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Natural phosphorus-ferromanganese ore-based composites for the simultaneous remediation of arsenic- and lead-co-contaminated groundwater: synergistic effectiveness, kinetics, and mechanisms

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Natural phosphorus-ferromanganese ore (NPO-NFMO) based composites by mechanical ball milling method, applying for the simultaneous remediation of arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) co-contaminated groundwater. Kinetic behavior adopted pseudo-second-order adsorption mechanism attaining equilibrium in 120 min over a wide pH range (2.0–6.0). NPO-NFMO realized higher adsorption capacity for As(III) (6.8 mg g−1) and Pb(II) (26.5 mg g−1) than those of single NPO (1.7 and 7.8 mg g−1) and NFMO (2.9 and 5.1 mg g−1), indicating that synergistic effects of NPO and NFMO considerably enhanced the adsorption capacity in mixed adsorption system. Fresh and used NPO-NFMO were characterized, and indicated that NPO-NFMO formed stable minerals of PbAs2O6 and PbFe2(AsO4)2(OH)2. The underlying adsorption mechanism indicated that As(III) and Pb(II) removal was involved with multiple mechanisms, including electrostatic adsorption, oxidation, complexation, and coprecipitation. The effects of key reaction parameters including mass ratios of NPO and NFMO, initial metal ion concentration, dosage, solution pH, and co-existing anions in groundwater were systematically investigated. The novel designed NPO-NFMO-based composites can be deemed as a promising amendment for simultaneous immobilization of As(III) and Pb(II) in co-contaminated soil and groundwater.

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This research has been financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program “Soil Pollution and Control Technology from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China” (Grant No. 2020YFC1808000 and 2019YFC1806200).

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  1. Qingdao Engineering Research Center for Rural Environment, College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, People’s Republic of China

    Hongli Lu & Qinghua Yan

  2. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment and State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Simulation and Control of Groundwater Pollution, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, People’s Republic of China

    Hongli Lu, Xiangjian Xu, Yu Yang, Han Xiao, Fu Xia, Xu Han, Sheng Deng, Shuxuan Wu, Xingang Wang & Yonghai Jiang

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Hongli Lu: performing experiments, data analysis and processing. Xiangjian Xu: funding acquisition, resources and supervision. Yu Yang: funding acquisition, resources and supervision. Fu Xia: performing experiments, data analysis and processing. Xu Han: writing—review and editing. Han Xiao: writing—review and editing. Yonghai Jiang: funding acquisition, resources and supervision. Sheng Deng: writing—review and editing. Shuxuan Wu: data analysis and processing. Xingang Wang: performing experiments, data analysis and processing. Qinghua Yan: Resources and supervision.

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Lu, H., Xu, X., Yang, Y. et al. Natural phosphorus-ferromanganese ore-based composites for the simultaneous remediation of arsenic- and lead-co-contaminated groundwater: synergistic effectiveness, kinetics, and mechanisms. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 102446–102461 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29475-9

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