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- Title
Immobilisation of Cu, Pb and Zn in Scrap Metal Yard Soil Using Selected Waste Materials.
- Authors
Kamari, A.; Putra, W.; Yusoff, S.; Ishak, C.; Hashim, N.; Mohamed, A.; Isa, I.; Bakar, S.
- Abstract
Immobilisation of heavy metals in a 30-year old active scrap metal yard soil using three waste materials, namely coconut tree sawdust (CTS), sugarcane bagasse (SB) and eggshell (ES) was investigated. The contaminated soil was amended with amendments at application rates of 0 %, 1 % and 3 % (w/w). The effects of amendments on metal accumulation in water spinach ( Ipomoea aquatica) and soil metal bioavailability were studied in a pot experiment. All amendments increased biomass yield and reduced metal accumulation in the plant shoots. The bioconcentration factor and translocation factor values of the metals were in the order of Zn > Cu > Pb. The addition of ES, an alternative source of calcium carbonate (CaCO), has significantly increased soil pH and resulted in marked reduction in soil metal bioavailability. Therefore, CTS, SB and ES are promising low-cost immobilising agents to restore metal contaminated land.
- Subjects
SCRAP metals; HEAVY metals; SOIL composition; SOIL pollution; IPOMOEA aquatica; BIOACCUMULATION in plants
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 2015, Vol 95, Issue 6, p790
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00128-015-1650-1