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Wu S, Hu T, Chen D, Qian K, Hu Y, Xue D, Tahir MH. Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in bottom ashes generated by small-scale thermal treatment furnaces for domestic waste in villages and towns of China. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2023; 45:8243-8255. [PMID: 37578561 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-023-01709-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Small-scale Solid Waste Thermal Treatment (SSWTT) is prevalent in remote Chinese locations. However, the ecological threats associated with heavy metals in resultant bottom ash remain undefined. This research study scrutinized such ash from eight differing sites, assessing heavy metal content, chemical form, and leaching toxicity. Most bottom ash samples met soil contamination standards for development land (GB36600-2018). However, levels of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in some samples exceeded agricultural land standards GB15618-2018) by 1591%, 64,478%, 1880%, 3886%, 963%, 1110%, and 2011% respectively. Additionally, the As and Cd contents surpassed the construction land control limit value by 383% and 13% respectively. The mean values of the combined oxidizable and residual fraction (F3 + F4) for each heavy metal in all samples exceeded 65%, with Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb reaching over 95%. All sample leaching concentrations, obtained via the HJ/T 299 procedure, were less than limits set by the identification standards for hazardous wastes (GB5085.3-2007). However, only the leaching concentrations of three samples via the leaching procedure HJ/T 300 met the "Solid Waste Landfill Pollution Control Standard" (GB 16889-2008). The results indicate that the location and type of SSWTT equipment play a crucial role in determining an appropriate solution for bottom ash management.
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- Shutong Wu
- Thermal and Environmental Engineering Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Multi-Source Solid Wastes Co-Processing and Energy Utilization, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Thermal and Environmental Engineering Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Multi-Source Solid Wastes Co-Processing and Energy Utilization, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Thermal and Environmental Engineering Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Multi-Source Solid Wastes Co-Processing and Energy Utilization, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Thermal and Environmental Engineering Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Multi-Source Solid Wastes Co-Processing and Energy Utilization, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Thermal and Environmental Engineering Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China.
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Multi-Source Solid Wastes Co-Processing and Energy Utilization, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China.
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- Wuxi GaoEr Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd, 1 South Shenxing Road, Yixing, 214217, People's Republic of China
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- Thermal and Environmental Engineering Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Multi-Source Solid Wastes Co-Processing and Energy Utilization, Shanghai, 200092, People's Republic of China
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Zhong S, Hu M, Zhang L, Qin X, Zhang Q, Ru X, Wang LA. Toxic metals and the risks of sludge from the treatment of wastewater from beryllium smelting. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 326:138439. [PMID: 36935057 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138439] [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: 01/14/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The release of highly toxic beryllium in sludge (BCS) produced by physico-chemical treatment of beryllium-containing wastewater from Be smelting production has become a growing concern with the widespread use of Be in the defense industry. This work investigated the potential mobility of Be in BCS. The toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) of BCS showed that the amount of leached Be was up to 202 mg L-1, which exceeded the regulated limit by nearly 10,000 times. The chemical fractionation analysis further revealed that the excessive amount of Be leached from BCS was contributed to the high content of acid-soluble fraction and reducible fraction of Be, which accounted for over 70% of the Be content. The results obtained from mineralogical automatic analyzer (MLA) showed that gypsum (23.23%) and epidote (19.55%) were the two major mineralogical phases of BCS. Both were small and loosely structured agglomerated particles with a D50 of 6.61 μm and 3.31 μm. ToF-SIMS results revealed that the Be distribution on the surface of BCS particles was relatively dispersed, with no aggregation or encapsulation. Be co-precipitated with gypsum and chlorite in the form of unstable Be(OH)2, which attached to the surface of these small particles. The unstable state of Be and the small size, loose structure and high liberation of the host material phases are the main reasons for the high leaching mobility of Be. The results of the risk assessment indicated that BCS posed an extremely high potential ecological risk, with Be being the most significant contributor.
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- Shan Zhong
- College of Life Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, 541004, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, 541004, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, 541004, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, 541004, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, 541004, PR China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, 541004, PR China.
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- School of Resource and Safety Engineeing, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 40044, PR China.
