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Study on Heterotrophic-Autotrophic Denitrification Permeable Reactive Barriers (HAD PRBs) for In Situ Groundwater Remediation

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Two potential heterotrophic-autotrophic denitrification permeable reactive barriers (HAD PRBs) were evaluated to remediate groundwater in situ. The first HAD PRB (Column 1) was packed with a mixture of spongy iron, pine bark and sand between 5 and 145 cm from bottom. The second HAD PRB (Column 2) was filled with a spongy iron and sand mixture layer between 5 and 35 cm from bottom, and a pine bark layer between 35 and 145 cm from bottom. The results showed that during operation over the 45 pore volumes, the influent NO3-N concentration of ≤100 mg/L was mostly denitrified in Columns 1 and 2 at the flow rates of ≤0.30 m/d. The high NO3-N percent removals (97–100 %) for both columns were achieved at hydraulic retention times ranging from 8.75 to 17.51 d. Most of the influent NO3-N was removed in the first 25 cm at the low (23 mg/L) and middle (46 mg/L) NO3-N concentrations and in the first 65 cm at the high concentration (104 mg/L) by Columns 1 and 2. Packing structure had a negligible effect on the performance of the two columns. Both HAD PRBs were highly feasible and effective in in situ groundwater remediation.

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Abbreviations

AD:

Autotrophic denitrification

BD:

Biological denitrification

BET:

Brunauer-Emmett-Teller

CR:

Chemical reduction

DO:

Dissolved oxygen

HAD:

Heterotrophic-autotrophic denitrification

HD:

Heterotrophic denitrification

HRT:

Hydraulic retention time

MNPR:

Maximum NO3-N percent removal

MVNLR:

Maximum volumetric NO3-N loading rate

PRB:

Permeable reactive barrier

PV:

Pore volume

SD:

Standard deviation

TOC:

Total organic carbon

VNLR:

Volumetric NO3-N loading rate

ZVI:

Zero-valent iron

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  1. China University of Geosciences, 29 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Fei Liu

  2. Beijing Academy of Food Sciences, 70 Yangqiao, 100068, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Guoxin Huang

  3. Flinders University, Sturt Road, Adelaide, 5001, Australia

    Howard Fallowfield & Huade Guan

  4. Geological Publishing House, 31 Xueyuan Road, 100083, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Lingling Zhu

  5. Institute of Heilongjiang Province, Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology Prospecting, 29 Diantan Street, 150030, Harbin, People’s Republic of China

    Hongyan Hu

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Liu, F., Huang, G., Fallowfield, H., Guan, H., Zhu, L., Hu, H. (2014). Heterotrophic-Autotrophic Denitrification Permeable Reactive Barriers. In: Study on Heterotrophic-Autotrophic Denitrification Permeable Reactive Barriers (HAD PRBs) for In Situ Groundwater Remediation. SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38154-6_3

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