Colloid-associated export of arsenic in stream water during stormflow events

Author(s)
E. Neubauer, F. von der Kammer, T. Hofmann, K.-H. Knorr, S. Peiffer, M. Reichert
Abstract

Significant correlations between arsenic concentrations and those of iron and natural organic matter (NOM) have been found in run-off from wetlands. This has been suggested to be a result of mobilization of arsenic-NOM colloids. The aim of this study was therefore to elucidate the possible association of iron and arsenic with colloids in surface water from a small, forested catchment area. The impacts that groundwater levels prior to stormflow events and the chemistry of the hydraulically active soil layers have on the release and formation of colloids, such as NOM and iron (oxy)hydroxide colloids, were also investigated.At baseflow, the NOM, iron, and arsenic concentrations in the stream water were relatively low (

Organisation(s)
External organisation(s)
Universität Bayreuth
Journal
Chemical Geology
Volume
352
Pages
81-91
No. of pages
11
ISSN
0009-2541
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2013.05.017
Publication date
08-2013
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104002 Analytical chemistry, 104023 Environmental chemistry, 105904 Environmental research
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/f17d1655-e5a1-43bb-8bea-3ec12ba94147