Use of organic compost and peat in the retention of Pb, Zn and Cd and evaluation of the possible availability, toxicity and bioaccessibility of these metals after retention

• Grant number: 17/16961-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: November 01, 2017
• End date: April 30, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Sanitary Engineering - Environmental Sanitation
• Principal Investigator: Valéria Guimarães Silvestre Rodrigues
• Grantee: Jacqueline Zanin Lima
• Host Institution: Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 19/00275-6 - USE OF REACTIVE MATERIALS IN THE POTENTIALLY TOXIC METALS SORPTION AND BIOACESSIBILITY AND TOXICITY ASSESSMENT AFTER RETENTION, BE.EP.DR

Abstract

Mining activities changes the natural geochemical cycle of potentially toxic metals, often culminating in environmental liabilities associated with the intense contamination by these metals. From this perspective, an alternative is the disposal of mining waste, which still contains considerable concentrations of the interest metals in an encapsulated form through the sealant and cover barriers systems. The organic reactive materials come with potential use in these barriers construction, as result of their recognized capacity to immobilize metallic cations, due to the high levels of humic substances. For this purpose, peat and organic composts can be studied, besides low economic cost and easy obtainment. Thus, this research will evaluate the viability of peat and organic composts use in the retention of metals present in Adrianópolis - Ribeira Valley (with Pb, Zn and Cd) mining wastes. For this, characterization tests (physical and chemical) and adsorption tests (batch and pilot scale tests) will be carried out in order to know the actual adsorptive capacity of these materials. However, it's important, in a multidisciplinary vision, the evaluation o future environmental impacts by these metals, directly associated to the retentive forces and to a possible remobilization. For this, availability, toxicity and bioaccessibility tests will be carried out with the samples used in the adsorption tests. In this way, will be evaluated, in physicochemical and biological terms, the whole cycle of the encapsulation system, from the building materials obtainment to the final contact with the biota and the environment, after the contaminating metals adsorption. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

LIMA, JACQUELINE ZANIN; DA SILVA, EDUARDO FERREIRA; PATINHA, CARLA; DURAES, NUNO; VIEIRA, ENY MARIA; SILVESTRE RODRIGUES, VALERIA GUIMARAES. Sorption of arsenic by composts and biochars derived from the organic fraction of municipal solid wastes: Kinetic, isotherm and oral bioaccessibility study. Environmental Research, v. 204, n. A, MAR 2022. (17/16961-0, 19/00275-6)

OGURA, ALLAN PRETTI; LIMA, JACQUELINE ZANIN; MARQUES, JESSICA PELINSOM; SOUSA, LUCAS MASSARO; SILVESTRE RODRIGUES, VALERIA GUIMARAES; GAETA ESPINDOLA, EVALDO LUIZ. A review of pesticides sorption in biochar from maize, rice, and wheat residues: Current status and challenges for soil application. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 300, DEC 15 2021. (15/18790-3, 17/16961-0)

LIMA, JACQUELINE ZANIN; OGURA, ALLAN PRETTI; SILVA, LAIS CONCEICAO MENEZES DA; NAUERTH, ISABELA MONICI RAIMONDI; RODRIGUES, VALERIA GUIMARAES SILVESTRE; ESPINDOLA, EVALDO LUIZ GAETA; MARQUES, JESSICA PELINSOM. Biochar-pesticides interactions: An overview and applications of wood feedstock for atrazine contamination. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, v. 10, n. 5, p. 16-pg., 2022-07-13. (17/16961-0)

LIMA, JACQUELINE ZANIN; DA SILVA, EDUARDO FERREIRA; PATINHA, CARLA; RODRIGUES, VALERIA GUIMARAES SILVESTRE. Sorption and post-sorption performances of Cd, Pb and Zn onto peat, compost and biochar. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 321, p. 17-pg., 2022-08-18. (17/16961-0, 19/00275-6)

LIMA, JACQUELINE ZANIN; LUPION, RENAN MARQUES; RAIMONDI, ISABELA MONICI; PEJON, OSNI JOSE; SILVESTRE RODRIGUES, VALERIA GUIMARAES. Sorption Efficiency of Potentially Toxic Elements onto Low-Cost Materials: Peat and Compost. SUSTAINABILITY, v. 13, n. 22, NOV 2021. (17/16961-0, 14/07180-7, 15/02529-4)

OGURA, ALLAN PRETTI; LIMA, JACQUELINE ZANIN; DA SILVA, LAIS CONCEICAO MENEZES DA; DIAS, MARIANA AMARAL; RODRIGUES, VALERIA GUIMARAES SILVESTRE; MONTAGNER, CASSIANA CAROLINA; ESPINDOLA, EVALDO LUIZ GAETA. Phytotoxicity of 2,4-D and fipronil mixtures to three green manure species. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART B-PESTICIDES FOOD CONTAMIN, v. N/A, p. 11-pg., 2023-02-16. (15/18790-3, 17/16961-0, 21/14789-1)

LIMA, JACQUELINE ZANIN; CASSARO, RAUL; OGURA, ALLAN PRETTI; VIANNA, MARILDA MENDONCA GUAZZELLI RAMOS. A systematic review of the effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on the soil-plant system. SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION, v. 38, p. 17-pg., 2023-05-05. (17/16961-0, 21/14789-1)

LIMA, JACQUELINE ZANIN; RAIMONDI, ISABELA MONICI; SILVESTRE RODRIGUES, VALERIA GUIMARAES; LOPEZACOSTA, NP; MARTINEZHERNANDEZ, E; ESPINOSASANTIAGO, AL; MENDOZAPROMOTOR, JA; LOPEZ, AO. Cd Adsorption by Chemically Activated Tropical Peat. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING IN THE XXI CENTURY: LESSONS LEARNED AND FUTURE CHALLENGES, v. N/A, p. 9-pg., 2019-01-01. (15/02529-4, 17/16961-0)

GIULIA MENEGUEL COLTRO; JACQUELINE ZANIN LIMA; OSNI JOSÉ PEJON; VALÉRIA GUIMARÃES SILVESTRE RODRIGUES. ATIVAÇÃO DE COMPOSTO ORGÂNICO COM ÁCIDO FOSFÓRICO E OS EFEITOS NA ADSORÇÃO DE Pb E Cd. Química Nova, v. 46, n. 9, p. 846-853, 2023-10-27. (17/16961-0)

LIMA, JACQUELINE ZANIN; NAUERTH, ISABELA MONICI RAIMONDI; DA SILVA, EDUARDO FERREIRA; PEJON, OSNI JOSE; RODRIGUES, VALERIA GUIMARAES SILVESTRE. Competitive sorption and desorption of cadmium, lead, and zinc onto peat, compost, and biochar. Journal of Environmental Management, v. 344, p. 14-pg., 2023-10-15. (17/16961-0, 19/00275-6)