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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2014.36.1.67

Stabilization of Residual Heavy Metals after Soil Washing of Mine Tailings Contaminated with Arsenic and Heavy Metals  

Lim, Mihee (International Standards Division, Korean Agency for Technology and Standards)
Kim, Myoung-Jin (Department of Convergence Study on the Ocean Science and Technology, School of Ocean Science and Technology.Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
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Abstract
In this study, the residual heavy metals in the mine tailings, primarily treated by soil washing, were stabilized using phosphate salts. The concentrations of residual contaminants in the washed mine tailings were As (1,861 mg/kg), Cd (20 mg/kg), Cu (56 mg/kg), Pb (2,149 mg/kg), and Zn (633 mg/kg). They were stabilized with $CaHPO_4$, $Ca(H_2PO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$, and hydroxyapatite at 0.1 wt%, 1 wt%, and 10 wt% for 1, 3, 5, 7, and 14 days. It was found that 1 wt% $Ca(H_2PO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$ was optimum in our experiments, but the stabilization duration did not affect the efficiency. After stabilization with 1 wt% $Ca(H_2PO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$ for 1 day, the concentrations of arsenic and heavy metals, As (0.328 mg/L), Cd (0.250 mg/L), Cu (0.143 mg/L), Pb (0.359 mg/L), and Zn (2.622 mg/L), in TCLP leachate were below the RCRA-TCLP limits, which meant the contaminants in the treated mine tailings were stably immobilized.
Keywords
Stabilization; Mine Tailings; Heavy Metal; Arsenic; Soil Washing;
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