| Table I. Arsenic concentrations and related groundwater chemical conditions from sampling points in the anoxic zone of the sewage plume. | |||||||
| Altitude (meters to sea level) | Turbidity (NTU)a | pH | Fe (µM) | P (µM) | AsT (µM) | As(III) (µM) | As(V)b (µM) |
| F625 sampled June 4, 2003 | |||||||
| 3.1 | 0.6 | 6.34 | 69 | 18.3 | 0.038 | 0.018 | 0.020 |
| 2.2 | 0.7 | 6.66 | 244 | 61 | 0.203 | 0.143 | 0.060 |
| 1.4 | 0.7 | 6.66 | 234 | 84 | 0.196 | 0.131 | 0.065 |
| 0.6 | 0.7 | 6.71 | 207 | 91 | 0.189 | 0.062 | 0.127 |
| 0.2 | 2.8 | 6.70 | 175 | 64 | 0.166 | 0.114 | 0.052 |
| 1.0 | 1.4 | 6.73 | 102 | 34.9 | 0.158 | 0.100 | 0.058 |
| 1.5 | 5.4 | 6.75 | 148 | 44.0 | 0.157 | 0.111 | 0.046 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 6.78 | 141 | 51 | 0.159 | 0.111 | 0.048 |
| 2.7 | 0.9 | 6.63 | 236 | 93 | 0.192 | 0.135 | 0.057 |
| F343 sampled June 18, 2002 | |||||||
| 2.9 | 0.3 | 6.48 | 250 | 24.3 | 0.174 | 0.101 | 0.073 |
| 2.0 | 0.3 | 6.54 | 330 | 90 | 0.197 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 6.56 | 280 | 77 | 0.165 | ||
| 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.50 | 255 | 49.2 | 0.143 | 0.073 | 0.070 |
| 0.7 | 1.0 | 6.58 | 214 | 41.2 | 0.152 | ||
| a Nephelometric turbidity units. | |||||||
| b By difference between AsT and As(III). | |||||||
| Table II. Selected water chemical data from the injection port, sampled after completing the injection. | ||||||
| Hours after injection | SpC (µS/cm)a | pH | P (µM) | AsT (µM) | As(III) (µM) | As(V)b (µM) |
| 1.4 | 447 | 6.23 | 640 | 0.0215 | 0 | 0.0215 |
| 14.4 | ndc | 6.17 | 530 | 0.0593 | 0 | 0.0593 |
| a Specific conductance, microSiemens per centimeter. | ||||||
| b By difference between AsT and As(III). | ||||||
| c Not determined. | ||||||
| Table III. Extractable arsenic content of sediments. | ||||
| Core number | Altitude (m)a | Mineral fraction | Arsenic (nmol/g) | |
| Oxidativeb | Reductivec | |||
| <2 mm size fraction | ||||
| R23AWC02d | 13.4±0.2 | whole | 4.0±0.2 | 1.08±0.03 |
| R23AWC02e | 12.9±0.2 | whole | 2.3±0.7 | 1.11±0.01 |
| R23AWC03f | 13.4±0.2 | whole | 3.2±1.1 | 0.98±0.04 |
| R23AWC03g | 12.9±0.2 | whole | 2.0±0.6 | 0.97±0.02 |
| 94UZComposite | wholeh | 5.18±0.02 | 0.91±0.02 | |
| >2 mm size fraction | ||||
| R23AWC03 | 13.4±0.2 | whole except quartz | 1.54 | 0.90 |
| R23AWC03i | 13.4±0.2 | quartz grains | nd | 0.66 |
| R23AWC02 | 13.4±0.2 | whole except quartz | 0.33 | 1.49 |
| R23AWC02j | 13.4±0.2 | quartz grains | nd | 1.77 nd = not determined. |
| a Altitude (meters to sea level) of middle of 0.4-m-long cored interval. | ||||
| b Hot, concentrated nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. | ||||
| c Hydroxylamine hydrochloride at 50 °C for 96 h. | ||||
| d <2 mm size fraction comprised 97% by weight of sample. | ||||
| e <2 mm size fraction comprised 90% by weight of sample. | ||||
| f <2 mm size fraction comprised 98% by weight of sample. | ||||
| g <2 mm size fraction comprised 91% by weight of sample. | ||||
| h <1 mm size fraction. | ||||
| i Quartz grains comprised 36% by weight of >2 mm size fraction. | ||||
| j Quartz grains comprised 22% by weight of >2 mm size fraction. | ||||