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Characterizing natural degradation of tetrachloroethene (PCE) using a multidisciplinary approach

Åkesson, Sofia LU ; Sparrenbom, Charlotte J. LU ; Paul, Catherine J. LU ; Jansson, Robin LU and Holmstrand, Henry (2020) In Ambio: a Journal of the Human Environment 50. p.1074-1088
Abstract

A site in mid-western Sweden contaminated with chlorinated solvents originating from a previous dry cleaning facility, was investigated using conventional groundwater analysis combined with compound-specific isotope data of carbon, microbial DNA analysis, and geoelectrical tomography techniques. We show the value of this multidisciplinary approach, as the different results supported each interpretation, and show where natural degradation occurs at the site. The zone where natural degradation occurred was identified in the transition between two geological units, where the change in hydraulic conductivity may have facilitated biofilm formation and microbial activity. This observation was confirmed by all methods and the examination of... (More)

A site in mid-western Sweden contaminated with chlorinated solvents originating from a previous dry cleaning facility, was investigated using conventional groundwater analysis combined with compound-specific isotope data of carbon, microbial DNA analysis, and geoelectrical tomography techniques. We show the value of this multidisciplinary approach, as the different results supported each interpretation, and show where natural degradation occurs at the site. The zone where natural degradation occurred was identified in the transition between two geological units, where the change in hydraulic conductivity may have facilitated biofilm formation and microbial activity. This observation was confirmed by all methods and the examination of the impact of geological conditions on the biotransformation process was facilitated by the unique combination of the applied methods. There is thus significant benefit from deploying an extended array of methods for these investigations, with the potential to reduce costs involved in remediation of contaminated sediment and groundwater.

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Chlorinated solvents, Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis, Geophysics, Groundwater, Natural degradation, Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Ambio: a Journal of the Human Environment
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50
pages
15 pages
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Springer
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  • scopus:85097021301
  • pmid:33263919
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0044-7447
DOI
10.1007/s13280-020-01418-5
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Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons: an interdisciplinary study of degradation and distribution in complex environments
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English
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  author       = {{Åkesson, Sofia and Sparrenbom, Charlotte J. and Paul, Catherine J. and Jansson, Robin and Holmstrand, Henry}},
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  keywords     = {{Chlorinated solvents; Compound-Specific Isotope Analysis; Geophysics; Groundwater; Natural degradation; Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  pages        = {{1074--1088}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Ambio: a Journal of the Human Environment}},
  title        = {{Characterizing natural degradation of tetrachloroethene (PCE) using a multidisciplinary approach}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-020-01418-5}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s13280-020-01418-5}},
  volume       = {{50}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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