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Reactive transport column experiment in volcanic ash soil and numerical modelling with anion and cation exchange reactions

Nakagawa, K. LU orcid ; Wada, S. I. and Momii, K. (2011) 7th International Groundwater Quality Conference: Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World, GQ10 342. p.459-462
Abstract

Groundwater contamination by nitrate from agricultural fields is a problem shared by many parts of the world. Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, is an important agricultural district experiencing this problem. In this study, laboratory column experiments were performed and a numerical model was developed to improve understanding of nitrate transport process through volcanic ash soils overlying the aquifer in this region. The volcanic ash soil (Kuroboku) was packed into the column that was assembled by stacking rings of an equal height. A solution of different salts, representing a soil solution after fertilizer application was added from the top of the column by constant head boundary conditions. The inflow was stopped when the dispersion... (More)

Groundwater contamination by nitrate from agricultural fields is a problem shared by many parts of the world. Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, is an important agricultural district experiencing this problem. In this study, laboratory column experiments were performed and a numerical model was developed to improve understanding of nitrate transport process through volcanic ash soils overlying the aquifer in this region. The volcanic ash soil (Kuroboku) was packed into the column that was assembled by stacking rings of an equal height. A solution of different salts, representing a soil solution after fertilizer application was added from the top of the column by constant head boundary conditions. The inflow was stopped when the dispersion front reached about the middle depth. Cation and anion concentrations in the solid and the liquid phases were analysed by ion chromatography. Competitive sorption due to cation and anion exchange was observed. Concentrations of anion components in liquid phase exceeded the initial concentration of the mixed solution due to desorption from the solid phase. Transport processes in the column experiments were analysed with the aid of reactive transport simulations incorporating cation and anion exchange reactions. Vertical profiles of the Kuroboku-experiment were reproduced by the developed model. Our model qualitatively reproduced the anion concentration exceedence due to desorption, anion retardation and cation exchange.

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Ion exchange, Laboratory column experiment, Nitrate pollution, Reactive transport model, Volcanic ash soil
host publication
GQ10 : Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World - Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World
volume
342
pages
4 pages
publisher
IAHS Press
conference name
7th International Groundwater Quality Conference: Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World, GQ10
conference location
Zurich, Switzerland
conference dates
2010-06-13 - 2010-06-18
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  • scopus:84860581392
ISBN
9781907161162
language
English
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  author       = {{Nakagawa, K. and Wada, S. I. and Momii, K.}},
  booktitle    = {{GQ10 : Groundwater Quality Management in a Rapidly Changing World}},
  isbn         = {{9781907161162}},
  keywords     = {{Ion exchange; Laboratory column experiment; Nitrate pollution; Reactive transport model; Volcanic ash soil}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{12}},
  pages        = {{459--462}},
  publisher    = {{IAHS Press}},
  title        = {{Reactive transport column experiment in volcanic ash soil and numerical modelling with anion and cation exchange reactions}},
  volume       = {{342}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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