Assessment of Gross Accumulation and Leaching Characteristics of Heavy Metals in a Contaminated Urban Soil
Kaminski, Michael David
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Description
Title
Assessment of Gross Accumulation and Leaching Characteristics of Heavy Metals in a Contaminated Urban Soil
Author(s)
Kaminski, Michael David
Issue Date
1998
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Landsberger, Sheldon
Department of Study
Nuclear Engineering
Discipline
Nuclear Engineering
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Engineering, Environmental
Language
eng
Abstract
The soils of East St. Louis contained many regions of elevated heavy metal concentrations although extreme heterogeneity was evident. In general, the western end of the city contained the most sites with anomalous levels of metals. However, the leaching experiments, although limited in scope, suggested that similar soils would not leach heavy metals appreciably. Moreover, remediation efforts should be directed towards increasing vegetation coverage on the bare soils that characterize many areas of the western end of the city. This would reduce resuspended emissions that have been shown to be an important factor in airborne emissions and would also help control the oxidation and pH conditions of the soils.
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