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Zhou Y, Cai G, Cheeseman C, Li J, Poon CS. Sewage sludge ash-incorporated stabilisation/solidification for recycling and remediation of marine sediments. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 301:113877. [PMID: 34626945 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Finding suitable disposal sites for dredged marine sediments and incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) is a challenge. Stabilisation/solidification (S/S) has become an increasingly popular remediation technology. This study sheds light on the possible beneficial use of ISSA together with traditional binders to stabilise/solidify marine sediments. The performance of the binders on S/S of sediment 1 (clean) and sediment 2 (contaminated) was also compared. The results showed that the use of ISSA as part of the binder was effective in promoting the strength of the sediment with a high initial moisture content due to ISSA porous and high water absorption characteristics. The sediments treated with 10% cement and 20% ISSA attained the highest strength. Also, cement hydration as well as pozzolanic reactions between ISSA and Ca(OH)2 made contributions to the strength development. This was supported by the microstructural analysis, in particular the porosity results. In terms of environmental impacts, two leaching tests (toxicity characteristic leaching procedure and synthetic precipitation leaching procedure) found that all the S/S treated sediment by 10% lime and 20% ISSA resulted in the lowest leachate concentrations under the on-site reuse scenario or under simulative acidic rainfall conditions. Therefore, recycling waste ISSA with lime can be used as an appealing binder to replace cement to stabilise/solidify dredged marine sediments for producing fill materials.
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- Yifan Zhou
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong; College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, No. 159, Longpan Road, Nanjing, 210037, PR China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London, SW7 2BU, UK.
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- State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China; IRSM-CAS/HK PolyU Joint Laboratory on Solid Waste Science, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong; IRSM-CAS/HK PolyU Joint Laboratory on Solid Waste Science, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
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Pu S, Zhu Z, Song W, Wang H, Huo W, Zhang J. A novel acidic phosphoric-based geopolymer binder for lead solidification/stabilization. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 415:125659. [PMID: 33773251 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Many contaminated sites are acidic and the existing binders are mainly alkaline materials. Alkaline binders are used to treat contaminated sites in acidic environments and the solidification/stabilization (S/S) effect is affected by acid corrosion. Therefore, good application prospects exist in developing a binder suitable for the treatment of acidic contaminated sites. In this paper, a new acidic phosphoric-based geopolymer (named APG binder) was synthesized with fly ash as a raw material and aluminum dihydrogen phosphate as the reactant, and the APG binder was used for Pb2+ S/S for the first time. The pH of the APG binder with Pb2+ ranged from 2.56 to 4.09 during 7-28 days of curing, and its compressive strength with Pb2+ exceeded 10 MPa at 28 days. Moreover, Pb2+ had a significant impact on the APG binder compressive strength, and when the Pb2+ content was 0.6%, the APG binder yielded a maximum compressive strength of 6.5, 9.1 and 14.28 MPa at 7, 14, and 28 days, respectively. Furthermore, the compressive strength correlated well with pH and electrical conductivity. The proposed APG binder had a better S/S effect on Pb2+ than that of cement and alkali-activated geopolymers in acidic environments. The stabilization mechanism of the APG binder for Pb2+ included chemical precipitation, physical adsorption and encapsulation.
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- Shaoyun Pu
- School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, China.
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- School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, China.
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- School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, Jiangsu, China
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Couvidat J, Chatain V, Bouzahzah H, Benzaazoua M. Characterization of how contaminants arise in a dredged marine sediment and analysis of the effect of natural weathering. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 624:323-332. [PMID: 29258033 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Millions of tons of contaminated sediments are dredged each year from the main harbors in France. When removed from water, these sediments are very reactive, therefore their geochemical behavior must be understood in order to avoid dispersion of contaminated lixiviates in the surrounding soils. In this objective, it is necessary to evaluate the principal physicochemical parameters, and also achieve advanced mineralogical characterization. These studied sediments are highly contaminated by metals, notably copper (1445 and 835mg/kg, in the unweathered and naturally-weathered sediments, respectively), lead (760 and 1260mg/kg, respectively), zinc (2085 and 2550mg/kg, respectively), as well as by organic contaminants (PAH, PCB) and organometallics (organotins). A high concentration of sulfide minerals was also observed both in the unweathered sediment preserved under water (3.4wt% of pyrite especially), and in the naturally weathered sediment (2wt% pyrite), and in particular framboïdal pyrite was observed in the two materials. The presence of reactive mineral species in the naturally-weathered sediment can be explained by the deposit of a protective layer, composed of sulfide and their oxidation products (sulfate and iron oxides), thus preventing oxygen from diffusing through to the sulfide minerals. Additionally, the presence of aluminosilicates aggregates coating the sulfide minerals could also explain their presence in the naturally-weathered sediment. As organic matter is one of the principal constituents of the sediments (5.8 and 6.3wt% total organic carbon in the unweathered and weathered sediment, respectively), the aggregates are probably partially constituted of refractory humic material. It therefore appears that the natural weathering has led to a significant decrease in PAHs and organotins, but not in PCBs. The evolution of the granulometric structure and the distribution of the metallic contaminants could therefore lead us to consider a treatment by size separation, and a possible valorization of the dredged sediments in civil engineering.
