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The Long-Term Impact of Metal Smelting Operations on Arsenic
Availability in Urban Lakes of the South-Central Puget Sound Region
Sponsored by: University of Washington Superfund Research Program
Delivered: June 26, 2013, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, EDT (18:00-20:00 GMT)
Instructor:
• Dr. Jim Gawel, University of Washington Tacoma ([email protected])
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• Jean Balent, U.S. EPA Technology Innovation and Field Services Division
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The Long-Term Impact of
Metal Smelting Operations on
Arsenic Availability in Urban Lakes of the
South-Central Puget Sound Region
Jim Gawel, Ph.D.
University of Washington Tacoma
Environmental Science and Studies
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Research Team
• UWT Undergraduates: Lindsay Tuttle, Sarah
Burdick, Michelle Miller, Jessica Asplund,
Shawna Peterson, Kara Ziegler and Alexandra
Ehle
• Bellarmine High School: Amanda Tollefson and
Brian Rurik
• UW Seattle Faculty: Becca Neumann
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Importance of Urban Lakes
• Human population concentrated in urban
areas; already 50% or greater worldwide
• Urban poor rely on local, inexpensive
recreational water resources
• Some rely on water sources for cultural ties
and diet augmentation
• Urban waters serve as critical habitat for
multiple species
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Urbanization & Arsenic Pollution
• Lake sediments act as As reservoirs after
external source removal
• If remobilized periodically As may migrate to
surface sediments
• Cultural eutrophication can exacerbate As
release from sediments
• Other anthropogenic inputs may affect As
mobility (e.g. road salt, nitrate and phosphate)
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Major Sources of Arsenic in Lakes
• Herbicide applications in lakes
• Fruit orchard insecticides
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•
•
•
[Paris Green - 3Cu(AsO2)2.Cu(C2H3O2)2]
Chemical manufacture
Timber treatment [CCA]
Mine tailings and drainage
Smelting
– Air emissions
– Slag disposal
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ASARCO
• 1890 Lead smelting begins
• 1905 Conversion to copper smelter
• 1912 Arsenic recovery begun in Tacoma
• 1917 Tall stack constructed (700 ft asl) +
electrostatic precipitators
• 1970 Meteorological Curtailment Program
• 1986 All smelting operations cease
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Ongoing Study Breakdown
• Spatial distribution of As and
Pb in lake sediments
• Temporal distribution in
sediments
• Arsenic mobility and release
to water column
• Chemical, biological, and
physical controls on As
mobility, bioavailability and
toxicity
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Lakes Sampled
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Wind Patterns
Long Lake
Wicks Lake
Bow Lake
Angle Lake
Wye Lake
Horseshoe Lake
Lake Fenwick
Crescent Lake
Lake Meridian
Bay Lake
Steel Lake
Dolloff Lake
North Lake
Lake Geneva
Lake Killarney
Fivemile Lake
Surprise Lake
Snake Lake
Lake Tapps
Bonney
Lake
Wapato
Lake
Waughop
Lake
Steilacoom
Lake
-
American Lake
Spanaway Lake
ASARCO
0.9 to 3.9 knots
4.0 to 6.9 knots
7.0 to 10.9 knots
11.0 to 16.9 knots
Lakes sampled
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http://www.ecy.wa.gov/PROGRAMS/tcp/area_wide/AW/Toolbox_chap2_figures/Tier2Maps.pdf
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Angle Lake
Lake Meridian
Steel Lake
Lake Killarney
WA Dept. of Ecology. 2002. King County mainland soil study.
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Lakes within predicted deposition zone significantly higher in As and Pb
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As vs. Pb in Surface Sediments
Crescent
160
Killarney
average As conc (ppm)
140
Fenwick
Meridian
120
Fivemile
Long (Kitsap)
100
Spanaway
80
Geneva
Horseshoe
60
Bay
Angle
40
Wye
20
Wicks
Surprise
0
0
100
200
300
400
average Pb conc (ppm)
500
600
Steel
Snake
Steilacoom
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Average Concentration of
As in ppm
Two Different Sources?
140
120
R2 = 0.8932
100
80
60
40
20
R2 = 0.6978
0
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Average Concentrations of Pb in ppm
•1:1 As:Pb ratio may be fingerprint of ASARCO slag/emissions (Mariner et al. 1997)
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As in Sediment Cores
As (mg/kg dry sediment)
0
20
40
60
80
As (mg/kg dry sediment)
100
0
0
50
100
150
200
250
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
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Fivemile Lake
Lake Geneva
40
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Depth in core (cm)
Depth in core (cm)
10
20
30
40
50
Angle Lake
Steel Lake
Spanaw ay Lake
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Lake Meridian
Bonney Lake
50
North Lake
Lake Killarney
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•Significant correlation between As and Pb in all cores except Brook and Spanaway
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(a)
(c)
(b)
Killarney
(d)
Angle
(f)
(e)
Bonnie
American
Dolloff
Waughop
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Sediment Summary
• Surface sediments in 10 of 12 lakes in
deposition zone exceed probable effects
concentration of 33 ppm As and 128 ppm Pb
– PEC = “above which harmful effects are likely to be
observed” (MacDonald et al. 2000)
• Lake Killarney and Angle Lake show highest
sediment concentrations at sediment surface
– Ongoing inputs?
