ABSTRACT
The evaluation of the chemical leaching potential from soils amended with biosolid is of extreme importance for environmental safety of agricultural use of these residues. The objective of this study was to evaluate the polluting potential and possible risks associated with the agricultural use of biosolids generated by the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber and resin industry through ionic speciation and analysis of the activity of chemical species present in the leached solution from Inceptisol treated with rates 0, 6, 12, 18, 24, 48, 96, and 144 Mg ha-1 on dry basis. The experiment was conducted in a lysimeter and the treatments with three replications were distributed at random. Chemical leaching was made by application of CaC12 0.01 mol L-1 solutions in a volume fourfold higher than the water retention capacity of the soil, divided into five leaching events: 210, 245, 280, 315, and 350 days of incubation. Chemical species concentrations in collected leachates were used for ionic speciation by geochemical software Visual MINTEQA2 version 4.0. Impact factor of chemical species was calculated as the ratio between maximum concentration in the leach solution in the treated soil and control. Dissolved organic carbon had strong influence on Pb+2 and Cu+2 leaching, but these elements in free or complexed forms presented low activities in solution. Leaching of NO3-, Zn+2, and Na+ represents the main environmental risk of agricultural use of this residue. However, these risks can be minimized if technical criteria and critical limits for the agronomic use of biosolids were observed.
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Agriculture/methods , Industrial Waste , Metals/analysis , Nitrogen/analysis , Polyethylene Terephthalates , Soil Pollutants/analysis , Environmental Monitoring , Soil/chemistryABSTRACT
O elevado consumo de combustíveis e sua inadequada disposição no passado geraram preocupações com a poluição do solo e de aquíferos. Essas preocupações tornaram-se ainda maiores pela necessidade de exploração de aquíferos para atender à crescente demanda por recursos hídricos. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a eficiência e a eficácia da técnica de bombeamento e tratamento aplicada à remediação da pluma de fase livre de hidrocarbonetos na área do Auto Posto Baía do Sol, localizado em São Sebastião, no litoral norte do estado de São Paulo, sobre o Aquífero Sedimentar Litorâneo. Os resultados demonstraram que a técnica de bombeamento e tratamento foi eficiente na remediação da área deste Auto Posto, com a remoção total dos poluentes em fase livre. Por outro lado, a técnica apresentou baixa eficácia em razão da necessidade de um período prolongado de bombeamento.
High fuel consumption and its inadequate control in fuel stations caused the pollution of soil and aquifers. These consequences created more concern with the increased exploration of aquifers to supply the groundwater demand. The objective of this study was to evaluate the eficiency and efectiveness of the of pump and treat technique of the water applied to the Coastal Aquifer in the cleaning up of the plumes produced by the leaking of fuel in the gas station Auto Posto Baía do Sol Ltda. The gas station is located in São Sebastião, in the north coast of São Paulo State. In the case of Auto Posto Baía do Sol Ltda., the technique of pump and treat was eficient and the plume produced by the leakage was completely removed. However, the efectiveness of this technique was low due to the long time required for the complete operation.
