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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Clare McCannORCiD, Emeritus Professor Neil GrayORCiD, Professor Russell DavenportORCiD, Dr Matthew WadeORCiD
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A natural Mn oxide (NMO) waste was assessed as an in situ remediation amendment for Pb contaminated sites. The viability of this was investigated using a 10 month lysimeter trial, wherein a historically Pb contaminated soil was amended with a 10% by weight model NMO. The model NMO was found to have a large Pb adsorption capacity (qmax 346 ± 14 mg g-1). However, due to the heterogeneous nature of the Pb contamination in the soils (3650.54 - 9299.79 mg kg-1), no treatment related difference in Pb via geochemistry could be detected. To overcome difficulties in traditional geochemical techniques due to pollutant heterogeneity we present a new method for unequivocally proving metal sorption to in situ remediation amendments. The method combines two spectroscopic techniques; namely electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Using this we showed Pb immobilization on NMO, which were Pb free prior to their addition to the soils. Amendment of the soil with exogenous Mn oxide had no effect on microbial functioning, nor did it perturb the composition of the dominant phyla. We conclude that NMOs show excellent potential as remediation amendments.
Author(s): McCann CM, Gray ND, Tourney J, Davenport RJ, Wade MJ, Finlay N, Hudson-Edwards KA, Johnson KL
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Chemosphere
Year: 2015
Volume: 138
Pages: 211-217
Print publication date: 01/11/2015
Online publication date: 11/06/2015
Acceptance date: 17/05/2015
Date deposited: 12/06/2015
ISSN (print): 0045-6535
ISSN (electronic): 1879-1298
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.054
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.05.054
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