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Test Methods for the Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soil

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Environmental Remediation Technologies for Metal-Contaminated Soils

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Test methods for the evaluation of heavy metals contained in contaminated soil were summarized. The soil environmental standards, criteria for soils in each country, and setup backgrounds were studied. The methods for the extraction of heavy metals were classified into three categories: (1) digestion/decomposition, (2) extraction, and (3) leaching test. Regarding these three analytical methods, the scientific meaning of each method and concrete test procedures were described. Regarding the extraction method, the SCE (sequential chemical extraction) procedure for chemical forms of metals and extraction for bioavailability were discussed. In the section with regard to the leaching test, the relationship between operational factors and the leaching concentration was discussed and the availability test was also introduced. Furthermore, the movement of unifying the test methods in the ISO (International organization for standardization) was introduced. The environmental standards of soils and the criteria of 13 countries were compared. In addition, the setup backgrounds of the environmental standards and the environmental criteria for soils in Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, and Germany were investigated and discussed.

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  1. Department of Urban Engineering, Osaka City University, 3-3-138, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-Ku, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan

    S. Mizutani & Y. Kanjo

  2. Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, 2, Asashiro-Nishi, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka, 590-0494, Japan

    M. Ikegami

  3. Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan

    H. Sakanakura

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Mizutani, S., Ikegami, M., Sakanakura, H., Kanjo, Y. (2016). Test Methods for the Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Soil. In: Hasegawa, H., Rahman, I., Rahman, M. (eds) Environmental Remediation Technologies for Metal-Contaminated Soils. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55759-3_4

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