SELECTIVE EXTRACTION OF AMORPHOUS IRON OXIDES BY EDTA FROM A DANISH SANDY LOAM

EDTA extracts (pH 7.5–10.5) from a Danish sandy loam showed no significant (95% level) increase in amounts of aluminium, calcium, iron, and magnesium between three and nine months' shaking. The amounts were independent of the soil: solution ratio (1:10–1:50), the EDTA concentration (0.01 M–0.2 M), and crushing the soil (< 0.25 mm or < 2 mm). IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction showed no change in the mineral composition of the soil during the extraction. The extracted iron was equal to that extracted after 2 h by ammonium oxalate at pH 3.0. EDTA extraction at pH > 7.5 seems to extract selectively iron oxides with solubility products > ～ 10^?41.     

Desorption of Cadmium(II) from Artificially Contaminated Sediments

The desorption kinetics of cadmium from natural sediments was investigated. Three sediment samples from Maryland water bodies were artificially contaminated with Cd(II) and subsequently exposed to a wide range of chemical conditions in batch reactors. Dissolved Cd(II) was monitored. The highest desorption rates and extents were observed at low pH and high concentrations of CaCl₂ and EDTA (a strong Cd chelator), with reduced rates at higher pH. Nearly all of the desorption occurred within the first 30 minutes of exposure. Adsorption of Cd(II) was greatest, and desorption slowest on the sediments with the lowest sand content. A simple desorption model was developed assuming proton competition with cadmium. This model was fit to experimental data at different pH using a non-linear, least-squares analysis to obtain rate constants.     

Interaction dynamics between a contaminated dredged sediment and extracting solutions of different nature

Purpose

The purpose of this work is to study the dynamics between the matrix of a contaminated marine sediment, its contaminants and various desorbing solutions by means of equilibrium tests, sedimentation trials and zeta potential, with the focus on assessing optimum enhancing solutions for decontamination purposes.

Materials and methods

The sediment samples were analysed to determine their physico-chemical characteristics: particle size distribution, solids concentration, total organic carbon (TOC), content of heavy metals, organic contaminants, mineralogical phases, zeta potential and buffer capacity. Twelve extracting solutions of different nature were used for equilibrium tests, in which the dynamic behaviour of the sediment was evaluated. Elemental analysis was carried out for the sediment samples and the solutions before and after the tests.

Results and discussion

The sediment was mainly composed of clay and lime, with a high content of iron, which has a strong influence on sorption-desorption processes. The sediment had a considerable buffer capacity at low and high pH values. The desorption of the metals was not proportional to pH. The highest decrease in the concentration of metals from the sediment was obtained with 0.2 M ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid (EDTA) and 1 M nitric acid, while the lowest degree of metal extraction occurred in pure water and potassium iodide (KI).

Conclusions

The most important parameters for contaminant release were complexation ability of the solution for the sediment components and pH of the solution. A promising design for the remediation treatment for the investigated sediment includes complexation and strong acid agents.

     

EDTA Extraction of Heavy Metals from Different Soil Fractions and Synthetic Soils

A laboratory-prepared contaminated soil was partitioned into four fractions, namely carbonate, Fe/Mn oxides, organic matter and clay mineral, according to the form in which the heavy metal bound with soil constituents. Individual contaminated soil fractions and synthetic soils were prepared for the study of soil extraction using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The effect of contact time and EDTA concentration were evaluated for both individual soil fractions and synthetic soils. The extraction reached equilibrium rapidly, after about 30 min. A 0.01 M EDTA solution was less effective than a 0.05 M or a 0.10 M EDTA. EDTA was proved to be effective for metal removal from the four individual soil fractions and synthetic soils. In general, approximately 90% of metals were removed from synthetic soils by 0.10 M EDTA. EDTA extraction of Pb from a contaminated carbonate fraction was thought to be affected by the formation of lead carbonates. A simple equation based on the sum of the released heavy metal from the individual components is used to check if there are interactions among the different soil components when mixed. The estimated values agreed well with the experimentally measured results only for the 0.10 M EDTA system.     

