Computer Science
Scientific paper
May 1993
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993gecoa..57.1987l&link_type=abstract
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 57, Issue 9, pp.1987-1999
Computer Science
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Scientific paper
The dynamics of dissolved, colloidal, and deposited iron phases were examined during a forced-gradient field experiment. The experiment involved the injection of oxygenated water containing high levels of natural organic matter (NOM) into a sandy aquifer. The initial redox potential of the aquifer favored Fe(II) in the groundwater. The changes in the concentrations of Fe(II) and Fe(III) were observed in sampling wells. Under the increased dissolved oxygen (DO) conditions, Fe(II) oxygenation was rapid, resulting in the formation of Fe(III) (hydr) oxide colloids. The oxidation follows the rate law as given in and (1981): , with a rate constant, k obs to be 1.9 × 10 -12 M min -1 . For an averaged pH and DO of the groundwater, the half time of Fe(II) oxidation is 49 h. The NOM was postulated to stabilize the newly formed colloids, thereby increasing the turbidity in the groundwater. The additional increase in the colloidal fraction of Fe(III) oxide suggested that transport of the colloidal particles was occurring. At those locations where DO remained constantly low, the turbidity increase was moderate, and up to 80% of Fe(III) was in the dissolved phase (< 3000 mol. wt). The latter observation was attributed to the presence of NOM, forming Fe(III)-organic complexes. In addition, NOM may play a role in the oxygen consumption through a Fe(II)/Fe(III) catalyzed oxidation of organic matter as outlined by and (1981, p. 469). In this mechanism, Fe(II) oxidation is slow, maintaining a near constant Fe(II) concentration, in agreement with field data. The overall increase in Fe(III) under low DO conditions was postulated to be a combination of 1. (1) slow oxidation, 2. (2) ligand-promoted and catalytic dissolution of deposited iron phases, and 3. (3) the transport of newly formed iron oxide colloids along flow paths.
Jolley Louwanda W.
Liang Liyuan
McCarthy John F.
McNabb Andrew J.
Mehlhorn Tonia L.
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