Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 14, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su14095135
Keywords
contamination; potentially toxic metals; cluster analysis; principal component analysis; batch equilibrium tests
Funding
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [140124/2019-5, 310989/2020-5]
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This study characterizes and evaluates the behavior of 13 soil materials collected in the Ribeira Valley region of Brazil for the retention of lead and cadmium. The results show that four of these soil materials have the highest adsorption capacities and are suitable for use as environmental protection barriers.
In waste disposal areas, soils can be used as environmental protection barriers to retain potentially toxic metals. Although most studies focus on lateritic soils, it is still of interest to evaluate other soil types, aiming to select the best materials among those available near the contamination area, reducing costs and construction efforts. This paper characterizes and evaluates the behavior of 13 soil materials collected in a region (Ribeira Valley, Brazil) with a history of improper mining waste disposal for the retention of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) and their possible use as environmental protection barriers. All soils were acidic, kaolinitic, with negatively charged particles. Soils were grouped into three classes according to soil properties, such as particle size distribution, cation exchange capacity (CEC), and specific surface area (SSA), using cluster and principal component analysis. The Pb and Cd adsorption capacities ranged from 288 to 479 mu g g(-1) and 207 to 326 mu g g(,)(-1) respectively, obtained from batch equilibrium tests. In general, all soils presented suitable characteristics for the retention of Pb and Cd, but four of them (1 to 4) showed the highest adsorption capacities, probably due to their larger SSA, CEC and percentage of fines (clay + silt).
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