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- Julien Couvidat
- Université de Lyon, INSA Lyon, Laboratoire Déchets Eaux Environnement Pollutions (DEEP) - EA 7429, 7 rue de la Physique, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
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- Université de Lyon, INSA Lyon, Laboratoire Déchets Eaux Environnement Pollutions (DEEP) - EA 7429, 7 rue de la Physique, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
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- Université de Liège (ULG), Laboratoire de Génie Minéral, Matériaux et Environnement (GeMMe), Allée de la découverte, 13/A. Bât. B52/3 Sart-Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Université de Lyon, INSA Lyon, Laboratoire Déchets Eaux Environnement Pollutions (DEEP) - EA 7429, 7 rue de la Physique, 69621 Villeurbanne Cedex, France; UQAT-Polytechnique, Institut de Recherche en Mines et Environnement (IRME), 445 Boul. de l'Université, Rouyn-Noranda J9X 5E4, Canada
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Azah E, Kim H, Townsend T. Assessment of direct exposure and leaching risk from PAHs in roadway and stormwater system residuals. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 609:58-67. [PMID: 28734250 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Wastes generated from municipal cleaning activities such as street sweeping, ditch cleaning, stormwater pond maintenance, and catch basin sediment removal require appropriate management. Beneficial use of these types of waste is a good alternative to landfilling; however, there are genuine concerns about possible soil and groundwater contamination by pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). This study assessed the potential risks associated with beneficial use of roadway and stormwater system residuals collected from 14 cities across the state of Florida, USA. Total and leachable concentrations of 16 priority PAHs in the residual samples were measured and compared to appropriate risk-based regulatory threshold values. The bioaccessibility of the PAHs found in the waste streams was also determined using in vitro gastrointestinal leaching test. Of the PAHs studied, benzo [a] pyrene measured concentrations were above appropriate risk-based regulatory threshold values for soil and groundwater, while all other detected PAHs measured concentrations were below. Benzo [a] pyrene concentration (mg/kg) in street sweepings was 1.2 times higher than residential threshold values and 6 times lower than industrial threshold values. The in vitro study found PAH bioaccessibility to range from 1.7% to 49% in six roadway and stormwater system residual samples.
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- Edmund Azah
- Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, P. O. Box 116450, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, P. O. Box 116450, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gannon University, 109 University Square, Erie, PA 16541, USA
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- Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, P. O. Box 116450, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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Saussaye L, van Veen E, Rollinson G, Boutouil M, Andersen J, Coggan J. Geotechnical and mineralogical characterisations of marine-dredged sediments before and after stabilisation to optimise their use as a road material. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2017; 38:3034-3046. [PMID: 28118789 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1287220] [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: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Dredging activities to extend, deepen and maintain access to harbours generate significant volumes of waste dredged material. Some ways are investigated to add value to these sediments. One solution described here is their use in road construction following treatment with hydraulic binders. This paper presents the characterisation of four sediments, in their raw state and after 90 days of curing following stabilisation treatment with lime and cement, using a combination of novel and established analytical techniques to investigate subsequent changes in mineralogy. These sediments are classified as fine, moderately to highly organic and highly plastic and their behaviour is linked to the presence of smectite clays. The main minerals found in the sediments using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and automated mineralogy are quartz, calcite, feldspars, aluminium silicates, pyrite and halite. Stabilisation was found to improve the mechanical performances of all the sediments. The formation of cementitious hydrates was not specifically detected using automated mineralogy or XRD. However, a decrease in the percentage volume of aluminium silicates and aluminium-iron silicates and an increase of the percentage volume of feldspars and carbonates was observed.
