Testing the ability of bentonite-amended natural zeolite (clinoptinolite) to remove heavy metals from liquid waste

 The design of environmentally sound liquid waste containment structures has become a crucial task in engineering applications due to ever increasing groundwater contamination from such sites. Construction of such structures usually requires a bottom liner of low hydraulic conductivity as part of the design. In order to reduce the hazards associated with liquid wastes including landfill leachate, bentonite-amended natural zeolite is proposed as an alternative to conventional earthen liners. Among many contaminants associated with liquid wastes, heavy metals are the most dangerous ones. This paper deals with determining the ability of natural zeolite to remove heavy metals from aqueous waste. For this purpose, crushed natural zeolite (clinoptinolite) is amended with commercial powdered bentonite to yield a soil mixture low in permeability and high in ion-exchange capacity. Leachate from a conventional landfill is used as the percolation fluid. Concentrations of certain heavy metals in the effluent fluid percolated through the bentonite-zeolite mixture are compared with that of initial leachate. The conclusion is reached that certain metals are efficiently removed from the influent solution by the soil matrix whereas some ions do not show significant reduction in concentration. This is attributed to high hydraulic conductivity of the bentonite-zeolite mixture.     

垃圾渗滤液污染晕中污染物的衰减规律研究

通过实验室土柱模拟实验,研究垃圾渗滤液污染晕中不同污染物在空间和时间上的迁移转化规律和生物地球化学作用机理。实验结果表明：渗滤液污染晕中,TOC浓度随距离增加而降低,其初期去除率为99.87%。随着时间的延长,TOC浓度升高,末期去除率仅为55.21%,而且其在地下环境中的迁移能力较强;铵氮空间上的变化规律在初期与TOC相似,其去除率达99.58%,但后期其浓度随距离的增加呈先升高后降低的变化趋势。随着时间的延长,铵氮浓度不断升高,但其迁移能力不及TOC,末期去除率仍高达90.21%。     

垃圾填埋场渗滤液及对地下水污染研究进展

在查阅国内外相关文献的基础上,综述了垃圾填埋场渗滤液的产生、危害、污染特性、产生量和影响因素以及为防止地下水污染而采取的防渗措施,并系统阐述了国内外渗滤液污染物在地下水中迁移转化研究取得的成果和垃圾生态填埋技术研究现状,指出了我国填埋场目前研究中存在的主要问题和未来在该领域需重点研究的课题和一些新思路.     

混合PRB介质处理渗滤液污染地下水的可行性研究

反应介质的选择是可渗透反应墙(PRB)系统原位处理污染地下水的一个关键问题。本实验采用两种混合介质A(陶粒与活性炭的混合物)和B(沸石与活性炭的混合物),对修复被渗滤液污染的地下水的可行性进行了研究。结果表明,混合介质A和B对CODCr的平均去除率分别达到了71.8%和63.4%;对NH4 的平均去除率分别为13.5%和58.7%;对重金属的去除,反应介质B则优于A。因此,PRB反应介质的选择要根据污染物的性质而定。