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Impact of activated carbon on the catabolism of (14)C-phenanthrene in soil. / Oyelami, Ayodeji O.; Ogbonnaya, Uchenna; Muotoh, Chitom et al.
In: Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, Vol. 17, No. 6, 10.06.2015, p. 1173-1181.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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T1 - Impact of activated carbon on the catabolism of (14)C-phenanthrene in soil
AU - Oyelami, Ayodeji O.
AU - Ogbonnaya, Uchenna
AU - Muotoh, Chitom
AU - Semple, Kirk T.
PY - 2015/6/10
Y1 - 2015/6/10
N2 - Activated carbon amendment to contaminated soil has been proposed as an alternative remediation strategy to the management of persistent organic pollutant in soils and sediments. The impact of varying concentrations (0%, 0.01%, 0.1% and 1.0%) of different types of AC on the development of phenanthrene catabolism in soil was investigated. Mineralisation of (14)C-phenanthrene was measured using respirometric assays. The increase in concentration of CB4, AQ5000 or CP1 in soil led to an increase in the length of the lag phases. Statistical analyses showed that the addition of increasing concentrations of AC to the soil significantly reduced (P < 0.05) the extent of (14)C-phenanthrene mineralisation. For example, for CB4-, AQ5000- and CP1-amended soils, the overall extent of (14)C-phenanthrene mineralisation reduced from 43.1% to 3.28%, 36.9% to 0.81% and 39.6% to 0.96%, respectively, after 120 days incubation. This study shows that the properties of AC, such as surface area, pore volume and particle size, are important factors in controlling the kinetics of (14)C-phenanthrene mineralisation in soil.
AB - Activated carbon amendment to contaminated soil has been proposed as an alternative remediation strategy to the management of persistent organic pollutant in soils and sediments. The impact of varying concentrations (0%, 0.01%, 0.1% and 1.0%) of different types of AC on the development of phenanthrene catabolism in soil was investigated. Mineralisation of (14)C-phenanthrene was measured using respirometric assays. The increase in concentration of CB4, AQ5000 or CP1 in soil led to an increase in the length of the lag phases. Statistical analyses showed that the addition of increasing concentrations of AC to the soil significantly reduced (P < 0.05) the extent of (14)C-phenanthrene mineralisation. For example, for CB4-, AQ5000- and CP1-amended soils, the overall extent of (14)C-phenanthrene mineralisation reduced from 43.1% to 3.28%, 36.9% to 0.81% and 39.6% to 0.96%, respectively, after 120 days incubation. This study shows that the properties of AC, such as surface area, pore volume and particle size, are important factors in controlling the kinetics of (14)C-phenanthrene mineralisation in soil.
U2 - 10.1039/c5em00133a
DO - 10.1039/c5em00133a
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 25989260
VL - 17
SP - 1173
EP - 1181
JO - Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts
JF - Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts
SN - 2050-7887
IS - 6
ER -