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In situ stabilization of trace metals in a copper-contaminated soil using P-spiked Linz–Donawitz slag

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Abstract

Purpose

A former wood exploitation revealing high Cu and As concentration of the soils served as a case study for assisted phytoextraction.

Method

P-spiked Linz–Donawitz (LD) slag was used as a soil additive to improve physico-chemical soil properties and in situ stabilize Cu and other trace metals in a sandy Cu-contaminated soil (630 mg kg−1 soil). The LD slag was incorporated into the contaminated soil to consist four treatments: 0% (T1), 1% (T2), 2% (T3), and 4% (T4). A similar uncontaminated soil was used as a control (CTRL). After a 1-month reaction period, potted soils were used for a 2-week growth experiment with dwarf beans.

Results

Soil pH increased with the incorporation rate of LD slag. Similarly the soil electrical conductivity (EC, in millisiemens per centimetre) is ameliorated. Bean plants grown on the untreated soil (T1) showed a high phytotoxicity. All incorporation rates of LD slag increased the root and shoot dry weight yields compared to the T1. The foliar Ca concentration of beans was enhanced for all LD slag-amended soil, while the foliar Mg, K, and P concentrations were not increased. Foliar Cu, Zn, and Cr concentrations of beans decreased with the LD slag incorporation rate.

Conclusions

P-spiked LD slag incorporation into polluted soil allow the bean growth and foliar Ca concentration, but also to reduce foliar Cu concentration below its upper critical value avoiding an excessive soil EC and Zn deficiency. This dual effect can be of interest for soil remediation at larger scale.

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Abbreviations

CCA:

Chromated copper arsenate

DW:

Dry weight

EC:

Electrical conductivity

FW:

Fresh weight

OM:

Organic matter

GF-AAS:

Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

LD slag:

P-spiked Linz–Donawitz slag

PTTE:

Potentially toxic trace elements

TBS:

Thomas phosphate basic slag

X-EDS:

X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy

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  1. Université de Bordeaux, EA 4592 Géoressources & Environnement, Institut EGID, 1 Allée F. Daguin, 33607, Pessac, France

    Osama Negim, Frédéric Huneau & Philippe Le Coustumer

  2. Université de Bordeaux, UMR-CNRS BIOGECO 1202, Ecologie des Communautés, Bat B2, avenue des Facultés, 33405, Talence, France

    Michel Mench & Clémence Bes

  3. INRA, UMR-CNRS BIOGECO 1202, 69 route d’Arcachon, 33612, Cestas Cedex, France

    Michel Mench & Clémence Bes

  4. Université d’Orléans, Université François Rabelais - Tours, CNRS/INSU Institut des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans, UMR-CNRS 6113 Campus Géosciences, 1A rue de la Férollerie, 41071, Orléans, France

    Mikael Motelica-Heino

  5. Italcementi Group, CTG, Rue des Technodes, 78930, Guerville, France

    Fouad Amin

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Negim, O., Mench, M., Bes, C. et al. In situ stabilization of trace metals in a copper-contaminated soil using P-spiked Linz–Donawitz slag. Environ Sci Pollut Res 19, 847–857 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-011-0622-1

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