obvious nonaqueous phase liquid phase for hydrocarbon sinking and increasing the sequestration of soluble hydrocarbons in the insoluble oil fractions during weathering. A full picture of the mass distribution and transport mechanism of petroleum contaminants in soils will ultimately require a variety of studies to gain insights into the dynamic interactions between environmental indicator hydrocarbons and their host oil matrix.
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- Hong Sui
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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Mousset E, Oturan N, van Hullebusch ED, Guibaud G, Esposito G, Oturan MA. Influence of solubilizing agents (cyclodextrin or surfactant) on phenanthrene degradation by electro-Fenton process--study of soil washing recycling possibilities and environmental impact. WATER RESEARCH 2014; 48:306-316. [PMID: 24148921 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2013] [Revised: 09/14/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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One of the aims in soil washing treatment is to reuse the extracting agent and to remove the pollutant in the meantime. Thus, electro-Fenton (EF) degradation of synthetic soil washing solutions heavily loaded with phenanthrene was suggested for the first time. Two solubilising agents hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD) and Tween 80(®) (TW 80) were chosen as cyclodextrin (CD) and surfactant representatives, respectively. In order to reuse HPCD and to degrade the pollutant simultaneously, the following optimal parameters were determined: [Fe(2+)] = 0.05 mM (catalyst), I = 2000 mA, and natural solution pH (around 6), without any adjustment. Only 50% of TW 80 (still higher than the critical micelle concentration (CMC)) can be reused against 90% in the case of HPCD while phenanthrene is completely degraded in the meantime, after only 180 min of treatment. This can be explained by the ternary complex formation (Fe(2+)-HPCD-organic pollutant) (equilibrium constant K = 56 mM(-1)) that allows OH to directly degrade the contaminant. This confirms that Fe(2+) plays an important role as a catalyst since it can promote formation of hydroxyl radicals near the pollutant and minimize HPCD degradation. After 2 h of treatment, HPCD/phenanthrene solution got better biodegradability (BOD5/COD = 0.1) and lower toxicity (80% inhibition of luminescence of Vibrio fischeri bacteria) than TW 80/phenanthrene (BOD5/COD = 0.08; 99% inhibition of V. fischeri bacteria). According to these data, HPCD employed in this integrated (soil washing + EF degradation) approach gave promising results in order to be reused whereas the pollutant is degraded in the meanwhile.
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- Emmanuel Mousset
- Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Géomatériaux et Environnement (EA 4508), UPEMLV, 77454 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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Lau EV, Gan S, Ng HK, Poh PE. Extraction agents for the removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from soil in soil washing technologies. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2014; 184:640-649. [PMID: 24100092 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Revised: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 09/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil have been recognised as a serious health and environmental issue due to their carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic properties. One of the commonly employed soil remediation techniques to clean up such contamination is soil washing or solvent extraction. The main factor which governs the efficiency of this process is the solubility of PAHs in the extraction agent. Past field-scale soil washing treatments for PAH-contaminated soil have mainly employed organic solvents or water which is either toxic and costly or inefficient in removing higher molecular weight PAHs. Thus, the present article aims to provide a review and discussion of the alternative extraction agents that have been studied, including surfactants, biosurfactants, microemulsions, natural surfactants, cyclodextrins, vegetable oil and solution with solid phase particles. These extraction agents have been found to remove PAHs from soil at percentages ranging from 47 to 100% for various PAHs.
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- Ee Von Lau
- School of Engineering, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 46150 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Sánchez-Trujillo MA, Morillo E, Villaverde J, Lacorte S. Comparative effects of several cyclodextrins on the extraction of PAHs from an aged contaminated soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2013; 178:52-58. [PMID: 23542443 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The objective of the present study was to characterise the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) content of an aged contaminated soil and to propose remediation techniques using cyclodextrins (CDs). Four CDs solutions were tested as soil decontamination tool and proved more efficient in extracting PAHs than when an aqueous solution was used; especially two chemically modified CDs resulted in higher extraction percentages than natural β-CD. The highest extraction percentages were obtained for 3-ring PAHs, because of the appropriate size and shape of these compounds relative to those of the hydrophobic cavities of the CDs studied. A detailed mechanistic interpretation of the chemical modification of CDs on the extraction of the different PAHs has been performed, and connected with the role that the different hydrophobicities of the PAHs play in the extraction behaviour observed for the 16 PAHs, limiting their accessibility and the remaining risk of those PAHs not extractable by CDs.