A constant potential titration method for studying the kinetics of Cu2+ desorption from soil and clay minerals

The kinetics of Cu²⁺ desorption from a contaminated Malaysian padi soil, English Supreme kaolinite and Wyoming bentonite are studied using a constant potential titration method. This technique involves maintaining a constant Cu²⁺-sensitive electrode potential corresponding to a Cu²⁺ ion activity below that which would naturally be supported by the soil in suspension. This is achieved by the controlled addition of complexing agent. Desorption occurs in response to the artificially reduced solution activity and the rate of the desorption reaction is revealed by the rate of addition of the complexing agent.
The desorption results were fitted to three established kinetic equations, all of which showed reasonable agreement with the data. In particular, a two-constant rate equation demonstrated some consistency between different materials. Both first-order and 'diffusion' kinetic equations appeared to apply within specific titration conditions. Each equation is discussed in terms of its implied desorption mechanism and the inconclusive nature of such mechanisms for short term (< 1 hour) desorption reactions is illustrated.     

SELECTIVE EXTRACTION OF AMORPHOUS IRON OXIDE BY EDTA FROM A MIXTURE OF AMORPHOUS IRON OXIDE, GOETHITE, AND HEMATITE

Iron (III) was extracted by EDTA and ammonium oxalate from a model substance consisting of amorphous iron oxide, goethite, and hematite precipitated in the presence of quartz sand. Even by varying the EDTA concentration between 0.02 and 0.1 M, pH between 4.40 and 6.00, the solid:solution ratio between I:25 and I:250, and using extraction times up to go days, it was found that EDTA was able to extract only a limited amount of iron. In contrast, 0.2 M ammonium oxalate at pH 3.0 is able to dissolve all the iron compounds if the extraction time is sufficient. Nevertheless, the amount of EDTA-extractable iron is equal to the amount of iron extracted after 4–5 hours with ammonium oxalateat pH 3.0. From X-ray analysis, DTA curves, a solubility product determination, and a kinetic investigation, it is concluded that the EDTA-extractable fraction consists of X-ray amorphous iron oxide, less soluble than polymeric iron hydroxide, and presumably only one compound. Therefore, it is concluded that it may be possible by means of EDTA to carry out a selective extraction of X-ray amorphous iron oxides mixed with goethite and hematite.     

Interaction of Different Iron Chelates with an Alkaline and Calcareous Soil: A Complementary Methodology to Evaluate the Performance of Iron Compounds in the Correction of Iron Chlorosis

Abstract

A great number of studies have shown that the stability of iron chelates as a function of pH is not the unique parameter that must be considered in order to evaluate the potential effectiveness of Fe‐chelates to correct iron chlorosis in plants cultivated in alkaline and calcareous soils. In fact, other factors, such as soil sorption on soil components or the competition among Fe and other metallic cations for the chelating agent in soil solution, have a considerable influence on the capacity of iron chelates to maintain iron in soil solution available to plants. In this context, the aim of this work is to study the variation in concentration of the main iron chelates employed by farmers under field conditions—Fe‐EDDHA (HA), Fe‐EDDHMA (MA), Fe‐EDDHSA (SA), Fe‐EDDCHA (CA), Fe‐EDTA (EDTA), and Fe‐DTPA (DTPA)—in the soil solution of a calcareous soil over time. To this end, soil incubations were carried out using a soil:Fe solution ratio corresponding to soil field capacity, at a temperature of 23°C. The soil used in the experiments was a calcareous soil with a very low organic matter content. The variation in concentration of Fe and Fe‐chelates in soil solution over time were obtained by measuring the evolution in soil solution of both the concentration of total Fe (measured by AAS), and the concentration of the ortho‐ortho isomers for Fe‐EDDHA and analogs or chelated Fe for Fe‐EDTA and Fe‐DTPA (measured by HPLC). The following chelate samples were used: a HA standard prepared in the laboratory and samples of HA, MA, SA, CA, Fe‐EDTA, and Fe‐DTPA obtained from commercial formulations present in the market. The percentage of iron chelated as ortho‐ortho isomers for HAs was: HA standard (100%); HA (51.78%); MA (60.06%); SA (22.50%); and CA (27.28%). In the case of Fe‐EDTA and Fe‐DTPA the percentages of chelated iron were 96.09 and 99.12, respectively. Results show that it is possible to classify the potential effectiveness of the different types of iron chelates used in our experiments as a function of two practical approaches: (i) considering the variation of total iron in soil solution over time, MA is the best performing product, followed by HA, CA, SA, DTPA, EDTA, and ferrous sulfate in the order listed and (ii) considering the capacity of the different iron chelates to maintain the fraction of chelated iron (ortho‐ortho isomers for HA, MA, SA, and CA and total chelated iron for EDTA and DTPA) in soil solution, the order is: SA > CA > HA > MA > EDTA ≈ DTPA. This result, that is related to the nature of the chelate and does not depend on the degree of chelated Fe in the products, indicates that SA and CA might be very efficient products to correct iron chlorosis. Finally, our results also indicate the suitability of this soil incubation methodology to evaluate the potential efficiency of iron compounds to correct iron chlorosis.     

