ISSN:
1432-1130
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Pb-contaminated soil samples were investigated using XAFS spectroscopy and SEM/EDX as tools for the analysis of chemical binding forms. The soils originated from the vicinity of a battery factory in Hannover (Germany) and had Pb-contents between 50 g/kg and 140 g/kg. PbCO3, PbSO4, PbO and basic PbCO3 could be identified as the main constituents in the samples by XAFS spectroscopy (EXAFS as well as XANES). This result is consistent with the results of the SEM/EDX investigations on the same soil samples, which showed, that almost all of the lead contained in the soils appears in the form of discrete particles of lead compounds. The EDX analysis of these particles consistently shows the presence of Pb, C, O and S.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002160051330
