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Fig. 12.4 Breakthrough curves for Cu and Zn eluted in the presence or absence of colloids from
Loradale soil columns (Karathanasis
1999
)
of anthropogenic organic substances and heavy metals, which may be transported
into the soil-subsurface system via rainfall or irrigation. Under a typical soil pH,
dissolved organic matter is able to form complexes with heavy metals which
