TY - CHAP A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Meggyes, Tamas ED - Zhang, H. X. T1 - Sustainable Remediation Methods for Metals and Radionuclides T2 - Water Sustainability N2 - Sustainability has become the conscientious and future-oriented principle of modern resource management and environmental protection because caring for the future is tantamount to providing manageable and healthy surroundings for ourselves. For the foreseeable future, geotechnical and environmental engineers must therefore be concerned with ensuring a healthy balance between extraction, processing, manufacturing, utilization, recycling, and disposal of materials and products. KW - Permeable reactive barriers KW - Uranium mining KW - Groundwater KW - Electrochemical remediation PY - 2023 SN - 978-1-0716-2465-4 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2466-1_63 SN - 2629-2378 SP - 251 EP - 284 PB - Springer Science+Business Media CY - Berlin, Heidelberg ET - 1 AN - OPUS4-58018 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Segebade, Christian A1 - Hedrich, Martina T1 - Behaviour of uranium in iron-bearing permeable reactive barriers: investigation with 237U as a radioindicator JF - The science of the total environment N2 - This study was undertaken to investigate the long-term performance of elemental iron as reactive material for the removal of uranium in passive groundwater remediation systems. By using 237U as a radioindicator it was possible to track the movement of the contamination front through a test column without taking samples or dismantling the apparatus. The stoichiometric ratio between uranium and iron was found to be 1:(1390±62). The reaction between iron and uranium is of pseudo first-order kinetics and the rate constant was measured to be (1.1±0.09)×10-3 s-1. These data enable the calculation of ideal lifetime for permeable reactive barriers (PRB) using iron for uranium removal neglecting hydrological factors that may impair the function of PRBs. KW - Uranium KW - Permeable reactive barriers KW - Radioindicator PY - 2003 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0048-9697(02)00548-X SN - 0048-9697 VL - 307 SP - 231 EP - 238 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-2498 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Biermann, Vera A1 - Segebade, Christian A1 - Hedrich, Martina T1 - Behaviour of uranium in hydroxyapatite-bearing permeable reactive barriers: investigation using 237U as a radioindicator JF - The science of the total environment N2 - This study was undertaken to investigate the long-term performance of hydroxyapatite (HAP) as reactive material for the removal of uranium in passive groundwater remediation systems. 237U used as a radioindicator enabled tracking the movement of the contamination front through a test column without taking samples or dismantling the apparatus. The stoichiometric ratio between uranium and HAP was found to be 1:(487±19). Uranium removal by HAP is of pseudo first-order kinetics and the rate constant was measured to be (1.1±0.1)×10-3 s-1. HAP can sorb more than 2900 mg/kg uranium. Possible reaction pathways of uranium and HAP are discussed. The data obtained enable the calculation of ideal lifetime for permeable reactive barriers (PRB) using HAP for uranium removal neglecting hydrological factors that may impair the function of PRBs. KW - Uranium KW - Permeable reactive barriers KW - Radioindicator KW - Hydroxyapatite PY - 2004 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.01.005 SN - 0048-9697 VL - 326 IS - 1-3 SP - 249 EP - 256 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-3741 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Biermann, Vera T1 - Groundwater remediation using permeable reactive barriers JF - Land Contamination & Reclamation KW - Groundwater remediation KW - Uranium KW - Permeable reactive barriers PY - 2007 SN - 0967-0513 VL - 15 IS - 1 SP - 31 EP - 39 PB - EPP Publ. CY - Richmond AN - OPUS4-14620 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Meggyes, Tamas ED - Meyers, Robert A. T1 - Sustainable remediation methods for metals and radionuclides T2 - Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology N2 - Since it was realized that sites contaminated with metals and radionuclides needed treatment, various remediation methods have been and are being developed. Depending on the size of the contaminated site and urgency of intervention, conventional or recently introduced techniques have been used. Conventional techniques include excavation and removal for treatment of soil and contaminants, or the so-called “pump-and-treat” method, in which contaminated groundwater is removed from the ground by pumping and treated in a treatment plant on the surface. It has the advantage of using proven techniques and is easy to control, and the treated groundwater can be reinjected into the ground or discharged in rivers or lakes. Novel methods include permeable reactive barriers, biomineralization, and electrokinetic remediation. KW - Permeable reactive barriers KW - Groundwater KW - Uranium PY - 2019 SN - 978-1-4939-2493-6 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2493-6_63-3 SP - 1 EP - 37 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, LLC CY - Heidelberg ET - 1 AN - OPUS4-48816 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Meggyes, Tamás T1 - Effective cleanup of groundwater contaminated with uranium using permeable reactive barriers T2 - 4th International contaminated site remediation conference - CleanUp 2011 (Proceedings) T2 - 4th International contaminated site remediation conference - CleanUp 2011 CY - Adelaide, Australia DA - 2011-09-11 KW - Permeable reactive barriers KW - Groundwater remediation KW - Uranium PY - 2011 SN - 978-1-921431-29-6 IS - A 106 SP - 13 EP - 14 AN - OPUS4-25558 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -