Biogeochemical modelling to assess benzene removal by biostimulation in aquifers containing natural reductants.
Aquifer
Benzene
Biogeochemical model
Biostimulation
Multiple electron acceptors
Oil spill
Journal
Environmental science and pollution research international
ISSN: 1614-7499
Titre abrégé: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9441769
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
29
03
2023
accepted:
26
06
2023
medline:
9
8
2023
pubmed:
12
7
2023
entrez:
12
7
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Biostimulation of aquifers contaminated with gasoline spills is vigorously affected by the biogeochemical environment existing there. In this study, biostimulation of benzene is simulated using a 2D coupled multispecies biogeochemical reactive transport (MBRT) model. The model is implemented at an oil spill site near a hypothetical aquifer containing natural reductants. Multiple electron acceptors are introduced to promote faster biodegradation rate. However, after reaction with natural reductants, it reduces the number of available electron acceptors, acidifies the subsurface environment, and inhibits bacterial growth. These mechanisms are assessed using seven coupled MBRT models sequentially. The finding of the present analysis reveals that biostimulation has caused a substantial drop in concentration of benzene and is efficient in reducing its penetration depth. The results also shows that the intervention of natural reductants in the biostimulation process is slightly diminished by pH adjustment of aquifers. When the pH level in aquifer changes from acidic pH 4 to neutral pH 7, it is observed that the biostimulation rate of benzene as well as microbial activity increases. Electron acceptors consumption is more at neutral pH. Overall, it can be inferred from zeroth-order spatial moment and sensitivity analyses that retardation factor, inhibition constant, pH, and dispersivity in vertical direction significantly affect benzene biostimulation in aquifers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37436629
doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-28506-9
pii: 10.1007/s11356-023-28506-9
doi:
Substances chimiques
Benzene
J64922108F
Reducing Agents
0
Gasoline
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
88022-88035Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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