Evaluation of EOC removal processes during artificial recharge through a reactive barrier

A reactive barrier that consisted of vegetable compost, iron oxide and clay was installed in an infiltration basin to enhance the removal of emerging organic compounds (EOCs) in the recharge water. First-order degradation rates and retardation factors were jointly estimated for 10 compounds using a...

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Autores: Valhondo, Cristina, Martinez-Landa, Lurdes, Carrera, Jesús, Ayora, Carlos, Nödler, Karsten, Licha, Tobias
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/415311
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/415311
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85028713719
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Reactive barrier
Artificial recharge
Attenuation processes estimation
Emerging organic compounds
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Sumario:A reactive barrier that consisted of vegetable compost, iron oxide and clay was installed in an infiltration basin to enhance the removal of emerging organic compounds (EOCs) in the recharge water. First-order degradation rates and retardation factors were jointly estimated for 10 compounds using a multilayer reactive transport model, whose flow and conservative transport parameters were previously estimated using hydraulic head values and conservative tracer tests. Reactive transport parameters were automatically calibrated against the concentration of EOCs measured at nine monitoring points. The degradation rate of each compound was estimated for three zones defined according to the redox state, and retardation coefficients were estimated in two zones defined according to the organic matter content. The fastest degradation rates were obtained for the reactive barrier, and the estimated values were similar to or higher than those estimated in column and/or field experiments for most of the compounds (8/10). Estimated retardation coefficients in the reactive barrier were higher than in the rest of the aquifer in most cases (8/10) and higher than those values estimated in previous studies. Based on the results obtained in this study the reactive barrier seems to be able to enhance the removal of EOCs.