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Controls on the persistence of aqueous-phase groundwater contaminants in the presence of reactive back-diffusion

Auteur(s)
Halloran, Landon J.S. 
Centre d'hydrogéologie et de géothermie 
Hunkeler, Daniel 
Centre d'hydrogéologie et de géothermie 
Date de parution
2020-3
In
Science of the Total Environment
No
722
De la page
137749
A la page
137764
Revu par les pairs
1
Mots-clés
  • Plume persistence
  • Back-diffusion Sorption Sensitivity analysis Groundwater contaminants
  • Reactive transport
  • Plume persistence

  • Back-diffusion Sorpti...

  • Reactive transport

Résumé
The persistence of groundwater contaminants is influenced by several interacting processes. Physical, physico-chemical, and (bio-)chemical processes all influence the transport of contaminants in the subsurface. However,for a given hydrogeologicalsystem, itisgenerally unclear to whichdegree each of these phenomena acts as a con-trol on plume behaviour. Here, we present a comprehensive investigation of these processes and their influenceson plume behaviour and persistence in layered sedimentary systems. We investigate different scenarios that rep-resentfundamental configurationsof common contaminantsituations. A confined aquifer over- and underlain byaquitard layers is investigated in a source-removal scenario and a constant-source equilibrium scenario. Addi-tionally, an aquitard overlain and underlain by high permeability units is investigated in a source-removal sce-nario. In these investigations, we vary layer thickness, as well as parameters governing advection, (back-)diffusion, sorption, and degradation. Extensive analysis of these results enables quantification of the influenceof these parameters on maximum down-gradient concentration, plume persistence duration, and plume spatialextent. Finally, parameterspace dimensionality reductionisused to establishtrends and regimes inwhichcertainprocesses dominate as controls. A lower limit to plume extent as a function of a novel constructed parameter isalso determined. These results provide valuable quantitative information for the assessment of the fate ofgroundwater contaminants and are applicable to a wide range of aqueous-phase solutes.
Identifiants
https://libra.unine.ch/handle/123456789/29133
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10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137749
Type de publication
journal article
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 main article: 2021-03-16_110_8121.pdf (4.53 MB)
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