In its soluble ionic forms, lead (Pb) is a toxic element occurring in waters and soils mainly as the result of human activities.
The bioavailability of lead ions can be decreased by complexation with various materials in order to decrease their toxicity.
Pb chemical immobilization using phosphate addition is a widely accepted technique to immobilize Pb from aqueous solution
and contaminated soils. The application of different P amendments cause Pb in soils to shift from forms with high availability
to the most strongly bound Pb fractions. The increase of Pb in the residual or insoluble fraction results from formation of
pyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3X where X = F, Cl, Br, OH, the most stable environmental Pb compounds under a wide range of pH and Eh natural conditions.
Accidental pyromorphite ingestion does not yield bioavailable lead, because pyromorphite is insoluble in the intestinal tract.
Numerous natural and synthetic phosphates materials have been used to immobilize Pb: apatite and hydroxyapatite, biological
apatite, rock phosphate, soluble phosphate fertilizers such as monoammonium phosphate, diammonium phosphate, phosphoric acid,
biosolids rich in P, phosphatic clay and mixtures. The identification of pyromorphite in phosphate amended soils has been
carried out by different non destructive techniques such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy
dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray absorption fine structure, transmission electron microscopy and electron microprobe analysis.
The effectiveness of in situ Pb immobilization has also been evaluated by selective sequential extraction, by the toxicity
leaching procedure and by a physiologically based extraction procedure simulating metal ingestion and gastrointestinal bioavailability
to humans. Efficient Pb immobilization using P amendments requires increasing the solubility of the phosphate phase and of
the Pb species phase by inducing acid conditions. Although phosphorus addition seems to be highly effective, excess P in soil
and its potential effect on eutrophication of surface water, and the possibility of As enhanced leaching remains a concern.
The use of mixed treatments may be a useful strategy to improve their effectiveness in reducing lead phyto- and bioavailability. 相似文献
In order to study the bioaccumulation of Pb, Cr, Ni, and Zn and the stress response, the floating aquatic plant Limnobium laevigatum was exposed to increasing concentrations of a mixture of these metals for 28 days, and its potential use in the treatment of wastewater was evaluated. The metal concentrations of the treatment 1 (T1) were Pb 1 μg L−1, Cr 4 μg L−1, Ni 25 μg L−1, and Zn 30 μg L−1; of treatment 2 (T2) were Pb 70 μg L−1, Cr 70 μg L−1, Ni 70 μg L−1, and Zn 70 μg L−1; and of treatment 3 (T3) were Pb 1000 μg L−1, Cr 1000 μg L−1, Ni 500 μg L−1, and Zn 100 μg L−1, and there was also a control group (without added metal). The accumulation of Pb, Cr, Ni, and Zn in roots was higher than in leaves of L. laevigatum, and the bioconcentration factor revealed that the concentrations of Ni and Zn in the leaf and root exceeded by over a thousand times the concentrations of those in the culture medium (2000 in leaf and 6800 in root for Ni; 3300 in leaf and 11,500 in root for Zn). Thus, this species can be considered as a hyperaccumulator of these metals. In general, the changes observed in the morphological and physiological parameters and the formation of products of lipid peroxidation of membranes during the exposure to moderate concentrations (T2) of the mixture of metals did not cause harmful effects to the survival of the species within the first 14 days of exposure. Taking into account the accumulation capacity and tolerance to heavy metals, L. laevigatum is suitable for phytoremediation in aquatic environments contaminated with moderated concentrations of Cr, Ni, Pb, and Zn in the early stages of exposure.