Investigation of the impacts of ethyl lactate based Fenton treatment on soil quality for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-contaminated soils

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials Vol. 262; pp. 691 - 700
• Main Authors: Gan, Suyin, Yap, Chiew Lin, Ng, Hoon Kiat, Venny
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 15.11.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; buffering capacity; Chemical engineering; Decontamination. Miscellaneous; Environmental Restoration and Remediation; ethanol; Ethyl lactate; Exact sciences and technology; Fenton; Lactates - chemistry; land restoration; polluted soils; Pollution; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - analysis; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons - chemistry; quantitative analysis; Reactors; Soil - chemistry; Soil and sediments pollution; soil pH; Soil physicochemical properties; Soil Pollutants - analysis; Soil Pollutants - chemistry; soil pollution; Soil quality; soil remediation; soil treatment; Transformation products; Water - chemistry; Transformation products; Soil quality; Fenton; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Ethyl lactate; Soil physicochemical properties; Hydrocarbon; Property of soil; Revegetation; Polycyclic aromatic compound; Soil pollution; Buffering capacity; Persistent organic pollutant; pH; Fenton reaction; Oxidation; Physicochemical properties; Organic compounds

•Accumulation of oxy-PAHs was observed, with ATQ as the most abundant compound.•ATQ had lower accumulation in ethyl lactate based compared to ethanol based Fenton.•Both positive and negative impacts on soil physicochemical properties were recorded.•For revegetation, the treatment was most suitable f...