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Table 2 Concentration Of selected parameters in cell 2. (Modified from Table 2 of Grammons et al.[9])a

From: Fate and transport of metals in H2S-rich waters at a treatment wetland

 

Summer (8/17/98)

Winter (2/19/98)

Parameter

Influent

Effluent

Removal efficiency

Influent

Effluent

Removal efficiency

T/°C

19.0

19.1

 

2.0

2.7

 

pH

6.80

6.84

 

6.42

6.73

 

SC/μScm-1

872

1070

 

821

897

 

Alkalinity

66.3

178

 

72

149

 

DICb/mg C L-1

16.1

54.4

 

18.3

36.4

 

Eh/mV

476

-153

 

493

76

 

As

8.6

11.9

(-38%)

7.3

5.2

28.8%

Cd

40.5

0.51

98.7%

32.7

0.52

98.4%

Cu

123

3.6

97.0%

216

1.0

99.5%

Fe

28.8

18.0

37.5%

171

528

(-209%)

Mn

6680

3640

45.5%

7070

8080

(-14%)

Zn (filtered)

9330

10.5

99.9%

9950

101

99.0%

Zn (unfiltered)

9850

42.9

99.6%

10,000

640

93.6%

Sulfate/mgSO4 L-1

472

289

38.8%

336

313

6.8%

H2S/mg H2S L-1

0.0

34.1

 

0.0

2.0

 
  1. aHeavy metals = μg L-1, filtered (0.45 μm); alkalinity = mg CaCO3 L -1
  2. bDIC = dissolved inorganic carbon.