Effects of Diesel Dose and Soil Texture on Variation in the Concentration of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon in the Diesel-Contaminated Soil

Jeong, Jongshin; Kim, Hakyong; Lee, Sojin; Jeong, Seung-Woo; Jeong, Jongshin; Kim, Hakyong; Lee, Sojin; Jeong, Seung-Woo

doi:2015.37.1.69

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J Korean Soc Environ Eng 2015;37(1): 69-72. doi: https://doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2015.37.1.69

경유 주입량과 토양 조성에 따른 유류 오염토양 내 TPH 측정 농도 변화 연구

정종신, 김하경, 이소진, 정승우

군산대학교 환경공학과

Effects of Diesel Dose and Soil Texture on Variation in the Concentration of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon in the Diesel-Contaminated Soil

Jongshin Jeong, Hakyong Kim, Sojin Lee, Seung-Woo Jeong

Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University

Corresponding author

Seung-Woo Jeong ,Tel: 063-469-4767, Fax: 063-469-4964, Email: swjeong@kunsan.ac.kr

Received: October 14, 2014; Revised: December 31, 2014; Accepted: January 7, 2015. Published online: January 31, 2015.

ABSTRACT

This study investigated the effects of oil dose and soil texture on the analysis results for total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) in artificially oil-contaminated soils. The same amount of diesel was mixed with soils having different soil texture, and soil TPH concentrations were then analyzed for comparison. Presence of clay in the soil showed lower soil TPH analysis results than that of sand only. As the clay content was increased in the soil, the lower soil TPH concentration was obtained by incompleteness of solvent extraction. As the organic matter content in soil was increased from 5.2% to 10% (weight basis), a higher concentration of TPH was obtained by TPH analysis. However, at a higher organic content in the soil, 18%, resulted in a lower TPH concentration than those of 5.2% and 10%. Gasoline dose to the soil resulted in a significantly low TPH concentration due to the volatilization of gasoline while soil mixing and analysis. This study results would provide fundamental information either to the expectation of TPH concentration in artificially oil-contaminated soil or to estimation of oil release in the real oil-contaminated site.

Key Words: Oil Pollution, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon, Soil, Soil Organic Matter, Soil Texture