Competitive Sorption of Metallic Species under Different pH in a Residual Clayey Soil
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 143, Issue 12
Abstract
Soil contamination by toxic metals is a major environmental issue, mainly due to inadequate methods of waste disposal and accidental spills. Studies on fate and transport of contaminants help prevent the spread of pollutants in subsurface soil and mitigate associated risks. Therefore, the objective of this study is to evaluate the sorption mechanisms involving seven metallic species (nickel, cadmium, lead, chromium, zinc, copper, and manganese) in a residual clayey soil, when available individually (single-species solution) or combined (multispecies solution), under different pH values in the acidic range. Batch equilibrium tests were conducted, from which sorption isotherms and partition coefficients— were determined and evaluated. The results showed that, for the clayey soil investigated, the pH of the contaminant solution significantly influenced . For Cr, Pb, and Cu, higher retention capacities were observed for both single and multicomponent species solutions, while Zi, Ni, Cd, and Mn showed greater mobility.
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to express their gratitude to CNPq/MCT (Proc. 480565/2009-0, 486340/2011-2, 309105/2011-0, 486506/2013-4, 311692/2014-1), DECIT/SCTIE-MS-FAPERGS/CNPq (Proc. 10/0030-9) and FAPERGS/CNPq (Proc. 11/2041-4) for the financial support to the research group.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 143 • Issue 12 • December 2017
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Received: Aug 6, 2016
Accepted: Jun 12, 2017
Published online: Sep 28, 2017
Published in print: Dec 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Feb 28, 2018
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