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- L Saussaye
- a Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénierie et des Travaux de la Construction de Caen (ESITC Caen) Epron , France
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- b Camborne School of Mines (CSM), College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences (CEMPS), Tremough Campus, University of Exeter , Penryn , UK
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- b Camborne School of Mines (CSM), College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences (CEMPS), Tremough Campus, University of Exeter , Penryn , UK
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- a Ecole Supérieure d'Ingénierie et des Travaux de la Construction de Caen (ESITC Caen) Epron , France
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- b Camborne School of Mines (CSM), College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences (CEMPS), Tremough Campus, University of Exeter , Penryn , UK
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- b Camborne School of Mines (CSM), College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences (CEMPS), Tremough Campus, University of Exeter , Penryn , UK
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Pinto PX, Al-Abed SR. Assessing metal mobilization from industrial lead-contaminated soils in an urban site. APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY : JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GEOCHEMISTRY AND COSMOCHEMISTRY 2017; 83:31-40. [PMID: 30245545 PMCID: PMC6145492 DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2017.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A series of leaching and partitioning tests (Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP), Controlled Acidity Leaching Protocol (CALP), Acid Neutralization Capacity (ANC), and sequential extraction) were applied to three different soils to study the potential mobility of metals into groundwater. Two of these soils were lead (Pb)-contaminated soils (Hotspot 1 and Hotspot 2) collected from an urban site associated with lead smelting and other industrial operations. The third sample (Stockpile) was soil affected by previous contamination in the area, removed from residential properties, stockpiled, and selected to be used as fill material in the studied site. The TCLP and CALP showed that Pb could be released from both hotspots, but were not released in the acidic rainfall extraction fluid of the SPLP. The sequential extraction showed that Pb in the hotspot soils was associated with the carbonate fraction, while As was associated with the Fe and Mn oxides. The stockpile released traces of Pb or As in the TCLP and CALP, but the ANC only released Pb under acidic conditions and the SPLP did not release Pb or As. Overall, the projected repository with Stockpile would not pose imminent danger to groundwater because, under the expected environmental conditions, Pb and As tend to remain in the solid phase.
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- Patricio X. Pinto
- Pegasus Technical Services, Inc. 46 E. Hollister St. Cincinnati, OH 45219, United States
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45268, United States
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Wang L, Tsang DCW, Poon CS. Green remediation and recycling of contaminated sediment by waste-incorporated stabilization/solidification. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 122:257-264. [PMID: 25522855 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.11.071] [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: 09/11/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Navigational/environmental dredging of contaminated sediment conventionally requires contained marine disposal and continuous monitoring. This study proposed a green remediation approach to treat and recycle the contaminated sediment by means of stabilization/solidification enhanced by the addition of selected solid wastes. With an increasing amount of contaminated sediment (20-70%), the 28-d compressive strength of sediment blocks decreased from greater than 10MPa to slightly above 1MPa. For augmenting the cement hydration, coal fly ash was more effective than lime and ground seashells, especially at low sediment content. The microscopic and spectroscopic analyses showed varying amounts of hydration products (primarily calcium hydroxide and calcium silicate hydrate) in the presence of coal fly ash, signifying the influence of pozzolanic reaction. To facilitate the waste utilization, cullet from beverage glass bottles and bottom ashes from coal combustion and waste incineration were found suitable to substitute coarse aggregate at 33% replacement ratio, beyond which the compressive strength decreased accordingly. The mercury intrusion porosimetry analysis indicated that the increase in the total pore area and average pore diameter were linearly correlated with the decrease of compressive strength due to waste replacement. All the sediment blocks complied with the acceptance criteria for reuse in terms of metal leachability. These results suggest that, with an appropriate mixture design, contaminated sediment and waste materials are useful resources for producing non-load-bearing masonry units or fill materials for construction uses.
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Wang L, Kwok JSH, Tsang DCW, Poon CS. Mixture design and treatment methods for recycling contaminated sediment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2014; 283:623-632. [PMID: 25464304 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 08/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/22/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Conventional marine disposal of contaminated sediment presents significant financial and environmental burden. This study aimed to recycle the contaminated sediment by assessing the roles and integration of binder formulation, sediment pretreatment, curing method, and waste inclusion in stabilization/solidification. The results demonstrated that the 28-d compressive strength of sediment blocks produced with coal fly ash and lime partially replacing cement at a binder-to-sediment ratio of 3:7 could be used as fill materials for construction. The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that hydration products (calcium hydroxide) were difficult to form at high sediment content. Thermal pretreatment of sediment removed 90% of indigenous organic matter, significantly increased the compressive strength, and enabled reuse as non-load-bearing masonry units. Besides, 2-h CO2 curing accelerated early-stage carbonation inside the porous structure, sequestered 5.6% of CO2 (by weight) in the sediment blocks, and acquired strength comparable to 7-d curing. Thermogravimetric analysis indicated substantial weight loss corresponding to decomposition of poorly and well crystalline calcium carbonate. Moreover, partial replacement of contaminated sediment by various granular waste materials notably augmented the strength of sediment blocks. The metal leachability of sediment blocks was minimal and acceptable for reuse. These results suggest that contaminated sediment should be viewed as useful resources.
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- Lei Wang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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