Natural Uranium Contamination in Major U.S. Aquifers Linked to Nitrate

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 215-220

  Nolan, Jason ^a   Weber, Karrie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CALCIUM; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; NITRATES; PH; URANIUM;

GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; OXIDATIVE DISSOLUTION; SHALLOW GROUNDWATER; STRONG CORRELATION; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84969170583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.5b00174     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Ayotte, J. D.; Gronberg, J. A. M.; Apodaca, L. E. Trace elements and radon in groundwater across the United States, 1992-2003. USGS Scientific Investigation 2011-5059; United States Geological Survey, 2011; p 77.
2. Vicente-Vicente, L.; Quiros, Y.; Pérez-Barriocanal, F.; López-Novoa, J. M.; López-Hernández, F. J.; Morales, A. I. Nephrotoxicity of Uranium: Pathophysiological, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Perspectives Toxicol. Sci. 2010, 118 (2) 324-347 10.1093/toxsci/kfq178
3. Kurttio, P.; Komulainen, H.; Leino, A.; Salonen, L.; Auvinen, A.; Saha, H. Bone as a possible target of chemical toxicity of natural uranium in drinking water Environ. Health Persp. 2004, 113 (1) 68-72 10.1289/ehp.7475
4. Scanlon, B. R.; Faunt, C. C.; Longuevergne, L.; Reedy, R. C.; Alley, W. M.; McGuire, V. L.; McMahon, P. B. Groundwater depletion and sustainability of irrigation in the US High Plains and Central Valley Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2012, 109 (24) 9320-9325 10.1073/pnas.1200311109
5. DeSimone, L. A.; Hamilton, P. A.; Gilliom, R. J. Quality of water from domestic wells in principal aquifers of the United States, 1991-2004: Overview of Major Findings. USGS Scientific Investigation 2009-1332; United States Geological Survey, 2009; p 139.
6. 2012 Census of Agriculture; National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Washington, DC, 2012.
7. Diffenbaugh, N. S.; Swain, D. L.; Touma, D. Anthropogenic warming has increased drought risk in California Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 2015, 112 (13) 3931-3936 10.1073/pnas.1422385112
8. Gleeson, T.; Wada, Y.; Bierkens, M. F. P.; van Beek, L. P. H. Water balance of global aquifers revealed by groundwater footprint Nature 2012, 488 (7410) 197-200 10.1038/nature11295
9. Adler, H. H. Concepts of uranium-ore formation in reducing environments in sandstones and other sediments. In Formation of uranium ore deposits, Proceedings of a Symposium; Athens, May 6-10, 1974; International Atomic Energy Agency: Vienna, 1974.
10. Langmuir, D. Uranium solution-mineral equilibria at low temperatures with applications to sedimentary ore deposits Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 1978, 42 (6, Part A) 547-569 10.1016/0016-7037(78)90001-7
11. Langmuir, D. Aqueous environmental geochemistry; Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1997; pp 495-512.
12. Maher, K.; Bargar, J. R.; Brown, G. E., Jr Environmental speciation of actinides Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52 (7) 3510-3532 10.1021/ic301686d
13. Burow, K. R.; Nolan, B. T.; Rupert, M. G.; Dubrovsky, N. M. Nitrate in groundwater of the United States, 1991-2003 Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44 (13) 4988-4997 10.1021/es100546y
14. Weber, K.; Thrash, C.; Van Trump, J.; Achenbach, L.; Coates, J. Environmental and atxonomic bacterial diversity of anaerobic uranium (IV) bio-oxidation Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 2011, 77 (13) 4693-4696 10.1128/AEM.02539-10
15. 2 by Fe(III) (Hydr)oxides Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40 (11) 3544-3550 10.1021/es052305p
16. Senko, J. M.; Istok, J. D.; Suflita, J. M.; Krumholz, L. R. In-situ evidence for uranium immobilization and remobilization Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002, 36 (7) 1491-1496 10.1021/es011240x
