Processes at the Sediment Water Interface after Addition of Organic Matter and Lime to an Acid Mine Pit Lake Mesocosm

2007 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 1608-1614 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Koschorreck ◽  
Elke Bozau ◽  
René Frömmichen ◽  
Walter Geller ◽  
Peter Herzsprung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Pit Lake ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
Mine Pit Lake

Microcosm Studies for Neutralization of Hypolimnic Acid Mine Pit Lake Water (pH 2.6)

2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1877-1887 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Frömmichen ◽  
K. Wendt-Potthoff ◽  
K. Friese ◽  
R. Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Lake Water ◽  
Pit Lake ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
Water Ph ◽  
Mine Pit Lake ◽  
Microcosm Studies

Toxicity of acid mine pit lake water remediated with limestone and phosphorus

2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (8) ◽  
pp. 2046-2057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke L. Neil ◽  
Clint D. McCullough ◽  
Mark A. Lund ◽  
Louis H. Evans ◽  
Yuri Tsvetnenko
Keyword(s):  
Lake Water ◽  
Pit Lake ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
Mine Pit Lake

Effects of Fe addition on sediment P dynamics in a eutrophic lake

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Münch ◽  
Rianne van Kaam ◽  
Karel As ◽  
Stefan Peiffer ◽  
Gerard ter Heerdt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Sediment Cores ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Eutrophic Lakes ◽  
Fe Addition

<p>The decline of surface water quality due to excess phosphorus (P) input is a global problem of increasing urgency. Finding sustainable measures to restore the surface water quality of eutrophic lakes with respect to P, other than by decreasing P inputs, remains a challenge. The addition of iron (Fe) salts has been shown to be effective in removing dissolved phosphate from the water column of eutrophic lakes. However, the resulting changes in biogeochemical processes in sediments as well as the long-term effects of Fe additions on P dynamics in both sediments and the water column are not well understood.</p><p>In this study, we assess the impact of past Fe additions on the sediment P biogeochemistry of Lake Terra Nova, a well-mixed shallow peat lake in the Netherlands. The Fe-treatment in 2010 efficiently reduced P release from the sediments to the surface waters for 6 years. Since then, the internal sediment P source in the lake has been increasing again with a growing trend over the years.</p><p>In 2020, we sampled sediments at three locations in Terra Nova, of which one received two times more Fe during treatment than the other two. Sediment cores from all sites were sectioned under oxygen-free conditions. Both the porewaters and sediments were analysed for their chemical composition, with sequential extractions providing insight into the sediment forms of P and Fe. Additional sediment cores were incubated under oxic and anoxic conditions and the respective fluxes of P and Fe across the sediment water interface were measured.</p><p>The results suggest that Fe and P dynamics in the lake sediments are strongly coupled. We also find that the P dynamics are sensitive to the amount of Fe supplied, even though enhanced burial of P in the sediment was not detected. The results of the sequential extraction procedure for P, which distinguishes P associated with humic acids and Fe oxides, as well as reduced flux of Fe(II) across the sediment water interface in the anoxic incubations, suggest a major role of organic matter in the interaction of Fe and P in these sediments.</p><p>Further research will include investigations of the role of organic matter and sulphur in determining the success of Fe-treatment in sequestering P in lake sediments. Based on these data in combination with reactive transport modelling we aim to constrain conditions for successful lake restoration through Fe addition.</p>

scholarly journals Sediment-water column fluxes of carbon, oxygen and nutrients in Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia, inferred from <sup>224</sup>Ra measurements

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Burt ◽  
H. Thomas ◽  
K. Fennel ◽  
E. Horne
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Water Column ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Carbon ◽  
Chemical Constituents ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Benthic Fluxes ◽  
Pore Waters ◽  
Overlying Water

