Chemical Quality of Effluents and Their Influence on Water Quality in a Shallow Aquifer
| Autor: | W. D. Purtymun, T. E. Hakonson, J. R. Buchholz |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
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Canyon
Hydrology geography Environmental Engineering geography.geographical_feature_category Environmental engineering Aquifer Management Monitoring Policy and Law Total dissolved solids Pollution Industrial waste Dilution chemistry.chemical_compound Nitrate chemistry Environmental science Water quality Waste Management and Disposal Effluent Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental Quality. 6:29-32 |
| ISSN: | 1537-2537 0047-2425 |
| DOI: | 10.2134/jeq1977.00472425000600010008x |
| Popis: | The chemical quality of liquid effluent released from an industrial waste treatment plant at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory controls the quality of water in a shallow aquifer in the alluvium of Mortandad Canyon. The dilution of the effluent with surface flow in the canyon reduces the concentrations of the chemicals as they move down gradient into the aquifer. Mass estimates of residual chemicals in solution in the aquifer average 1–6% of the total chemicals released to the canyon from 1963–1974. The average annual concentration of sodium, nitrate, chloride, and total dissolved solids in the aquifer through a 12-year period was directly correlated with annual average concentrations in the effluent. This relationship provides a means of predicting the impact of the chemical effluents on the quality of water in the aquifer. |
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