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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2011.44.3.217

Feasibility Study of the Stabilization for the Arsenic Contaminated Farmland Soil by Using Amendments at Samkwang Abandoned Mine  

Lee, Jung-Rak (Hana/Donghaeco-engineering)
Kim, Jae-Jung (Hana/Donghaeco-engineering)
Cho, Jin-Dong (Hana/Donghaeco-engineering)
Hwang, Jin-Yeon (Department of Geological Sciences, Pusan National University)
Lee, Min-Hee (Department of Earth Environmental Sciences, Pukyong National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.44, no.3, 2011 , pp. 217-228 More about this Journal
Abstract
The feasibility study for the stabilization process using 5 amendments was performed to quantify As-immobilization efficiency in farmland soils around Samkwang abandoned mine, Korea. For the batch experiments, with 2% and 3% of granular lime(2-5 mm in diameter), leaching concentration of As from the soil decreased by 86% and 95% respectively, compared to that without the amendment. When 5% and 10% of granular limestone was added in the soil, As concentration decreased by 82% and 95%, showing that lime and limestone has a great capability to immobilize As in the soil. From the results of batch experiments, continuous column(15 cm in dimeter and 100 cm in length) tests using granular lime and limestone as amendments was performed. Without the amendment, As concentration from the effluent of the column ranged from 167 ${\mu}g$/L to 845 ${\mu}g$/L, which were higher than Korea Drinking Water Limit(50 ${\mu}g$/L). However, only with 1% and 2% of lime, As concentration from the column dramatically decreased by 97% for 9 years rainfall and maintained below 50 ${\mu}g$/L. With 5% of limestone and the mixed amendment(1% of lime + 2% of limestone), more than 95% diminution of As leaching from the column occurred within I year rainfall and maintained below 20 ${\mu}g$/L, suggesting that the capability of limestone to immobilize As in the farmland soil was outstanding and similar to that of lime. Results of experiments suggested that As stabilization process using limestone could be more available to immobilize As from the soil than using lime because of low pH increase and thus less harmful side effect.
Keywords
soil stabilization; amendment; limestone; lime; arsenic contamination;
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