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Study on Geochemical Behavior of Heavy Metals by Indigenous Bacteria in Contaminated Soil and Sediment  

Song, Dae-Sung (Microbial Geochemistry Lab. (MIGEL), Department of Geosystem Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Lee, Jong-Un (Microbial Geochemistry Lab. (MIGEL), Department of Geosystem Engineering, Chonnam National University)
Ko, Il-Won (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST))
Kim, Kyoung-Woong (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST))
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.40, no.5, 2007 , pp. 575-585 More about this Journal
Abstract
Microbial control of the geochemical behavior of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) and As in contaminated subsurface soil and sediment was investigated through activation of indigenous bacteria with lactate under anaerobic condition for 25 days. The results indicated that dissolved Cd, Pb and Zn were microbially removed from solutions, which was likely due to the formation of metal sulfides after reduction of sulfate by indigenous sulfate-reducing bacteria. Soils from the Dukeum mine containing a large amount of sulfate resulted in complete removal of dissolved As after 25 days by microbial activities, while there were gradual increases in dissolved As concentration in soils from the Hwabuk mine and sediments from the Dongducheon industrial area which showed low $SO_4{^2-}$ concentrations. Addition of appropriate carbon sources and sulfate to contaminated geological media may lead to activation of indigenous bacteria and thus in situ stabilization of the heavy metals; however, potential of As release into solution after the amendment should be preferentially investigated.
Keywords
Soil; Sediment; Heavy metals; Arsenic; Indigenous bacteria; In situ stabilization;
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