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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Zhantao Han, Badruddeen Sani, Professor David WernerORCiD
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Addition of activated carbon (AC) or biochar (BC) to sediment to reduce the chemical and biological availability of organic contaminants is a promising in-situ remediation technology. But concerns about leaving the adsorbed pollutants in place motivate research into sorbent recovery methods. This study explores the use of magnetic sorbents. A coal-based magnetic activated carbon (MAC) was identified as the strongest of four AC and BC derived magnetic sorbents for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) remediation. An 8.1% MAC amendment (w/w, equal to 5% AC content) was found to be as effective as 5% (w/w) pristine AC in reducing aqueous PAHs within three months by 98%. MAC recovery from sediment after three months was 77%, and incomplete MAC recovery had both, positive and negative effects. A slight rebound of aqueous PAH concentrations was observed following the MAC recovery, but aqueous PAH concentrations then dropped again after six months, likely due to the presence of the 23% unrecovered MAC. On the other hand, the 77% recovery of the 8.1% MAC dose was insufficient to reduce ecotoxic effects of fine grained AC or MAC amendment on the egestion rate, growth and reproduction of the AC sensitive species Lumbriculus variegatus.
Author(s): Han Z, Sani B, Akkanen J, Abel S, Nybom I, Karapanagioti H, Werner D
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials
Year: 2015
Volume: 286
Pages: 41-47
Print publication date: 09/01/2015
Online publication date: 19/12/2014
Acceptance date: 16/12/2014
Date deposited: 17/09/2015
ISSN (print): 0304-3894
ISSN (electronic): 1873-3336
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.030
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.030
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