Evaluation of soil flushing potential for clean-up of desert soil contaminated by industrial wastewater [An article from: Chemosphere]

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The flushing potential of a desert loess soil contaminated by the flame retardant Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), chloride (Cl^-) and bromide (Br^-) was studied in undisturbed laboratory column experiments (20cm diameter, 45cm long) and a small field plot (2x2m). While the soluble inorganic ions (Cl^- and Br^-) were efficiently flushed from the soil profile after less than three pore volumes (PV) of water, about 50% of the initial amount of TBBPA in the soil was also flushed, despite its hydrophobic nature. TBBPA leaching was made possible due to a significant increase in the pH of the soil solution from 7.5 to 9, which increased TBBPA aqueous solubility. The remaining TBBPA mass in the soil was not mobilized from its initial location in the topsoil due to the decrease in pH at this horizon. In situ soil flushing demonstrated that this method is a feasible treatment for reducing soil contamination at this site.