Characterisation of the natural attenuation of chromium contamination in the presence of nitrate using isotopic methods. A case study from the Matanza-Riachuelo River basin, Argentina

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作者
Ceballos, Elina [1 ]
Margalef-Marti, Rosanna [2 ]
Carrey, Raul [2 ]
Frei, Robert [3 ]
Otero, Neus [2 ,4 ]
Soler, Albert [2 ]
Ayora, Carlos [5 ]
机构
[1] UNCPBA, CONICET, CIC, Inst Hidrol Llanuras Dr Eduardo J Usunoff, Republ Italia 780,47 B7300, Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina
[2] UB, Grp MAiMA SGR Mineral Aplicada Geoquim & Geomicro, Dept Mineral Petrol & Geol Aplicada, Fac Ciencies Terra, C Marti i Franques S-N, Barcelona 08028, Spain
[3] Univ Copenhagen, Dept Geosci & Nat Resource Management, Copenhagen, Denmark
[4] Generalitat Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
[5] CSIC, IDAEA, Inst Environm Assessment & Water Res, Dept Geosci, C Jordi Girona 18, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
关键词
Cr(VI) reduction; Denitrification; Isotopic fractionation; Groundwater; Matanza-Riachuelo basin; SHEWANELLA-ONEIDENSIS MR-1; CR(VI) REDUCTION; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; NITROUS-OXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION; FRACTIONATION FACTORS; CHEMICAL CONVERSION; DISSOLVED NITRATE; REACTIVE BARRIER;
D O I
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134331
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The groundwater contamination by hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in a site of the Matanza-Riachuelo River basin (MRB), Argentina, has been evaluated by determining the processes that control the natural mobility and attenuation of Cr(VI) in the presence of high nitrate (NO3) contents. The groundwater Cr(VI) concentrations ranged between 1.9E-5 mM and 0.04 mM, while the NO3 concentrations ranged between 0.5 mM and 3.9 mM. In order to evaluate the natural attenuation of Cr(VI) and NO3 in the MRB groundwater, Cr and N isotopes were measured in these contaminants. In addition, laboratory batch experiments were performed to determine the isotope fractionation (epsilon) during the reduction of Cr(VI) under denitrifying conditions. While the Cr(VI) reduction rate is not affected by the presence of NO3, the NO3 attenuation is slower in the presence of Cr(VI). Nevertheless, no significant differences on E values were observed when testing the absence or presence of each contaminant. The epsilon Cr-53 determined in the batch experiments describe a two- stage trend, in which Stage I is characterized by epsilon Cr-53 similar to-1.8 parts per thousand, and Stage II by epsilon Cr-53 similar to -0.9 parts per thousand. The respective epsilon N-15(NO3) obtained is -23.9 parts per thousand, whereas epsilon O-18(NO3) amount to -25.7 parts per thousand. Using these E values and a Rayleigh fractionation model we estimate that an average of 60% of the original Cr(VI) is removed from the groundwater of the contaminated site. Moreover, the average degree of NO3 attenuation by denitrification is found to be about 20%. This study provides valuable information about the dynamics of a complex system that can serve as a basis for efficient management of contaminated groundwater in the most populated and industrialized basin of Argentina. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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