Soil Washing and Thermal Desorption: Reliable Techniques for Remediating Materials Contaminated with Mercury

2010 ◽  
Vol 155 (12) ◽  
pp. 571-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rüdiger B. Richter ◽  
Helmut Flachberger
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12523
Author(s):  
Sang-Hwan Lee ◽  
Soon-Oh Kim ◽  
Sang-Woo Lee ◽  
Min-Suk Kim ◽  
Hyun Park

Global governance of soil resources as well as revitalizations and remediation of degraded areas seem to be necessary actions for sustainable development. A great deal of effort has gone into developing remediation technologies to remove or reduce the impact of these contaminants in the environment. However, contaminated soil remediations in stringent conditions deteriorate soil properties and functions and create the need for efficient soil revitalization measures. Soil washing (SW) and thermal desorption (TD) are commonly used to remediate contaminated soil and can significantly reduce the contaminant, sometimes to safe levels where reuse can be considered; however, the effects of treatment on soil quality must be understood in order to support redevelopment after remediation. In this review, we discussed the effects of SW and TD on soil properties, including subsequent soil quality and health. Furthermore, the importance of these techniques for remediation and reclamation strategies was discussed. Some restoration strategies were also proposed for the recovery of soil quality. In addition, remediated and revitalized soil can be reused for various purposes, which can be accepted as an implementation of sustainable remediation. This review concludes with an outlook of future research efforts that will further shift SW and TD toward sustainable remediation.


2013 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
pp. 744-748
Author(s):  
Tian Xiang Xia ◽  
Jue Jun Yao ◽  
Mao Sheng Zhong ◽  
Xiao Yang Jia

Decontamination level and residual amount of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were investigated by ex-situ remediation technologies including biopile, soil washing and thermal desorption in a field level. After the remediation, 16 USEPA priority PAHs were decontaminated from 99.3% to 99.9% for thermal desorption, from 17.9% to 82.1% for biopile and from-27.6% to 84.3% for soil washing. Residual PAHs amount in soils by thermal desorption was below the local soil screening level, differently from that by biopile and soil washing. Especially for high molecular weight PAHs, i.e. 5-6 rings PAHs, residual amount exceeded over the screening lever 4 to 197 times for biopile and 17 to 421 times for soil washing. Additional factors, such as cost, time, operation and maintainance etc. for remedial technology selection and contaminant bioavailability in soil matrix for remediation target values, were proposed to be paid more attention for specific contaminated sites.


2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-553
Author(s):  
Ricardo Silva Coelho ◽  
Mônica Cristina Teixeira

RESUMO A mineração de ouro é uma das principais fontes de contaminação de arsênio (As) no Quadrilátero Ferrífero em Minas Gerais. O As é um elemento tóxico capaz de causar sérios danos à saúde humana. Com o objetivo de investigar formas mais ecológicas e igualmente eficientes para a remoção de As em solos, empregou-se a técnica de lavagem de solos (soil washing) com uso de extratos com biossurfactantes (BS) visando promover a mobilização do As contido em solo de mina de ouro abandonada. Para a produção dos extratos, foram selecionadas duas culturas mistas de bactérias produtoras de BS (MPCB e MPBR) tolerantes a alta concentração de arsênio (8 mg.L-1). Os tensoativos produzidos foram estáveis em ampla faixa de pH, 3-11; temperatura, 28-50ºC e salinidade, 1-5% NaCl (p.v-1). Nos testes de lavagem de solo, em pH 11, as remoções de As obtidas com os extratos MPCB (14,01 e 13,72%) e MPBR (12,04 e 12,31%) foram superiores àquelas obtidas com soluções a 1% (p.v-1) dos surfactantes comerciais SDS (0,87 e 0,71%); saponina (0,57 e 0,55%) e lecitina de soja (2,05 e 2,63%). Os resultados dos testes em coluna foram igualmente influenciados pelo pH e pela proporção sólido:líquido. As maiores remoções de As: 25,43% (MPCB) 22,43% (MPBR) foram obtidas em pH 11, na proporção 1:40 (g.mL-1), após 10 ciclos de extração. Os extratos MPCB e MPBR removeram o As solúvel em água, os íons ligados ao carbonato e aqueles adsorvidos. Ambos os extratos tiveram comportamento semelhante ao ácido etilenodiaminotetracético (EDTA) e ao extrato de cultura microbiana comercial (GorduraKlin®).


2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 620-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph S. Baker ◽  
John LaChance ◽  
Gorm Heron

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainab Siddiqui ◽  
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S.M Ali Jawaid ◽  
Sandeep Vishen ◽  
Shreya Verma ◽  
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