Relating monolithic and granular leaching from contaminated soil treated with different cementitious binders

J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2013;48(12):1502-15. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2013.796824.

Abstract

This work employed a clayey, silty, sandy gravel contaminated with a mixture of metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Ni and Zn) and diesel. The contaminated soil was treated with 5 and 10% dosages of different cementitious binders. The binders include Portland cement, cement-fly ash, cement-slag and lime-slag mixtures. Monolithic leaching from the treated soils was evaluated over a 64-day period alongside granular leachability of 49- and 84-day old samples. Surface wash-off was the predominant leaching mechanism for monolithic samples. In this condition, with data from different binders and curing ages combined, granular leachability as a function of monolithic leaching generally followed degrees 4 and 6 polynomial functions. The only exception was for Cu, which followed the multistage dose-response model. The relationship between both leaching tests varied with the type of metal, curing age/residence time of monolithic samples in the leachant, and binder formulation. The results provide useful design information on the relationship between leachability of metals from monolithic forms of S/S treated soils and the ultimate leachability in the eventual breakdown of the stabilized/solidified soil.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Construction Materials*
  • Gasoline
  • Hydrocarbons / analysis*
  • Hydrocarbons / chemistry
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Metals, Heavy / analysis*
  • Metals, Heavy / chemistry
  • Soil Pollutants / analysis*
  • Soil Pollutants / chemistry
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*

Substances

  • Gasoline
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Metals, Heavy
  • Soil Pollutants
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical