Assessment of zerovalent iron for stabilization of chromium, copper, and arsenic in soil
Abstract
Stabilization of soil contaminated with trace elements is a remediation practice that does not reduce the total content of contaminants, but lowers the amounts of mobile and bioavailable fractions. This study evaluated the efficiency of Fe(0) to reduce the mobility and bioavailability of Cr, Cu, As and Zn in a chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-contaminated soil using chemical, biochemical and biotoxicity tests. Contaminated soil was stabilized with 1% iron grit. This treatment decreased As and Cr concentrations in leachates (by 98% and 45%, respectively), in soil pore water (by 99% and 94%, respectively) and in plant shoots (by 84% and 95%, respectively). The stabilization technique also restored most of analyzed soil enzyme activities and reduced microbial toxicity, as evaluated by the BioTox test. After stabilization, exchangeable and bioaccessible fractions of Cu remained high, causing some residual toxicity in the treated soil.
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Applying iron grit to contaminated soil increased Cu and Zn bioavailability, as indicated by elevated Cu and Zn concentrations in plant shoots.
“In contrast, elevated Cu and Zn concentrations were observed in plant shoots in treated soil, which indicated increased Cu and Zn bioavailability.”
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- Authors
- Kumpiene, J., Ore, S., Renella, G., Mench, M., Lagerkvist, A., & Maurice, C.
- Affiliations
- Luleå University of Technology (SE)
- University of Florence (IT)
- UMR BIOdiversity, GEnes & Communities (FR)
- Venue
- Environmental Pollution
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-11
- Volume
- 144
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 62-69
- ISSN
- 0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1971918168
- Cited by
- 236
- References
- 34
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- FWCI
- 8.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Environmental Pollution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Florence Research (University of Florence) (submittedVersion)
- Oskar-Bordeaux (Universite de Bordeaux) (submittedVersion)
- Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- European Commission
- Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Chromium effects and bioremediation
- Keywords
- zero-valent iron, soil stabilization, chromated copper arsenate, chromium, copper, arsenic, zinc, heavy metal mobility, bioavailability, leaching, soil enzymes, microbial toxicity, soil remediation
- MeSH terms
- Adsorption, Arsenates, Arsenic, Chromium, Copper, Enzymes, Chemical Fractionation, Poaceae, Industrial Waste, Iron, Plants, Edible, Soil, Soil Microbiology, Soil Pollutants, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Plant Shoots, Toxicity Tests, Metals, Heavy, Aliivibrio fischeri, Environmental Restoration and Remediation
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