The pollution potential of mercury in legacy biosolids and possibilities for its minimization by phytoremediation and phytostabilization approaches

Grant number: LP120200628 | Funding period: 2013 - 2017

Completed

Abstract

This project will develop: (1) new chemical analysis techniques to study the mercury fate in legacy biosolids which will lead to better understanding of their potential environmental impact; (2) environmentally-benign phytoremediation approaches using native plants to reduce mercury release so the biosolids can be safely used for land applications.

Related publications (5)

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Localization of mercury and gold in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Hannah Joy P Alcantara, Fernando Jativa, Augustine I Doronila, Christopher WN Anderson, Rainer Siegele, Tony G Spassov, Jose T Sanchez-Palacios, Berin A Boughton, Spas D Kolev

2020-03-20

The potential of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz.) for simultaneous Hg and Au phytoextraction was explored by investigating Hg a..

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A novel on-line organic mercury digestion method combined with atomic fluorescence spectrometry for automatic mercury speciation

Yanlin Zhang, Manuel Miro, Spas D Kolev

2018-11-01

A novel on-line digestion method was developed based on organic mercury (Org-Hg) oxidation at ambient temperature using potassium ..

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A novel hybrid flow platform for on-line simultaneous dynamic fractionation and evaluation of mercury lability in environmental solids

Yanlin Zhang, Manuel Miro, Spas D Kolev

2018-02-01

A method for the automatic simultaneous assessment of mobility and lability of mercury in environmental solid samples has been dev..

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Phytoextraction potential of Manihot esculenta Crantz. (cassava) grown in mercury- and gold-containing biosolids and mine tailings

Hannah Joy P Alcantara, Augustine I Doronila, Spas D Kolev

2017-12-01

The potential of Manihot esculenta Crantz (cassava) to phytoextract Hg and Au from Hg- and Au-containing biosolids and mine tailin..

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Growth of selected plant species in biosolids-amended mine tailings

Hannah Joy P Alcantara, Augustine I Doronila, Marc Nicolas, Stephen D Ebbs, Spas D Kolev

2015-09-01

Abstract Biosolids stockpiles from sewage treatment plants are a valuable source of organic matter which could be utilized to impr..

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