Reactive solute transport in streams: 1. Development of an equilibrium- based model
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Abstract
An equilibrium-based solute transport model is developed for the simulation of trace metal fate and transport in streams. The model is formed by coupling a solute transport model with a chemical equilibrium submodel based on MINTEQ. The solute transport model considers the physical processes of advection, dispersion, lateral inflow, and transient storage, while the equilibrium submodel considers the speciation and complexation of aqueous species, precipitation/dissolution and sorption. Within the model, reactions in the water column may result in the formation of solid phases (precipitates and sorbed species) that are subject to downstream transport and settling processes. Solid phases on the streambed may also interact with the water column through dissolution and sorption/desorption reactions. Consideration of both mobile (water-borne) and immobile (streambed) solid phases requires a unique set of governing differential equations and solution techniques that are developed herein. The partial differential equations describing physical transport and the algebraic equations describing chemical equilibria are coupled using the sequential iteration approach.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Reactive solute transport in streams: 1. Development of an equilibrium- based model |
| Series title | Water Resources Research |
| DOI | 10.1029/95WR03106 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Geophysical Union |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 10 p. |
| First page | 409 |
| Last page | 418 |
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