Early breakthrough of molybdenum and uranium in a permeable reactive barrier |
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Authors: | Morrison Stan J Mushovic Paul S Niesen Preston L |
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Affiliation: | S.M. Stoller Corporation, 2597 B 3/4 Road, Grand Junction, Colorado 81503, USA. smorrison@gjo.doe.gov |
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Abstract: | A permeable reactive barrier (PRB) using zerovalent iron (ZVI) was installed at a site near Ca?on City, CO, to treat molybdenum (Mo) and uranium (U) in groundwater. The PRB initially decreased Mo concentrations from about 4.8 to less than 0.1 mg/L; however, Mo concentrations in the ZVI increased to 2.0 mg/L after about 250 days and continued to increase until concentrations in the ZVI were about 4 times higherthan in the influent groundwater. Concentrations of U were reduced from 1.0 to less than 0.02 mg/L during the same period. Investigations of solid-phase samples indicate that (1) calcium carbonate, iron oxide, and sulfide minerals had precipitated in pores of the ZVI; (2) U and Mo were concentrated in the upgradient 5.1 cm of the ZVI; and (3) calcium was present throughout the ZVI accounting for up to 20.5% of the initial porosity. Results of a column test indicated that the ZVI from the PRB was still reactive for removing Mo and that removal rates were dependenton residence time and pH. The chemical evolution of the PRB is explained in four stages that present a progression from porous media flow through preferential flow and, finally, complete bypass of the ZVI. |
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