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.
| Treatment | Enhancing agent | Solution concentration | pH | Hg recovered (µgL−1) | Hg extraction (%) |
| B1-05 | Olimpicon GC | 5% | 6.51 | 1.18 | 0.02 | B1-15 | 15% | 6.68 | 12.88 | 0.18 |
| B2-05 | Olimpicon SG/W | 5% | 10.22 | 5.33 | 0.08 | B2-15 | 15% | 10.36 | 11.15 | 0.16 |
| B3-05 | EDTA | 0.1 M | 5.20 | 0.55 | 0.01 | B3-15 | 0.2 M | 4.98 | 3.68 | 0.05 |
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