Contamination and Remediation of Heavy Metals in Soils near E-waste Recycling Area

In order to assess heavy metals pollution in agricultural soil after renovation in typical e-waste recycling areas, 212 soil samples were col- lected and the mass fractions of 7 kinds of heavy metals （Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb and Zn） were analyzed. The results indicated that heavy metals pollution in agricultural soil was commonly existed in the study areas, and the soil was slightly contaminated by Pb but was moderately or critically polluted by Cd and Cu. However, the carcinogenic risk and non-carcinogenic risk status by heavy metals pollution were beyond acceptable levels, and soil remediation was quite necessary. After some investigations of bioremediation, we found that saponin as washing agent could highly strenqthen the behavior of heavy metals desorption from soil ,which had a good prospect of engineering practice.

Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Microbial Analysis of Soil Samples Collected from the Area around Zliten Cement Factory

Soil samples were collected from and around Zliten cement factory, Zliten town, Libya. Soil metals and microbial contents were determined. The results obtained for the examined physiochemical characteristics of soil in the area studied prove that cement dust from the Zliten cement factory inLibyahas had a significant impact on the soil. The affected soil properties are pH and total calcium content. These characteristics were found to be higher than those in similar soils from the same area (unpolluted). The increment of soil pH in the same area may be a result of precipitation of cement dust over the years. Metal uptake from cement to plants and soil then affects organisms’ bodies, a fact that seems to be reflected in this study. Different responses were found in each site. For instance, the dominance of fungi of soil was lowest at100 mfrom the factory and the evenness and diversity increased at this site compared to300 mfrom the factory and the control area.

Advances in Microbial Remediation on the Application of Heavy Metal Pollution in Agricultural Water Resources

Heavy metal pollution in agricultural water resources is very serious in re- cent years, resulting in large losses of the agricultural economy and endangering human life and health. Due to the advantages of low cost, high efficiency and less secondary pollution, microbial ramediation technology is widely used in the treatment of heavy metal pollution in agricultural water resources. At present, with the progress of modern biotechnology, microbial remediation of heavy metals in agricul- tural water resources has grown rapidly. The sources and status quo of heavy met- al pollution in agricultural water resources at home and aboard, and the principles of microbial remediation of heavy metals pollution in agricultural water resources were reviewed in this paper, as well as the several common microbial remediation technology of heavy metals in agricultural water resources. Additionally, the further research work of heavy metal contaminated agricultural water resources by microbial ramediation were prospected.

Leaching Effect of Organic Acids on Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil

With the contamination of soil heavy metals becoming more and more serious,remediation has become a hot issue,and it is of great significance to study the remediation effects of heavy metal contaminated soil. The heavy metal contaminated soil was leached with water,acetic acid and citric acid,and the pH value of the soil after leaching was adjusted with 2% lime water. Finally,the pH value and conductivity of the soil leacheate were determined. The results showed that the best leacheate was citric acid for the remediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals Cu,Cd and Pb,and the optimum leaching concentration was 1. 0,0. 4,0. 7 mol/L,respectively. For the remediation of soil contaminated with Zn,the best leacheate was acetic acid,and the optimal leaching concentration was 1 mol/L. The leaching effect of lime water on heavy metal contaminated soil was positively correlated with the concentration of organic acid,that is,the leaching effect on heavy metals was better at stronger acidic condition. The conductivity of the soil sample treated with lime water increased with the increase of the concentration of organic acid,and at the same concentration,the conductivity was in the order of citric acid > acetic acid.

Feasibility of Isolation Remediation Technology for Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil

This paper discussed current situations of researches about the isolation remediation technology " soil barrier and landfill technology" and " physical isolation remediation technology" for heavy metal contaminated soil in mining areas.In view of defects of current technologies,it introduced a new isolation remediation technology,of which the new isolation materials were mixed by slaked lime,soil,find sand,and clay mineral in certain proportion.The new isolation remediation technology is expected to realize isolation remediation of heavy metal combined pollution of soil through chemical passivation of slaked lime and physical adsorption function of clay minerals or activated carbons.