– Vertical migration?
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Sediment/Water Transfer
p < 0.01
•Similar ratio seen in Lake Washington by Peterson and Carpenter (1986)
•Similar ratio in suite of lakes in Massachusetts by Lattanzi et al. (2007)
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Basic Red/Ox Chemistry
Fe(OH)3(s) [Fe(+III)]
SO42- [S(+VI)]
AsO43- [As(+V)]
(arsenate)
HS- [S(-II)]
Fe2+ [Fe(+II)]
AsO33- [As(+III)]
(arsenite)
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Effect of Eh and pH on As/Fe/S
• Primary inorganic forms:
– arsenate [As(V):H2AsO4-]
– arsenite [As(III): H3AsO4]
• As(V) binds readily to Fe(III)oxides and may precipitate
• As(III) is more soluble and
toxic
• As(III) may bind to S(-II) and
Fe(II) and precipitate
Daus et al. (2002), ∑As=∑S=∑Fe=10−6 M
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Arsenic Remobilization
O2
O2
O2
O2
O2
O2
Thermocline: barrier to mixing oxygen
As
As
As
As
As
Organic Matter + O2 = CO2 +H2O
As
As
As As
SEDIMENTS
As
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Lake Meridian
Angle Lake
Temperature (°C)
10
15
20
Temperature (°C)
25
30
5
10
15
30
5
10
15
20
Temperature (°C)
25
30
5
5
5
5
5
10
10
15
07-08-2004
07-21-2004
08-10-2004
08-27-2004
09-08-2004
09-28-2004
DO (mg/L)
0
2
4
6
10
15
07-08-2004
07-21-2004
08-10-2004
08-27-2004
09-08-2004
09-28-2004
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Depth (m)
0
Depth (m)
0
15
10
12
0
2
4
6
08-19-2004
09-01-2004
09-15-2004
20
10
12
0
2
4
6
10
12
0
5
5
5
20
15
20
07-08-2004
07-21-2004
08-10-2004
08-27-2004
09-08-2004
09-28-2004
Depth (m)
5
Depth (m)
0
07-08-2004
07-21-2004
08-10-2004
08-27-2004
09-08-2004
09-28-2004
10
15
20
30
DO (mg/L)
8
0
10
25
07-28-2004
08-19-2004
09-01-2004
09-15-2004
DO (mg/L)
8
20
20
0
15
15
10
0
10
10
15
DO (mg/L)
8
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Temperature (°C)
25
0
20
Dissolved Oxygen
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Lake Killarney
0
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Temperature
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North Lake
2
4
6
8
10
12
10
15
08-19-2004
09-01-2004
09-15-2004
20
07-28-2004
08-19-2004
09-01-2004
09-15-2004
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Lake Meridian
Angle Lake
Temperature (°C)
10
15
20
Temperature (°C)
25
30
5
20
Temperature (°C)
25
30
5
10
15
20
Temperature (°C)
25
30
5
5
5
5
5
10
15
07-08-2004
07-21-2004
08-10-2004
08-27-2004
09-08-2004
09-28-2004
Average Total Arsenic Conc. (ppb)
10
20
30
0
0
10
10
20
30
0
5
10
20
25
30
07-28-2004
08-19-2004
09-01-2004
09-15-2004
20
10
20
30
Average Total Arsenic Conc. (ppb)
40
0
0
07-21-2004
08-10-2004
08-27-2004
09-08-2004
09-28-2004
15
10
Average Total Arsenic Conc. (ppb)
40
0
07-21-2004
08-10-2004
08-27-2004
09-08-2004
09-28-2004
Depth (m)
5
08-19-2004
09-01-2004
09-15-2004
Average Total Arsenic Conc. (ppb)
40
10
15
20
10
20
30
40
0
08-19-2004
09-01-2004
09-15-2004
5
Depth (m)
0
15
07-08-2004
07-21-2004
08-10-2004
08-27-2004
09-08-2004
09-28-2004
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10
10
5
Depth (m)
10
Depth (m)
0
Depth (m)
0
15
Depth (m)
15
0
20
Total Arsenic
10
Lake Killarney
0
Depth (m)
Depth (m)
Temperature
5
North Lake
10
15
15
15
15
20
20
20
20
07-28-2004
08-19-2004
09-15-2004
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Total Dissolved As (ppb)
0
20
40
60
80
100
0
Killarney
5
Steel
North
Depth (m)
10
Angle
15
20
25
Steilacoom
American
Bonney
Tapps
Meridian
North
Steel
Killarney
Geneva
Fivemile
Angle
Spanaway
30
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As:Fe:S in Select Lakes
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Iron Concentration (mg Fe/L)
2-
Sulfide Concentration (mg S /L)
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
Meridian, Angle, and North
Killarney
0.0
6
4
2
Meridian, Angle, and North
Killarney
0
0
10
20
30
40
Average Arsenic Concentration (ppb)
50
0
10
20
30
40
50
Average Arsenic Concentration (ppb)
•Generally dissolved As, Fe, and S increase proportionately under reducing conditions
•Killarney does not match that pattern, why?
