Development of a two-stage biotransformation system for mercury-contaminated soil remediation

S. C. Chen, W. H. Lin, C. C. Chien, D. C.W. Tsang, C. M. Kao

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Utilization of bacterial volatilization can be problematic to remediate mercury (Hg)-contaminated soils because most of the Hg in soils is bound to soil particles. The objective of this study was to develop a two-stage system (chemical extraction followed by microbial reduction) for Hg-contaminated soil remediation. The tasks were to (1) select the extraction reagents for Hg extraction, (2) assess the effects of extraction reagents on the growth of Hg-reducing bacterial strains, and (3) evaluate the effectiveness of Ca2+ and Mg2+ addition on merA gene (Hg reductase) induction. Bacterial inhibition was observed with the addition of 0.1 M ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid or citric acid. Up to 65% of Hg was biotransformed (Hg concentration = 69 mg/kg) from the soils after a 24 h extraction using 0.5 M ammonium thiosulfate. Ca2+ and Mg2+ were selected because they have the same electric charge as Hg and the studied groundwater contained high concentrations of Ca2+ and Mg2+. Results showed that the addition of 200 mg/L Ca2+ or 650 mg/L Mg2+ could reach effective merA induction. In the two-stage experiment, 120 mg/kg Hg-contaminated soils were extracted with 2 rounds of extraction processes for 10 h using 0.5 M ammonium thiosulfate. Approximately 77% of Hg was extracted from the soils after the first-step extraction process. Up to 81% of Hg2+ was transformed from the washing solution via the biotransformation processes with Enterobacter cloacae addition and Ca2+ and Mg2+ supplementation. The two-stage remedial system has the potential to be developed into a practical technology to remediate Hg-contaminated sites.

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頁(從 - 到)266-273
頁數8
期刊Chemosphere
200
DOIs
出版狀態已出版 - 6月 2018

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