Effect of water saturation in soil organic matter on the partition of organic compounds

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 26; no. 5; pp. 965 - 970
• Main Authors: Rutherford, David W, Chiou, Cary T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.05.1992
• Subjects: ADSORCION; ADSORPTION; Applied sciences; BENCENO; BENZENE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CONTAMINANTES; Crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products; DEGRADACION; DEGRADATION; Energy; Exact sciences and technology; Fuels; HISTOSOL; HISTOSOLES; HISTOSOLS; MATERIA ORGANICA; MATIERE ORGANIQUE; MUCK SOILS; Organic chemistry; ORGANIC MATTER; PEAT SOILS; POLLUANT; POLLUTANTS; Pollution caused by production, transportation and treatment of oil and oil shales. Water and soil pollution. Treatments. Pollution control; POLLUTION DU SOL; POLUCION DEL SUELO; SOIL; SOIL MINERALS; SOIL POLLUTION; Soils; SOL; SOL TOURBEUX; SORCION; SORPTION; SUELO; SUELO TURBOSO; TETRACHLORURE DE CARBONE; TETRACLORURO DE CARBONO; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VAPEUR D'EAU; VAPOR DE AGUA; WATER SOLUTION; WATER VAPOR; WATER VAPOUR; Water saturation; Organic matter; Adsorption; Petroleum product; Partition coefficient; Soil pollution; Mineral matter; Environmental protection
• ISSN: 0013-936X; 1520-5851
• DOI: 10.1021/es00029a015

The sorption of benzene, trichloroethylene and carbon tetrachloride from water and soil vapor was determined to evaluate the effect of water saturation on the solute partition in soil organic matter (SOM). Results suggest that water suppresses adsorption by minerals rather than mitigating the partition effect.