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Baraud F, Leleyter L, Poree S, Lecomte T. Environmental availability of trace metals in a fired brick elaborated from a marine dredged sediment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:54914-54926. [PMID: 36881230 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26163-6] [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: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Each year, hundreds of millions of tons of sediments are dredged around the world. Alternatively to sea or land disposal, the reuse of these sediments as raw material in various civil engineering applications is developing. In this context, the French SEDIBRIC project (valorisation de SEDIments en BRIQues et tuiles) aims to replace, in the preparation of clay-fired bricks, a part of natural clays by harbor dredged sediments. The present study focuses on the fate of some potentially toxic elements (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) that are initially present in the sediments. A fired brick is elaborated exclusively from one dredged sediment, after a desalination step. The total content of each element of interest is evaluated by ICP-AES, after a microwave-assisted acid (aqua regia) digestion, in the raw sediment and in the brick. Then, single extractions (H2O, HCl, or EDTA as reactant) and one sequential extraction procedure (according to Leleyter and Probst, Int J Environ Anal Chem 73(2): 109-128 1999) are applied to the raw sediment and to the brick, in order to assess the environmental availability of the elements of interest. For Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn, the results obtained with the various extractions procedures applied are consistent and confirm that the firing process induces their stabilization in the brick. The availability however increases for Cr and remains unchanged for Cd.
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- Fabienne Baraud
- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, ABTE EA 4651, Boulevard du Maréchal Juin, Bât Sciences 2, 14032, Caen Cedex, France.
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, ABTE EA 4651, Boulevard du Maréchal Juin, Bât Sciences 2, 14032, Caen Cedex, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, ABTE EA 4651, Boulevard du Maréchal Juin, Bât Sciences 2, 14032, Caen Cedex, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNICAEN, ABTE EA 4651, Boulevard du Maréchal Juin, Bât Sciences 2, 14032, Caen Cedex, France
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Zhang Z, Deng Q, Ye H, Ge G. Bacterial and fungal diversities examined through high-throughput sequencing in response to lead contamination of tea garden soil. Front Microbiol 2023; 14:1121199. [PMID: 37032858 PMCID: PMC10073568 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1121199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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Several studies have indicated that the heavy-metal content in tea is increasing gradually. Researchers examining the soil of more than 100 tea gardens in China have observed that lead content was higher in some soils. The effect of lead contamination on soil microorganisms in tea gardens was studied to determine the effect of lead on the essential functions of microorganisms in a tea garden soil ecosystem. Previous studies on pot experiments adopted the method of adding a single instance of pollution, which failed to comprehensively simulate the characteristics of the slow accumulation of heavy metals in soil. This study designed with two pollution modes (multistage and single instance) determined the content of soil lead in different forms according to the European Community Bureau of Reference extraction procedure. The community structure, species diversity and functional abundance of soil bacteria and fungi were examined by high-throughput sequencing. We observed that the content of four forms of lead was higher in the multistage contamination mode than in the single instance contamination mode. The effects of lead contamination on bacteria differed significantly (p < 0.05), and the abundance and diversity of bacteria were higher in the multistage contamination mode than in the single instance contamination mode. The community structure of fungi was more affected by lead than was that of bacteria. The content of each lead form was the environmental factor most strongly affecting soil bacteria and fungi. The predicted main function of the bacterial community was amino acid transport and metabolism, and the trophic mode of the fungal community was mainly pathotroph-saprotroph. This study revealed changes in soil microorganisms caused by different forms of lead and contamination methods in tea garden soil and provide a theoretical basis for examining the effects of lead contamination on soil microorganisms.
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- Ziyan Zhang
- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Biotechnology Centre, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- Biotechnology Centre, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
- *Correspondence: Gaofei Ge,
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Formentini TA, Basile-Doelsch I, Legros S, Frierdich AJ, Pinheiro A, Fernandes CVS, Mallmann FJK, Borschneck D, da Veiga M, Doelsch E. Copper (Cu) speciation in organic-waste (OW) amended soil: Instability of OW-borne Cu(I) sulfide and role of clay and iron oxide minerals. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 848:157779. [PMID: 35926606 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157779] [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: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The geochemistry of copper (Cu) is generally assumed to be controlled by organic matter in soils. However, the role of clay and iron oxide minerals may be understated. Soil density fractionation, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) were combined to assess the long-term behavior of Cu in an agricultural soil subject to organic waste application. Two unprecedented molecular environments of natural Cu (i.e. Cu inherited from the parent rock) in soils are reported: Cu dimer in the interlayer of vermiculite and Cu structurally incorporated within hematite. Moreover, the soil naturally containing Cu-vermiculite, Cu-hematite, but also Cu-kaolinite (Cutotal = 122 mg·kg-1) was amended over 11 years with Cu-rich pig slurry in which Cu was 100 % Cu(I) sulfide. Natural Cu associated with clay and iron oxide minerals persisted in the amended soil, but the exogenous Cu(I) sulfide was unstable. The increase in Cu concentration in the amended soil to 174 mg·kg-1 was accounted for the increase of Cu sorbed to kaolinite and Cu bound to organic matter. These results are important for better understanding the natural occurrence of Cu in soils and for assessing the environmental impacts of organic waste recycling in agricultural fields.
