Eolian Transport of Geogenic Hexavalent Chromium to Ground Water
| Autor: | David W. Clark, Terry B. Councell, Warren W. Wood, Jeffrey L. Imes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Chromium
geography geography.geographical_feature_category chemistry.chemical_element Mineralogy Aquifer Weathering Manganese Groundwater recharge chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Water Supply Environmental chemistry Water Movements Aeolian processes Computers in Earth Sciences Hexavalent chromium Water Pollutants Chemical Geology Groundwater Environmental Monitoring Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Ground Water. 48:19-29 |
| ISSN: | 1745-6584 0017-467X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2009.00592.x |
| Popis: | A conceptual model of eolian transport is proposed to address the widely distributed, high concentrations of hexavalent chromium (Cr(+6)) observed in ground water in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Concentrations (30 to more than 1000 microg/L Cr(+6)) extend over thousands of square kilometers of ground water systems. It is hypothesized that the Cr is derived from weathering of chromium-rich pyroxenes and olivines present in ophiolite sequence of the adjacent Oman (Hajar) Mountains. Cr(+3) in the minerals is oxidized to Cr(+6) by reduction of manganese and is subsequently sorbed on iron and manganese oxide coatings of particles. When the surfaces of these particles are abraded in this arid environment, they release fine, micrometer-sized, coated particles that are easily transported over large distances by wind and subsequently deposited on the surface. During ground water recharge events, the readily soluble Cr(+6) is mobilized by rain water and transported by advective flow into the underlying aquifer. Chromium analyses of ground water, rain, dust, and surface (soil) deposits are consistent with this model, as are electron probe analyses of clasts derived from the eroding Oman ophiolite sequence. Ground water recharge flux is proposed to exercise some control over Cr(+6) concentration in the aquifer. |
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