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The Pearl River Delta region is the major economic zone of the Greater Bay Area:it presents a large number of industrial-mining enterprises and is interested by severe heavy metal pollution (mainly caused by Pb and Cd). The research and development of safe and efficient heavy metal remediation materials and technologies is fundamental in order to guarantee regional environmental quality and habitat safety. Goethite-fulvic acid composites were prepared using goethite minerals present in the red soils of the Pearl River Delta region by passivation repair, and were applied to immobilize Pb and Cd in a co-contaminated soil. The results showed that a higher ratio of fulvic acid in the composites enhanced the immobilization effect on Pb and Cd:the immobilization efficiency (IE) of Pb and Cd increased with the passivation time, and then stabilized. Additionally, the exchangeable and carbonate-bound fractions of Pb and Cd in the soil decreased, while the Fe-Mn oxide-bound and residual fractions increased. The cation exchange capacity (CEC), as well as the available K and NH4+-N in the soil increased after the application of the composite materials. We conclude that goethite-fulvic acid composites can be effectively applied to the remediation of Pb-Cd contaminated soil.
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The safety of vegetable production is a key link in reducing cadmium consumption through the food chains. Field experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of composite materials (calcium silicate-biological humus fertilizer) on the growth of shallots and the uptake of Cd by shallots from contaminated agricultural soil. Four treatments (T1: 0.5% calcium silicate+0.5% biological humus fertilizer; T2: 0.5% calcium silicate+1.0% biological humus fertilizer; T3: 1.0% calcium silicate+0.5% biological humus fertilizer; and T4: 1.0% calcium silicate+1.0% biological humus fertilizer) and a control group (CK) were adopted. The changes in soil pH, DTPA-extractable Cd, biomass of shallots, and cadmium concentrations in shallots over time under different treatments were analyzed. The results show that the application of composite amendments decreased the concentrations of DTPA-extractable Cd in the soil. In particular, after T3 treatment, the concentrations of soil DTPA-extractable Cd decreased by 60.71%, 49.54%, 44.63%, and 58.94% after 14, 28, 42, and 56 d, respectively. The biomass of the shallots aboveground increased significantly by 107.99% and 107.19% after T3 and T4 treatment, respectively. The composite amendments exhibited different effects on the uptake of Cd by the shallots from the soil, and the T4 treatment was the most effective in immobilizing Cd and inhibiting translocation of Cd into the shallots. The cadmium concentration in the shallots decreased by 43.80% after 56 d with the T4 treatment. In conclusion, T4 is the optimum treatment for soil cadmium immobilization.
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Cadmio/metabolismo , Compuestos de Calcio/química , Fertilizantes , Chalotes/metabolismo , Silicatos/química , Contaminantes del Suelo/metabolismo , Suelo/química , Chalotes/efectos de los fármacosRESUMEN
A study on flocculation control based on fractal theory was carried out. Optimization test of chemical coagulant dosage confirmed that the fractal dimension could reflect the flocculation degree and settling characteristics of aggregates and the good correlation with the turbidity of settled effluent. So that the fractal dimension can be used as the major parameter for flocculation system control and achieve self-acting adjustment of chemical coagulant dosage. The fractal dimension flocculation control system was used for further study carried out on the effects of various flocculation parameters, among which are the dependency relationship among aggregates fractal dimension, chemical coagulant dosage, and turbidity of settled effluent under the conditions of variable water quality and quantity. And basic experimental data were obtained for establishing the chemical coagulant dosage control model mainly based on aggregates fractal dimension.