Research Article

Removal of Hg from Real Polluted Sediments Using Enhanced-EK Decontamination: Verification of Experimental Methods and Batch-Test Preliminary Results

Table 5

pH and Hg extraction for all the treatments.

TreatmentEnhancing agentSolution concentrationpHHg recovered
(µgL−1)
Hg extraction (%)

B1-05Olimpicon GC5%6.511.180.02
B1-1515%6.6812.880.18

B2-05Olimpicon SG/W5%10.225.330.08
B2-1515%10.3611.150.16

B3-05EDTA0.1 M5.200.550.01
B3-150.2 M4.983.680.05