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Electrokinetics (EK) enhances traditional soil remediation methods, improving contaminant removal in low-permeability soils like clays and silts. This sustainable approach boosts the effectiveness of techniques such as in-situ chemical oxidation and reduction.

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  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Soil Science

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  • Sustainable subsurface management relies on effective soil and groundwater remediation.
  • Conventional techniques show limited success in low-permeability soils (silts, clays).
  • Source contamination poses a significant threat to subsurface environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss emerging electrokinetics (EK) techniques combined with conventional remediation.
  • To highlight improved remediation performance in challenging soil types.
  • To explore new EK applications for sustainable contaminated subsurface treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Review of established remediation techniques: ISCO, ISCR (ZVI), EISB, phytoremediation, etc.
  • Integration of electrokinetics (EK) with conventional soil remediation technologies.
  • Analysis of EK's enhancement effect on remediation in low-permeability soils.

Main Results:

  • Electrokinetics significantly enhances the performance of ISCO, ISCR, EISB, and phytoremediation.
  • Combined EK and conventional methods show improved remediation in low-permeability soils.
  • Emerging EK applications offer potential for sustainable subsurface treatment.

Conclusions:

  • Electrokinetics is a key technology for overcoming limitations of conventional remediation in low-permeability soils.
  • Combining EK with established methods offers a pathway to more effective and sustainable subsurface remediation.
  • Further research into novel EK applications is crucial for future environmental management.