Characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil

Heavy metals are highly toxic and can lead to human and environmental health issues which poses a global threat and most heavy metal contamination happens through soil contamination. Many soil remediation methods have been proposed and researched to treat heavy metal contaminated soils and organic o...

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Main Author: Tneh, Brenda E Tjeen
Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
Published: 2023
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description Heavy metals are highly toxic and can lead to human and environmental health issues which poses a global threat and most heavy metal contamination happens through soil contamination. Many soil remediation methods have been proposed and researched to treat heavy metal contaminated soils and organic or biomass-based soil stabilizers are preferred to be applied as immobilizer as they are relatively cheaper compared to other soil stabilizers and can be nutritious to crops. However, studies on immobilization efficiency and mechanism of biomass-based materials needs more supporting evidence. In this research, plant extract (TM) and alkaline lignin (LGN) were used as a biomassbased soil immobilizer on a multiple element contaminated soil which consist of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). It was found that contaminated soil samples treated with LGN has higher reduction in mobility compared to TM. The mobility of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn was reduced by 10.30%, 6.97%, 2.81% and 8.31% respectively through treatment by LGN while 8.05%, 4.93%, 1.28% and 4.03% respectively for treatment through TM. Functional groups like hydroxyl groups, amide groups and oxalic acid were found through the analysis of both soil stabilizers from FTIR and HPLC which affects the heavy metal mobility.
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spelling utar-57092023-08-16T10:58:48Z Characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil Tneh, Brenda E Tjeen T Technology (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TP Chemical technology Heavy metals are highly toxic and can lead to human and environmental health issues which poses a global threat and most heavy metal contamination happens through soil contamination. Many soil remediation methods have been proposed and researched to treat heavy metal contaminated soils and organic or biomass-based soil stabilizers are preferred to be applied as immobilizer as they are relatively cheaper compared to other soil stabilizers and can be nutritious to crops. However, studies on immobilization efficiency and mechanism of biomass-based materials needs more supporting evidence. In this research, plant extract (TM) and alkaline lignin (LGN) were used as a biomassbased soil immobilizer on a multiple element contaminated soil which consist of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn). It was found that contaminated soil samples treated with LGN has higher reduction in mobility compared to TM. The mobility of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn was reduced by 10.30%, 6.97%, 2.81% and 8.31% respectively through treatment by LGN while 8.05%, 4.93%, 1.28% and 4.03% respectively for treatment through TM. Functional groups like hydroxyl groups, amide groups and oxalic acid were found through the analysis of both soil stabilizers from FTIR and HPLC which affects the heavy metal mobility. 2023-01 Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5709/1/fyp_EV_2023_TBET.pdf Tneh, Brenda E Tjeen (2023) Characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil. Final Year Project, UTAR. http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5709/
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TP Chemical technology
Tneh, Brenda E Tjeen
Characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil
title Characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil
title_full Characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil
title_fullStr Characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil
title_full_unstemmed Characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil
title_short Characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil
title_sort characteristics of soil stabilizers and their effect on heavy metal mobility in soil
topic T Technology (General)
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TP Chemical technology
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http://eprints.utar.edu.my/5709/1/fyp_EV_2023_TBET.pdf