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Sorption studies of mixed chromium and chlorinated ethenes at the field and laboratory scales

Nikolaidis Nikolaos, Lucas A. Hellerich

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URI: http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/639E36DE-8059-4871-B4FE-5F6F149870EE
Year 2005
Type of Item Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
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Bibliographic Citation Hellerich L.A., and N.P. Nikolaidis, "Sorption Studies of Mixed Chromium and Chlorinated Ethenes at the Field and Laboratory Scales" Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 77–88, Apr. 2005. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.11.010 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.11.010
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The sorption and desorption behavior of hexavalent chromium and chlorinated ethenes in a sandy ground water aquifer with a low reduction capacity was evaluated by performing a variety of analyses and experiments at the laboratory (batch and column studies) and field (in situ injection-withdrawal experiment) scales. The partitioning coefficients determined from the field and laboratory experiments are generally similar. Both sets of experiments yielded relatively low partition coefficients for chromium and chlorinated ethenes. The column studies and injection-withdrawal experiment indicate that chromium has the potential to leach from aquifer sediments and act as a secondary source of contamination. However, the magnitude of the secondary source effect is not significant due to low concentrations of leachable contamination. The chromium sorption isotherm data were also simulated using the triple layer surface complexation model (TLM). The isotherm data were modeled using the TLM, illustrating the applicability of geochemical modeling for sorption of chromium to these sediments under variable pE–pH conditions.

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