Photochemical mobilization of dissolved hydrocarbon oxidation products from petroleum contaminated soil into a shallow aquifer activate human nuclear receptors
Journal of Hazardous Materials
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Abstract
Elevated non-volatile dissolved organic carbon (NVDOC) concentrations in groundwater monitoring wells under oil-contaminated hydrophobic soils originating from a pipeline rupture at the National Crude Oil Spill & Natural Attenuation Research Site near Bemidji, MN are documented.. We hypothesized the elevated NVDOC is comprised of water-soluble photooxidation products transported from the surface to the aquifer. We use field and laboratory samples in combination with complementary analytical methods to test this hypothesis and determine the biological response to these products. Observations from optical spectroscopy and ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry reveal a significant correlation between the chemical composition of NVDOC leached from photochemically weathered soils and groundwater monitoring wells with high NVDOC concentrations measured in the aquifer beneath the contaminated soil. Conversely, the chemical composition from the uncontaminated soil photoleachate, matches the NVDOC observed in the uncontaminated wells. Contaminated groundwater and photodissolution leachates from contaminated soil activated biological targets indicative of xenobiotic metabolism and exhibited potential for adverse effects. Newly formed hydrocarbon oxidation products (HOPs) from fresh oil could be distinguished from those downgradient. This study illustrates another pathway for dissolved HOPs to infiltrate groundwater and potentially affect human health and the environment.
Suggested Citation
Zito, P., Bekins, B.A., Martinović-Weigelt, D., Harsha, M.L., Humpal, K.E., Trost, J.J., Cozzarelli, I.M., Mazzoleni, L.R., Schum, S.K., Podgorski, D.C., 2023, Photochemical mobilization of dissolved hydrocarbon oxidation products from petroleum contaminated soil into a shallow aquifer activate human nuclear receptors: Journal of Hazardous Materials, v. 459, 132312, 13 p., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132312.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Photochemical mobilization of dissolved hydrocarbon oxidation products from petroleum contaminated soil into a shallow aquifer activate human nuclear receptors |
| Series title | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132312 |
| Volume | 459 |
| Year Published | 2023 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, WMA - Earth System Processes Division |
| Description | 132312, 13 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| City | Bemidji |