Effects of Heavy Metal Pollution of Apple Orchard Surface Soils Associated with Past Use of Metal-Based Pesticides on Soil Microbial Biomass and Microbial Communities

Apple orchard surface soils in Japan are polluted with copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and arsenic (As) due to long-term use of metal-based pesticides. We investigated the effects of heavy metals accumulated in the surface soils in apple orchards on the microbial biomass and the microbial communities. Soil samples were taken from a chestnut orchard (unpolluted control) and five apple orchards with different degrees of heavy metal pollution. Total concentrations of Cu, Pb, and As in soil ranged from 29 to 931 mg/kg, 35 to 771 mg/kg, and 11 to 198 mg/kg, respectively. The amount of microbial biomass carbon expressed on a soil organic carbon basis decreased with increasing concentrations of heavy metals. Thus, the heavy metals that accumulated in apple orchard surface soils had adverse effects on the soil microbial biomass. The analysis of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) composition indicated that the microbial community structure had changed because of the pesticide-derived heavy metals in soil. The relative abundance of gram-positive bacterial marker PLFAs increased and that of fungal marker PLFA decreased with increasing concentrations of heavy metals in soil. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoreses targeting the 16S ribosomal RNA gene of bacteria and the 18S ribosomal RNA gene of fungi also showed shifts in the composition of bacterial and fungal communities induced by soil pollution with heavy metals. However, the diversity of microbial communities was not significantly affected by the heavy metal pollution. This was attributable to the adaptation of the microbial communities in apple orchard surface soils to heavy metals derived from previously used pesticides.

Effects of heavy metal pollution on soil microbial biomass

This paper reviewed the effects of heavy metals on microbial biomass in metal polluted soils. Laboratory and field investigations where metals were applied as inorganic or organic salts demonstrated a significant decline in the size of soil microbial biomass. In most of the cases, negative effects were evident at metal concentrations below the European Communitys (EC) current permissible metal levels in the soil. Application of metal enriched sludges and composts caused significant inhibition of microbial biomass at surprisingly modest concentrations of metals in the soil that were indeed smaller than those likely to decrease the growth of sensitive crop species. On the whole, relative toxicity of metals decreased in the order of Cd>Cu>Zn>Pb, but a few exceptions to this trend also existed. A significant decline in the biomass carbon to organic carbon ratio(C min /C org ) in metal polluted soils indicated that this parameter can serve as a good indicator of the toxicity of metals on soil microflora. The knowledge regarding the response of soil biota to metal interactions and the factors affecting metal toxicity to soil microorganisms is still very limited and warrants further study.

Analysis of Soil Remediation Technology for Heavy Metalcontaminated Sites in Electroplating Enterprises

The advantages and disadvantages of chemical leaching,phytoremediation,in-situ/ex-situ solidification and stabilization,cement kiln co-disposal and safe landfill remediation are analyzed.In addition,the application of chemical leaching and in-situ/ex-situ solidification and stabilization technology in the treatment of heavy metal-contaminated soil in electroplating enterprises in China is introduced in detail to provide reference for the remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil around electroplating enterprises in China.

Cost-Effective Strategy for the Investigation and Remediation of Polluted Soil Using Geostatistics and a Genetic Algorithm Approach

The geostatistical technique of Kriging has extensively been used for the investigation and delineation of soil heavy metal pollution. Kriging is rarely used in practical circumstances, however, because the parameter values are difficult to decide and relatively optimal locations for further sampling are difficult to find. In this study, we used large numbers of assumed actual polluted fields (AAPFs) randomly generated by unconditional simulation (US) to assess the adjusted total fee (ATF), an assessment standard developed for balancing the correct treatment rate (CTR) and total fee (TF), based on a traditional strategy of systematic (or uniform) grid sampling (SGS) and Kriging. We found that a strategy using both SGS and Kriging was more cost-effective than a strategy using only SGS. Next, we used a genetic algorithm (GA) approach to find optimal locations for the additional sampling. We found that the optimized locations for the additional sampling were at the joint districts of polluted areas and unpolluted areas, where abundant SGS data appeared near the threshold value. This strategy was less helpful, however, when the pollution of polluted fields showed no spatial correlation.

