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USING CALCINATION REMEDIATION TO STABILIZE HEAVY METALS AND SIMULTANEOUSLY REMOVE POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN SOIL
Wang, P., X. Hu, Q. He, M.G. Waigi, J. Wang, and W. Ling.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15(8):1731(2018)

A novel investigation was conducted utilizing calcination technique to stabilize heavy metals and simultaneously remove PAHs in soil. Calcination temperature (300-700°C) was observed to play a dominant role in heavy metal stabilization and PAH removal in soils, whereas calcination time (0.5-8 h) had no significant effect on these contaminants during calcination at different temperatures. An optimal calcination condition for Zn, Cu, naphthalene, and fluoranthene is suggested at 700°C for 0.5 h to achieve the corresponding stabilization or removal efficiency values of 96.95%, 98.41%, 98.49%, and 98.04%, respectively. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6121654/



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