Reactivity and Transport of Heavy Metals in Soils

The fate of heavy metal particles in the environment is important because they tend to be reactive, mobile, and highly toxic. Reactivity and Transport of Heavy Metals in Soils examines the sometimes complex interactions that occur between metals and the soil they occupy. It discusses basic kinetic concepts and covers the predictability and consequences of metal-soil interactions. This practical guide presents and explains heavy metal issues crucial to hazardous waste site cleanup, including:

H. Magdi Selim, H. Magdi Selim; Michael C. Amacher;

IntroductionOverviewEquilibrium Retention ModelsGeneral Isotherm EquationsAsymptotic BehaviorMethods of Obtaining and Analyzing Kinetic DataBasic Kinetic ConceptsTypes of Reactions in Soil EnvironmentsMethods of Obtaining Kinetic DataData Analysis MethodsEffects of Experimental Variables on Rate FunctionsColumn Transport MethodsKinetic Retention ApproachesSingle-Reaction ModelsMultiple-Reaction ModelsSensitivity AnalysisApplicationsTransportContinuity EquationTransport MechanismSteady-State FlowBoundary and Initial ConditionsExact SolutionsEstimation of DOther Exact SolutionsNonlinear Retention and TransportNumerical SolutionSensitivity AnalysisApplicationsA Second-Order Two-Site Transport ModelSecond-Order KineticsTransport ModelSensitivity AnalysisKineticsTransportApplicationsEstimation of Smax and F