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. 2020 Mar 31;13(7):1593. doi: 10.3390/ma13071593

Table 11.

Leachability of selected contaminants from mortar expressed in mg/kg (with pH exception).

Properties Symbol CEM I CEM I + 30% S Criteria for Landfills for [41]
Inert Waste Non-Hazardous Waste
pH pH 8.9 11.1 min. 6
Total Carbon TC 89.20 89.20
Total Organic Carbon TOC 55.80 55.80 30,000
Total Inorganic Carbon TIC 33.40 33.40
Chloride Cl 161.28 46.08 800 15,000
Sulphate SO42− 633.56 292.09 1000 20,000
Phosphate trianion PO4 20.33 24.00
Potassium K 3.56 3.00
Calcium Ca 4.97 2.54
Lithium Li BLQ* BLQ*
Sodium Na 3.08 2.08 -
The sum of chlorides and sulphates TDS 794.84 338.17 4000 60,000

BLQ*–Values below the limit of quantification.