A controlled artificial recharge experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of soil aquifer treatment during percolation of secondary and tertiary (ultrafiltered) treated wastewater through the shallow vadoze zone of a newly constructed coastal sandfill. The sandfill is a reclaimed land constructed from marine sand dredged from the seabed. To obtain 1-D flow, a stainless steel column was driven to a depth of 2.5 m, penetrating the phreatic surface. Wastewater was percolated through the column under fully-saturated and unsaturated conditions. Infiltration rates, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and ultra-violet absorption (UVA) were monitored. The wastewaters were recharged at similar infiltration rates of approximately 5.5 m/day and 3.5 m/day under fully-saturated and unsaturated conditions, respectively. In both cases, clogging occurred 40 days after the start of recharge, under saturated conditions. For secondary treated wastewater, DOC concentration (mg/l) reduced by 28% and 13% under unsaturated and saturated conditions, respectively. The corresponding UVA reduction was 19.4% and 14.1%. Similar reductions in DOC were observed for the tertiary treated wastewater; however, the reduction in UVA was higher; 28% and 22% under unsaturated and saturated conditions, respectively. On an mass removal (mg/m2 DOC) basis, DOC reduction appeared to be more significant under unsaturated conditions. This is attributed to the presence of interstitial oxygen.
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May 01 2009
Controlled field studies on soil aquifer treatment in a constructed coastal sandfill
Lloyd H. C. Chua;
1Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
E-mail: chcchua@ntu.edu.sg
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Melvin C. M. Leong;
Melvin C. M. Leong
1Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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Edmond Y. M. Lo;
Edmond Y. M. Lo
1Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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Martin Reinhard;
Martin Reinhard
2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Terman Engineering Centre, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4020 USA
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Alexander P. Robertson;
Alexander P. Robertson
2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Terman Engineering Centre, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4020 USA
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T. T. Lim;
T. T. Lim
1Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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E. B. Shuy;
E. B. Shuy
1Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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S. K. Tan
S. K. Tan
1Division of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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Water Sci Technol (2009) 60 (5): 1283–1293.
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Lloyd H. C. Chua, Melvin C. M. Leong, Edmond Y. M. Lo, Martin Reinhard, Alexander P. Robertson, T. T. Lim, E. B. Shuy, S. K. Tan; Controlled field studies on soil aquifer treatment in a constructed coastal sandfill. Water Sci Technol 1 May 2009; 60 (5): 1283–1293. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2009.408
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