Using Low-Cost Iron Byproducts from Automotive Manufacturing to Remediate DDT

Water, soil and sediment contaminated with DDT poses a threat to the environment and human health. Previous studies have shown that zerovalent iron (ZVI) can effectively remediate water contaminated with pesticides like DDT, metolachlor, alachlor. Because the type of iron can significantly influence the efficiency and expense of ZVI technology, finding a cheaper and easily available iron source is one way of making this technology more affordable for field application. This study determined the effects of iron source, solution pH, and presence of Fe or Al salts on the destruction of DDT. Batch experiments demonstrated successful removal of DDT (>95% in 30 d) in aqueous solutions by three different iron sources with the following order of removal rates: untreated iron byproduct (1.524 d^?1) > commercial ZVI (0.277 d^?1) > surface-cleaned iron byproduct (0.157 d^?1). DDT removal rate was greatest with the untreated iron byproduct because of its high carbon content resulted in high DDT adsorption. DDT destruction rate by surface-cleaned iron byproduct increased as the pH decreased from 9 to 3. Lowering solution pH removes Fe (III) passivating layers from the ZVI and makes it free for reductive transformations. By treating DDT aqueous solutions with surface-cleaned iron byproduct, the destruction kinetics of DDT were enhanced when Fe(II), Fe(III) or Al(III) salts were added, with the following order of destruction kinetics: Al(III) sulfate > Fe(III) sulfate > Fe(II) sulfate. Cost analysis showed that the cost for one kg of surface-cleaned iron byproduct was $12.33, which is less expensive than the commercial ZVI. Therefore, using surface-cleaned iron byproduct may be a viable alternative for remediating DDT-contaminated environments.     

不同浓度螯合剂和浸提时间对土壤磷素提取效果研究

为确定螯合剂活化土壤磷素的最佳浓度和最优浸提时间,参考水肥一体化技术,在室内浸提条件下,研究了不同浓度(0,0.05,0.1,0.25,0.5,1.0g/L)乙二胺四乙酸(EDTA)和柠檬酸螯合剂(pH=4)在不同浸提时间(1,12,24,48,72h)下对粮田、菜田土壤和有效磷被钝化后菜田土壤中磷素提取效果。结果表明:EDTA和柠檬酸在粮田土壤上对磷素提取中最佳条件为螯合剂浓度0.05g/L,浸提时间12h。EDTA和柠檬酸在菜田土壤、明矾钝化和混合钝化(明矾∶白云石为1∶1)菜田土壤上提取磷素的最佳条件为螯合剂浓度0.5g/L,浸提时间12h;而在白云石钝化土壤中则为螯合剂浓度0.5g/L,浸提时间1h。总体来看,柠檬酸的活化提取磷素效果优于EDTA,尤其是在采用明矾和白云石钝化的土壤上。     