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- M A Sánchez-Trujillo
- Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS-CSIC), Apdo. 1052, 41080 Sevilla, Spain
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Liao X, Ma D, Yan X, Yang L. Distribution pattern of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in particle-size fractions of coking plant soils from different depth. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2013; 35:271-82. [PMID: 22975988 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-012-9482-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Accepted: 08/30/2012] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The concentrations of 16 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in four size fractions (<2, 2-20, 20-200, >200 μm) in soils at different depth from a heavily contaminated crude benzol production facility of a coking plant were determined using GC-MS. Vertically, elevated total PAHs concentrations were observed in the soils at 3.0-4.5 m (layer B) and 6.0-7.5 m (layer C), relatively lower at 1.5-3.0 m (layer A) and 10.5-12.0 m (layer D). At all sampling sites, the silt (2-20 μm) contained the highest PAHs concentration (ranged from 726 to 2,711 mg/kg). Despite the substantial change in PAHs concentrations in soils with different particle sizes and lithologies, PAHs composition was similarly dominated by 2-3 ring species (86.5-98.3 %), including acenaphthene, fluorene, and phenanthrene. For the contribution of PAHs mass in each fraction to the bulk soil, the 20-200 μm size fraction had the greatest accumulation of PAHs in loamy sand layers at 1.0-7.5 m, increasing with depth; while in deeper sand layer at 10.5-12.0 m, the >200 μm size fraction showed highest percentages and contributed 81 % of total PAHs mass. For individual PAH distribution, the 2-3 ring PAHs were highly concentrated in the small size fraction (<2 and 2-20 μm); the 4-6 ring PAHs showed the highest concentrations in the 2-20 μm size fraction, increasing with depth. The distribution of PAHs was primarily determined by the sorption on soil organic matter and the characteristics of PAHs. This research should have significant contribution to PAH migration study and remediation design for PAHs-contaminated sites.
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- Xiaoyong Liao
- Beijing Key Lab of Industrial Land Contamination and Remediation, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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Lemaire J, Laurent F, Leyval C, Schwartz C, Buès M, Simonnot MO. PAH oxidation in aged and spiked soils investigated by column experiments. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 91:406-414. [PMID: 23290942 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2012] [Revised: 11/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/01/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Soils of former steel-making or coking plants have been contaminated for decades by PAHs. These soils could be cleaned up by In situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) but the low PAH availability may be a drawback. The objective of the present contribution was to study the efficiency of PAH oxidation in two aged soils compared to a spiked soil in dynamic conditions. Column experiments were performed with two oxidants: hydrogen peroxide used in modified Fenton's reaction and activated persulfate. The oxidant doses were moderate to ensure the feasibility of process upscaling. Besides, the availability of PAHs in these soils was measured by extraction with a cyclodextrin. Our results showed that oxidation was limited: the higher PAH degradation rate was 30% with the aged soils and 55% with the spiked one. PAH availability was a parameter explaining these results but no direct correlation was found between PAH extractability by the cyclodextrin and oxidation efficiency. Other parameters were also involved, such as the organic carbon content, the calcite content and the pH. This study was a first achievement before studying the influence of a number of parameters on the efficiency of PAH oxidation in aged soils.
