Journal
CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue -, Pages 97-106Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2010.534084
Keywords
sediment remediation; heavy metal; washing; additives; rhamnolipids
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This study presents the results of laboratory-scale experimental tests of contaminant extraction from marine sediment slurries. The sediment was collected in a harbour situated in a high-density industrial area, characterised by a high pollution level of heavy metals. The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of selected chelating agents (rhamnolipids, EDDS, EDTA and citric acid) in heavy metal removal from contaminated sediments. To this aim, contamination of the sediment used in this experiment was artificially increased to reach final values of 1250mg center dot kg-1Cu and 2026mg center dot kg-1Pb. The investigated parameters during the washing tests were chelant concentration and overall washing time. To evaluate the sediment characteristics, COD and acid digestion were performed, whereas total organic carbon and heavy metal concentration were determined on the solutions extracted. The results show that the use of EDDS and EDTA gave good extraction efficiencies (up to 95%), unlike the lower removal rates achieved by using citric acid and rhamnolipids. In addition, major cations, mainly Fe and Ca, were found to be strong competitors with the target metals for metal-ligand complex formation.
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