期刊
CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
卷 373, 期 -, 页码 1-9出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.02.022
关键词
Chromium; Contamination; Chromium isotopes; Reduction; Groundwater
资金
- U.S. Department of Energy's investigation of legacy contamination at Los Alamos National Laboratory
Reduction of toxic Cr(VI) to less toxic Cr(III) is an important process for attenuating Cr(VI) transport in groundwater. This process results in immobilization of chromium as Cr(III) and effectively decreases the overall mobility of the chromium inventory. During both abiotic and biotic reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III), a kinetic isotope effect occurs in which the lighter isotope, Cr-52, reacts preferentially, leaving the remaining dissolved Cr(VI) enriched in the heavier isotope, Cr-53. Cr isotopes have proven to be a useful tool for estimating the magnitude of Cr(VI) reduction and for determining where in a hydrologic system reduction is occurring. In this paper, we discuss patterns of reduction in perched-intermediate and regional aquifer systems contaminated with Cr(VI) related to historical use of potassium dichromate as an anticorrosion agent in cooling towers at a power plant at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in northern New Mexico. We utilize Cr isotopes to assess the relative effects of mixing and reduction on measured delta Cr-53 in groundwater, with an emphasis on where in the system reduction occurs. Chromium isotope measurements provide strong evidence for reduction of Cr(VI) in vadose zone basalts. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license
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