Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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582736 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2008 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
This work studies the reliability of an activated carbon permeable reactive barrier in removing cadmium from a contaminated shallow aquifer. Laboratory tests have been performed to characterize the equilibrium and kinetic adsorption properties of the activated carbon in cadmium-containing aqueous solutions. A 2D numerical model has been used to describe pollutant transport within a groundwater and the pollutant adsorption on the permeable adsorbing barrier (PRB). In particular, it has been considered the case of a permeable adsorbing barrier (PAB) used to protect a river from a Cd(II) contaminated groundwater. Numerical results show that the PAB can achieve a long-term efficiency by preventing river pollution for several months.
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Authors
F. Di Natale, M. Di Natale, R. Greco, A. Lancia, C. Laudante, D. Musmarra,