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http://dx.doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2015.20.6.019

Study on Determination of Permissible Soil Concentrations for Explosives and Heavy Metals  

Kim, Moonkyung (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University)
Jung, Jae-Woong (National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management, Seoul National University)
Nam, Kyoungphile (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University)
Jeong, Seulki (Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute)
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.20, no.6, 2015 , pp. 19-27 More about this Journal
Abstract
Permissible soil concentrations for explosives (i.e., TNT and RDX) and heavy metals (i.e., Cu, Zn, Pb, and As) heve been derived from human risk and ecotoxicity, respectively. For TNT and RDX, human risk based-permissible soil concentrations were determined as 460 mg-TNT/kg-soil and 260 mg-RDX/kg-soil. Ecotoxicity based-permissible soil concentrations for Cu and Zn were determined from species sensitivity distribution (SSD) and uncertainty factor of 1 to 5, yielding 18.0-40.0 mg-Cu/kg-soil and 46.0-100 mg-Zn/kg-soil. For Pb and As, ecotoxicity data were not enough to establish SSD so that a deterministic method was used, generating 13.8-30.8 mg-Pb/kg-soil and 2.10-4.60 mg-As/kg-soil. It is worth noting that the methodology used to derive permissible concentrations in soil can differ depending on ecotoxicity data availability and socio-economic situations, which results in different permissible concentrations. The permissible concentrations presented in this study have been derived from conservative assumptions for exposure parameters, and thus should be considered as soil standards. In the light of remediation and pollution management of a site of interest, the site-specific and receptor-specific permissible soil concentrations should be derived considering potential receptors, current and future land use, background concentrations, and socio-economic consultation.
Keywords
Permissible soil concentration; Explosive; Heavy metal; Firing range;
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