Chemical Modeling of Arsenic(III, V) and Selenium(IV, VI) Adsorption by Soils Surrounding Ash Disposal Facilities
- Authors
- Goldberg, Sabine; Hyun, Seunghun; Lee, Linda S.
- Issue Date
- 11월-2008
- Publisher
- SOIL SCI SOC AMER
- Citation
- VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL, v.7, no.4, pp.1185 - 1192
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- VADOSE ZONE JOURNAL
- Volume
- 7
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 1185
- End Page
- 1192
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/122441
- DOI
- 10.2136/vzj2008.0013
- ISSN
- 1539-1663
- Abstract
- Leachate derived from coal ash disposal facilities is a potential anthropogenic source of As and Se to the environment. To establish a practical framework for predicting attenuation and transport of As and Se in ash leachates, the adsorption of As(III), As(V), Se(IV), and Se(VI) had been characterized in prior studies for 18 soils obtained downgradient from ash landfill sites and representing a wide range of soil properties. The constant capacitance model was applied for the first time to describe As(III), As(V), Se(IV), and Se(VI) adsorption on soils as a function of equilibrium solution As(III), As(V), Se(IV), and Se(VI) concentrations. Prior applications of the model had been restricted to describing Se(IV) and As(V) adsorption by soils as a function of solution pH. The constant capacitance model was applied for the first time to describe As(III) and Se(VI) adsorption by soils. The model was able to describe adsorption of these ions on all soils as a function of solution ion concentration by optimizing only one adjustable parameter, the anion surface complexation constant. This chemical model represents an advancement over adsorption isotherm equation approaches that contain two empirical adjustable parameters. Incorporation of these anion surface complexation constants obtained with the constant capacitance model into chemical speciation transport models will allow simulation of soil solution anion concentrations under diverse environmental and agricultural conditions.
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