Biosafety evaluation for some remediants and their effectiveness in detoxication peaty soils with heavy metals

Abstract

Contamination soils with heavy metals is a problem with high interest, because contamination with heavy metals affect food chains and human health by intake and accumulation in living beings. Although all of these methods not quite effective for recovering contaminated environments, however they are still good options for recovering contaminated soils. In this research evaluated the recovering potential in different concentrations and combinations of dolomite with additives like zerovalent iron, Fe-Mn concretions, iron powder, ferrihydrite and iron nanoparticles. With these treatments, achieved reduction of concentration of all heavy metals founded (Co, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) and also reduction in toxicity, confirmed with a biotest with Daphnia magna. These findings confirms that the optimal remediants are nanoparticles with biochar and iron powder with and without biochar.

Keywords

• remediation soils
• heavy metals
• biotest
• ecotoxicity
• soil’s contamination