Decontamination of Soil by Electro Kinetic Treatment

Abstract

AbstractSoil is the most essential part of the environment. Nowadays, soil is contaminating due to human activities; hence it is very essential to find the methods for decontaminating the soil. There are many existing methods for the decontamination of sandy soil, but the decontamination of clayey soil was difficult as it has very less porosity; hence movement of ions becomes very difficult. Electro kinetic treatment is one of the methods which can be used for the decontamination of clayey soil. It is a process of removal of heavy metals and organic contaminants and radionuclides from the soil by applying direct current. Electro kinetic treatment lab test was conducted on a soil which was contaminated by a leachate. Test was conducted for four days and the corresponding results like voltage drop, pH, and conductivity were noted down. This paper tells about the brief information about the electro kinetic treatment and the experimental study of it and also the results. The results obtained from the test are good and acceptable.KeywordsLectro kinetic treatmentLeachateSoilContamination