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- Julien Lemaire
- Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, CNRS UPR3349, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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Hussein TA, Ismail ZZ. Desorption of selected PAHs as individuals and as a ternary PAH mixture within a water-soil-nonionic surfactant system. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2013; 34:351-361. [PMID: 23530349 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.696718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Remediation of soil contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is a major environmental concern due to the toxic and carcinogenic properties of these compounds. Desorption and partitioning of anthracene, fluorene and pyrene within soil-aqueous systems in the presence of the nonionic surfactants, Triton X-100 and Tween 80,were studied. The results showed that the addition of Tween 80 solution at 10 g/L initial concentration enhanced the desorption of PAHs by 49.6%, 10.7% and 70.2% for anthracene, fluorene, and pyrene, respectively, from soil into aqueous phase at 72 h equilibration, while the addition of Triton X-100 could enhance the desorption of PAHs from soil by 59.5%, 17.4% and 86.3% for anthracene, fluorene and pyrene, respectively, at similar experimental conditions. The desorption behaviour of the tested PAHs in a ternary mixture was changed relatively since, in the presence of less hydrophobic solutes, the solubility of more hydrophobic solutes was increased leading to a higher desorption rate. The results showed that hydrophobicity is the primary property that controls PAH desorption from soil and surfactant sorption onto the soils (Qm) in which the latter were found to be 3.75 x 10(-6) and 4.82 x 10(-6) mol/g for Triton X-100 and Tween 80, respectively.
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- Taghreed A Hussein
- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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Zhang ZX, Zhu YX, Li CM, Zhang Y. Investigation into the causes for the changed biodegradation process of dissolved pyrene after addition of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 243:139-145. [PMID: 23107290 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2012] [Revised: 10/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Bioremediation of surface waters contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is a serious problem, often limited by the low bioavailability of contaminants as a result of their low aqueous solubility. In this study, we studied the influence of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD) addition on the biodegradation of dissolved pyrene in aqueous solution. Five types of unidentified bacterial strains were used with a concentration of pyrene under its solubility limit. The reduction of pyrene content was monitored during the biodegradation process using synchronous fluorimetry. The presence of HPCD changed the rate of pyrene biodegradation by microorganisms due to the formation of an inclusion complex between pyrene and HPCD. The hydrophobicity and the emulsifying activity of microorganisms relative to their biodegrading capacity were investigated. The results indicated that hydrophobicity and emulsifying activity of the microorganisms were important factors that can influence the biodegradation process. The hydrophobicity and emulsifying activity were strongly correlated with the biodegrading capacity of the microorganisms toward pyrene in the presence of solubilizing agents or organized media.
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- Zhen-Xuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science (Xiamen University), College of the Environmental and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China
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Docking and 3D-QSAR study of stability constants of benzene derivatives as environmental pollutants with α-cyclodextrin. J INCL PHENOM MACRO 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10847-011-0078-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Landy D, Mallard I, Ponchel A, Monflier E, Fourmentin S. Cyclodextrins for Remediation Technologies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2442-6_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Zhang W, Wei C, Feng C, Yu Z, Ren M, Yan B, Peng P, Fu J. Distribution and health-risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soils at a coking plant. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 13:3429-36. [PMID: 22037886 DOI: 10.1039/c1em10671f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nineteen soil samples were collected in and around Songshan coking plant in Guangdong province of China and analyzed for eighteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The total concentration of PAHs ranged from 2.36 to 1146.39 mg kg(-1) dry weight, varying significantly among the sampling sites, most individual PAHs were correlated with each other. A cluster analysis was performed to examine the correlation of PAH distribution, five groups were observed with sample types in the coking plant. 2-3 ring PAHs were predominant in group I and II, while 4-5 ring PAHs showed great abundance in group III, IV and V, which contributed to the distance from the emission sources in the coking plant and the behaviors of particle-bound and gaseous PAHs. The ratios of Flu : (Flu + Pyr), BaA : (BaA + Chr), InP : (InP + BgP) and Ant : (Ant + Phen) ratios were 0.51-0.87, 0.16-0.89, 0.47-0.68 and 0.03-0.60, respectively. The total index of all studied soils was > 6, indicating that the source of the PAHs in coking plant soils were from the pyrolysis processes. Health risk assessments were carried out by dermal PAH exposure data to quantify cancer risk. The resultant lifetime exposure levels due to TEQ(BaP) desorbed onto skin for workers ranged from 2.25 × 10(-7) to 7.86 × 10(-5) mg kg(-1) per day, and the estimated cancer risks were between 8.45 × 10(-6) and 2.94 × 10(-3), indicating that the dermal exposures of PAHs to coking workers might be acceptable in most soil sites.
