TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrokinetic treatment of firing ranges containing tungsten-contaminated soils
AU - Braida, Washington
AU - Christodoulatos, Christos
AU - Ogundipe, Adebayo
AU - Dermatas, Dimitris
AU - O'Connor, Gregory
PY - 2007/11/19
Y1 - 2007/11/19
N2 - Tungsten-based alloys and composites are being used and new formulations are being considered for use in the manufacturing of different types of ammunition. The use of tungsten heavy alloys (WHA) in new munitions systems and tungsten composites in small caliber ammunition could potentially release substantial amounts of this element into the environment. Although tungsten is widely used in industrial and military applications, tungsten's potential environmental and health impacts have not been thoroughly addressed. This necessitates the research and development of remedial technologies to contain and/or remove tungsten from soils that may serve as a source for water contamination. The current work investigates the feasibility of using electrokinetics for the remediation of tungsten-contaminated soils in the presence of other heavy metals of concern such as Cu and Pb with aim to removing W from the soil while stabilizing in situ, Pb and Cu.
AB - Tungsten-based alloys and composites are being used and new formulations are being considered for use in the manufacturing of different types of ammunition. The use of tungsten heavy alloys (WHA) in new munitions systems and tungsten composites in small caliber ammunition could potentially release substantial amounts of this element into the environment. Although tungsten is widely used in industrial and military applications, tungsten's potential environmental and health impacts have not been thoroughly addressed. This necessitates the research and development of remedial technologies to contain and/or remove tungsten from soils that may serve as a source for water contamination. The current work investigates the feasibility of using electrokinetics for the remediation of tungsten-contaminated soils in the presence of other heavy metals of concern such as Cu and Pb with aim to removing W from the soil while stabilizing in situ, Pb and Cu.
KW - Electrokinetics
KW - Remediation
KW - Tungsten
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.06.114
DO - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.06.114
M3 - Article
C2 - 17686582
AN - SCOPUS:35648947327
SN - 0304-3894
VL - 149
SP - 562
EP - 567
JO - Journal of Hazardous Materials
JF - Journal of Hazardous Materials
IS - 3
ER -