Influence of compost characteristics on heavy metal sorption from synthetic stormwater

Seelsaen, N; McLaughlan, R; Moore, S; Stuetz, RM

Influence of compost characteristics on heavy metal sorption from synthetic stormwater

Seelsaen, N McLaughlan, R

Moore, S Stuetz, RM

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Citation:: Water Science and Technology, 2007, 55 (4), pp. 219 - 226
Issue Date:: 2007-04-02

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dc.contributor.author	Seelsaen, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McLaughlan, R https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9796-0988	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Moore, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Stuetz, RM	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-04-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Water Science and Technology, 2007, 55 (4), pp. 219 - 226	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781843395911	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0273-1223	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/3951
dc.description.abstract	This paper has the aim to assess the ability of garden derived compost to remove dissolved heavy metal contaminants typically found in stormwater. Compost was found to have excellent chemical and physical properties for the sorption of dissolved metal ions (Cu2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+). Batch sorption data were used to determine the sorption efficiency of Cu (93%), Zn (88%) and Pb (97%) by compost. The relative sorption affinity of these metals by compost is found to be in the order of Pb2+ > Cu2+ ε1 Zn2+. The effect of different particle size fractions of compost upon the sorption of Cu was also investigated. Sorption conformed to the linear form of the Freundlich isotherm and can be considered favourable because the sorption intensity values obtained in this study are between 0.1 and 1. Compost with a smaller particle size fraction has larger surface areas and greater sorption than the larger particle size fraction. Compost derived from garden waste is efficient for removal of heavy metals from wastewater or treating water for industries. © IWA Publishing 2007.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Water Science and Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.2166/wst.2007.112	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Engineering	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Metals, Heavy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Copper	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Lead	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Zinc	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nitrogen	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Phosphorus	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Soil	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Soil Pollutants	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants, Chemical	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Management	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Purification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adsorption	en_US
dc.title	Influence of compost characteristics on heavy metal sorption from synthetic stormwater	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	55	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
dc.location.activity	Sydney, Australia
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	55	en_US

Abstract:

This paper has the aim to assess the ability of garden derived compost to remove dissolved heavy metal contaminants typically found in stormwater. Compost was found to have excellent chemical and physical properties for the sorption of dissolved metal ions (Cu2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+). Batch sorption data were used to determine the sorption efficiency of Cu (93%), Zn (88%) and Pb (97%) by compost. The relative sorption affinity of these metals by compost is found to be in the order of Pb2+ > Cu2+ ε1 Zn2+. The effect of different particle size fractions of compost upon the sorption of Cu was also investigated. Sorption conformed to the linear form of the Freundlich isotherm and can be considered favourable because the sorption intensity values obtained in this study are between 0.1 and 1. Compost with a smaller particle size fraction has larger surface areas and greater sorption than the larger particle size fraction. Compost derived from garden waste is efficient for removal of heavy metals from wastewater or treating water for industries. © IWA Publishing 2007.

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