Impacts of Heterogeneous Organic Matter on Phenanthrene Sorption:  Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies with Aquifer Material

Sediment organic matter heterogeneity in sediments is shown to impact the sorption behavior of contaminants. We investigated the sorptive properties as well as the composition of organic matter in different subsamples (mainly grain size fractions) of the Canadian River Alluvium (CRA). Organic petrog...

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Published in:Environmental science & technology 2000-02, Vol.34 (3), p.406-414
Main Authors: Karapanagioti, Hrissi K, Kleineidam, Sybille, Sabatini, David A, Grathwohl, Peter, Ligouis, Bertrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
AQUIFERS
Biological and physicochemical properties of pollutants. Interaction in the soil
Canada
Earth sciences
Earth, ocean, space
Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Exact sciences and technology
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ORGANIC MATTER
PHENANTHRENE
Pollution
Pollution, environment geology
REMEDIAL ACTION
Sediments
Soil and sediments pollution
SOILS
SORPTION
SORPTIVE PROPERTIES
Water pollution
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Summary:Sediment organic matter heterogeneity in sediments is shown to impact the sorption behavior of contaminants. We investigated the sorptive properties as well as the composition of organic matter in different subsamples (mainly grain size fractions) of the Canadian River Alluvium (CRA). Organic petrography was used as a new tool to describe and characterize the organic matter in the subsamples. The samples studied contained many different types of organic matter including bituminous coal particles. Differences in sorption behavior were explained based on these various types of organic matter. Subsamples containing predominately coaly, particulate organic matter showed the highest K oc, the highest nonlinearity of sorption isotherms and the slowest sorption kinetics. Soil subsamples with organic matter present as organic coatings around the quartz grains evidenced the lowest K oc, the most linear sorption isotherms and the fastest sorption kinetics, which was not limited by slow intraparticle diffusion. Due to the high sorption capacity of the coaly particles even when it is present as only a small fraction of the composite organic content (
ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es9902219