Bat
ch
and dynami
c lea
ching experiments were
condu
ctedto evaluate the influen
ce of
clay mineralogy
and soilorgani
c matter (SOM) present in two highly weathered,surfa
ce
and subsurfa
ce soil materials on Pb sorption
andsubsequent extra
ction using ethylenediaminetetraa
ceti
ca
cid (EDTA)
and carboxymethyl
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cy
clodextrin (CMCD).Saturated soil
columns were lea
ched with an a
cidi
c Pbsolution to simulate a
contamination event, followedby inje
ction of artifi
cial groundwater (AGW) at
constantvelo
city. Greater Pb retardation was observed within thesurfa
ce soil
compared to the subsurfa
ce soil material,
anda signifi
cant in
crease in effluent turbidity was observed
coin
cident with the Pb breakthrough in the subsurfa
ce soilmaterial. Ele
ctrophoreti
c, thermo-gravimetri
c,
and X-raydiffra
ction analysis of the resulting suspension suggestedthat the presen
ce of strongly adsorbing Pb
2+ and ex
cessH
+ in
creased the positive
charge on amphoteri
c mineralsurfa
ces
and redu
ced the negative
charge on
clay minerals,whi
ch indu
ced sele
ctive dispersion
and transport of Feoxides. In
contrast, no in
crease in turbidity was observedfor the surfa
ce soil following Pb inje
ction. While only30% of adsorbed Pb was mobilized from
contaminatedsubsurfa
ce soil material, less than 10% of adsorbed Pb wasextra
cted from surfa
ce soil when Pb-
contaminated soil
columns were flushed with AGW. Following lea
ching withAGW, extra
ction solutions
containing either 0.37 g L
-1 (1mM) EDTA or 10 g L
-1 CMCD were applied to extra
ct theresidual bound Pb. Nearly 100% of residual Pb wasextra
cted from the surfa
ce soil by EDTA as
compared toabout 56% removal by CMCD under similar
conditions. About80% of residual Pb was removed by EDTA from the Pb-
contaminated subsurfa
ce material, but less than 2% of residualPb was extra
cted by CMCD under similar
conditions.