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Trinh, Bao Son, Reid, Brian 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-979X and Hiscock, Kevin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4505-1496
(2016)
Fixed-bed column recirculation system for investigation of sorption and biodegradation of organic pollutants in saturated sediment: a detailed design and development.
SpringerPlus, 5.
ISSN 2193-1801
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Abstract
Background: Sorption and biodegradation are the primary processes of organic pollution remediation in aquatic and soil/sediment environments. While researchers have substantially reported their findings regarding these processes, little attention has been given to description of experimental apparatus. This technical paper aims to present the development and detailed design of a fixed-bed column recirculation (FBCR) system which has been widely applied to investigate sorption and biodegradation of organic pollutants in aquatic and/or sediment environments. Findings: The FBCR system was developed and tested by three experiments investigating sorption and biodegradation of two herbicides (isoproturon and mecoprop) in different saturated materials (hydrofilt and river sediment). Efficiency of the FBCR system was assessed according to criteria i.e. reliability, leaking inhibition, reproducibility, practical of use and cost. The results indicated that the latest version (Version 4) of the FBCR system has been significantly improved and ready to extend to similar studies. Conclusions: This system is therefore recommended to researchers who intend to investigate the remediation of organic pollutants in aquatic, soil and sediment environments.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2016. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sorption,biodegradation,fixed-bed column recirculation,sediment,organic pollutant |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Biology |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Oct 2016 10:00 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Apr 2023 13:51 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/61061 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s40064-016-3551-0 |
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