Stabilization of lead and copper contaminated firing range soil using calcined oyster shells and fly ash

Environ Geochem Health. 2013 Dec;35(6):705-14. doi: 10.1007/s10653-013-9528-9. Epub 2013 May 26.

Abstract

A stabilization/solidification treatment scheme was devised to stabilize Pb and Cu contaminated soil from a firing range using renewable waste resources as additives, namely waste oyster shells (WOS) and fly ash (FA). The WOS, serving as the primary stabilizing agent, was pre-treated at a high temperature to activate quicklime from calcite. Class C FA was used as a secondary additive along with the calcined oyster shells (COS). The effectiveness of the treatment was evaluated by means of the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) and the 0.1 M HCl extraction tests following a curing period of 28 days. The combined treatment with 10 wt% COS and 5 wt% FA cause a significant reduction in Pb (>98 %) and Cu (>96 %) leachability which was indicated by the results from both extraction tests (TCLP and 0.1 M HCl). Scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) analyses are used to investigate the mechanism responsible for Pb and Cu stabilization. SEM-EDX results indicate that effective Pb and Cu immobilization using the combined COS-FA treatment is most probably associated with ettringite and pozzolanic reaction products. The treatment results suggest that the combined COS-FA treatment is a cost effective method for the stabilization of firing range soil.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adsorption
  • Animals
  • Calcium Carbonate / chemistry
  • Calcium Compounds / chemistry
  • Coal Ash / chemistry
  • Copper / analysis
  • Copper / chemistry*
  • Environmental Pollution / analysis
  • Environmental Pollution / prevention & control*
  • Environmental Restoration and Remediation / economics
  • Environmental Restoration and Remediation / methods*
  • Lead / analysis
  • Lead / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Ostreidae
  • Oxides / chemistry
  • Republic of Korea
  • Soil Pollutants / analysis
  • Soil Pollutants / chemistry*
  • Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission

Substances

  • Calcium Compounds
  • Coal Ash
  • Oxides
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Lead
  • Copper
  • lime
  • Calcium Carbonate