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Research article
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27 Nov 2014
Research article |
| 27 Nov 2014
Iron oxidation kinetics and phosphate immobilization along the flow-path from groundwater into surface water
B. van der Grift
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Department of Innovation, Environmental and Energy Sciences – Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
Deltares, P.O. Box 85467, 3508 AL Utrecht, the Netherlands
J. C. Rozemeijer
Deltares, P.O. Box 85467, 3508 AL Utrecht, the Netherlands
J. Griffioen
Department of Innovation, Environmental and Energy Sciences – Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115, 3508 TA Utrecht, the Netherlands
Deltares, P.O. Box 85467, 3508 AL Utrecht, the Netherlands
Y. van der Velde
Soil Geography and Landscape, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Droevendaalsesteeg 4, 6708 PB Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Short summary
Exfiltration of anoxic groundwater containing Fe(II) to surface water is an important mechanism controlling P speciation in the lowland catchments. Due to changes in pH and temperature, the Fe(II) oxidation rates were much lower in winter than in summer. This study also shows a fast transformation of dissolved P to structural P during the initial stage of the Fe oxidation process resulting in low dissolved P concentrations in the surface water throughout the year.
Exfiltration of anoxic groundwater containing Fe(II) to surface water is an important mechanism...
