Among various forms of anthropogenic pollution, the release of toxic metals in the environment is a global concern due to the high toxicity of these metals towards living organisms. In the last 20 years, sediment washing has gained increasing attention thanks to its capability to remove toxic metals from contaminated matrices. In this paper, we propose a Response Surface Methodology method for the washing of selected marine sediments of the Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay (Campania region, Italy) polluted with arsenic and other contaminants. We focused our attention on different factors affecting the clean-up performance (i.e., liquid/solid ratio, chelating concentration, and reaction time). The highest As removal efficiency (i.e., >30 μg/g) was obtained at a liquid/solid ratio of 10:1 (v/w), a citric acid concentration of 1000 mM, and a washing time of 94.22 h. Based on these optimum results, ecotoxicological tests were performed and evaluated in two marine model species (i.e., Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Aliivibrio fischeri), which were exposed to the washing solutions. Reduced inhibition of the model species was observed after nutrient addition. Overall, this study provides an effective tool to quickly assess the optimum operating conditions to be set during the washing procedures of a broad range of marine sediments with similar physicochemical properties (i.e., grain size and type of pollution).

Washing Bottom Sediment for The Removal of Arsenic from Contaminated Italian Coast / Muscetta, M; Bianco, Francesco; Trancone, Gennaro; Race, Marco; Siciliano, Antonietta; D’Agostino, Fabio; Sprovieri, Mario; Clarizia, Laura.. - In: PROCESSES. - ISSN 2227-9717. - 11:3(2023), pp. 1-15. [10.3390/pr11030902]

Washing Bottom Sediment for The Removal of Arsenic from Contaminated Italian Coast

MUSCETTA M;Siciliano Antonietta;Clarizia Laura.
2023

Abstract

Among various forms of anthropogenic pollution, the release of toxic metals in the environment is a global concern due to the high toxicity of these metals towards living organisms. In the last 20 years, sediment washing has gained increasing attention thanks to its capability to remove toxic metals from contaminated matrices. In this paper, we propose a Response Surface Methodology method for the washing of selected marine sediments of the Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay (Campania region, Italy) polluted with arsenic and other contaminants. We focused our attention on different factors affecting the clean-up performance (i.e., liquid/solid ratio, chelating concentration, and reaction time). The highest As removal efficiency (i.e., >30 μg/g) was obtained at a liquid/solid ratio of 10:1 (v/w), a citric acid concentration of 1000 mM, and a washing time of 94.22 h. Based on these optimum results, ecotoxicological tests were performed and evaluated in two marine model species (i.e., Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Aliivibrio fischeri), which were exposed to the washing solutions. Reduced inhibition of the model species was observed after nutrient addition. Overall, this study provides an effective tool to quickly assess the optimum operating conditions to be set during the washing procedures of a broad range of marine sediments with similar physicochemical properties (i.e., grain size and type of pollution).
2023
Washing Bottom Sediment for The Removal of Arsenic from Contaminated Italian Coast / Muscetta, M; Bianco, Francesco; Trancone, Gennaro; Race, Marco; Siciliano, Antonietta; D’Agostino, Fabio; Sprovieri, Mario; Clarizia, Laura.. - In: PROCESSES. - ISSN 2227-9717. - 11:3(2023), pp. 1-15. [10.3390/pr11030902]
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