Immobilization of cadmium in polluted soils by phytogenic iron oxide nanoparticles
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2019
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Lin, J.
Sun, M.
Su, B.
Owens, G.
Chen, Z.
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Science of the Total Environment, 2019; 659:491-498
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While phytogenic nanomaterials have been successfully used to remove heavy metals in wastewater, the potential to successfully use such materials to immobilize heavy metals in soils is still unclear. In this study, phytogenic iron oxide nanoparticles (PION) were used to immobilize cadmium (Cd) in six soils. Amendment with PION effectively immobilized Cd, with a concomitant increase in the concentrations of iron oxides, soil pH and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) under both oxic and anoxic conditions. However, observed changes in soil properties and Cd fractions were different under oxic and anoxic conditions. After PION application, the exchangeable Cd fraction decreased by up to 91 and 69%, while the carbonate bound Cd fraction decreased by up to 61 and 75%, under oxic and anoxic conditions, respectively. Pearson correlation analysis revealed that under both oxic and anoxic conditions, Cd fractions were significantly and positively correlated with free iron oxide content and pH, where free iron oxide content was positively correlated with amorphous iron oxide, DOC and pH. The Cd immobilization mechanisms potentially involved either (1) formation of insoluble hydroxides at elevated pH; (2) participation of biomolecules released from PION in ligand complexation with Cd and (3) co-precipitated of Cd during the formation of iron oxides. This study provided new insights into the potential effects of PION applications for practical Cd immobilization in contaminated soils.
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Data source: Supplementary data, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.391
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