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Influence of compost characteristics on heavy metal sorption from synthetic stormwater

dc.contributor.author Stuetz, Richard en_US
dc.contributor.author Seelsaen, Nida en_US
dc.contributor.author Mclaughlan, Robert en_US
dc.contributor.author Moore, Stephen en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2021-11-25T13:49:34Z
dc.date.available 2021-11-25T13:49:34Z
dc.date.issued 2007 en_US
dc.description.abstract This paper has the aim to assess the ability of garden derived compost to remove dissolved heavy metal contaminants typically found in stormwater. Compost was found to have excellent chemical and physical properties for the sorption of dissolved metal ions (Cu<sup>2+</sup>, Pb<sup>2+</sup> and Zn<sup>2+</sup>). Batch sorption data were used to determine the sorption efficiency of Cu (93%), Zn (88%) and Pb (97%) by compost. The relative sorption affinity of these metals by compost is found to be in the order of Pb<sup>2+</sup> > Cu<sup>2+</sup> å1 Zn<sup>2+</sup>. The effect of different particle size fractions of compost upon the sorption of Cu was also investigated. Sorption conformed to the linear form of the Freundlich isotherm and can be considered favourable because the sorption intensity values obtained in this study are between 0.1 and 1. Compost with a smaller particle size fraction has larger surface areas and greater sorption than the larger particle size fraction. Compost derived from garden waste is efficient for removal of heavy metals from wastewater or treating water for industries. © IWA Publishing 2007. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0273-1223 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/41188
dc.language English
dc.language.iso EN en_US
dc.rights CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 en_US
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/ en_US
dc.source Legacy MARC en_US
dc.subject.other Compost en_US
dc.subject.other Heavy metal en_US
dc.subject.other Pollutant removal en_US
dc.subject.other Runoff en_US
dc.subject.other Sorption en_US
dc.subject.other Stormwater en_US
dc.title Influence of compost characteristics on heavy metal sorption from synthetic stormwater en_US
dc.type Journal Article en
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unsw.identifier.doiPublisher http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2007.112 en_US
unsw.relation.faculty Engineering
unsw.relation.ispartofissue 4 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofjournal Water Science and Technology en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofpagefrompageto 219-226 en_US
unsw.relation.ispartofvolume 55 en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Stuetz, Richard, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Seelsaen, Nida, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Mclaughlan, Robert en_US
unsw.relation.originalPublicationAffiliation Moore, Stephen, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UNSW en_US
unsw.relation.school School of Civil and Environmental Engineering *
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