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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2003.10.029
Titel (primär) Attenuation reactions in a multiple contaminated aquifer in Bitterfeld (Germany)
Autor Heidrich, S.; Weiß, H. ORCID logo ; Kaschl, A.
Quelle Environmental Pollution
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
Department GWS
Band/Volume 129
Heft 2
Seite von 277
Seite bis 288
Sprache englisch
Keywords BTEX; Chlorinated solvents; Intermediates; Multiple contaminants; Natural attenuation
Abstract Large-scale contaminated sites with multiple contaminants in the groundwater present a challenge to risk assessment and remediation. Attenuation reactions take place in the subsurface and act to contain contaminants, but must be thoroughly investigated on a site-specific basis. Field data from monitoring wells at a contaminated industrial site in Bitterfeld, Germany, are presented and analyzed for evidence of the prevalent biodegradation reactions. The groundwater in the Tertiary aquifer is contaminated with large quantities of chlorinated aliphatic compounds, in addition to chlorobenzenes and BTEX. In this strictly anaerobic environment, geochemical indications for several microbial processes were found, including methanogenesis, sulfate and iron reduction as well as reductive dechlorination of the chlorinated hydrocarbons. Direct evidence for the latter degradation reaction was observed along the flowpath due to the appearance of intermediates and an increase in the degree of dechlorination.
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Heidrich, S., Weiß, H., Kaschl, A. (2004):
Attenuation reactions in a multiple contaminated aquifer in Bitterfeld (Germany)
Environ. Pollut. 129 (2), 277 - 288 10.1016/j.envpol.2003.10.029