Research Article

Lead and Chromium Immobilization Process Subjected to Different Freeze-Thaw Treatments in Soils of the Northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Table 1

Freundlich and Langmuir parameters of Pb in soils under different freeze-thaw conditions.

Site areaFTCsPb (Freundlich)Pb (Langmuir)
1/nk (mg/kg)k

S-1F0 + W0%0.87 ± 0.102.69 ± 1.200.99530.65 ± 244.750.003 ± 0.0020.99
F15 + W60%0.78 ± 0.244.40 ± 4.720.93319.98 ± 201.150.009 ± 0.0090.95
F15 + W100%0.78 ± 0.213.51 ± 3.250.95269.37 ± 144.310.008 ± 0.0070.97

S-2F0 + W0%0.69 ± 0.236.08 ± 6.080.91244.18 ± 116.170.01 ± 0.010.95
F15 + W60%1.47 ± 0.180.32 ± 0.260.99
F15 + W100%0.83 ± 0.133.96 ± 2.380.98484.57 ± 211.890.005 ± 0.0030.99

S-3F0 + W0%0.92 ± 0.224.92 ± 4.870.961181.38 ± 1453.030.003 ± 0.0060.97
F15 + W60%1.02 ± 0.013.41 ± 0.280.99
F15 + W100%1.02 ± 0.084.68 ± 1.670.9920390.80 ± 142821.152.54E − 4 ± 0.0010.99

S-4F0 + W0%2.35 ± 0.130.005 ± 0.0030.99
F15 + W60%1.31 ± 0.120.88 ± 0.4980.99
F15 + W100%0.50 ± 0.3011.69 ± 14.770.74

S-5F0 + W0%0.90 ± 0.104.55 ± 2.00.991158.05 ± 632.670.003 ± 0.0020.99
F15 + W60%0.64 ± 0.2012.37 ± 10.540.92353.76 ± 105.460.01 ± 0.010.96
F15 + W100%1.08 ± 0.063.14 ± 0.940.99

S-6F0 + W0%1.57 ± 0.180.29 ± 0.240.99
F15 + W60%0.89 ± 0.106.12 ± 2.670.991413.49 ± 734.430.003 ± 0.0020.99
F15 + W100%0.78 ± 0.167.81 ± 5.5040.96309.57 ± 1.530.002 ± 9.06E − 51.00

Note. “—” means that these data could not be fitted using the Freundlich and Langmuir models. F0 and F15 refer to the number of freeze-thaw cycles (0 and 15 cycles), and W0%, W60%, and W100% refer to water ratio of field capacity (0%, 60%, and 100% water ratio).