Migration of Heavy Metals in Saturated Sand and Bentonite/Soil Admixture
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 130, Issue 8
Abstract
Heavy metal migration through compacted, saturated sand and bentonite/soil admixtures were investigated using kinetic, batch sorption tests, and column tests. Sorption of Pb, Zn, and Cd at pH 5 by bentonite is found to be 411.2, 163.4, and 71.8 mL/g, respectively. The permeability of the compacted sand is found to be 6 orders of magniture higher than that of bentonite/soil admixture (about when permeated with metal solutions under an effective stress of 34.5 kPa (5 psi). The permeation of metal solutions into bentonite/soil admixture columns does not result in a significant increase in permeability. Experimental results of batch sorption and hydraulic conductivity tests were also analyzed with a computer-based simulation model, POLLUTE, to determine the transport parameters (effective porosity, dispersion coefficient, retardation) of chloride ions and heavy metals in a homogeneous compacted sand and bentonite/soil admixture using a curve fitting technique.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 130 • Issue 8 • August 2004
Pages: 906 - 909
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Copyright © 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jun 17, 2003
Accepted: Jun 18, 2003
Published online: Jul 15, 2004
Published in print: Aug 2004
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