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Fluoride (F) is a necessary trace element in the human body, which would lead to some diseases if human body lacks or accumulates it excessively (1–1.5 mg d−1). Fluoride contamination in sediments has become more and more serious, which has potential hazards to human body. In this paper, a novel sorbent (loess) was proposed to immobilize trace element F in sediment. The effectiveness of loess on F stabilization was evaluated by decreasing F bioavailability in contaminated sediment. The loess and the sediment were mixed at different proportions for stabilization. About 70 days after the application of loess, the soil column was subject to simulate acid rain leaching test to observe the leaching-migration of F, which can be used to predict the leaching migration of F in the study area. The results showed that when the loess dose was 5 kg, the loess converted highly effective fractions of F (i.e., water-soluble and exchangeable fractions) into a more stable state (i.e., residual state). After 30 days of leaching with HNO3 solution with pH at 3.0, the lowest concentration of F was found in the leachate of soil column with 2 kg loess application. Correlation analysis showed that the F concentration in soil column profile was affected by CaCO3, EC, pH, and OM, of which, pH and CaCO3 have greater influence than other factors.
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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC1802905), the Special Funding for Open and Shared Large-Scale Instruments and Equipment of Lanzhou University (LZU-GXJJ-2019C007), and the National Science Foundation of China (31901130).
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Li, Y., Wang, S., Sun, H. et al. Immobilization of fluoride in the sediment of mine drainage stream using loess, Northwest China. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 6950–6959 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-07433-8
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