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Removal of cesium from contaminated soils using EDTA-Na and DTPAchelating agents

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Applied Agriculture Science.

Abstract

Soil contamination with Cs possesses a serious environmental threat; and therefore, its remediation is an obligation to ensure environmental safety. The current study aims at evaluating the efficiency of using either EDTA-Na or DTPA as chelating agents for removal of Cs from contaminated soils. Three soil types (one alluvial and two sandy loam soils of different CaCO3 contents) were selected to attain this aim, then artificially contaminated with CsCl at three levels i.e. 50, 100, and 200 mg Cs kg-1. These samples were subjected to sequential extraction pre- and post- leaching to find out Cs redistribution among different soil fractions after soil washing. The implications of soil washing with the investigated chelating agents on decreasing the risk assessment hazards associated with Cs hazards are discussed in this study. Key results indicate that DTPA was more efficient in removal of Cs from contaminated soils than did the EDTA-Na and both decreased considerably soil Cs, particularly from the mobile (water soluble and exchangeable fractions) and carbonate bound fractions. Accordingly, the calculated risk assessment code declined noticeably from “very high risk" levels (more than 50) to “medium risk" levels (ranging from 30 to 50 ) for most spiked soils. In conclusion, DTPA and EDTA-Na are effective chelating agents in reducing the risks associated with Cs contamination in soils.

DOI

10.21608/bjas.2023.203043.1153

Keywords

cesium fractionation, Washing, Risk assessment code, EDTA-Na, DTPA

Authors

First Name

Amal

Last Name

Elshazly

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Affiliation

Soil and Water Researches Dept., Nuclear Researches Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt.

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amal.shazely@gmail.com

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First Name

Ihab

Last Name

Farid

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Affiliation

Department Of Soil and Water ,Faculty of Agriculture at Moshtohor, Benha University

Email

ihabfarid2005@yahoo.com

City

cairo

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First Name

Magdy

Last Name

Rizk

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Soil and Water Researches Dept., Nuclear Researches Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Egypt.

Email

magdyamr@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Abbas

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Affiliation

Soil and Water Department,Faculty of Agriculture , Benha University,Egypt.

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mrhamza_mh@hotmail.co.uk

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Cairo

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Volume

8

Article Issue

5

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42081

Issue Date

2023-05-01

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2023-04-13

Publish Date

2023-05-01

Page Start

33

Page End

41

Print ISSN

2356-9751

Online ISSN

2356-976X

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1,647

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Benha Journal of Applied Sciences

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https://bjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Removal of cesium from contaminated soils using EDTA-Na and DTPAchelating agents

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28 Dec 2024