Reduction of perchloretylene and hexavalent chromium by means of Fe(O) and bioestimulation of anaerobic microorganisms

Fe-microorganisms interactions in and around permeable reactive barriers, for reduction of perchloroethylene and hexavalent chromium in polluted aquifers were examined. Biostimulation was done by the addition of a co-substrate for microbial communities already present in the soil. An hydrogen releas...

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Autores: VÁZQUEZ MORILLAS, Alethia, VACA MIER, Mabel, BELTRÁN VILLAVICENCIO, Margarita, LÓPEZ CALLEJAS, Raymundo, ÁLVAREZ, Pedro J.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21642
Acesso em linha:https://www.revistascca.unam.mx/rica/index.php/rica/article/view/21642
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:percloroetileno
cromo hexavalente
compuesto liberador de oxígeno
hierro de valencia cero
barreras reactivas permeables
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Resumo:Fe-microorganisms interactions in and around permeable reactive barriers, for reduction of perchloroethylene and hexavalent chromium in polluted aquifers were examined. Biostimulation was done by the addition of a co-substrate for microbial communities already present in the soil. An hydrogen release compound (HRC), a commercial cosubstrate which releases lactic acid at slow rates in presence of water was selected. Results show that HRC addition increases (>100 %) the reduction of PCE in iron-containing systems. Nevertheless, reductive dechlorination was not complete and caused accumulation of toxic metabolites such as trichloroethylene. For chromium reduction, bioestimulation enhanced reduction capability of the systems by 20 %. In this case, the effect was not stimulation of Cr-reducers, but the improvement of redox conditions.