title: Palygorskite as a feasible amendment to stabilize heavy metal polluted soils.
abstract: The sorption behaviour of palygorskite has been studied with respect to lead, copper, zinc and cadmium in order to consider its application to remediate soils polluted with these metals. The Langmuir model was found to describe well the sorption processes offering maximum sorption values of 37.2 mg/g for lead, 17.4 mg/g for copper, 7.11 mg/g for zinc and 5.83 mg/g for cadmium at pH 5-6. In addition the effect of palygorskite amendment in a highly polluted mining soil has been studied by means batch extractions and leaching column studies. The soluble metal concentrations as well as the readily-extractable metal concentrations were substantially decreased at any concentration of palygorskite applied to soil (1, 2, 4%), although the highest decrease is obtained at the 4% dose. The column studies also showed a high reduction in the metal leaching (50% for lead, 59% for copper, 52% for zinc and 66% for cadmium) when a palygorskite dose of 4% was applied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Geochemistry, IRNASA, CSIC Apto 257, Salamanca, Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Ayuso
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Sánchez
mesh_terms: D002104:Cadmium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D017616:Magnesium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D017655:Silicon Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D012995:Solubility; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017616:Magnesium Compounds; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D017655:Silicon Compounds; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D002104:Cadmium; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper; D015032:Zinc; C026325:attapulgite