Oxidation and mobilization of selenium by nitrate in irrigation drainage
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Abstract
Selenium (Se) can be oxidized by nitrate (NO−3) from irrigation on Cretaceous marine shale in western Colorado. Dissolved Se concentrations are positively correlated with dissolved NO−3concentrations in surface water and ground water samples from irrigated areas. Redox conditions dominate in the mobilization of Se in marine shale hydrogeologic settings; dissolved Se concentrations increase with increasing platinum-electrode potentials. Theoretical calculations for the oxidation of Se by NO−3 and oxygen show favorable Gibbs free energies for the oxidation of Se by NO−3, indicating NO−3 can act as an electron acceptor for the oxidation of Se. Laboratory batch experiments were performed by adding Mancos Shale samples to zero-dissolved-oxygen water containing 0, 5, 50, and 100 mg/L NO−3 as N (mg N/L). Samples were incubated in airtight bottles at 25°C for 188 d; samples collected from the batch experiment bottles show increased Se concentrations over time with increased NO−3 concentrations. Pseudo first-order rate constants for NO−3 oxidation of Se ranged from 0.0007 to 0.0048/d for 0 to 100 mg N/L NO−3 concentrations, respectively. Management of N fertilizer applications in Cretaceous shale settings might help to control the oxidation and mobilization of Se and other trace constituents into the environment.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Oxidation and mobilization of selenium by nitrate in irrigation drainage |
| Series title | Journal of Environmental Quality |
| DOI | 10.2134/jeq1999.00472425002800040019x |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | ACSESS |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 1182 |
| Last page | 1187 |
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