17. Senko, J.; Suflita, J.; Krumholz, L. Geochemical controls on microbial nitrate-dependent U(IV) oxidation Geomicrobiol. J. 2005, 22 (7-8) 371-378 10.1080/01490450500248911
18. Weber, K. A.; Achenbach, L. A.; Coates, J. D. Microorganisms pumping iron: anaerobic microbial iron oxidation and reduction Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 2006, 4 (10) 752-764 10.1038/nrmicro1490
19. Long, P. E.; Williams, K. H.; Davis, J. A.; Fox, P. M.; Wilkins, M. J.; Yabusaki, S. B.; Fang, Y.; Waichler, S. R.; Berman, E. S. F.; Gupta, M.; Chandler, D. P.; Murray, C.; Peacock, A. D.; Giloteaux, L.; Handley, K. M.; Lovley, D. R.; Banfield, J. F. Bicarbonate impact on U(VI) bioreduction in a shallow alluvial aquifer Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2015, 150, 106-124 10.1016/j.gca.2014.11.013
20. Wang, Z.; Lee, S. W.; Kapoor, P.; Tebo, B. M.; Giammar, D. E. Uraninite oxidation and dissolution induced by manganese oxide: A redox reaction between two insoluble minerals Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 2013, 100, 24-40 10.1016/j.gca.2012.09.053
21. Stumm, W.; Morgan, J. J. Aquatic chemistry: Chemical equilibria and rates in natural waters, 3 rd ed.; Wiley: New York, 1996; pp 976-102.
22. Skeppström, K.; Olofsson, B. A prediction method for radon in groundwater using GIS and multivariate statistics Sci. Total Environ. 2006, 367 (2) 666-680 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.02.044
23. Akkala, A.; Devabhaktuni, V.; Kumar, A. Interpolation techniques and associated software for environmental data Environ. Prog. Sustainable Energy 2010, 29 (2) 134-141 10.1002/ep.10455
24. Lehné, R.; Sirocko, F. Quantification of recent movement potentials in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) by GIS-based calculation of correlation coefficients Int. J. Earth Sci. 2005, 94 (5-6) 1094-1102 10.1007/s00531-005-0043-9
25. Machiwal, D.; Mishra, A.; Jha, M.; Sharma, A.; Sisodia, S. S. Modeling short-term spatial and temporal variability of groundwater level using geostatistics and GIS Nat. Resour. Res. 2012, 21 (1) 117-136 10.1007/s11053-011-9167-8
26. Brown, C. Applied multivariate statistics in geohydrology and related sciences; Springer Science & Business Media: Berlin, 2012; pp 25-102.
27. 2+) using anion exchange method Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40 (15) 4689-4695 10.1021/es0606327
28. Moon, H. S.; Komlos, J.; Jaffé, P. R. Uranium reoxidation in previously bioreduced sediment by dissolved oxygen and nitrate Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 41 (13) 4587-4592 10.1021/es063063b
29. Brooks, S. C.; Fredrickson, J. K.; Carroll, S. L.; Kennedy, D. W.; Zachara, J. M.; Plymale, A. E.; Kelly, S. D.; Kemner, K. M.; Fendorf, S. Inhibition of bacterial U (VI) reduction by calcium Environ. Sci. Technol. 2003, 37 (9) 1850-1858 10.1021/es0210042
30. Nolan, B. T.; Hitt, K. J.; Ruddy, B. C. Probability of nitrate contamination of recently recharged groundwaters in the conterminous United States Environ. Sci. Technol. 2002, 36 (10) 2138-2145 10.1021/es0113854
31. Banning, A.; Demmel, T.; Rüde, T. R.; Wrobel, M. Groundwater uranium origin and fate control in a river valley aquifer Environ. Sci. Technol. 2013, 47 (24) 13941-13948 10.1021/es304609e
32. Vörösmarty, C. J.; Green, P.; Salisbury, J.; Lammers, R. B. Global water resources: vulnerability from climate change and population growth Science 2000, 289 (5477) 284-288 10.1126/science.289.5477.284
33. Siebert, S.; Burke, J.; Faures, J.-M.; Frenken, K.; Hoogeveen, J.; Döll, P.; Portmann, F. T. Groundwater use for irrigation-a global inventory Hydrol. and Earth Syst. Sc. Disc. 2010, 7 (3) 3977-4021 10.5194/hessd-7-3977-2010
34. Hakonson-Hayes, A. C.; Fresquez, P. R.; Whicker, F. W. Assessing potential risks from exposure to natural uranium in well water J. Environ. Radioact. 2002, 59 (1) 29-40 10.1016/S0265-931X(01)00034-0
35. 232Th and some decay products in lettuce and wheat samples J. Environ. Monit. 2012, 14 (11) 2902-2912 10.1039/c2em30434a