A NOVEL METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF GEOMATERIAL-CONTAMINANT INTERACTION

摘要

Title: A novel method for Quantification of Geomaterial-Contaminant Interaction. Abstract The present disclosure describes a novel method of determining geomaterial-contaminant interaction. This method helps us to establish guidelines for determining ˜precise™ distribution coefficient, kd, for a certain geomaterial-contaminant system, GCS, by conducting batch tests. This interaction is strongly influenced by the geomaterial and contaminant specific parameters. In one aspect of the invention, the most important parameters is to determine concentration and nature of the contaminant (in solution form) that control this interaction, critically. In the second aspect of the invention, electrical conductivity of the geomaterial-contaminant system, GCS, which is dependent on type of the geomaterial (i.e., its chemical and mineralogical properties) and contaminant(s) could be used for a precise understanding of geomaterial contaminant interaction.