| Title |
A New Approach on Adsorption and Transport of Cesium in Organic Matter-rich Soil and Groundwater Environments Changed by Wildfires |
| Authors |
배효진 ( Hyojin Bae ) ; 정성욱 ( Sungwook Choung ) ; 정진아 ( Jina Jeong ) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2022.38.1.10 |
| Keywords |
Adsorption; Organic matter; Radiocesium; Retardation; Wildfire |
| Abstract |
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of soil and groundwater environment changed by wildfire on cesium adsorption and transport. Soil samples (A, B) used in the study were collected from Gangwon-do, where wildfires frequently occur, and the adsorption and transport of cesium in the samples were evaluated through batch and column experiments. As a result of the batch adsorption experiments with various concentrations of cesium (CW ? 10~105 μg/L), the adsorption distribution coefficient (Kd) of cesium was higher in sample A for all observed concentrations. It means that the adsorption capacity of sample A was higher to that of sample B, which was also confirmed through the parameters of adsorption isotherm models (Freundlich and Langmuir model) applied to the experimental results. The fixed bed column experiments simulated the actual soil and groundwater environment, and they showed that cesium was retarded approximately 43 and 27 times than a nonreactive tracer in sample A and B, respectively. In particular, a significant retardation occurred in the sample A. Although sample A contains little clays, total organic carbon (TOC) contents were 3 times greater than sample B. These results imply that particulate organic matter caused by wildfire might influence the adsorption and transport of cesium in the organic matter-rich soil and groundwater environment. |