(PRB) system to treat groundwater contaminated with trace metals in the vicinity of solid
waste landfills in Sri Lanka. Mixtures of alluvial loamy soil, coconut shell biochar, and laterite
clay brick in different proportions were tested as easily-available PRB adsorbents. A series
of adsorption and desorption experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of initial
concentration, pH, ionic strength, and multiple competitive trace elements on Cd and Pb …