Chelate-assisted phytoextraction of lead from contaminated soils

Autor: Sims, J. T., Huang, J. W., Cooper, E. M., Berti, W. R., Cunningham, S. D.
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Zdroj: Journal of Environmental Quality. Nov/Dec1999, Vol. 28 Issue 6, p1709. 0p.
Abstrakt: Phytoextraction, a remediation strategy for lead (Pb)-contanunated soils that removes soil Ph through plant uptake and harvest, may be enhanced by use of synthetic chelates. We evaluated Pb desorption from four contaminated soils (total Pb 1278-14 349 mg kg-1) by seven chelates (CDTA, DTPA, EDDHA, EGTA, HEDTA, HEIDA, and NTA) at three rates (0.2, 2.0, and 20 mmol chelate kg soil-1) . The three most effective chelates (CDTA, DTPA, and HEDTA) were used in greenhouse studies with an uncontaminated soil and a Pb-contaminated soil (total Pb = 3212 mg kg-1) to determine the effect of chelate type and rate on growth, Pb uptake, and plant elemental composition. Lead desorption varied with chelate and soil and increased with chelate rate, averaging 948 mg Pb kg-1 at the 20mmol kg-1rate vs. 28 mg Pb kg-1 by the control. The general ranking of chelate effectiveness, based on total Ph desorbed, was HEDTA > CDTA > DTPA > EGTA > HEIDA > EDDHA - NTA. Plant uptake of Pb from the contaminated soil was enhanced by CDTA, DTPA, andHEDTA, but with even the most effective treatment (corn, high CDTA rate), the amount of Pb extracted by plants was rather low (0.4 kg Pb ha-1). Lead extractable by the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure) (TCLP) was increased from 9 mg L-1in the control to from 47 to 174 mg L in soils treated with 20 mmol kg-1CDTA or DTPA and chelates generally caused a shift in Ph from resistant to more soluble chemical fractions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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