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Title: Phosphorus immobilization in micropores of drinking-water treatment residuals: implications for long-term stability
Authors: Harris, Willie G. 
O'Connor, George A. 
Obreza, Thomas A. 
Makris, Konstantinos C. 
metadata.dc.contributor.other: Μακρής, Κωνσταντίνος X.
Major Field of Science: Natural Sciences
Field Category: Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
Keywords: Carbon dioxide;Porosimeters;Sorption;Water treatment;Drinking-water treatment residuals (WTR);Phosphorus immobilization
Issue Date: 15-Dec-2004
Source: Environmental Science & Technology, 2004, Volume 38, Issue 24, Pages 6590-6596
Volume: 38
Issue: 24
Journal: Environmental Science & Technology 
Abstract: Drinking-water treatment residuals (WTRs) can immobilize excess soil phosphorus (P), but little is known about the long-term P retention by WTRs. To evaluate the long-term P sorption characteristics of one Fe- and one Al-based WTR, physicochemical properties pertinent to time-dependency and hysteresis of P sorption were assessed. This study also investigated the P sorption mechanisms that could affect the long-term stability of sorbed P by WTRs. Phosphorus sorption kinetics by the WTRs exhibited a slow phase that followed an initial rapid phase, as typically occurs with metal hydroxides. Phosphorus sorption maxima for both Fe- and Al-based WTRs exceeded 9100 mg of P kg-1 and required a greater specific surface area (SSA) than would be available based on BET-N2 calculations. Electron microprobe analyses of cross-sectional, P-treated particles showed three-dimensional P sorption by WTRs. Carbon dioxide gas sorption was greater than N2, suggesting steric restriction of N2 diffusion by narrow micropore openings. Phosphorus-treated CO 2 SSAs were reduced by P treatment, suggesting P sorption by micropores (5-20 Å). Mercury intrusion porosimetry indicated negligible macroporosity (pores > 500 Å). Slow P sorption kinetics by WTRs may be explained by intraparticle P diffusion in micropores. Micropore-bound P should be stable and immobilized over long periods.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/1199
ISSN: 15205851
DOI: 10.1021/es049161j
Rights: © American Chemical Society
Type: Article
Affiliation : University of Florida 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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