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- Thiago A Formentini
- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P. O. Box 7014, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden; Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, INRA, CEREGE, F-13545 Aix-en-Provence, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Recyclage et risque, F-34398 Montpellier, France; Recyclage et Risque, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Environmental Engineering Program, Regional University of Blumenau (FURB), 89030-000 Blumenau, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Soils, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, INRA, CEREGE, F-13545 Aix-en-Provence, France
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- CIRAD, UPR Recyclage et risque, F-34398 Montpellier, France; Recyclage et Risque, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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Du M, Liu H, Hu D, Huang J, Liu Z, Fang Y. The leaching mechanism of heavy metals (Ni, Cd, As) in a gasification slag during acidification. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2020; 114:17-24. [PMID: 32707442 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2020.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The gasification slag by acidification can leach abundant heavy metals. In this paper, the fate of heavy metals (Ni, Cd, and As) in the raw slag and the acidified slag that treated by HAc and HCl was systematically investigated combined with Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. The results show that the content of Ni and Cd is reduced with an increasing acid concentration and meets the regulatory standards by 7 M HAc and 3 M HCl, respectively. Most of Ni combined with gehlenite is released as gehlenite dissolves during acid treatment, whereas Cd in combination with gehlenite and iron compounds is hard to release at lower HAc concentrations. Unexpectedly, the content of As tends to elevate at a higher concentration of HAc, which is due to the increase in the content of Ca by new Ca-compound formation and the higher binding capacity of Ca to As according to DFT results. Additionally, if the acid-base ratio reaches about 2.0 by acid treatment, there would be a maximum leaching rate. It is recommended that acid concentration should be controlled to avoid a secondary risk of heavy metals.
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- Meijie Du
- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China.
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.
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- Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, PR China.
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Li F, Li Z, Mao P, Li Y, Li Y, McBride MB, Wu J, Zhuang P. Heavy metal availability, bioaccessibility, and leachability in contaminated soil: effects of pig manure and earthworms. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:20030-20039. [PMID: 29705900 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2080-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A pot experiment and a leaching experiment were conducted to investigate the effects of earthworms and pig manure on heavy metals (Cd, Pb, and Zn) immobility, in vitro bioaccessibility and leachability under simulated acid rain (SAR). Results showed manure significantly increased soil organic carbon (SOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), available phosphorus (AP), total N, total P and pH, and decreased CaCl2-extractable metals and total heavy metals in water and SAR leachate. The addition of earthworms significantly increased AP (from 0.38 to 1.7 mg kg-1), and a downward trend in CaCl2-extractable and total leaching loss of heavy metals were observed. The combined earthworm and manure treatment decreased CaCl2-extractable Zn, Cd, and Pb. For Na4P2O7-extractable metals, Cd and Pb were decreased with increasing manure application rate. Application of earthworm alone did not contribute to the remediation of heavy metal polluted soils. Considering the effects on heavy metal immobilization and cost, the application of 6% manure was an alternative approach for treating contaminated soils. These findings provide valuable information for risk management during immobilization of heavy metals in contaminated soils.
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- Feng Li
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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- Section of Soil and Crop Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QId 4072, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China.
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Chakraborty P, Manek A, Niyogi S, Hudson J. Determination of Dynamic Metal Complexes and their Diffusion Coefficients in the Presence of Different Humic Substances by Combining Two Analytical Techniques. ANAL LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2013.865204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lu H, Li Z, Fu S, Méndez A, Gascó G, Paz-Ferreiro J. Can biochar and phytoextractors be jointly used for cadmium remediation? PLoS One 2014; 9:e95218. [PMID: 24740346 PMCID: PMC3989312 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Phytoremediation of soils contaminated with cadmium was tested after liming (CaO) or biochar addition, using red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor L.) as test plant species. Two biochars with contrasting characteristics were prepared from two feedstocks and added to the soil at a rate of 3% (w:w): Eucalyptus pyrolysed at 600°C (EB) and poultry litter at 400°C (PLB). Liming was carried out in two treatments (CaO1) and (CaO2) to the same pH as the treatments EB and PLB respectively. Total plant mass increased in soils amended with PLB and with a mixture of PLB and EB; however this was not sufficient to increase the efficiency of phytoextraction. Bioavailable and mobile fractions of Cd diminished after liming or biochar addition. Our study infers that, both the amount of Cd immobilized and the main mechanism responsible for this immobilization varies according to biochar properties.
