Table 2.
Change in Pb speciation (weighted %) in the < 250 μm soil particle fraction as a result of phosphoric acid treatment at a molar ratio of Pb:P = 1:5.
| Pb speciation (weighted %) | R- factor | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pb bound to clay or mineral oxides | Organic bound Pb | Anglesite | Plumbojarosite | Pb phosphate (pyromorphite + Pb3(PO4)2 | |||
| BHK5 | Pre-treatment | 58 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0.0066 |
| Post-treatment | 17 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0237 | |
| BHK6 |
Pre- treatment |
49 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 0.0600 |
|
Post- treatment |
31 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1388 | |
| BHK10 |
Pre- treatment |
57 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 0.0111 |
|
Post- treatment |
42 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 36 | 0.0415 | |
| BHK11 |
Pre- treatment |
45 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 0.0222 |
|
Post- treatment |
0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 45 | 0.0230 | |