NDLI: Iron and sulfate reduction in the sediments of acidic mine lake 116 (Brandenburg, Germany): Rates and geochemical evaluation

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Author	Blodau, C. Hoffmann, S. Peine, A. Peiffer, S.
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	A combination of rate measurements of iron(III)oxide and sulfate reduction, thermodynamic data, and pore-water and solid phase analyses was used to evaluate the relative significance of iron and sulfate reduction in the sediments of an acidic strip mining lake (Lake 116, Brandenburg, Germany). The rate of sulfate reduction was determined using a 35S-radiotracer method. Rates of iron turnover were quantified by mass balances based on pore-water concentration profiles. The differences in Gibbs free energy yield from reduction of iron and sulfate and from methanogenesis were calculated from individual redox couples and concentrations of reactants to account for the influence of high Fe2+ concentrations and differing mineral phases. Integrated (O-20 cm) mean rates of sulfate reduction were 1.2 (pelagial), respectively 5.2 (littoral) mmol (m2d)-1. Based on electron equivalents, the estimated iron reduction rates reached between about 50 % (pelagial) and 75 % (littoral) of the sulfate reduction rates. Compared to conditions usually assumed in the literature, in the sediments Gibbs free energy advantage of iron reduction over sulfate reduction was reduced frmm +11 KJeq-1 to a range of about +7 KJeq-1 (ferrihydrite, "reactive iron") to -6 KJeq-1 (goethite). This indicates that iron reduction was thermodynamically favored to sulfate reduction only if amorphous iron(III)oxides were available and is in accordance to the high competitiveness of sulfate reducers in the sediment. While total iron concentration in the sediments was high (up to 80% of the dryweight), reactive iron only accounted for 11-38% and was absolutely and relatively diminished in the zone of iron reduction. Pore-water concentration gradients and 137CS profiles indicated that little or no bioturbation occurred in the sediments, probably inhibiting the renewal of reactive iron. We further hypothesize that the reactivity of the iron oxide surfaces was reduced due to adsorption of DOM, suggested by IR spectra of the DOM and by a surface coverage estimate using literature data. Pelagial and littoral sediments displayed different dynamics. At the littoral relative iron reduction rate estimates were higher, iron sulfides were not accumulated and residence times of iron oxides were short compared to the pelagial. At the littoral site reoxidation of iron sulfides probably resulted in the renewal of reactive iron(III)oxides, possibly allowing for higher relative rates of iron reduction.
Starting Page	249
Ending Page	270
Page Count	22
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00496979
Journal	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Volume Number	108
Issue Number	3-4
e-ISSN	15732932
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	1998-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Hydrogeology Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecological Modeling Environmental Chemistry Pollution Environmental Engineering Water Science and Technology

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