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Assessment of the Feasibility of the Hydrochloric Acid Extraction Method and the Chemical Properties of Agricultural Soils in reclaimed mines

폐광산 토양개량·복원사업 완료 농경지 안정화 효율 및 화학성 평가

Ju-In Ko1
,
Mi-Sun Park1
,
Gwan-In Park1
,
Seung-Han Baek1
,
Il-Ha Koh2*
고주인 1
,
박미선 1
,
박관인 1
,
백승한 1
,
고일하 2*
1Technology Research & Development Institute, Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral Resources Corporation, Won-ju, 26464, Korea
2National Environment Lab. (NeLab), Seoul, 02841, Korea
1한국광해광업공단 기술연구원
2환경기술정책연구원 (NeLab)
*Corresponding Author
29 February 2024. pp. 10-17
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Abstract

In Korea, the common remedial process for reclamation of agricultural soils nearby abandoned mines involves chemical soil stabilization followed by covering with clean soil. This study investigated the chemical properties of cover soils and the validity of HCl extraction method in assessing the degree of As and heavy metal stabilization in stabilized soils collected from 14 plots where mine reclamation had been completed. The results revealed there were no major differences in contaminants extraction rate between the stabilized soils and contaminated soils, suggesting HCl extraction procedure is a less feasible method to determine the efficiency of the stabilization. Soil quality indicators including OM, SiO 2 , P 2 O 5 , etc. of the land-covering soils were generally lower than those of stabilized soils that used to be the cultivation layer before the stabilization. Nonetheless, the value of those indicators didn’t meet the regulatry limits of agricultural soil. Therefore, future strategy for mine reclamation should concentrate not only on contaminant concentration but also on soil quality parameters for agricultural use of the reclaimed soil.

Keywords
Stabilization
Arsenic
Heavy metal
HCl extraction method
Soil quality
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국지하수토양환경학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
  • Journal Title(Ko) :지하수토양환경
  • Volume : 29
  • No :1
  • Pages :10-17
  • Received Date : 2023-12-22
  • Revised Date : 2024-01-22
  • Accepted Date : 2024-02-19
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2024.29.1.010
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