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http://dx.doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2015.20.3.065

Geochemical Investigation of Fluoride Migration in the Soil Affected by an Accidental Hydrofluoric Acid Leakage  

Kwon, Eunhye (Environmental Engineering Section, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Hyun A (Seoul Center, Kora Basic Science Institute)
Kim, Doyoung (Environmental Engineering Section, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Junseok (Seoul Center, Kora Basic Science Institute)
Lee, Sanghoon (Environmental Engineering Section, The Catholic University of Korea)
Yoon, Hye-On (Seoul Center, Kora Basic Science Institute)
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.20, no.3, 2015 , pp. 65-73 More about this Journal
Abstract
The hydrofluoric acid (HF) leakage accident occurred on September 2012 in Gumi, Korea affected the surrounding soils and plants. In this study, we investigated fluoride migration in Gumi area through geochemical properties of soil-liquid phase (pore water F and water-soluble F). The concentrations of porewater F and water-soluble F were obtained from N.D (Not detected) to 9.79 mg/L and from 0.001 to 21.4 mg/L, respectively. F in pore water seemed to be affected by artificial and natural origin, and PHREEQC results implied that fluorite is F control factor. F concentrations of soil and soil-liquid phase did not exceed concern level of regulatory criteria and showed similar trends compared by previous studies. Therefore, F contents remained in the soil and soil-liquid phase were considered to be not affected by HF leakage accident.
Keywords
Fluoride; Soil-liquid phase; PHREEQC modeling; Soil pollution;
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