Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Competitive heavy metals adsorption on natural bed sediments of Jajrood River, Iran

  • Original Article
  • Published:
Environmental Earth Sciences Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The presence of heavy metal concentrations was examined in natural sediments from four sites along the Jajrood river in northeast of Tehran, the capital of Iran. Besides determination of elemental concentrations (Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd, Ni and Cr), X-ray fluorescence and X-ray diffraction tests were carried out to determine other chemical components in these adsorbents. Also the ability of sediments to adsorb these heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions was investigated. Results show that the extent of adsorption increases with increase in adsorbent concentration. The amount of adsorbed Pb, Cu and Zn in sediments was much greater than that of the other metals, and Cr was adsorbed much less than others. The adsorbabilities of sediments to heavy metals increased in the order of Pb > Cu > Zn > Cd > Ni > Cr. Based on the adsorption data, equilibrium isotherms were determined at selected areas to characterize the adsorption process. The adsorption data followed Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms in most cases. Correlation and cluster analysis was performed on heavy metals adsorption and sediment components at each site to evaluate main adsorbing compounds in sediments for each metal. Results demonstrated that heavy metals sorption is mostly related to load of organic matter in the Jajrood river sediments.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Alloway BJ (1995) Heavy metals in soils. Wiley International, Glasgow

    Google Scholar 

  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) (1990) Batch-type measurement of contaminant sorption by soils and sediments. ASTM-D4646

  • Anderson AJB (1971) Numerical examination of multivariate of soil samples. Math Geol 3:1–14

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Balls PW, Hull S, Miller BS, Pirie JM, Proctor W (1997) Trace metal in Scottish estuarine and coastal sediments. Mar Pollut Bull 34:42–50

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Baptista JA, Smith BJ, McAllister JJ (2000) Heavy metal concentrations in surface sediments in a nearshore environment, Jurujuba Sound, southeast Brasil. Environ Pollut 109:1–9

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bhattacharyya KG, Gupta SS (2008) Adsorption of a few heavy metals on natural and modified kaolinite and montmorillonite: a review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 140:114–131

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bighman J, Bartels J (1996) Methods of oil analysis, Part 3, chemical methods. Soil Science Society of America, Book Series 5, Madison

    Google Scholar 

  • Bruces Williamson R, Van Dam LF, Bell RG, Green MO, Kim JP (1996) Heavy metal and suspended sediment fluxes from a contaminated intertidal inlet (Manukau Harbour, New Zealand). Mar Pollut Bull 32:812–822

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Comber SDW, Gardner MJ, Gunn AM, Whalley C (1996) Kinetics of trace metal sorption to estuarine suspended particle matter. Chemosphere 33:1027–1040

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Coquery M, Welbourn PW (1995) The relationship between metal concentration in the aquatic macrophyte Eriocaulon septangular. Water Res 29:2094–2102

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cortesao C, Vale C (1995) Metals in sediments of the Sado Estuary, Portugal. Mar Pollut Bull 30:34–37

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dassenakis M, Scoullos M, Gaitis A (1997) Trace metals transport and behavior in the mediterranean estuary of Acheloos river. Mar Pollut Bull 34:103–111

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Davis JC (1973) Statistics and data analysis in geology. Wiley International, London

    Google Scholar 

  • Fan Q, He J, Xue H, Ch LU, Saruli YL, Sun Y, Shen L (2007) Competitive adsorption, release and speciation of heavy metals in the Yellow River sediments, China. Environ Geol 53:239–251

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Förstner U, Müller G (1973) Heavy metal accumulation in river sediments. Geoforum 14:53–61

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Förstner U, Wittman GTW (1979) Metal pollution in the aquatic environment. Springer, Berlin, pp 532

  • Hatje V, Payne TE, Hill DM, McOrist G, Birch GF, Szymcza R (2003) Kinetics of race metal uptake and release by particles in estuarine waters: effects of pH, salinity, and particle loading. Environ Int 29:619–629

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hooda PS, Alloway BJ (1998) Cadmium and lead sorption behavior of selected English and Indian soils. Geoderma 84:121–134

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Izquierdo C, Usero J, Gracia I (1997) Speciation of heavy metals in sediments from salt marshes on the Southern Atlantic Coast of Spain. Mar Pollut Bull 34:123–128

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jain CK, Ram D (1997) Adsorption of metal ions on bed sediments. Hydrol Sci J 42:13–723

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jain CK, Singhal DC, Sharma MK (2004) Adsorption of zinc on bed sediment of River Hindon: adsorption models and kinetics. J Hazard Mater 114:231–239

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jannasch HW, Honeyman BD, Balisrieri LS, Murray JW (1988) Kinetics of trace element uptake by marine particles. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 52:567–577

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Karbassi AR, Nadjafpour Sh (1996) Flocculation of dissolved Pb, Cu, Zn and Mn during estuarine mixing of river water with the Caspian Sea. Environ Pollut 93:257–260

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Karbassi AR, Nouri J, Ayaz GO (2007) Flocculation of trace metals during mixing of Talar River water with Caspian Sea water. Int J Environ Res 1:66–73

    Google Scholar 

  • Karbassi AR, Nouri J, Mehrdadi N, Ayaz GO (2008) Flocculation of heavy metals during mixing of freshwater with Caspian Sea water. Environ Geol 53:1811–1816

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lance GN, Williams WT (1966) A generalized sorting for computer classifications. Nature 212:218

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Larsen PF, Gaudette H (1995) Spatial and temporal aspect of sedimentary trace metal concentrations in mid-coast Maine. Mar Pollut Bull 30:437–444

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Larsen B, Jensen A (1989) Evaluation of the sensitivity of sediment stations in pollution monitoring. Mar Pollut Bull 20:556–560

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lin JG, Chen SY (1998) The relationship between adsorption of heavy metal and organic matter in river sediment. Environ Int 24:345–352

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Saeedi M, Karbassi AR (2008) Estuarine capacity in removal of trace metals from contaminated river water-southern Caspian Sea. Water Environ J 22:193–198

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Saeedi M, Karbassi AR, Mehrdadi N (2003) Flocculation of dissolved Mn, Zn, Ni and Cu during the mixing of Tadjan river water with Caspian Sea water. Int J Environ Stud 60:575–580

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Saeedi M, Daneshvar Sh, Karbassi AR (2004) Role of riverine sediment and particulate matter in adsorption of heavy metals. Int J Environ Sci Technol 1:143–148

    Google Scholar 

  • Tam NFY, Wong YS (1995) Spatial and temporal variations of heavy metals contamination in sediments of a mangrove swamp in Hong Kong. Mar Pollut Bull 31:254–261

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Xianghua W, Herbert EA (1999) Mobilization of heavy metals from Le An River Sediment. Sci Total Environ 227:101–108

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zhou XD, Kot SC (1995) Heavy metals ion adsorption on sediments of the Weiho and Hanjiang rivers-China. J Environ Hydrol 3:125–132

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Environmental Research Laboratory, Department of Hydraulics and Environment, School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, 16846, Tehran, Iran

    Mohsen Saeedi

  2. School of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, 16846, Tehran, Iran

    Majid Hosseinzadeh & Maryam Rajabzadeh

Authors
  1. Mohsen Saeedi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Majid Hosseinzadeh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Maryam Rajabzadeh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Mohsen Saeedi.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Saeedi, M., Hosseinzadeh, M. & Rajabzadeh, M. Competitive heavy metals adsorption on natural bed sediments of Jajrood River, Iran. Environ Earth Sci 62, 519–527 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0544-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0544-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation