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Sequential Washing Techniques for Arsenic-Contaminated Soils near the Abandoned Iron-Mine  

Hwang Jung-Sung (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Choi Sang-il (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
Han Sang-Geun (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kwangwoon University)
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.10, no.1, 2005 , pp. 58-64 More about this Journal
Abstract
Several tests were conducted to determine the optimum operational conditions of soil washing techniques for floe-forming arsenic-contaminated soils, collected from D abandoned Iron-mine in Korea. The optimum cut-off size was 0.15 mm $(sieve\;\#100)$, about $94\%$ of the mass of soils. Both sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid were effective to remove arsenic and the optimum mixing ratio (soil [g] : washing solution [mL]) was 1:5 for both washing agents. Arsenic concentrations, determined by KST Methods, for the dried floe solids obtained from flocculation at pH 5-6 were $990\~1,086\;mg/kg$ dry solids, which were higher concentrations than at the other pH values. Therefore, batch tests for sequential washings with or without removing floc were conducted to find the enhancement of washing efficiencies. After removing floe with 0.2 M HCl, sequential washings of 1 M HCl followed by 1 M NaOH showed the best results (15 mg/kg dry soil). The arsenic concentrations of washing effluent from each washing step were about $2\~3\;mg/L$. However, when these acidic and basic effluents were mixed together, arsenic concentration was decreased to be less than $50\;{\mu}g/L$, due to the pH condition of coagulation followed by precipitation for arsenic removal.
Keywords
Arsenic; Floc; Sequential soil washing; Hydrochloric acid; Sodium hydroxide;
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