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Availability and Assessment of Fixing Additives for The in Situ Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils: A Review

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The use of low-cost and environmental safety amendments for the in situ immobilization of heavy metals has been investigated as a promising method for contaminated soil remediation. Natural materials and waste products from certain industries with high captive capacity of heavy metals can be obtained and employed. Reduction of extractable metal concentration and phytotoxicity could be evaluated and demonstrated by the feasibility of various amendments in fixing remediation. In this review, an extensive list of references has been compiled to provide a summary of information on a wide range of potentially amendment resources, including organic, inorganic and combined organic-inorganic materials. The assessment based on the economic efficiency and environmental risks brought forth the potential application values and future development directions of this method on solving the soil contamination.

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    Guanlin Guo & Qixing Zhou

  2. Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100039, China

    Guanlin Guo

  3. College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China

    Qixing Zhou

  4. Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA

    Lene Q. Ma

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Guo, G., Zhou, Q. & Ma, L.Q. Availability and Assessment of Fixing Additives for The in Situ Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils: A Review. Environ Monit Assess 116, 513–528 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-006-7668-4

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