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Distribution of PAH residues in humic and mineral fractions of sediments from stormwater infiltration basins

  • IUSS SUITMA 6 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM 2011
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Abstract

Purpose

The management of sediments from stormwater infiltration basins is nowadays a key issue for local authorities to ensure long-term performance. Speciation of pollutants is particularly required in view of reuse of these materials. If fractionation of trace metals in sediments is relatively well described, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) speciation was only studied using particle size distribution. Therefore, this study aims at the characterization of the PAHs-bearing fractions in sediments.

Materials and methods

Three sediments with various physicochemical properties were sampled in the west and north of France to characterize the distribution of PAHs among organic and inorganic components. Respective organic and inorganic matrixes were obtained by alkaline extraction and methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) fractionation procedure. The nature of the solid fractions was assessed through microanalyses: infrared spectroscopy (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy with X-ray spectroscopy. Bulk sediments and extracted fractions were analyzed for organic matter parameters: elemental analysis (C, N, and H), total organic matter, total organic carbon, hydrocarbons (C10–C40), and PAHs.

Results and discussion

The characterization of bulk sediments highlighted that they were mainly composed of single particles, originating from the geological background, and aggregates (10 to 300 μm) composed of minerals and large organic matter content. The C/N ratio and PAH ratios were shown to be helpful for the determination of the natural or anthropogenic origin of organic matter or to evaluate additional contribution of industrial activities. The fractionation results underlined the role of the aggregates on the distribution of PAHs. Humin fraction and bound-humic acids were mainly composed of aggregates (10 to 150 μm) and accounted for 60 to 70 % of sample mass. The PAHs are mainly sequestrated in these fractions. Only up to 1 % of PAHs are adsorbed on the mineral fraction.

Conclusions

Both alkaline extraction and MIBK procedure demonstrated that PAH residues were readily sequestrated in humin and bound-humic acids fractions and that fulvic acids, humic acids, and mineral fractions contained poor concentrations of PAHs. Microanalyses underlined the high level of aggregation of particles in sediments and their mixed inorganic and organic nature. In case of stormwater sediments, the location of PAHs in highly organic aggregates is consistent with their sources, being both oil products and debris from vehicles and road.

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Acknowledgments

This work has benefited from the financial support of the “Région des Pays de la Loire” in the framework of the research project POLESUR “Soil and water pollution in urban areas” (2008–2011).

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  1. Department of Geotechnics, Water and Risks, Centre de Nantes, PRES LUNAM, French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR), Route de Bouaye CS4, Bouguenais, 44344, France

    Amelène El-Mufleh, Béatrice Béchet & Véronique Ruban

  2. Laboratoire Synthèse et Réactivité des Substances Naturelles (UMR 6514), Université de Poitiers, Avenue du Recteur Pineau, Poitiers, 86022, France

    Laurent Grasset & Claude Rodier

  3. Laboratoire de Planétologie et de Géodynamique, UMR 6112, Université de Nantes, CNRS, Nantes Atlantique Universités, Nantes, 44000, France

    Anne Gaudin

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El-Mufleh, A., Béchet, B., Grasset, L. et al. Distribution of PAH residues in humic and mineral fractions of sediments from stormwater infiltration basins. J Soils Sediments 13, 531–542 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-012-0586-x

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