NDLI: Compositional and metabolic quotient analysis of heavy metal contaminated soil after electroremediation

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Author	Bahemmat, Mahdi Farahbakhsh, Mohsen Shabani, Farzin
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Heavy metal soil contamination provides a danger both to human and environmental ecosystem health and is still on the rise in many developing countries. Electroremediation provides an innovative method to remedy contamination of soils by heavy metals. Fundamental to the acceptance of any soil remedial technique is proof that positive benefits outweigh the negative impacts, in terms of soil health. The environmental effect of electroremediation of heavy metals contaminated soil by some biological indicators was evaluated. A soil contaminated with Zn, Pb, Ni, and Cd was used in a laboratory experiment. Treatment was imposed with a constant voltage gradient of 0.83 V/cm for 20 days. Results indicated that the physicochemical changes caused by the electroremidiation process on the soil microbial population (actinomycetes and gram-positive and negative bacteria), soil respiration and microbial biomass were significant (p < 0.01). At the commencement of the study, soil microbial activity was reduced, due to physicochemical changes in pH, amount of moisture and the changes in the levels of heavy metals in the soil. The greatest reduction on the microbial activity was close to the cathode where high levels of heavy metal concentrations and high pH were demonstrated. The metabolic quotient index [qCO$_{2}$] was used to achieve a more refined evaluation, compared to analysis of soil respiration and microbial biomass alone. Accordingly, high amounts of qCO$_{2}$ near the cathode show the unfavorable living conditions of such microorganisms in these sections.
Starting Page	4639
Ending Page	4648
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18666280
Journal	Environmental Earth Sciences
Volume Number	74
Issue Number	6
e-ISSN	18666299
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2015-04-28
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Electroremediation Heavy metals Metabolic quotient index Microbial activity Soil respiration Geology Hydrology/Water Resources Geochemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Terrestrial Pollution Biogeosciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Global and Planetary Change Earth-Surface Processes Soil Science Environmental Chemistry Pollution Geology Water Science and Technology

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