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We have designed a new phytoremediation technique called phytosuction separation (PS-S). To date, it has indicated that the PS-S can remove antimony 69–533 times higher than that removed by phytoextraction (PE). However, it should be deeply investigated that PS-S can effectively remove the metalloid other than antimony. Arsenic-contaminated soil was used in this study. Ferryhydrite synthesized in the laboratory was used as an immobilization material. Four treatments for PS-S were prepared changing the amount of contaminated soil put in the pot: 1.6, 1.0, 0.5, 0.2 cm soil depth, respectively. The removal ratios of PS-S system were higher than that of PE despite the soil depth of PS-S system. The removal ratios of PS-S system increased with the decrease in the soil depth, indicating that the PS-S system could remove arsenic from less than 0.5 cm soil layer. This study indicates that the PS-S system can remove arsenic from the contaminated soil compared with PE, and it can be more effective with more shallow soil layer.
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Arita, S., Katoh, M. (2019). Arsenic Removal from Contaminated Soil by Phytoremediation Combined with Chemical Immobilization. In: Zhan, L., Chen, Y., Bouazza, A. (eds) Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics Volume 3. ICEG 2018. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2227-3_34
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