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Sorption of Dibenzothiophene by Soils and Sediments
Author(s) -
Hassett J. J.,
Means J. C.,
Banwart W. L.,
Wood S. G.,
Ali S.,
Khan A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of environmental quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1537-2537
pISSN - 0047-2425
DOI - 10.2134/jeq1980.00472425000900020003x
Subject(s) - sorption , partition coefficient , soil water , sorbent , environmental chemistry , dibenzothiophene , chemistry , adsorption , sediment , total organic carbon , retardation factor , soil science , environmental science , geology , chromatography , organic chemistry , sulfur , geomorphology , column chromatography
The effect of sediment and soil properties on adsorption of dibenzothiophene, a potential carcinogenic and/or mutagenic compound, was examined. Sorption isotherms were determined on soil and sediments collected from the Ohio, Missouri, Mississippi, and Illinois rivers and their watersheds. The sorption isotherms were approximately linear over the entire concentration range studied. The linear adsorption or partition coefficient was significantly correlated with the organic carbon contents of the soils and sediments. The other factors tested (e.g., total clay, clay mineralology, CEC, surface area, pH) were nonsignificant. The Koc value estimated from the octanol‐water partition coefficient ( Kow ) was in good agreement with the Koc value of 11,230 determined experimentally. The sorption of dibenzothiophene as a result of a weak solute‐solvent interaction rather than a strong sorbate‐sorbent interaction is discussed.