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DO vs PO4 in Select Lakes
1.8
Meridian, Angle, North
1.6
Killarney
Dissolved PO4 (µM)
1.4
1.2
1
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/L)
•PO4 still elevated in Killarney in the presence of high DO
•Highest PO4 when near bottom water goes anoxic (calm, warm weather)
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Filtered vs. Unfiltered
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Dissolved Arsenic Speciation
20%
40%
60%
80% 100%
0%
0
60%
80% 100%
0%
2
2
Depth (m)
8
60%
80% 100%
0%
8
2
6
8
8
10
12
12
12
12
Steel Lake
North Lake
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As(V)
6
10
14
80% 100%
4
10
Angle Lake
60%
Other
10
14
40%
As(III)
As(V)
4
6
20%
0
Other
4
6
40%
As(III)
As(V)
Other
4
20%
% of total (IC-ICP-MS)
0
As(III)
As(V)
Other
Depth (m)
40%
0
As(III)
2
20%
% of total (IC-ICP-MS)
Depth (m)
0%
% of total (IC-ICP-MS)
Depth (m)
% of total (IC-ICP-MS)
Lake Killarney
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•Analysis by Applied Speciation Inc.
•Highly mobile As(V) in these lakes in general, with only North Lake having As(III)
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Proposed Model for As Mobility
in Presence of Oxygen
Current hypothesis:
(1) Microbially available orgC for reductive dissolution of arsenic-bearing sediments
(2) NOM and/or phosphate to keep arsenic from sorbing to settling particles
(3) Shallow water column that resists stratification
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Temperature ºC
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
Dissolved Oxygen
24
Depth (meters)
Lake Dolloff
0.0
0
2
4
6
8
10
14
0
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.5
1.5
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.5
2.5
3.0
3.0
3.0
Secchi depth
1.5
3.5
06/21/07
12
14
16
0.5
Secchi depth
18
20
22
0
24
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.5
1.5
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.5
2.5
3.0
08/30/07
3.5
10
12
14
16
As Filtered
06/21/07
As Unfiltered
06/21/07
As Filtered
08/16/07
As Unfiltered
08/16/07
0
0.0
1.0
07/05/07
8
4.0
1.0
3.0
6
08/16/07
4.0
10
4
3.5
06/21/07
08/16/07
0.0
2
0.0
0.5
4.0
Depth (meters)
12
0.0
3.5
Wapato Lake
Arsenic in
Water (ppb)
07/05/07
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
As Filtered
07/05/07
As Unfiltered
07/05/07
As Filtered
08/30/07
As Unfiltered
08/30/07
3.0
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08/30/07
3.5
2
3.5
Not Just North
in Washington
Basin
0
3/25/99
4/14/99
5/5/99
6/2/99
6/25/99
4/14/99
5/3/99
5/19/99
6/2/99
6/25/99
6/22/98
7/6/98
7/30/98
8/17/98
9/17/98
10/6/98
10/27/98
2
4
6
8
10
600
800 1000
0
iltered) nM
50
100 150 200 250
Total As (unfiltered) nM
0
20
40
60
80
100
Total As (unfiltered) nM
North Basin – Spy Pond, MA (Senn et al. 2007)
0
4/14/99
5/3/99
7/6/98
7/30/98
4/14/99
5/3/99
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Questions to Address in Research
• What is the mix of water quality parameters to
measure to predict As mobility in urban lakes?
• Does the presence of high levels of dissolved
As in surface waters increase biotic uptake by
phytoplankton, zooplankton, and fish?
• Would fish bioaccumulation become an issue
under these conditions?
• How might this be important to freshwater
sediment criteria development?
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Bioindicators of Metal Toxicity
1.2E-09
mol PC(n=2)/ug chl-a
1.0E-09
8.0E-10
6.0E-10
(n=1)
4.0E-10
2.0E-10
ND
0.0E+00
Angle
Killarney
North
Steel
Wapato
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Acknowledgements
• Funded by:
– UWT Environmental Sciences Program
– UWT Founders Endowment
– UWT Chancellor’s Fund for Research
• As speciation provided by Applied Speciation,
Inc., Tukwila, WA, at major discount
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To All My UW Tacoma
and Bellarmine
Researchers!
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Dr. Jim Gawel ([email protected])
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http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/interdisciplinary-artssciences/courses/environmental-studies
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University of Washington Superfund Research Program:
http://depts.washington.edu/sfund/
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US EPA Region 10:
http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region10.html
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Dr. Bruce Duncan, Regional Science Liaison, US EPA Region 10
([email protected])
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Superfund Research Program- National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences(NIEHS)
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/srp/
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