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Immobilization of As and Pb in contaminated sediments using waste resources

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As and Pb-contaminated sediment obtained from the Nakdong Lake and Yeongsan River in the Republic of Korea was stabilized using a combination of calcined oyster shell (COS), waste cow bone (WCB) and coal mine drainage sludge (CMDS). The effectiveness of the stabilization treatment was evaluated using the Korean Standard Test (KST). The KST tests were performed using 1 N HCl extraction fluid for As and 0.1 N HCl extraction fluid for Pb. Scanning electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDX) analyses were performed to investigate the mechanism responsible for As and Pb immobilization upon treatment. The treatment results showed that effective stabilization of As and Pb-contaminated sediment was obtained. Specifically, 10 wt% COS–5 wt% CMDS was the best treatment for As immobilization and 5 wt% COS–5 wt% WCB was the best treatment for Pb immobilization. The COS–WCB treatment outperformed the COS–CMDS treatment in immobilizing Pb in the contaminated sediment. SEM–EDX results indicated that Pb immobilization was strongly associated with Ca, Si, Al and P while As immobilization was strongly associated with Fe and O. Therefore, utilization of COS, WCB and CMDS is beneficial for the stabilization of contaminated sediment.

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This study was financially supported by investigation of basic environmental R&D Project from Yeongsan River Environment Research Center.

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  1. Department of Environmental Engineering, Chosun University, Gwangju, 501-759, Republic of Korea

    Deok Hyun Moon

  2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea

    Da-Yeon Oh & Jeong-Hun Park

  3. Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, 07030, USA

    Mahmoud Wazne

  4. Soil Technology Research Institute, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 500-757, Republic of Korea

    Jeong-Hun Park

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Moon, D.H., Oh, DY., Wazne, M. et al. Immobilization of As and Pb in contaminated sediments using waste resources. Environ Earth Sci 69, 2721–2729 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-012-2094-0

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