| Abstract: | A fundamental issue in aquifer biogeochemistry is the means by which solute transport, geochemical processes, and microbiological activity combine to produce spatial and temporal variations in redox zonation. In this paper, we describe the temporal variability of TEAP conditions in shallow groundwater contaminated with both waste fuel and chlorinated solvents. TEAP parameters (including methane, dissolved iron, and dissolved hydrogen) were measured to characterize the contaminant plume over a 3-year period. We observed that concentrations of TEAP parameters changed on different time scales and appear to be related, in part, to recharge events. Changes in all TEAP parameters were observed on short time scales (months), and over a longer 3-year period. The results indicate that (1) interpretations of TEAP conditions in aquifers contaminated with a variety of organic chemicals, such as those with petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents, must consider additional hydrogen-consuming reactions (e.g., dehalogenation); (2) interpretations must consider the roles of both in situ (at the sampling point) biogeochemical and solute transport processes; and (3) determinations of microbial communities are often necessary to confirm the interpretations made from geochemical and hydrogeological measurements on these processes. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved. |
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| ProdID: | 70022467 |
| Citation Author: | McGuire, J. T.; Smith, E. W.; Long, D. T.; Hyndman, D. W.; Haack, S. K.; Klug, M. J.; Velbel, M. A. |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Temporal variations in parameters reflecting terminal-electron-accepting processes in an aquifer contaminated with waste fuel and chlorinated solvents; 2000; Conference Paper; Chemical Geology; McGuire, J. T.; Smith, E. W.; Long, D. T.; Hyndman, D. W.; Haack, S. K.; Klug, M. J.; Velbel, M. A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 471 |
| Citation Volume: | 169 |
| Citation Year: | 2000 |
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| Text: | Temporal variations in parameters reflecting terminal-electron-accepting processes in an aquifer contaminated with waste fuel and chlorinated solvents; 2000; Conference Paper; Chemical Geology; McGuire, J. T.; Smith, E. W.; Long, D. T.; Hyndman, D. W.; Haack, S. K.; Klug, M. J.; Velbel, M. A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2541(00)00223-0 |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00 -0600 |
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