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CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 Print version Updated: 2 May 2019 Lecture #53 Redox Chemistry: Arsenic II, Geochemistry (Stumm & Morgan, Chapt.8 ) Benjamin; Chapter 9 David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 1 Arsenic Geology 20th in Abundance in


  1. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 Print version Updated: 2 May 2019 Lecture #53 Redox Chemistry: Arsenic II, Geochemistry (Stumm & Morgan, Chapt.8 ) Benjamin; Chapter 9 David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 1 Arsenic Geology  20th in Abundance in Earth’s Crust  Typically Associated with Igneous or Sedimentary Rocks  Arsenic Concentrations Tend to be High in Igneous Rocks Containing Iron Oxides  Often Associated with Sulfidic Ores From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 2 1

  2. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 Geology (cont.)  Approximately 245 Arsenic Bearing Minerals have been Identified  Some Common Arsenic Bearing Minerals  Realgar (AsS)  Orpinent (As 2 O 3 )  Arsenopyrite (FeAsS) . H 2 O)  Scorodite (FeAsO 4 From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 3 National Distribution of Arsenic in Groundwater From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) Welsh et al. 2000 David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 4 2

  3. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 Arsenic Mobility  Theoretically As(III) tends to be more Mobile than As(V)  As(V) will Strongly Sorb to Iron Oxides  To a lesser Extent, As(V) will Sorb to Manganese Oxides  However, As(VI) Associated with Iron Oxides may be Transported (Colloidal As)  Changes in Redox Conditions may Mobilize Arsenic From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 5 Arsenic Size Distribution Size < 3K Dalton 0.45u > Size > 3K Dalton Size > 0.45u 100 100 80 80 % of Total As % of Total As 60 60 40 40 20 20 0 0 S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 Surface Water Ground Water From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) Reference: Brandhuber and Amy 1998 David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 6 3

  4. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 From: Hering & Elimelech, 1996; AWWARF Report David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 7 Arsenic E h - pH Diagram in Pure Water From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) Arsenate H2 O Unstable 1.000 H O2 (g) O H3 AsO4 .750 - H2 AsO4 .500 O = As - OH 2- HAsO 4 .250 O H E h 3- AsO 4 H 3 AsO 3 0 (V) -.250 Arsenite AsH 3 As H 2 AsO 3 - -.500 H H 2 (g) O -.750 H 2 O Unstable HAsO 3 2- -1.00 0 As 8 0 2 4 6 10 12 14 O O p H H H Reference: Ferguson and Garvis (1972) David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 8 4

  5. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 As and S  Ferguson & Gavis, 1972 [Wat. Res. 6:1259]  As T = 10 ‐ 5 M  S T = 10 ‐ 3 M  Solids in () From: Evangelou, 1998, Environmental Soil and Water Chemistry, Wily Publ. David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 9 Regulatory Dates I  1942, Public Health Service Establishes 50 ppb Standard  1975, EPA formalizes 50 ppb Standard  1989, EPA misses the First of Several Deadlines for Revising Rule  June 22, 2000, EPA Proposes MCL of 5 ppb  January 22, 2001, EPA Publishes Final Rule, MCL of 10 ppb From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) David Reckhow CEE 680 #52 10 5

  6. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 Regulatory Dates II  March 20, 2001, EPA Announces it will “Reassess” Costs and Scientific Issues, Delay Rule 60 Days  April 23, 2001, EPA Announces Additional Delay of Nine Months  May 22, 2001, EPA Announces Delay Until February 22, 2002  July 19, 2001, EPA Request Comment on MCL’s of 20, 5 and 3 as Alternative to 10 ppb  October 31, 2001, EPA announces that As standard will be 10 ppb (effective 2006?) From presentations by Brandhuber (2001) & Kempic (2001) David Reckhow CEE 680 #52 11 New regulated Possible Extension contaminants  UCMR: 12 months of sampling within window Initial Final List List Health CCL1 CCL2 CCL3 chemicals 50 42 106 10 microbials 9 12 Preliminary Final Rulemaking Process Not actual Proposed Final Regulatory Regulatory Schedule Rule Rule Determination Determination Occurrence UCMR1 UCMR2 UCMR3 Monitoring Monitoring Monitoring 28 & 2 L1: 12 & 0 L1: 10 & 0 L2: 15 & 1 L2: 15 & 0 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 12 Year 12 6