Pre-lysis washing improves DNA extraction from a forest soil

A pre-lysis buffer washing procedure was introduced to DNA extraction from a forest soil with high organic matter and iron oxide contents. Sodium phosphate of 0.1 M (pH 7.5) was used as a buffer to wash soil samples when subsequent lysis buffer was phosphate, and 20 mM EDTA (pH 7.5) was used when subsequent lysis buffer included EDTA. Initial experiments were not successful because the DNA extracts could not be amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The consideration of introducing a pre-lysis washing procedure was based on the idea that the washing should promote soil dispersion and homogeneity, decrease DNA adsorption by soil components (e.g. iron oxides), and remove covalent cations and those easily-dissolving organic compounds from the soil samples. Results revealed that humic substance content decreased by 31%, but DNA yield increased by 24% in the DNA extracts of the pre-lysis washing procedures, compared to the non-washing procedures. DNA extracted by the pre-washing procedure needed less purification for subsequent 18S and 16S rDNA PCR amplifications. It was recommended that the pre-lysis buffer washing should be used for DNA extraction from those difficult environmental samples, such as the forest soil with high contents of organic matter and iron oxides.     

Soil organic phosphorus in tropical forests: an assessment of the NaOH–EDTA extraction procedure for quantitative analysis by solution 31P NMR spectroscopy

The extraction of soil organic phosphorus by the NaOH–EDTA procedure was assessed in detail for a tropical forest soil (clay‐loam, pH 4.3, total carbon 2.7%). Optimum conditions for the quantification of soil organic phosphorus and characterization of its composition by solution ³¹P NMR spectroscopy were extraction in a solution containing 0.25 m NaOH and 50 mm Na₂EDTA in a 1:20 solid to solution ratio for 4 hours at ambient laboratory temperature. Replicate analyses yielded a coefficient of variation of 3% for organic phosphorus as a proportion of the spectral area. There was no significant difference in total phosphorus extraction from fresh and air‐dried soil, although slightly more organic phosphorus and less paramagnetic ions were extracted from dried soil. The procedure was not improved by changing the concentration of NaOH or EDTA, extraction time, or solid to solution ratio. Pre‐extraction with HCl or Na₂EDTA did not increase subsequent organic phosphorus extraction in NaOH–EDTA or improve spectral resolution in solution ³¹P NMR spectroscopy. Post‐extraction treatment with Chelex resin did not improve spectral resolution, but removed small concentrations of phosphorus from the extracts. Increasing the pH of NaOH–EDTA extracts (up to 1.0 m NaOH) increased the concentration of phosphate monoesters, but decreased DNA to an undetectable level, indicating its hydrolysis in strong alkali. The standardized NaOH–EDTA extraction procedure is therefore recommended for the analysis of organic phosphorus in tropical forest soils.     

Dissolution of Poorly Crystalline Iron Oxides in Soils by EDTA and Oxalate

Poorly crystalline iron oxides in soils are often estimated by 2 hours oxalate extraction at pH 3 and less often by 3–7 months EDTA extraction at pH 7.5–10.5. Calculated solubility products (Ksp) of iron oxides in equilibrium with EDTA and oxalate showed EDTA to dissolve only iron oxides with Ksp > 10^?40-10^?41 at pH > 10, whereas at pH 3 oxalate (and EDTA) should theoretically dissolve all iron oxides. The different pHs could largely account for the great difference in extraction speed between the two methods. Although EDTA and oxalate seem to act by surface complexation, where the adsorbed ligand by attenuating lattice Fe-O bonds causes iron detachment, the mechanisms are considered to be different. Possibly EDTA forms tetranuclear surface complexes, which are considered to inhibit dissolution of well crystallized but not poorly crystallized iron oxides due to differences in bond strengths. Oxalate forming binuclear and mononuclear surface complexes can probably also act as an electron bridge between iron(II) in solution and surface iron(III) leading to iron(II) catalyzed dissolution of iron oxides. This mechanism is obviously of particular importance in the dissolution of magnetite and maghemite. Despite the great theoretical differences the published methods with EDTA and oxalate dissolve comparable amounts of iron from many soils and the dissolved iron corresponds to poorly crystalline (highly reactive) iron oxides, mainly ferrihydrite.     