Studies on Heavy Metal Pollution in Soil-Plant System:A Review

Heavy metal pollution in soil-plant system is of major environmental concern on a world scale and in China in particular with the rapid development of industry. The heavy metal pollution status in soil-plant system in China, the research progress on the bioavailability of heavy metals (affecting factors, extraction methods, free-ion activity model, adsorption model, multivariate regression model, Q-I relationship, and compound pollution), and soil remediation are reviewed in the paper. Future research and monitoring is also discussed.

Urban Soil Microbial Features and Their Environmental Significance as Exemplified by Aberdeen City, UK

Urban soil research has invoked great interest in recent years. Previous studies were mainly focused on urban soil physics and chemistry, and soil geography to constrain the source, distribution, transport and deposition of pollutants such as heavy metals and health\|hazardous organic matter, but little has been done on soil microbiology. In this paper, the authors reported the variation of microbial features in urban soils compared with those from adjacent rural areas. The results show great changes in basal respiration rates, microbial biomass and ecophysiological parameters have taken place in urban environment because of the anthropogenic stress, thus activating the microorganisms. As a result, much more energy carbon is consumed at a low utilization efficiency. So microbial biosensors can be used to indicate urban environmental pollution effectively.

Enhancement of heavy metals desorption from the soil by eddy deep leaching in hydrocyclone

An eddy deep leaching technology was developed in this paper to address the challenge of treating heavy metal contaminants in industrial mining areas.The desorption effect of As,Cd,Sb and Pb was investigated utilizing chemical leaching and physical eddy techniques.It was found that the heavy metals concentration increased with decreasing particle size.The highest proportion of Cd in the form distribution of soil was in the bound to iron and manganese oxides,while the maximum proportion of As,Sb and Pb were in the residual.The optimal solid-liquid ratio of the hydrocyclone was 1:20,and the corresponding separation efficiency and flow rate were 84.7%and 1.76 m^(3)/hr,respectively.The grade efficiency of soil particle separation increases with particle size and exceeds 99%for particles above 1,000μm.Leaching experiments have revealed that oxalic acid(OA)and a combination of oxalic acid and EDTA(OAPE)were more efficient than citric acid(CA)and a combination of citric acid and EDTA(CAPE)for the desorption of heavy metals,respectively.The comparison of OAPE and eddy leaching found that the latter improved the desorption efficiency by 9.4%,7.5%,7.2%and 7.8%for As,Cd,Sb and Pb compared to the former,respectively.The results demonstrated that the eddy leaching technique could further enhance the desorption efficiency of heavy metals.It is expected to provide technical support for soil remediation with reduced usage of leaching agents.

Mechanistic insights into the synergetic remediation and amendment effects of zeolite/biochar composite on heavy metal-polluted red soil

Red soil,the most critical soil resource in tropical/subtropical regions worldwide,faces tremendous threats,including nutrient deficiency,acidification,and heavy metal contamination.There is a great demand for multifunctional eco-materials capable of modifying this situation.Herein,we used widely distributed soil and biomass to develop a zeolite/biochar composite for synergistic red soil remediation and amendment.With the composite material,the Pb^(2+) and Cd^(2+) remediation efficiencies reached 92.8%and 92.9%,respectively,in stems under optimal conditions.Moreover,the acidity and nutrient deficiency conditions of red soil significantly improved.The atomic-scale interaction mechanism during the remediation and amendment process was elucidated with complementary characterization methods,which revealed that in the zeolite/biochar composite material,zeolite contributes to longterm heavy metal remediation effects.Simultaneously,biochar is responsible for soil quality amendment and short-term heavy metal remediation.Furthermore,for the first time,single-atom heavy metal ions were observed on biochar during the remediation process,indicating the broad distribution of single atoms in the natural environment.

