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http://dx.doi.org/10.17703/IJACT.2020.8.2.283

Adaptive method for the purification of zinc and arsenic ions contaminated groundwater using in-situ permeable reactive barrier mixture  

Njaramba, Lewis Kamande (Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering Kyungpook National University)
Nzioka, Antony Mutua (Silla Entech Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Young-Ju (Department of Environmental and Energy Engineering Kyungpook National University)
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International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology / v.8, no.2, 2020 , pp. 283-288 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the purification process of groundwater contaminated with zinc and arsenic using a permeable reactive barrier with a zero-valent iron/pumice mixture. We determined the removal rates of the contaminants for 30 days. In this study, column reactor filled with the zero-valent iron/pumice reactive mixture was used. Experimental results showed that the mixture exhibited an almost complete removal of the zinc and arsenic ions. Arsenic was removed via co-precipitation and adsorption processes while zinc ions were asorbed in active sites.The purification process of water from the metal ionscontinued for 30 days with constant hydraulic conductivity because of the enhanced porosity of the pumice and interparticle distance between the zero-valent iron and pumice. Contaminants removal rates and the remediation mechanism for each reactive system are described in this paper.
Keywords
underground contamination; permeable reactive barrier; heavy metals; hydraulic conductivity; purification;
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