二氧化碳联合螯合剂强化向日葵修复铜污染土壤研究

【目的】以向日葵为研究材料,探讨其在CO2浓度升高条件下修复铜(Cu)污染土壤的效率以及对比CO2与螯合剂联合诱导下向日葵对铜污染土壤修复效率的差异,并筛选出对CO2浓度升高响应显著的品种,以期为利用植物修复铜污染土壤提供数据支撑。【方法】 在设置两个CO2浓度的人工气候室内(正常浓度370 mol/mol和升高浓度800 mol/mol),采用完全随机设计的盆栽土培试验,通过5个不同品种的向日葵,向铜污染水平为100mg/kg的土壤上施加不同浓度EDTA和DTPA,研究CO2浓度与螯合剂联合施用对向日葵修复铜污染土壤效率的影响。【结果】 1)不同螯合剂用量对铜污染土壤的浸提效果显著不同,根据螯合剂浸提土壤铜的高含量低毒性效应,选取EDTA 3 mmol/kg土和DTPA 5 mmol/kg土作为螯合剂的施加剂量。2)施入螯合剂后,CO2浓度升高一定程度上缓解了向日葵的失绿、 失水,增加了食葵3号和阿尔泰2号的总生物量,但降低了食葵4号和阿尔泰1号的总生物量。3)在相同CO2浓度下,加入螯合剂后明显提高土壤pH值,且DTPA处理的增幅明显高于EDTA处理。CO2浓度升高处理虽对土壤pH值有影响,但CO2施肥与不施肥处理间五个品种的土壤pH值无显著差异。4)试验选用的5个品种中,食葵4号、 阿尔泰1号在CO2浓度升高后,向日葵地上部蓄铜量明显降低;食葵3号、 油生引2号在CO2浓度升高后,向日葵地上部蓄铜量略有升高;阿尔泰2号在二氧化碳浓度升高后,向日葵地上部蓄铜量明显升高。CO2与DTPA 5 mmol/kg土联合施用, 5个品种向日葵茎叶内铜含量较对照增加239％～646％;铜蓄积量较对照增加230％～362％。二氧化碳与EDTA 3 mmol/kg 联合施用时,EDTA的活化作用未达到最佳效果,对5个品种向日葵茎、 叶内铜含量的影响不一致。【结论】CO2浓度升高一定程度上可以增强向日葵的抗性。在100 mg/kg铜污染土壤上,阿尔泰2号对二氧化碳浓度升高的反应最敏感,同时二氧化碳与螯合剂联合施用时,螯合剂可能是影响土壤pH值变化的主要因子。在铜污染水平为100 mg/kg的土壤上,与EDTA施用量为3 mmol/kg土相比,5 mmol/kg土的DTPA与CO2联合施用的修复效果更好。     

Remediation of Lead Contaminated Soil by EDTA. I. Batch and Column Studies

Extraction using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), and other chelates has been demonstrated to be an effective method of removal of Pb from many contaminated soils. However, column leaching of Pb from alkaline soils with EDTA has been problematic due to extremely low soil permeability. The first purpose of this study was to develop batch extraction procedures and methods of analysis of batch extraction data to provide Pb solubility information which can be used to model the column extraction of Pb from soils. The second purpose was to determine the effect of the addition of KOH and CaCl₂ to K₂H₂EDTA extract solution on both hydraulic conductivity and Pb removal. A Pb-contaminated soil sample was collected from an abandoned battery recycling facility. Both batch shaker extractions and column leaching experiments were completed using 5 different EDTA extract solutions. When only CaCl₂ was added to EDTA no change in the amount of Pb removed by batch extraction was observed. As expected, lead solubility was observed to decrease as pH was increased by the addition of KOH. However, Pb solubility was only slightly decreased by the addition of both CaCl₂ and KOH. The amount of time required to leach 6.0 L of extraction solution through the soil columns varied from 2 to 33 days. The addition of CaCl₂ and/or KOH resulted in increased soil hydraulic conductivity relative to the EDTA-only solution. The hydraulic conductivity was related to residual calcium carbonate content, suggesting that dissolution of CaCO₃ and subsequent production of CO₂ gas in the soil pores was partially responsible for the observed reductions in soil permeability. However, Pb removal was diminished with the addition of CaCl₂ and KOH because of the decreased Pb solubility and also kinetic limitations associated with the shorter residence time of the extract solution in the column.     

