Coupled Reactive Transport Modeling of Redox Processes in a Nitrate-Polluted Sandy Aquifer |
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Authors: | Konrad Miotliński |
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Institution: | (1) Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia, ul. Będzińska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland |
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Abstract: | The reactive transport modeling of a complicated suite of reactions apparent in the aquifer during the application of N-containing
fertilizers is reported. The unconfined sandy aquifer can be subdivided into an oxic zone which contains groundwater with
oxygen and nitrate and an anoxic zone characterized by elevated iron and sulfate concentrations in groundwater. Oxygen and
nitrate are being reduced by pyrite and organic matter that commonly apparent in the aquifer. The oxidation of pyrite is modeled
using the local equilibrium approach, whereas decomposition of organic matter, with the adoption of kinetic approach. The
system is buffered by dissolution of aluminum and iron oxides. The modeling process is a two-step procedure. First, the processes
are modeled in the one-dimensional (1D) column using PHREEQC code. Subsequently, the calibrated and verified data were copied
and used in two-dimensional (2D) PHAST model. Prior to the performance of reactive transport modeling operations with PHAST,
a reliable flow model was executed. Finally, predictions are made for the distribution of water chemistry for the year 2008.
Model predicts that sulfate derived from the ongoing pyrite oxidation is reduced by the dissolved organic carbon at the higher
depth and forms pyrite by the reaction with iron. The results of this study highlight the importance of understanding the
interplay between the transport and chemical reactions that occur during the input of nitrate to the aquifer. Reactive transport
modeling incorporating the use of a newly developed code PHAST have proved to be a powerful tool for analyzing and quantifying
such interactions. |
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Keywords: | Groundwater Reactive transport modeling Nitrate Denitrification Pyrite Organic matter PHREEQC PHAST |
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