Electrokinetic remediation has been increasingly used in soils and other matrices for numerous contaminants such as inorganic, organic, radionuclides, explosives and their mixtures. Several strategies were tested to improve this technology effectiveness, namely techniques to solubilize contaminants, control soil pH and also couple electrokinetics with other remediation technologies. This review...

page 1 The ADVOCATE Project The ADVOCATE Project (Advancing Sustainable In Situ Remediation for Contaminated Land and Groundwater) is now under way. This Marie Curie Initial Training Network is an exciting collaboration between leading European institutions, providing advanced training to young researchers in this field. The network aims to develop innovative in-situ approaches for the sustaina...

The extent of anthropogenic environmental pollution—in the United States (Black, 1999; Glass, 1999), in the European Union (Chaudhry et al., 2002), and in the third world is well documented. For example, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has estimated that at a minimum 10 t of unwanted pesticides are in ‘‘storage’’ in undeveloped countries, with at least 2 10 t in Afri...

a new method for the synthesis of nano zero-valent iron (nzvi) was developed in the present study.ultrasonic waves, as a novel method, were used to synthesize the nanoparticles. the morphologyand surface compositions of the particles were characterized by using fesem, xrd, bet, andparticle size analyzer. the synthesized nanoparticles were then utilized as a fenton-like catalyst todegrade of hyd...

there have been increasing interests in finding new and innovative solution for removal of contaminants from soils recently. in the present investigation, electro kinetic (ek) process coupled with activated carbon barrier to remove nickel from kaolinite clayey soil is investigated. laboratory tests were performed by applying a constant voltage to nominal electric field strength of 1 and 1.25 v/...

Abstract—The contamination of significant quantities of soils and sediments with uranium and other actinide elements as a result of nuclear activity poses many environmental risks. The electrokinetic process is one of the most promising remediation techniques for sludge, sediment, and saturated or unsaturated soils contaminated with heavy metals and radionuclides. However, secondary waste is a ...

In this study, the viability of soil flushing on the removal of cresols (meta-, ortho-, and para-cresols) from contaminated soil has been investigated. High production and distribution of cresols in the environment indicate their potential for a widespread exposure to humans. The presence of these compounds in soil could cause a significant threat to environment, as they are toxic and refractor...

Owing to its toxic nature and relative abundance, arsenic is a common contaminant of concern in environmental cleanup. Arsenic is identified as a constituent of concern at 728 National Priorities List (NPL) sites as of fiscal year 1998, and arsenic in soil is specifically identified at 32 percent of these sites (Fiedler, 2001). Exposure to arsenic has been linked to a variety of cancers, cardio...

This paper reviews contamination status, sources and remediation of heavy metals in agricultural land of most Asian countries, with an emphasis to China, which are undergoing rapid economic development. Some farmland soil in suburbs of most cities and sewage irrigation district in China are polluted to some extend with heavy metals such as Cd, As, Zn, Cu, and Hg, consequently resulting in metal...