Diffusion of urea, ammonium and soil alkalinity from surface applied urea

A model for predicting the concentration profiles of urea, ammonium and soil pH in a soil column following diffusion from a surface application of urea is developed, using independently derived parameters, and tested experimentally. The following processes within the model were studied separately under the same conditions as those in the diffusion run. The rate of urea hydrolysis as a function of substrate concentration and pH in the soil solution, and the sorption of urea and ammonium by the soil from solution. A theory for the propagation of changes of pH in soils was applied to describe the diffusion of soil alkalinity arising from urea hydrolysis. These processes were linked by three diffusion equations—for urea, NH₄ and soil alkalinity, which were solved numerically using finite difference methods. There was good agreement between experimental and predicted concentrations of urea and NH₄, and soil pH values at the two times tested.     

Numerical approach to modelling pulse-mode soil flushing on a Pb-contaminated soil

Purpose

Soil flushing can represent a suitable technology in remediation of soils, sediments and sludge contaminated by persistent species (e.g. toxic metal). This paper presents a model specifically developed to evaluate the feasibility of chelating agent-enhanced flushing. The model, here applied to the remediation of real Pb-contaminated soils, was conceived also to simulate an innovative pulse-mode soil flushing technique.

Materials and methods

The soil flushing application was firstly carried out through columns laboratory experiments. Columns were filled with a real Pb-contaminated soil (3,000 mg kg^?1 of dry soil) and flushing was operated in a pulse mode with different chelating agent dosages (3 and 4.3 mmol kg^?1soil). Experimental results were used to calibrate and validate the developed reactive transport model that accounts for transport of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and EDTA–Pb chelate complexes, Pb residual concentration on soil and the reduction in permeability by soil dissolution. Determination of hydrodynamic and hydro-dispersive parameters was carried out through a numerical approach incorporating the use of neural network as interpolating function of breakthrough data obtained by a tracer test.

Results and discussion

The EDTA dosage strongly influenced the efficiency in Pb extraction and soil permeability. Cumulative extractions of Pb were found to be 20 and 29 % for the EDTA concentrations of 3 and 4.3 mmol/kg of dry soil, respectively. The soil dissolution caused a significant flow rate decrease, as a consequence of the increase in chelating agent concentration. Therefore the recovery phase duration increased from 738 to 2,080 h. The ability of the model in simulating all the examined phenomena is confirmed by a good fit with experimental results in terms of (a) soil permeability reduction, (b) eluted Pb and (c) residual Pb in the soil.

Conclusions

Results highlighted as the model, supported by a preliminary and careful characterization of the soil, can be useful to assess the feasibility of the flushing treatment (avoiding soil clogging) and to address the choice of the operating parameters (flow rate, chelating agent dosage and application method). On the basis of the present research results, a protocol is suggested for in situ soil pulse–flushing application.     

