Research Article

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

Table 2

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

Site areaFTCsCr (Freundlich)Cr (Langmuir)
1/nk (mg/kg)k

S-1F0 + W0%0.54 ± 0.681.80 ± 4.390.40
F15 + W60%0.13 ± 0.827.97 ± 21.320.02
F15 + W100%1.75 ± 0.810.01 ± 0.020.80

S-2F0 + W0%0.34 ± 0.539.95 ± 18.120.27
F15 + W60%0.65 ± 0.283.30 ± 3.370.8470.98 ± 40.990.02 ± 0.030.89
F15 + W100%

S-3F0 + W0%0.71 ± 0.514.53 ± 8.330.65
F15 + W60%0.62 ± 0.476.18 ± 10.430.63
F15 + W100%0.50 ± 0.1713.17 ± 7.780.88124.76 ± 27.890.05 ± 0.020.95

S-4F0 + W0%0.11 ± 1.0010.92 ± 35.260.01
F15 + W60%1.85 ± 0.080.02 ± 0.010.99
F15 + W100%0.883 ± 0.140.59 ± 0.320.9776.20 ± 59.680.01 ± 0.010.98

S-5F0 + W0%0.86 ± 0.231.67 ± 1.450.93172.81 ± 218.090.01 ± 0.010.93
F15 + W60%1.02 ± 0.460.78 ± 1.360.85482.39 ± 3870.920.001 ± 0.010.85
F15 + W100%0.54 ± 0.427.41 ± 10.980.62

S-6F0 + W0%0.62 ± 0.1112.62 ± 4.990.96219.48 ± 43.910.03 ± 0.010.98
F15 + W60%1.13 ± 0.122.60 ± 1.1520.98
F15 + W100%0.66 ± 0.1811.73 ± 7.520.92260.33 ± 93.790.02 ± 0.010.95

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).