Study of Soil Characteristics & Their Influence on Mobility of Copper

Abstract

Soil is a major reservoir for contaminants as it possesses an ability to bind various chemicals. Pollution with toxic heavy metals is a serious concern because once these heavy metals enter the soil they can persist for a long time. In present investigation, the basic soil characteristics of three different soil samples are studied to understand the transport of heavy metal Copper through vertical diffusion and their by plotting breakthrough curves at different depths. The results indicate that the diffusion of Copper at different depths of soil columns is time dependent and increases with the depth of soils. The results of the study are highly useful in designing of the abatement techniques adopted for removal of containments or impurities especially focusing on inorganic pollutants, managing effluent disposals producing from industries processing heavy metals, prediction of heavy metal movement in soils and finally their way to groundwater.