Re-cycling of remediated soil in Sweden: An environmental advantage?

The disposal of soil material after ex situ treatment of contaminated soil is an issue of growing concern. The handling and use of this material are surrounded by numerous regulatory, economic, technical and societal aspects that complicate or hinder re-cycling. As a consequence, the lack of means of recovery can in the long-term bias the whole remedial process. In addition, it can affect the competition between various treatment options such as ex situ, and in situ techniques and landfilling. At the same time the materials must not have any negative environmental impacts, and their usage must be compatible with existing risk assessment and management frameworks regarding contaminated land. Other concerns such as a possible distinction against “lightly” contaminated materials, waste status and public acceptance add to the complexity. This paper focuses on Swedish conditions, but does also provide an outlook concerning EU regulation. A summary of leaching and batch tests employed for re-use of soil and waste is presented as well as an overview of the eco-toxicological aspects of treated materials. The main conclusion is that re-cycling of treated soil is desirable from numerous aspects, but has to go along an adequate risk assessment.     

Fe~0对土壤中硝基苯的还原作用

以恒温培养为方法,GC-MS为检测手段,研究了在常温常压下土壤中硝基苯(NB)在Fe0作用下的还原反应。结果表明:Fe0能将硝基苯苯环上的硝基转化为胺基,从而达到降低毒性、增加可生化性目的。反应条件如时间、零价铁用量、初始pH等均对NB的还原效率有重要影响,特别是当初始pH值控制在偏酸时更有利于反应的进行。在硝基苯浓度约为0.0025mmol/g的2.00g模拟污染土壤中,Fe0加入量50mg、初始pH=4、反应时间5h的条件下,零价铁对土壤中NB的还原效率可达到96.58%。此外,本文还对Fe0还原NB的反应机理进行了初步探讨。     

Remediation of NAPL below the water table by steam-induced heat conduction

Previous experimental studies have shown that NAPL will be removed when it is contacted by steam. However, in full-scale operations, steam may not contact the NAPL directly and this is the situation addressed in this study. A two-dimensional intermediate scale sand box experiment was performed where an organic contaminant was emplaced below the water table at the interface between a coarse and a fine sand layer. Steam was injected above the water table and after an initial heating period the contaminant was recovered at the outlet. The experiment was successfully modeled using the numerical code T2VOC and the dominant removal mechanism was identified to be heat conduction induced boiling of the separate phase contaminant. Subsequent numerical modeling showed that this mechanism was insensitive to the porous medium properties and that it could be evaluated by considering only one-dimensional heat conduction.     

铬污染场地修复技术研究概况

随着工业的发展,人类活动的破坏,土壤重金属污染已经成为了全球研究的热点,其中Cr因其高毒性及致癌性,土壤Cr污染已成为最严重的环境问题。分析了Cr在土壤中的形态变化及吸附/解吸的影响因素,总结了Cr污染土各项修复技术的原理和特点,列举了国内外的一些研究成果。同时,指出了目前我国污染场地修复相关标准存在的问题。最后展望了今后将不同技术组合研究的发展方向,并针对目前土壤修复市场提出了市场监管的建议。     

土壤气相抽提(SVE)技术研究进展

土壤气相抽提(SVE)是石油类土壤及地下水污染修复工程中广泛采用的原位治理技术。本文主要介绍了SVE技术的影响因素、系统设计、运行机理以及现场监测,阐述了SVE技术及其理论进展。最后展望了该技术的应用前景。     

国内土壤环境污染现状与防治措施

从土壤的污染种类出发,分析了近年来我国土壤污染的现状。介绍了当前国内外土壤的重金属污染和有机污染的修复技术,主要包括物理化学修复法、植物修复法和微生物修复法等。同时针对我国土壤污染日益严重的状况,提出了土壤污染的防治措施,对已经污染的土壤采取有效措施加以修复、改良,同时进一步加强土壤污染综合防治与环境管理。     

基于专利数据分析的污染地下水修复技术发展现状及趋势分析

为明确地下水污染修复技术在世界范围的研究布局和发展态势,本研究基于智慧芽全球专利数据库对1989-2018年地下水污染修复技术专利进行计量学统计,并探讨该技术的研究布局、研究重点及授权趋势。结果显示,从申请量来看,世界范围内地下水污染修复技术涉及的申请量逐渐增长,但绝对申请量和专利授权比相对较低,地下水污染修复技术研发的重视程度依然不够,有待进一步加强;中国是该技术领域主要专利申请国,也是最大的技术来源国;科研单位在该领域的研发实力显著高于企业机构。基于以上研究,认为今后应加强研发,并且创造高效经济的地下水污染修复技术,注重科研机构与企业单位合作及已有专利成果的转化,促进专利的市场应用,使其发挥更大的社会和经济效益。     

小微景观水体治理技术探讨

小微景观水体环境容量小,自净能力低,易出现水质浑浊、藻类爆发等现象。常见的治理技术包括物理治理技术、化学治理技术和生物修复技术。在实际治理过程中,应采用多技术联用的综合治理方法,才能实现改善水质、恢复生态平衡、美化水景的目标。     

Modeling of air sparging of VOC-contaminated soil columns

Air sparging is a remediation technology currently being applied for the restoration of sites contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Attempts have been made by various researchers to model the fate of VOCs in the gas and liquid phase during air sparging. In this study, a radial diffusion model with an air–water mass transfer boundary condition was developed and applied for the prediction of VOC volatilization from air sparging of contaminated soil columns. The approach taken was to use various parameters such as mass transfer coefficients and tortuosity factors determined previously in separate experiments using a single air channel apparatus and applying these parameters to a complex system with many air channels. Incorporated in the model, is the concept of mass transfer zone (MTZ) where diffusion of VOCs in this zone was impacted by the volatilization of VOCs at the air–water interface but with negligible impact outside the zone. The model predicted fairly well the change in the VOC concentrations in the exhaust air, the final average aqueous VOC concentration, and the total mass removed. The predicted mass removal was within 1% to 20% of the actual experimental mass removed. The results of the model seemed to suggest that air-sparged soil columns may be modeled as a composite of individual air channels surrounded by a MTZ. For a given air flow rate and air saturation, the VOC removal was found to be inversely proportional to the radius of the air channel. The approach taken provided conceptual insights on mass transfer processes during air sparging operations.     

Long-term effects of aided phytostabilisation of trace elements on microbial biomass and activity, enzyme activities, and composition of microbial community in the Jales contaminated mine spoils

We studied the effectiveness of remediation on microbial endpoints, namely microbial biomass and activity, microbial and plant species richness, of an As-contaminated mine spoil, amended with compost (C) alone and in combination with beringite (B) or zerovalent iron grit (Z), to increase organic matter content and reduce trace elements mobility, and to allow Holcus lanatus and Pinus pinaster growth. Untreated spoil showed the lowest microbial biomass and activity and hydrolase activities, and H. lanatus as sole plant species, whereas the presented aided phytostabilisation option, especially CBZ treatment, significantly increased microbial biomass and activity and allowed colonisation by several plant species, comparable to those of an uncontaminated sandy soil. Microbial species richness was only increased in spoils amended with C alone. No clear correlation occurred between trace element mobility and microbial parameters and plant species richness. Our results indicate that the choice of indicators of soil remediation practices is a bottleneck.