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Comparative Effects of Biochar, Slag and Ferrous–Mn Ore on Lead and Cadmium Immobilization in Soil

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A variety of remediation approaches have been applied to the heavy metals-contaminated soils, however, the immobilization of metals in co-contaminated soils still not cleared. Therefore, an incubation study was conducted to evaluate the instantaneous effects of different concentrations of biochar (BC), slag (SL) and Fe–Mn ore (FMO) on immobilization of Pb and Cd through the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) by following the the European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR), CaCl2 and NH4NO3. The sequential extraction of BCR showed decrease in acid soluble fractions, while the residual proportions of Pb and Cd were enhanced with increasing concentrations of SL and BC. Addition of BC significantly lowered the extractable fractions of both metals by TCLP, NH4NO3 and CaCl2 as compared to SL and FMO. Among all amendments, BC incorporation into co-contaminated soil offered promising results for Pb and Cd immobilization. Overall, all amendments showed positive and long-term impact on the reclamation of co-contaminated soil with heavy metals and could deserve advance monitoring studies on a field scale.

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Acknowledgements

This study was aided by the National Science Foundation (41471407, 41650110482), Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest space (201303106, 201103007) and Research grants from the Sino Hydropower Group (GW-KJ-2012-10-01).

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  1. College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Sajid Mehmood, Muhammad Rizwan, Saqib Bashir, Omar Aziz, Li Zhe Yong, Zhihua Dai & Shuxin Tu

  2. Department of Environmental Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal, Dir (u), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18000, Pakistan

    Allah Ditta

  3. Department of Soil Science & SWC, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    Muhammad Akmal

  4. Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planing, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CAAS, Beijing, China

    Waqas Ahmed

  5. Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China

    Muhammad Adeel

  6. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China

    Muhammad Imtiaz

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Mehmood, S., Rizwan, M., Bashir, S. et al. Comparative Effects of Biochar, Slag and Ferrous–Mn Ore on Lead and Cadmium Immobilization in Soil. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 100, 286–292 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-017-2222-3

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