Soil & Water Res., 2017, 12(2):78-85 | DOI: 10.17221/6/2016-SWR

Effect of temperature and soil pH on the sorption of ibuprofen in agricultural soilOriginal Paper

Edgar HILLER1, Martin ŠEBESTA2
1 Department of Geochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and
2 Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Besides many natural factors, soil pH and temperature can have significant effects on the sorption of pharmaceuticals in soils. This is the first study, which aimed to evaluate the effect of soil pH and temperature on the sorption of ibuprofen in soil. Sorption-desorption experiments at 20°C indicated weak retention of ibuprofen in the soil. Sorption of ibuprofen in the soil was affected by both temperature and pH with the latter showing much greater effect. The extent of ibuprofen sorption increased with decreasing pH mainly due to the change of ibuprofen speciation from negatively charged ions at high pH to the neutral form at low pH. At pH 4, the distribution coefficient Kd was 1.30 l/kg, whereas at pH 8, it was only 0.42 l/kg. When temperature increased, the sorption of ibuprofen decreased, showing that its sorption was exothermic.

Keywords: human pharmaceuticals; mobility; retention; soil; thermodynamics

Published: June 30, 2017  Show citation

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