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- Huanping Lu
- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- * E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Departamento de Ingeniería de Materiales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Edafología, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Departamento de Edafología, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Kim HA, Lee KY, Lee BT, Kim SO, Kim KW. Comparative study of simultaneous removal of As, Cu, and Pb using different combinations of electrokinetics with bioleaching by Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans. WATER RESEARCH 2012; 46:5591-5599. [PMID: 22921395 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.07.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Revised: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 07/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Different designs of electrokinetics were applied to simultaneously remove arsenic, copper, and lead from contaminated soils. Single electrokinetics (control) resulted in superior removal efficiencies for Cu (73.5%) and Pb (88.5%), though the removal of As (3.11%) was relatively little. Sequential bioelectrokinetics of bioleaching with Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and electrokinetics enhanced the removal of As (25%), while Pb exhibited a significant decrease in removal efficiency (10.6%), due to the formation of insoluble compounds. In order to improve the overall performance, integrated bioelectrokinetics was designed by inoculating A. ferrooxidans into the electrolyte after 5 or 15 days of electrokinetics. Lead (75.8%) and copper (72%) were effectively removed through electrokinetics, after which arsenic (35%) was more efficiently removed by bioleaching-enhanced electrokinetics. A pilot-scale experiment indicated that integrated bioelectrokinetics is an effective means of remediation of soils contaminated with multiple heavy metals and arsenic.
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- Hyun-A Kim
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 1, Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Daejeon 305-353, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 1, Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, College of Natural Science, Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 1, Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea.
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Remeteiová D, Rusnák R, Kucanová E, Fióová B, Ružičková S, Fekete I, Horváth M, Dirner V. Environmental study of two significant solid samples: gravitation dust sediment and soil. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2012; 184:1121-1130. [PMID: 21625924 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2026-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 03/16/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In this work are presented results of the complex study of two significant solid environmental samples: gravitation dust sediments (industrial pollutants, potential source of risk elements input to soils) and soils (component of the environment, potential source of risk elements input to food web). The first phase of this study was focused on the study of the significant chemical properties (phase composition, content of organic and inorganic carbon) of the dust and soil samples. In the second phase, the fractionation analysis was used on the evaluation of the mobility of chosen risk elements (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) in the studied samples. The single-step extractions were applied in the order of the isolation of the element forms (fractions), with different mobilities during defined ecological conditions by utilization of the following reagents: 1 mol dm(-3) NH(4)NO(3) for isolation of the "mobile" fraction, 0.05 mol dm(-3) ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and 0.43 mol dm(-3) CH(3)COOH for isolation of the "mobilizable" fraction, and 2 mol dm(-3) HNO(3) for isolation of all releasable forms. On the basis of the results obtained in this study, it is possible to state that different origins and positions of solid environmental samples in the environment reflect in different chemical properties of their matrix. The different properties of the sample matrix result in different mobilities of risk elements in these kinds of samples. The fractionation analysis with single-step extraction for isolation element fractions is the method most suitable for easy checking of environmental pollution and for evaluation of risk elements cycle in the environment.
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- Dagmar Remeteiová
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Metallurgy, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia.
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Assessing Soil Quality in Areas Affected by Sulfide Mining. Application to Soils in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain). MINERALS 2011. [DOI: 10.3390/min1010073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ciba J, Zołotajkin M, Kluczka J, Loska K, Cebula J. Comparison of methods for leaching heavy metals from composts. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2003; 23:897-905. [PMID: 14614924 DOI: 10.1016/s0956-053x(03)00128-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
This paper presents the determination of total iron, copper, zinc, chromium, nickel, lead, cadmium and mercury contents in the compost obtained from sorted municipal organic solid waste applying the following methods of sample mineralization: 40% hydrofluoric acid with preliminary incineration of a sample, a mixture of concentrated nitric(V) and chloric(VII) acids with preliminary incineration of organic matter and a mixture of nitric(V) and chloric(VII) acids without sample incineration. The speciation analysis of Tessier was used to estimate the bioavailability of the metals. Elution degrees of the mobile forms of the metals from the compost with 10% nitric(V) acid and 1 mol/dm(3) hydrochloric acid were compared. The contents of the elements in the eluates were determined applying atomic absorption spectrometry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jerzy Ciba
- The Faculty of Chemistry, The Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice 44-100, Gliwice, Poland.
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Žemberyová M, Zwaik AAH, Farkašovská I. Sequential extraction for the speciation of some heavy metals in soils. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02389448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Morabito R. Extraction techniques in speciation analysis of environmental samples. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1995. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00322906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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