Eid A Alkhatib Author

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Prediction of Metal Remobilization from Sediments under Various Physical/Chemical Conditions "Design of Experiments Cd, Co and Pb"

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Eid A Alkhatib, Trey Chabot and Danielle Grunzke

The metal partition coefficient Kd (L/kg) is the ratio of sorbed metal concentration on the solid phase m (mg/kg) to the dissolved metal concentration at equilibrium. The behavior of metals in surface water is complex and their partition coefficients can be impacted by many factors. Organic matter (OM) content in sediments, pH and salinity, are factors that may influence speciation and partitioning of metals. In this study, the partitioning coefficient of three metals (Cd, Co and Pb) under different levels of salinity, pH, and OM content were examined. A series of facto... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9647.1000135

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