  7. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 Other new or revised rules expected  Revised TCR  E. coli in; fecal coliforms out <5% positive for TC as before  Published: Feb 13, 2013 with Apr 1, 2016 effective date http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/rulesregs/sdwa/tcr/regulation_revisions.cfm   Revised Pb/Cu Rule Revised LCR:  New site selection criteria & sampling procedures not before 2020 no flushing or removal or aerators   Same 0.015 mg/L & 1.3 mg/L action levels (in 10% of samples)  Perchlorate (ClO 4 ‐ )  Peer review in 1/2017; Proposed rule is delayed States: MA @ 2µg/L; CA @6µg/L; others advisory @1 ‐ 18µg/L   Chlorate (ClO 3 ‐ )  Could be a problem for on ‐ site hypochlorite generation (Stanford, 2014)  Hexavalent Chromium  Currently regulated as total Cr  Likely carcinogen: Final health assessment: end of 2011  Late addition to UCMR 3 (2013 ‐ 2015) 13 A “simple” view of what’s happening Carcinogenic Carcinogenic Six-Year 2 Six-Year 3 Proposal Six-Year 3 VOCs Final VOCs Proposal (3/ 2010) (<3/ 2014) (3/ 2016) (10/ 2013) (2/ 2018) (not required) RTCR Final RTCR (S ummer, Effective 2012) (S ummer, 2015) CCR Review (12 –16 months) UCMR3 UCMR3 Monitoring Proposal (1/ 2013 –12/ 2015) (3/ 2011) LT2ESWTR Review Round 2 LT2ESWTR LT2ESWTR Meetings Monitoring Method - ClO 4 Meeting (4/ 2015 –5/ 2021) LT-LCR Proposal LT-LCR ClO 4 - (in 2011) Proposal (3/ 2013) Final Final (10/ 2012) (10/ 2014) (3/ 2017) 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 CCL3 Final Reg Det 3 Reg Det 3 CCL4 Proposal CCL4 Final (10/ 2009) Proposal Final (<10/ 2013) (<10/ 2014) (<7/ 2013) 1 (<7/ 2012) Key Proposed Rule(s) Final Rule(s) Proposal –no fill (<7/ 2015) 1 (<1/ 2017) 1 Final –filled Uncertain –cross hatched Note: As yet unassigned (fluoride, acrylamide, epichlorohydrin, total chromium / Unique color for related regulatory actions Cr(VI)) Modified from: Steve Via, AWWA 14 7

  8. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 Impact to Utilities, Alternative MCL’s 10 9 # CWS Impacted (1000s) 8 7 6 5 4 GW SW 3 2 1 0 3 5 10 20 EPA: Federal Register Alternative MCL (ug/L) From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) 65(121):38888 David Reckhow CEE 680 #52 15  Key Features of Arsenic’s Chemistry in Water  Present in two Oxidation States  Behaves as an Acid  Arsenate (As(V)) - => HAsO 4 2- => AsO 4  H 3 AsO 4 => H 2 AsO 4 3-  Arsenite (As(III)) - => HAsO 3  H 3 AsO 3 => H 2 AsO 3 2- From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) David Reckhow CEE 680 #52 16 8

  9. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019 Coagulation  As(V) is much better removed than As(III) From: Hering & Elimelech, 1996; AWWARF Report David Reckhow CEE 680 #52 17 Coagulation  Alum vs Ferric  Fe(III) is clearly better  Why? From: Hering & Elimelech, 1996; AWWARF Report David Reckhow CEE 680 #52 18 9

  10. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019  Oxidize - - O 3  - Cl 2 - MnO 4  Treat  - RO/NF - Coagulation/MF - Activated Alumina - Ion Exchange - Greensand - Iron media (GFH)  Dispose of Residual - POTW - Dewater - Landfill  From presentation by Philip Brandhuber (2001) David Reckhow CEE 680 #52 19 Ferrous Arsenite  Initial Arsenite:Fe ratio of 1:1  From GEO ‐ CHEM ‐ PC From: Evangelou, 1998, Environmental Soil and Water Chemistry, Wily Publ. David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 20 10

  11. CEE 680 Lecture #53 5/2/2019  To next lecture DAR David Reckhow CEE 680 #53 21 11

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