Characterization of metal adsorption variability in a sand and gravel aquifer, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A
Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
By: C. C. Fuller, J.A. Davis, J.A. Coston, and E. Dixon
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Abstract
Several geochemical properties of an aquifer sediment that control metal-ion adsorption were investigated to determine their potential use as indicators of the spatial variability of metal adsorption. Over the length of a 4.5-m-long core from a sand and gravel aquifer, lead (Pb2+) and zinc (Zn2+) adsorption at constant chemical conditions (pH 5.3) varied by a factor of 2 and 4, respectively. Pb2+ and Zn2+ were adsorbed primarily by Fe- and Al-oxide coatings on quartz-grain surfaces. Per unit surface area, both Pb2+ and Zn2+ adsorption were significantly correlated with the amount of Fe and Al that dissolved from the aquifer material in a partial chemical extraction. The variability in conditional binding constants for Pb2+ and Zn2+ adsorption (log KADS) derived from a simple non-electrostatic surface complexation model were also predicted by extracted Fe and Al normalized to surface area. Because the abundance of Fe- and Al-oxide coatings that dominate adsorption does not vary inversely with grain size by a simple linear relationship, only a weak, negative correlation was found between the spatial variability of Pb2+ adsorption and grain size in this aquifer. The correlation between Zn2+ adsorption and grain size was not significant. Partial chemical extractions combined with surface-area measurements have potential use for estimating metal adsorption variability in other sand and gravel aquifers of negligible carbonate and organic carbon content.
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Fuller, C.C., Davis, J., Coston, J., Dixon, E., 1996, Characterization of metal adsorption variability in a sand and gravel aquifer, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A: Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, v. 22, no. 3-4, p. 165-187, https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-7722(95)00090-9.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Characterization of metal adsorption variability in a sand and gravel aquifer, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A |
| Series title | Journal of Contaminant Hydrology |
| DOI | 10.1016/0169-7722(95)00090-9 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Year Published | 1996 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Toxic Substances Hydrology Program |
| Description | 23 p. |
| First page | 165 |
| Last page | 187 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Other Geospatial | Cape Cod |