Joint chemical flushing of soils contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons.
How to increase the efficiency of chemical flushing and decrease the remediation expenses of contaminated soils are two key scientific and technological issues to be solved. Joint chemical flushing was tested and compared with the water-flushing. The joint acid-flushing could effectively remove petroleum hydrocarbons in contaminated aquorizem and the dosage of washing powder as a flushing agent was greatly reduced, thereby, saving approximately 1200 US dollars of expenses relative to the water-flushing. The joint salt-flushing could be an optimal method for the cleanup of meadow burozem contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons under the experimental conditions. Moreover, the amount of surfactant remained in the two washed soils after the joint acid-flushing and the joint-salt-flushing was minimal.
Key Laboratory of Terrestrial Ecological Process, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China. Zhouqixing2003@yahoo.com
Qixing
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Zhou
Fuhong
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Sun
Rui
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Liu
D000085:Acetates; D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002681:China; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; D010578:Petroleum; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water
D000085:Acetates; D017738:Alkanesulfonic Acids; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C030641:alkylbenzyl sulfonic acid; D014867:Water; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; C018824:ammonium acetate