Coupled diffusion and oxidation of ferrous iron in soils. I. Kinetics of oxygenation of ferrous iron in soil suspension

The kinetics of oxidation of iron in an aqueous suspension of a thoroughly reduced low-humus tropical rice paddy soil were followed by measuring the extractable ferrous iron in the whole suspension and in the solution. Three-quarters of the initial ferrous iron was oxidized rapidly (first-order rate constant = 9.2 × 10^?5 s^?1). The subsequent reaction was slow (first-order rate constant = 9.4 × 10^?7 S^?1) and was not studied in detail. The pH fell from 6.6 to 4.9 over the course of the fast reaction. In further experiments the rate of oxidation was followed at constant pH values in the range 6.5 to 4.5. It was concluded that the oxidation of adsorbed iron was much faster than solution iron, and that the adsorbed iron was oxidized at a rate that was nearly independent of the pH. During the reaction some ferrous iron is adsorbed on the ferric hydroxide formed. The proportion of the remaining ferrous iron adsorbed on ferric hydroxide rather than the original exchange surfaces was high at pH > 6.0 and low at pH < 5.0. The rate of oxidation of the ferrous iron was similar whether it was adsorbed on exchange sites or on the ferric hydroxide formed. Since the rate of oxidation of the iron adsorbed on ferric hydroxide was very much slower than that on ferric hydroxide formed in the absence of soil, it is suggested that the rate in soil may be controlled by diffusion of oxygen to the adsorption sites.     

Surfactant-Enhanced Removal of Cu (II) and Zn (II) from a Contaminated Sandy Soil

Batch tests were conducted to know the effectiveness of using surfactants only and surfactants with a complexing agent to remove Cu (II) and Zn (II) from an artificially contaminated sandy soil. SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate), AOT (alpha-olefin sulfonate) and Tx-100 (Triton X-100) were the surfactants selected as the washing liquids. Complexing agent EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) was also selected for washing the soil. To avoid external factors from interfering with the cleaning process, artificial soil formed by a mixture of clean sand and bentonite was used to form contaminated soil samples. The amount of organic matter present was insignificant. Compared to extraction by distilled water, tests indicated that a six-fold increase in copper extraction occurred due to the presence of surfactants and/or the complexing agent EDTA. Compared to extraction by distilled water, zinc extraction by surfactants and or the complexing agent EDTA was nearly 1.2 to 1.3 times more. Effects of competition as well as interference associated with the adsorption and desorption of these metals are also very briefly reported.     

Pollution and Desorption Kinetics of Heavy Metals at Agricultural Soils in Southeastern Iran

Desorption of heavy metals is an important factor in determining heavy-metal availability in soils. The objective of this research was to determine the applicability of kinetic equations to describe the kinetics of copper (Cu) and cadmium (Cd) desorption at two agricultural soils of Kerman Province in Iran. For Cd and Cu desorption studies, 5 g of the air-dried <2-mm soil fraction was extracted with 25 ml of 0.01 M ethylenediamenetetraacetic acid (EDTA) at pH 7.0 with a shaker for periods of 5 to 2880 min. The desorption patterns of Cu and Cd were generally characterized by an initial fast reaction, followed by a slower continuing reaction. Desorption of Cu and Cd from the two soils was equally well described by the two-constant rate and simple Elovich equations. The results of this study can be used to make better prediction about the mobility and bioavailability of the Cu and Cd in soil.     

土壤吸附砷酸盐动力学的初步研究

本研究目的是了解陕西省的几种土壤吸附和解吸附砷酸盐的速率和过程,以及其吸附能量。Kuo和Lotse导出的双常数速率公式拟合试验资料优于一级、二级、三级反应公式,抛物线扩散和Elovich公式等五个公式。用双常数速率公式(C=k·C₀·t^1/m)分两段拟合能进一步提高拟合优度。根据Arrhenius公式计算出的吸附活化能是0.70—3.40千卡/克分子。低的活化能表明,供试土壤对砷酸盐的吸附作用是一种完全不同于真溶液条件化学反应的物理学过程。土壤吸附和解吸附砷酸盐的速度和容量受作用时间、温度、溶液∶土壤比率,加入的砷量和浓度,以及土壤特性的影响。粘土的吸附反应常数(k),吸附量比沙壤土大。而沙壤土有高的解吸附反应速度常数(k_-1^'),砷酸盐容易被解吸附而释放出来。