Arsenic immobilization in water and soil using acid mine drainage sludge

作者：Ko Myoung Soo; Kim Ju Yong; Lee Jin Soo; Ko Ju In; Kim Kyoung Woong^*

来源：Applied Geochemistry, 2013, 35: 1-6.

DOI：10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.05.008

Adsorption onto Fe-containing minerals is a well-known remediation method for As-contaminated water and soil. In this study, the use of acid mine drainage sludge (AMDS) to adsorb As was investigated. AMDS is composed of amorphous particles and so has a large surface area (251.2 m(2) g (1)). Here, adsorption of both arsenite and arsenate was found to be almost 100%, under various initial AMDS dosages, with the arsenate adsorption rate being faster. The optimum pH for As adsorption onto AMDS was pH 7.0 and the maximum adsorption capacities for arsenite and arsenate were 58.5 mg g (1) and 19.7 mg g (1) AMDS, respectively. In addition, experiments revealed that AMDS dosages decreased As release from contaminated soil. Therefore, the AMDS used in this study was confirmed to be a suitable candidate for immobilizing both arsenite and arsenate in contaminated soils.

• 出版日期2013-8