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State of the science review: Potential for beneficial use of waste by-products for in situ remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sediment.

ABSTRACT: Metal and metalloid contamination of soil and sediment is a widespread problem both in urban and rural areas throughout the United States (U.S. EPA, 2014). Beneficial use of waste by-products as amendments to remediate metal-contaminated soils and sediments can provide major economic and environmental advantages on both a site-specific and national scale. These waste by-products can also reduce our need to mine virgin materials or produce synthetic materials for amendments. Waste by-products must not be hazardous or pose unacceptable risk to human health and the environment, and should be a suitable replacement for virgin and synthetic materials. This review serves to present the state of science on in situ remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sediment and the potential for beneficial usage of waste by-product materials. Not all unintended consequences can be fully understood or predicted prior to implementing a treatment option, however some realized, and potentially unrealized, benefits and unintended consequences are explored.

SUBMITTER: Karna RR

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7425662 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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State of the science review: Potential for beneficial use of waste by-products for <i>in situ</i> remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sediment.

Karna Ranju R RR Luxton Todd T Bronstein Katherine E KE Redmon Jennifer Hoponick JH Scheckel Kirk G KG

Critical reviews in environmental science and technology 20170201 2

Metal and metalloid contamination of soil and sediment is a widespread problem both in urban and rural areas throughout the United States (U.S. EPA, 2014). Beneficial use of waste by-products as amendments to remediate metal-contaminated soils and sediments can provide major economic and environmental advantages on both a site-specific and national scale. These waste by-products can also reduce our need to mine virgin materials or produce synthetic materials for amendments. Waste by-products mus ...[more]

PMID: 32801607

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State of the science review: Potential for beneficial use of waste by-products for in situ remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sediment.

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State of the science review: Potential for beneficial use of waste by-products for <i>in situ</i> remediation of metal-contaminated soil and sediment.

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