Interrelationship of TOC,As, Fe,Mn, Al and Si in shallow alluvial aquifers in Chapai-Nawabganj,Northwestern Bangladesh: implication for potential source of organic carbon |
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Authors: | A H M Selim Reza Jiin-Shuh Jean Ming-Kuo Lee Shang-De Luo Jochen Bundschuh Hong-Chun Li Huai-Jen Yang Chia-Chuan Liu |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan;(2) Department of Geology and Geography, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA;(3) Institute of Applied Research, University of Applied Sciences, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany; |
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Abstract: | Two boreholes and ten piezometers in the Ganges flood plain were drilled and installed for collecting As-rich sediments and
groundwater. Groundwater samples from the Ganges flood plain were collected for the analysis of cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Na+), anions (Cl−, NO3
−, SO4
2−), total organic carbon (TOC), and trace elements (As, Mn, Fe, Sr, Se, Ni, Co, Cu, Mo, Sb, Pb). X-ray powder diffraction was
performed to characterize the major mineral contents of aquifer sediments and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) to analyze the major
chemical composition of alluvial sediments. Results of XRF analysis clearly show that fine-grained sediments contain higher
amounts of trace element because of their high surface area for adsorption. Relative fluorescence index (15–38 QSU) of humic
substance in groundwater was measured using spectrofluorometer, the results revealed that groundwater in the Ganges flood
plain contains less organic matter (OM). Arsenic concentration in water ranges from 2.8 to 170 μg/L (mean 50 μg/L) in the
Ganges flood plain. Arsenic content in sediments ranges from 2.1 to 14 mg/kg (mean 4.58 mg/kg) in the flood plains. TOC ranges
from 0.49 to 3.53 g/kg (mean 1.64 g/kg) in the Ganges flood plain. Arsenic is positively correlated with TOC (R
2 = 0.55) in sediments of this plain. Humic substances were extracted from the sediments from the Ganges flood plain. Fourier
transform infrared analysis of the sediments revealed that the plain contains less humic substances. The source of organic
carbon was assigned from δ13C values obtained using elemental analysis-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (EA-IRMS); the values (−10 to −29.44‰) strongly
support the hypothesis that the OM of the Ganges flood plain is of terrestrial origin. |
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