Search: onr:"swepub:oai:DiVA.org:kth-96040" >
Sources and behavio...
Sources and behavior of arsenic and trace elements in groundwater and surface water in the Poopó Lake Basin, Bolivian Altiplano
-
- Ramos Ramos, Oswaldo Eduardo (author)
- KTH,Mark- och vattenteknik
-
Cáceres, L.F. (author)
-
- Ormachea Muñoz, Mauricio Rodolfo (author)
- KTH,Mark- och vattenteknik
-
show more...
-
- Bhattacharya, Prosun (author)
- KTH,Mark- och vattenteknik
-
Quino, I. (author)
-
Quintanilla, J. (author)
-
Sracek, O. (author)
-
- Thunvik, Roger (author)
- KTH,Mark- och vattenteknik
-
- Bundschuh, Jochen (author)
- KTH,Mark- och vattenteknik
-
García, M. E. (author)
-
show less...
-
(creator_code:org_t)
- 2011-09-10
- 2012
- English.
-
In: Environmental Earth Sciences. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1866-6280 .- 1866-6299. ; 66:3, s. 793-807
- Related links:
-
https://urn.kb.se/re...
-
show more...
-
https://doi.org/10.1...
-
show less...
Abstract
Subject headings
Close
- Water management in semiarid and arid catchments such as the Poopó Lake Basin requires improved understanding of the complex behavior of the various contaminants, which affect the drinking water quality and considered as crucial for sustainable development of the region. Mechanisms of arsenic (As) release in the surface and groundwater were studied. Hydrochemical data for surface water (4 samples) and groundwater (28 samples) were collected in a small watershed in the Poopó catchment at the highland of the Bolivian Andes (Altiplano). All of them show high electrical conductivity values and moderately oxidizing conditions. The surface water contains high concentration of sulfate and the trace elements As, Zn and Pb in the zone affected by acid mine drainage. There is a large variability of the concentration of As and of the trace elements in the groundwater in the five different regions within the Poopó catchment. The metal concentrations sensitive to changes of redox state and results of speciation modeling suggest that As (V) is a predominant aqueous species, which conforms to the prevailing oxidizing conditions in the shallow groundwater environment. Two generalized trends for As distribution were identified in groundwater: (a) high concentrations are found in the arid zone (100-250 Όg/L) in the southern (region III) and in the northwestern (region V) regions, and (b) low concentrations (< 50 Όg/L) are found in the remaining part of the basin (region I, II and IV). However, the spatial distribution within these regions needs to be investigated further. A conclusion from the present study is that there are multiple sources of As as well as other trace elements (such as Cd, Mn and Zn) in the Poopó Lake Basin. Among the sources and the processes which led to the mobility of As and other trace metals in the region are: (a) weathering of sulfide minerals, (b) oxidation of pyrite and/or arsenopyrite in mineralized areas and (c) desorption from hydrous ferric oxide (HFO) surfaces. In non-mining areas, volcanic ash is suggested to be a significant source of As.
Subject headings
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Geovetenskap och miljövetenskap (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Earth and Related Environmental Sciences (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Altiplano
- Arsenic
- Bolivia
- Drinking water quality
- Groundwater
- Hydrochemistry
- Mobilization
- Trace elements
Publication and Content Type
- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
Find in a library
To the university's database
- By the author/editor
-
Ramos Ramos, Osw ...
-
Cáceres, L.F.
-
Ormachea Muñoz, ...
-
Bhattacharya, Pr ...
-
Quino, I.
-
Quintanilla, J.
-
show more...
-
Sracek, O.
-
Thunvik, Roger
-
Bundschuh, Joche ...
-
García, M. E.
-
show less...
- About the subject
-
- NATURAL SCIENCES
-
NATURAL SCIENCES
-
and Earth and Relate ...
- Articles in the publication
-
Environmental Ea ...
- By the university
-
Royal Institute of Technology