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Stabilization of Residual Heavy Metals after Soil Washing of Mine Tailings Contaminated with Arsenic and Heavy Metals

비소와 중금속으로 오염된 광미의 토양세척 후 잔류 중금속의 안정화 처리

  • Lim, Mihee (International Standards Division, Korean Agency for Technology and Standards) ;
  • Kim, Myoung-Jin (Department of Convergence Study on the Ocean Science and Technology, School of Ocean Science and Technology.Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea Maritime and Ocean University)
  • 임미희 (산업통상자원부 국가기술표준원 국제표준과) ;
  • 김명진 (한국해양대학교 해양과학기술전문대학원 해양과학기술융합학과.공과대학 환경공학과)
  • Received : 2013.08.08
  • Accepted : 2014.01.10
  • Published : 2014.01.31
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Abstract

In this study, the residual heavy metals in the mine tailings, primarily treated by soil washing, were stabilized using phosphate salts. The concentrations of residual contaminants in the washed mine tailings were As (1,861 mg/kg), Cd (20 mg/kg), Cu (56 mg/kg), Pb (2,149 mg/kg), and Zn (633 mg/kg). They were stabilized with $CaHPO_4$, $Ca(H_2PO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$, and hydroxyapatite at 0.1 wt%, 1 wt%, and 10 wt% for 1, 3, 5, 7, and 14 days. It was found that 1 wt% $Ca(H_2PO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$ was optimum in our experiments, but the stabilization duration did not affect the efficiency. After stabilization with 1 wt% $Ca(H_2PO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$ for 1 day, the concentrations of arsenic and heavy metals, As (0.328 mg/L), Cd (0.250 mg/L), Cu (0.143 mg/L), Pb (0.359 mg/L), and Zn (2.622 mg/L), in TCLP leachate were below the RCRA-TCLP limits, which meant the contaminants in the treated mine tailings were stably immobilized.

본 연구에서는 토양세척기법으로 1차 처리한 광미에 제거되지 않고 남아있는 중금속을 인산염을 이용해서 안정화하였다. 광미에 잔류하는 오염물질 농도는 As (1,861 mg/kg), Cd (20 mg/kg), Cu (56 mg/kg), Pb (2,149 mg/kg), Zn (633 mg/kg)이었다. 안정화제로는 $CaHPO_4$, $Ca(H_2PO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$, hydroxyapatite를 사용하였고, 안정화제의 첨가량은 0.1 wt%, 1 wt%, 10 wt%, 안정화 기간은 1, 3, 5, 7, 14일로 조절하였다. 세 가지 안정화제 모두 효율이 높았지만, 그 중에서 $Ca(H_2PO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$의 효율이 가장 높았고 첨가량은 1 wt%가 적당했다. 안정화 기간에 따른 효율차이는 크지 않았다. 1 wt% $Ca(H_2PO_4)_2{\cdot}H_2O$를 사용해서 1일 동안 안정화처리를 한 경우, TCLP 용출액의 비소와 중금속 농도는 As (0.328 mg/L), Cd (0.250 mg/L), Cu (0.143 mg/L), Pb (0.359 mg/L), Zn (2.622 mg/L)로 모두 각각의 RCRA-TCLP 기준치 이하로 나타나 안정성이 있는 것으로 평가되었다.

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