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Li X, Xie W, Ding D, Wang M, Kong L, Jiang D, Deng S. An Analysis of the Spatial Characteristics and Transport Fluxes of BTEX in Soil and Atmospheric Phases at a Decommissioned Steel Mill Site in China with a Long History. TOXICS 2023; 11:868. [PMID: 37888718 PMCID: PMC10610661 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11100868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene), as characteristic pollutants in chemical plant sites, are widely present in the environment and pose a serious threat to the health and safety of nearby residents. Studying the spatial distribution characteristics and transport fluxes of BTEX in soil and air at contaminated sites and the health risks they pose to humans is of great significance for fine pollution control and environmental management. This study took a typical decommissioned steel plant as a case study. A total of 23 soil and air samples were collected from different locations to investigate the spatial distribution characteristics of BTEX in soil and air. The transport and fate of BTEX in soil and air were evaluated using the fugacity model, and finally, a human health risk assessment was conducted. The results indicate a relatively severe level of benzene pollution in both soil and air. The maximum exceedance factor of benzene in soil samples is 31.5, with the concentration exceedance depth at 1.5 m. The maximum concentration of benzene in air samples is 4.98 μg·m-3. Benzene, at 5.9% of the site, shows a low flux with negative values, while other components at various locations all exhibit a trend of transport from the soil phase to the atmospheric phase. Benzene is the pollutant that contributes the most to the transport flux from soil to air within the site. The coking area and sewage treatment area are key areas within the steel mill where BTEX accumulate easily in the soil. The non-carcinogenic risk values of the individual components of BTEX in the soil are below the acceptable risk level. However, the carcinogenic risk value of benzene in the children's exposure scenario exceeds the carcinogenic risk level of 10-6. The carcinogenic risk range of various components of BTEX in the air is 2.63 × 10-6~3.88 × 10-5, with 28.6% of the locations exceeding the threshold of 10-6. The range of the total HI (hazard index) is 2.08 × 10-4~1.81 × 10-1, all of which is below the safety threshold of 1. The results of this study will provide scientific support for the fine pollution control and environmental management of industrial contaminated sites with BTEX as their typical pollutants.
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- Xuwei Li
- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China; (X.L.); (W.X.); (D.D.); (M.W.); (L.K.); (D.J.)
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China; (X.L.); (W.X.); (D.D.); (M.W.); (L.K.); (D.J.)
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China; (X.L.); (W.X.); (D.D.); (M.W.); (L.K.); (D.J.)
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China; (X.L.); (W.X.); (D.D.); (M.W.); (L.K.); (D.J.)
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China; (X.L.); (W.X.); (D.D.); (M.W.); (L.K.); (D.J.)
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China; (X.L.); (W.X.); (D.D.); (M.W.); (L.K.); (D.J.)
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Nanjing 210042, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, China; (X.L.); (W.X.); (D.D.); (M.W.); (L.K.); (D.J.)
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Nanjing 210042, China
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Remobilization of 60Co, 85Sr, 137Cs, 152Eu, and 241Am from a Contaminated Soil Column by Groundwater and Organic Ligands. Transp Porous Media 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s11242-012-9983-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zhang J, He M, Lin C, Shi Y. Phenanthrene sorption to humic acids, humin, and black carbon in sediments from typical water systems in China. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2010; 166:445-459. [PMID: 19475489 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-1014-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2008] [Accepted: 05/18/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Humic acid (HA) and humin (HM) were extracted with 0.1 M NaOH and black carbon (BC) was isolated using a combustion method at 375 degrees C from six sediments in different areas in China and their sorption isotherms for phenanthrene (Phen) were determined. All sorption isotherms were nonlinear and fitted well with the Freundlich model. Among the SOM, HM and BC with more aromatic carbon controlled the sorption nonlinearity and capacity. Compared to HM, higher K (oc) values were observed for BC due to the combustion of organic matter and native sorbates in HM. For HAs isotherms, a positive relation was observed between the K (oc) values and aliphaticity or H/C ratios, but a negative relation was shown between the n values and polarity of HAs. HA, HM, and BC were responsible for 0.4-9.3%, 46-97%, and 65-96% of the total sorption, respectively, indicating the dominance of HM and BC fractions in overall sorption of Phen by the sediments.
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- Jinghuan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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Hilber I, Bucheli TD, Wyss GS, Schulin R. Assessing the phytoavailability of dieldrin residues in charcoal-amended soil using tenax extraction. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2009; 57:4293-4298. [PMID: 19397375 DOI: 10.1021/jf900224e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Consecutive and single Tenax extractions were applied to characterize the effectiveness of activated charcoal (AC) amendments to reduce the phytoavailability of dieldrin in a natively contaminated horticultural soil. Dieldrin desorption from untreated and 800 mg(AC) kg(-1) soil was well described by a model with three dieldrin fractions of different kinetics: a rapidly (F(rap)), slowly (F(slow)), and very slowly (F(v.slow)) desorbing fraction. The AC amendment resulted in a transfer of dieldrin from the F(slow) to the F(v.slow) fraction. The F(v.slow) increased by nearly 10% compared to the control soil. Dieldrin extractability by Tenax from AC amended soils was not influenced by the cultivation of cucumber plants indicating the stability of this remediation technique. Dieldrin extractability by Tenax at the beginning of plant growth correlated only weakly with the dieldrin content of the cucumbers at harvest. Therefore, the potential of Tenax extractions to predict the uptake of dieldrin by cucumbers appears to be limited.
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- Isabel Hilber
- Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Ackerstrasse, CH-5070 Frick, Switzerland
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