Denitrification coupled to pyrite oxidation in a sandy aquifer: Stable isotopic and microbiological evidence

Y.-C. Zhang, C.P. Slomp, P. Van Cappellen, H.P. Broers, H.F. Passier, M.E. Böttcher, E. Omoregie, J.R. Lloyd, D.A. Polya

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Abstract

Denitrification coupled to pyrite oxidation is a natural attentuation process for nitrate in groundwater. Side effects include the mobilization of trace metals, the production of sulfate and changes in groundwater pH. These changes all potentially threaten groundwater quality. In this study, we investigate this process in a sandy aquifer using multi-isotope (δ 34S-SO 4, δ 18O-SO 4, δ 15 N-NO 3, δ 18O-NO 3) and microbial analyses. Our study area is located at Oostrum, the Netherlands, where maximum concentrations of nitrate and sulfate in groundwater are 8 mM (500 mg/L) and 4 mM (400 mg/L), respectively. © 2010 Taylor & Francis Group, London.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWater-Rock Interaction
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 13th international conference on Water-rock interaction WRI-13, Guanajuato, Mexico, 16–20 August 2010
EditorsPeter Birkle, Ignacio S. Torres-Alvarado
PublisherCRC Press
Pages975-978
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic) 978-0-203-83404-6
ISBN (Print)978-0-415-60426-0
Publication statusPublished - 16 Aug 2010

Bibliographical note

NPF meeting From Depositional Sysems to Sedimentatry Successions on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

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