Abstract. Exchanges between sediment pore waters and the overlying water column play a significant role in the chemical budgets of many important chemical constituents. Direct quantification of such benthic fluxes requires explicit knowledge of the sediment properties and biogeochemistry. Alternatively, changes in water-column properties near the sediment-water interface can be exploited to gain insight into the sediment biogeochemistry and benthic fluxes. Here, we apply a 1-D diffusive mixing model to near-bottom water-column profiles of 224Ra activity in order to yield vertical eddy diffusivities (KZ), based upon which we assess the diffusive exchange of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), nutrients and oxygen (O2), across the sediment-water interface in a coastal inlet, Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada. Numerical model results are consistent with the assumptions regarding a constant, single benthic source of 224Ra, the lack of mixing by advective processes, and a predominantly benthic source and sink of DIC and O2, respectively, with minimal water-column respiration in the deep waters of Bedford Basin. Near-bottom observations of DIC, O2 and nutrients provide flux ratios similar to Redfield values, suggesting that benthic respiration of primarily marine organic matter is the dominant driver. Furthermore, a relative deficit of nitrate in the observed flux ratios indicates that denitrification also plays a role in the oxidation of organic matter, although its occurrence was not strong enough to allow us to detect the corresponding AT fluxes out of the sediment. Finally, comparison with other carbon sources reveal the observed benthic DIC release as a significant contributor to the Bedford Basin carbon system.

Lead, zinc and arsenic contamination of pit lake waters in the Zeida abandoned mine (High Moulouya, Morocco)

2021 ◽  
pp. geochem2021-009
Author(s):  
Lamiae EL ALAOUI ◽  
Abdelilah Dekayir ◽  
Mohammed Rouai ◽  
EL Mehdi Benyassine
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Iron Oxides ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Abandoned Mine ◽  
Equal Proportion ◽  
Pit Lake ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Link Type ◽  
Supplementary Material ◽  
Lake Waters

In the Zeida abandoned mine, pit lake waters exhibit alkaline pH and high conductivity. The concentrations of the total dissolved lead and zinc are very low due to their adsorption on clay minerals and iron oxyhydroxides. Conversely, arsenic concentrations in two lakes (ZL1 and ZA) exceeded WHO water quality guidelines. The As content is relatively high in ZL1 lake and exists mainly as As(V). In ZA lake, As(III) occurs in low concentration compared to the total dissolved arsenic, while dimethylarsenic acid [H2AsO2(CH3)2, DMA) prevails. This means that arsenic was methylated by organic matter produced by microorganisms such as chlorella. The sequential extraction of floor sediments in two lakes shows that the bioavailable arsenic contents change between the two lakes. In ZA lake, the sediments show high concentrations of lead and arsenic compared to ZL1 sediment since it is surrounded by mining waste tailings, which are rich in such chemical elements. An arsenic leaching test of ZA sediment shows that bioavailable arsenic is distributed in equal proportion between clay/carbonates, sulfide-organic matter, and iron oxides (HFO) phases, while in ZL1, most of the arsenic is linked to hydrous iron oxides (HFO).Thematic collection: This article is part of the Hydrochemistry related to exploration and environmental issues collection available at: https://www.lyellcollection.org/cc/hydrochemistry-related-to-exploration-and-environmental-issuesSupplementary material:https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5545316

Rates of microbial processes in sediments

1993 ◽  
Vol 344 (1670) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Sediment Surface ◽  
Concentration Profiles ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Organic Loading ◽  
Linear Gradient ◽  
Oxygen Penetration ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Methods Of Measurement

The following methods of measurement of sediment parameters are discussed: (1) rate of diffusional exchange of reactants and products across the sediment—water interface; (2) the concentration profiles of these reactants and profiles in the sediment, and (3) profiles and integrated rates of reactions in the sediment. The interaction of the processes of reaction and diffusion are illustrated using a simulation model. The effect of increasing organic loading (6.2, 37.2 and 62.0 mmol C m -2 d -1 ), with organic matter distributed in three ways: close to the sediment surface, a linear gradient downwards or evenly mixed throughout the sediment. Predictable increases in anoxic processes occurred with increasing organic loading. There were higher diffusional losses of dissolved organic matter when organic degradation occurred close to the sediment—water interface. The model predicted that degradation of organic matter at depth could have the following effects: an increase in the depth of oxygen penetration, an increase in the ratio of CO 2 /O 2 , and an increase in nitrification and denitrification.

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