Heavy metals potentially drive co-selection of antibiotic resistance genes by shifting soil bacterial communities in paddy soils along the middle and lower Yangtze River

Heavy metals(HMs)and antibiotic resistance have become serious environmental problems affecting soil and human health.Soil microorganisms play key roles in pollutant degradation and biogeochemical cycling processes;however,the interactions among HMs,soil microbial communities,and antibiotic resistance genes(ARGs)in agricultural soils remain unclear.Using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and NovaSeq sequencing,we evaluated heavy metal contents,abundances of ARGs,soil bacterial community structure and functions,and their correlations in paddy soils at 43 sampling sites along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River,central and eastern China.Our results showed the co-occurrence of HMs,ARGs,and HM resistance genes across all paddy soils.Additionally,significant positive associations were detected between HMs and resistance genes.Cadmium,czcA,and int1 were positively correlated with bacterial community diversity.The Mantel test showed that bacterial community composition and functions were significantly associated with HMs and resistance genes,such as Cd,Cr,Zn,copA,czcA,int1,and sul1.Moreover,HMs and ARGs were the major factors shaping soil bacterial communities;thus,HMs triggered proliferation of HM and antibiotic resistances by influencing the mobile genetic element(int1)and soil microbial communities.Our study revealed that HMs potentially drive the co-selection of ARGs by shifting soil bacterial community structure and functions,thereby increasing the potential risks to human health as well as ecological environment in the paddy soils along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

Synergistic effects of phosphoric acid modified hydrochar and coal gangue-based zeolite on bioavailability and accumulation of cadmium and lead in contaminated soil

In this paper,a novel compound was developed by mixing H_(3)PO_(4)-modified cauliflower leaves hydrochar(CLH)and coal gangue-based Na-X zeolite(ZL).An alkaline soil contaminated with cadmium(Cd)and lead(Pb)was amended through the individual and synergistic application of CLH and ZL(1%CLH,2%CLH,1%ZL,2%ZL and 1%CLH+1%ZL),and Chinese cabbage was grown on it.Individual application of CLH was superior to ZL on decreasing the pH of alkaline soil and increasing soil available phosphorus(Olsen-P)and soil organic matter(SOM).In contrast,their combined application significantly improved the soil cation exchange capacity(CEC).Besides,the 1%CLH+1%ZL was the most efficient treatment in decreasing diethylenetriamine pentaacetate(DTPA)-extractable Cd/Pb and concentrations of these two metals in cabbage root and shoot.Their synergistic application could better increase Cd and Pb immobilization and cabbage yield than their alone application.Furthermore,the immobilization of Pb for all treatments was higher than that of Cd.The synergistic immobilization mechanism of CLH and ZL reflected that the CLH precipitated and complexed with these two metals,which may block the pores of hydrochar or wrap on the surface of hydrochar.So the continuous adsorption and complexation were prevented.Nevertheless,ZL could probably alleviate this obstacle.This finding provides helpful information about using CLH combined with ZL as a soil stabilizer to immobilize heavy metals in contaminated alkaline soil.

安徽矾矿土壤重金属污染源解析模型对比与优选

矿区资源开采导致土壤污染日益严重,直接影响周边土壤、水体环境的稳定性,精准预测重金属污染源解析对矿山修复、治理具有重要指导作用。在前期研究基础上,为提升土壤介质模型的解释度,进一步选取了土壤重金属源解析评价中成熟度高且精准性好的正定矩阵因子分析法(positive matrix factorization, PMF)及绝对因子分析-多元线性回归(absolute factor analysis-multiple linear regression, APCS-MLR)模型,以充实前期UNMIX多元受体模型分析矾矿土壤重金属污染来源及源贡献率的结果,结合生态风险评价方法,对比定量条件下最适宜解析研究区域源的模型。结果表明:1)生态高风险区域主要集中在研究区南部和东部,Cd是矿山主要风险元素,地累积指数(index of geoaccumulation)均值3.75与潜在生态风险指数(potential ecological risk index)均值731.22解析结果高度一致,但潜在生态危害指数的结果综合性更好。2)对比3种模型的污染源解析结果,PMF模型解析出4个污染源:分别为燃煤源、自然-交通综合源、自然源和大气沉降源,源贡献率分别为38.15%、20.62%、24.28%、16.95%。3)PMF模型的总体变量拟合优度R2达到了0.96,拟合效果最好。PMF模型模拟数据会集中采样点误差,确定最适污染源数目及相应污染物贡献率,使得源解析结果更精准,更适用于复杂的矿山污染土壤情况,符合实际研究情况。该研究结果可为后续矿区开采后污染土壤的修复治理工作提供溯源依据参考。

