Effect of Phosphate Treatment on Pb Leachability in Contaminated Shooting Range Soils

A cost-effective way to reduce lead released into the environment is through immobilization with readily available soil amendments. Leaching of Pb from four shooting range soils treated with two phosphate sources was evaluated in soil columns. Phosphate was applied at a P/Pb molar ratio of 4:1 with...

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Published in:Soil & sediment contamination 2017-01, Vol.26 (1), p.115-126
Main Authors: Fayiga, A. O., Saha, U. K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Leachates
Leaching
Lead
Lead (metal)
phosphate rock
Phosphates
phosphoric acid
Rock
Shooting
Shooting range
Soil amendment
Soil columns
Soil contamination
Soil treatment
SPLP
TCLP
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Summary:A cost-effective way to reduce lead released into the environment is through immobilization with readily available soil amendments. Leaching of Pb from four shooting range soils treated with two phosphate sources was evaluated in soil columns. Phosphate was applied at a P/Pb molar ratio of 4:1 with two-thirds of the P supplied from phosphate rock (PR) and one-third from phosphoric acid (PA). The soils were incubated for 18 hr and leached with toxicity characterization leaching procedure (TCLP) and synthetic precipitation leaching procedure (SPLP) fluids, respectively. PR/PA treatment reduced Pb in TCLP leachate to below regulatory limit of 5 mg/L after 18 hr of incubation. Reduction of Pb leached was more dependent on clay content than total Fe. PR/PA treatment had no effect on pH of TCLP leached soils, while it led to a drastic lowering of pH that mobilized Pb in SPLP leached soils. However, leaching of Pb reduced with time in SPLP leached soils because pH increased gradually. PR/PA treatment was more effective in SPLP leached soils with low total soil Pb because they received lower amounts of PA. PR/PA treatment may be more efficient when applied as split applications in soils with a low to medium Pb loading and a high buffering capacity.
ISSN:1532-0383
1549-7887
DOI:10.1080/15320383.2017.1245712