Mobility of Trace Elements in Pore Solutions of Portland Cement Pastes Exposed to Leaching

Sa？etak Two Portland cement pastes, CEM I 42.5R and CEM III/A 52.5N were exposed to leaching by soft water throughout a one–year hydration period. Mobility of trace elements was investigated by determination of their pore solution concentration in the course of time. Eleven trace elements were included in this research: antimony, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, copper, mercury, nickel, lead, vanadium and zinc. The possible usage of the pore solution trace elements concentration in monitoring of deleterious leaching reactions and prediction of environmental risk was investigated. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License