氧化钙活化过硫酸盐修复重金属-有机物复合污染土壤

采用氧化钙活化过硫酸盐氧化法修复重金属-有机物复合污染土壤,考察了过硫酸钠投加量、过硫酸钠与氧化钙投加比、水土比等对修复效果的影响,探讨了机理。结果表明,在过硫酸钠投加量2.5 mmol/g,氧化钙与过硫酸钠投加比2∶5,水土比3∶1的条件下,汞、砷的钝化率分别为81%和83%,存在形态由弱酸提取态转化为更为稳定的残渣态,氯仿、苯、总石油烃和1,2,3-三氯丙烷的去除率分别为99%,98%,82%,80%。氧化钙一方面,催化过硫酸盐,产生硫酸根自由基和羟基自由基氧化重金属、降解有机污染物。另一方面,通过物理固封和吸附、络合、沉淀作用钝化汞、砷。研究为重金属-有机物复合污染土壤修复技术的实际应用奠定基础。

浸矿作用下离子型稀土典型重金属释放规律研究

浸矿场地土壤重金属污染严重制约离子型稀土资源绿色开发。在原地浸矿过程中,浸矿液与稀土阳离子发生离子交换反应,同时置换出部分重金属离子,导致土壤重金属活化,进而造成土壤及地下水重金属污染。通过开展不同浓度MgSO_(4)浸矿条件下离子型稀土模拟浸矿试验,揭示了浸矿液浓度对离子型稀土重金属Cu、Zn、Pb和Tl释放的影响规律,通过相关性分析和多元线性回归分析,对重金属含量与影响因素进行解析。研究结果表明:在不同浓度MgSO_(4)的浸矿作用下,典型重金属呈现纵向迁移的趋势。重金属Cu、Pb、Tl含量与MgSO_(4)浓度之间存在负相关关系,Zn含量与MgSO_(4)浓度相关性不显著,Cu主要富集在中层土壤,Zn主要富集在中下层土壤,Pb和Tl主要富集在下层土壤。土壤pH值与Eh值呈显著负相关,土壤pH值、Eh值与典型重金属存在相关性。研究结果为矿区土壤重金属污染防治与绿色开采提供理论依据。

不同固废基载体材料固定化菌剂的制备及其对复合污染土壤的修复效果比较

为了更加高效绿色地修复重金属多环芳烃复合污染土壤,将3种PAHs高效降解菌毛霉、黑曲霉和分枝杆菌复配后,选择不同的固废基材料作为载体制备固定化菌剂,考察了不同固定化菌剂对土壤中重金属和多环芳烃的修复效果。结果表明:小麦秸秆在马弗炉700℃无氧煅烧2 h制得的生物炭作为载体的固定化菌剂,对土壤中镉和多环芳烃的修复解效果最好;当投加的固定化菌剂的质量分数为1%时,复合污染土壤中phe(菲)的降解效率高达86.78%以上,pyr(芘)的降解率高达60.77%;污染土壤中Cd的钝化率达到23.99%。

纳米零价铁复合材料对污染土壤修复的最新进展

土壤污染严重威胁农产品的安全和人类健康。近几年来纳米零价铁(nZVI)复合材料由于环境友好、易于制备、价格低廉、优异化学活性等特点广泛地应用于污染土壤修复,但是对土壤中不同污染类型修复的调研较少。综述主要调研nZVI复合材料修复污染土壤中重金属、有机污染物和石油有机物的最新进展。重点评述nZVI复合材料的不同性质对污染土壤中各种污染物修复效果的影响,最后对n ZVI铁复合材料修复污染土壤得出结论并对未来方向进行展望。该综述为更好地应用nZVI复合材料对污染土壤的修复提供理论依据和指导。