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- Wanhui Zhang
- Pearl River Delta Research Center of Environmental Pollution and Control, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China
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Tilston EL, Gibson GR, Collins CD. Colon extended physiologically based extraction test (CE-PBET) increases bioaccessibility of soil-bound PAH. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2011; 45:5301-5308. [PMID: 21568264 DOI: 10.1021/es2004705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Assessment of the risk to human health posed by contaminated land may be seriously overestimated if reliant on total pollutant concentration. In vitro extraction tests, such as the physiologically based extraction test (PBET), imitate the physicochemical conditions of the human gastro-intestinal tract and offer a more practicable alternative for routine testing purposes. However, even though passage through the colon accounts for approximately 80% of the transit time through the human digestive tract and the typical contents of the colon in vivo are a carbohydrate-rich aqueous medium with the potential to promote desorption of organic pollutants, PBET comprises stomach and small intestine compartments only. Through addition of an eight-hour colon compartment to PBET and use of a carbohydrate-rich fed-state medium we demonstrated that colon-extended PBET (CE-PBET) increased assessments of soil-bound PAH bioaccessibility by up to 50% in laboratory soils and a factor of 4 in field soils. We attribute this increased bioaccessibility to a combination of the additional extraction time and the presence of carbohydrates in the colon compartment, both of which favor PAH desorption from soil. We propose that future assessments of the bioaccessibility of organic pollutants in soils using physiologically based extraction tests should have a colon compartment as in CE-PBET.
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- E L Tilston
- Soil Research Centre, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6DW, UK
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Synthesis of modified β-cyclodextrin polymers and characterization of their fuchsin adsorption. J INCL PHENOM MACRO 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10847-011-9956-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wu G, Li X, Coulon F, Li H, Lian J, Sui H. Recycling of solvent used in a solvent extraction of petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated soil. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2011; 186:533-539. [PMID: 21167643 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.11.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Revised: 09/28/2010] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The application of water washing technology for recycling an organic composite solvent consisting of hexane and pentane (4:1; TU-A solvent) was investigated for extracting total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) from contaminated soil. The effects of water volume, water temperature, washing time and initial concentration of solvent were evaluated using orthogonal experiments followed by single factor experiments. Our results showed that the water volume was a statistically significant factor influencing greatly the water washing efficiency. Although less important, the other three factors have all increased the efficacy of water washing treatment. Based on a treatment of 20 g of contaminated soil with a TPH concentration of 140 mg g(-1), optimal conditions were found to be at 40°C, 100 mL water, 5 min washing time and 660 mg g(-1) solvent. Semi-continuous water extraction method showed that the concentration of the composite solvent TU-A was reduced below 15 mg g(-1) d.w. soil with a recovery extraction efficiency >97%. This finding suggests that water washing is a promising technology for recycling solvent used in TPH extraction from contaminated soils.
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- Guozhong Wu
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Removal of high concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from contaminated soil by biodiesel. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11783-010-0269-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ichikawa H, Navarro RR, Iimura Y, Tatsumi K. Nature of bioavailability of DNA-intercalated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to Sphingomonas sp. CHEMOSPHERE 2010; 80:866-871. [PMID: 20646737 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2010] [Revised: 05/21/2010] [Accepted: 05/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The nature of bioavailability of DNA-intercalated PAHs in aqueous solution was investigated. The degradability of different PAHs including anthracene, phenanthrene and pyrene by Sphingomonas sp. was not inhibited even at a high DNA concentration of 2%. The DNA was stable against the PAH-degrader as indicated by the unchanged electrophoresis gel chromatograms after treatment. This shows that a structural change in the polymer is not necessary for the release of PAHs. Partitioning experiments using phenanthrene as a model PAH illustrated the presence of an initial passive uptake by autoclaved cells. Subsequent intracellular degradation became apparent from parallel data with live cells. Phenanthrene transfer from the DNA was diffusion-controlled and the exit of this molecule from their intercalation sites is favored in lieu of the presence of stronger hydrophobic binding sites in the cell membrane.
