Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-417-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-417-2020
Research article
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28 Jan 2020
Research article |  | 28 Jan 2020

On the role of operational dynamics in biogeochemical efficiency of a soil aquifer treatment system

Shany Ben Moshe, Noam Weisbrod, Felix Barquero, Jana Sallwey, Ofri Orgad, and Alex Furman

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In soil aquifer treatment (a soil-based treatment for wastewater), infiltration ponds are operated in flooding and drying cycles, and the reclaimed water may be used for irrigation. We tested the effect of hydraulic operation on the biogeochemical system via long-column experiments. We found that longer drying periods not only were beneficial for the upper area of the profile but also increased the volume of the system that maintained oxidizing conditions.