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http://dx.doi.org/10.14249/eia.2021.30.2.132

Assessment of Peroxy-acid Oxidation for Reduction of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAHs) in Field Soil  

Jung, Sang-Rak (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Chang, Yoon-Young (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.30, no.2, 2021 , pp. 132-139 More about this Journal
Abstract
Laboratory-scale experiments were conducted to assess the effect of oxidative decomposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in field soil using peroxy-acid. The study soil texture is sandy soil containing 19.2 % of organic matter at pH 6.8. Among polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the study soil, the concentration of benzo(a)pyrene is 2.23 mg/kg which is three times higherthan the Korea standard level. Therefore benzo(a)pyrene was selected as the target study PAH for the treatment by peroxy-acid oxidation using peroxy-acid coupled with hydrogen peroxide, and the efficiency of the oxidative decomposition of benzo(a)pyrene was assessed for the different organic acids and dosages of an organic acid and hydrogen peroxide. Propionic acid among the tested organic acids showed the highest efficiency of benzo(a)pyrene reduction in the peroxyacid oxidation treatment and finally satisfied the Korea standard level.
Keywords
Soil contamination; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; advanced oxidation process; peroxy-acid oxidation; organic acid;
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