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- Hiroyasu Ichikawa
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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Zhang Z, Inoue C, Li G. Impact of solids on biphasic biodegradation of phenanthrene in the presence of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11783-010-0232-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yap CL, Gan S, Ng HK. Application of vegetable oils in the treatment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-contaminated soils. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2010; 177:28-41. [PMID: 20006435 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2009] [Revised: 10/21/2009] [Accepted: 11/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A brief review is conducted on the application of vegetable oils in the treatment of PAH-contaminated soils. Three main scopes of treatment strategies are discussed in this work including soil washing by oil, integrated oil-biological treatment and integrated oil-non-biological treatment. For each of these, the arguments supporting vegetable oil application, the applied treatment techniques and their efficiencies, associated factors, as well as the feasibility of the techniques are detailed. Additionally, oil regeneration, the environmental impacts of oil residues in soil and comparison with other commonly employed techniques are also discussed.
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- C L Yap
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Gong Z, Wang X, Tu Y, Wu J, Sun Y, Li P. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon removal from contaminated soils using fatty acid methyl esters. CHEMOSPHERE 2010; 79:138-143. [PMID: 20149410 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2009] [Revised: 01/18/2010] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In this study, solubilization of PAHs from a manufactured gas plant (MGP) soil and two artificially spiked soils using fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) was investigated. PAH removals from both the MGP and the spiked soils by FAME, methanol, soybean oil, hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin, Triton X-100, and Tween 80 were compared. The effect of FAME:MGP soil ratios on PAH removals was also investigated. Results showed that the FAME mixture synthesized by our lab was more efficient than the cyclodextrin and the two surfactants used for PAH removal from the spiked soils with individual PAH concentrations of 200 and 400 mg kg(-1). However, the difference among three PAH removals by the FAME, soybean oil and methanol was not quite pronounced. The FAME synthesized and market biodiesel exhibited better performance for PAH removals (46% and 35% of total PAH) from the weathered contaminated MGP soil when compared with the other agents (0-31%). Individual PAH removals from the weathered MGP soil were much lower than those from the spiked soils. The percentages of total PAH removals from the MGP soil were 59%, 46%, and 51% for the FAME:MGP soil ratios of 1:2, 1:1, and 2:1, respectively. These results showed that the FAME could be a more attractive alternative to conventional surfactants in ex situ washing of PAH-contaminated soils.
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- Zongqiang Gong
- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, PR China
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Gan S, Lau EV, Ng HK. Remediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 172:532-549. [PMID: 19700241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.07.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 383] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2009] [Revised: 07/28/2009] [Accepted: 07/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are carcinogenic micropollutants which are resistant to environmental degradation due to their highly hydrophobic nature. Concerns over their adverse health effects have resulted in extensive studies on the remediation of soils contaminated with PAHs. This paper aims to provide a review of the remediation technologies specifically for PAH-contaminated soils. The technologies discussed here include solvent extraction, bioremediation, phytoremediation, chemical oxidation, photocatalytic degradation, electrokinetic remediation, thermal treatment and integrated remediation technologies. For each of these, the theories are discussed in conjunction with comparative evaluation of studies reported in the specialised literature.
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- S Gan
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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Veignie E, Rafin C, Landy D, Fourmentin S, Surpateanu G. Fenton degradation assisted by cyclodextrins of a high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon benzo[a]pyrene. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 168:1296-1301. [PMID: 19359092 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Revised: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This paper investigates the effect of native beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) and its CD derivatives, such as hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPBCD) and randomly methylated-beta-cyclodextrin (RAMEB), on the solubilization of a high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and on its degradation by Fenton's reaction. The results show that BaP apparent solubility was significantly increased in the presence of cyclodextrin (CD) in the following order: beta-CD<RAMEB<HPCD. BaP Fenton degradation was strongly dependent on the capacity of cyclodextrin to solubilize BaP. In the presence of a radical scavenger (mannitol), BaP Fenton degradation was inhibited with RAMEB but not in the presence of HPCD. Molecular modelisation was used to visualize the steric complementarity of these host-guest systems. No significant difference of encapsulation between the two modified CDs was observed. Nevertheless, the results suggest a probable existence of a ternary complex HPCD-BaP-iron permitting the generation of hydroxyl radicals in close proximity to BaP. On the basis of these results, it appears that HPCD may be useful for developing targeted BaP degradation system.
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- Etienne Veignie
- Laboratoire de Synthèse Organique et Environnement (EA2599), Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, 59140 Dunkerque, France
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