This paper is the result of environmental geological survey engineering.[Objective]This study aims to elucidate the migration patterns of characteristic pollutants,i.e.,chromium(Cr(Ⅲ))and ammonium nitrogen(NH4+-N),from tannery wastewater in the vadose zone of the North China Plain and to assess the potential risks of soil and groundwater contamination.[Methods]The adsorption and transport characteristics of Cr(Ⅲ)and NH4+-N in typical silts were examined using soil column leaching experiments.Additionally,the vadose zone water flow and solute transport model established by Hydrus-1D was utilized to simulate and predict the time required for NH4+-N to reach the groundwater table at a depth of 0.5 m under continuous infiltration conditions,along with changes in concentrations at various depths.[Results]Under a constant head of 3 cm and a pollutant solution concentration(Cr(Ⅲ)20 mg/L and NH4+-N 250 mg/L)maintained for 120 d,the vertical migration distance of Cr(Ⅲ)in the soil column was less than 10 cm,predominantly in the residual form(73%),with no detection of Cr(Ⅵ).By contrast,NH4+-N exhibited a stronger migration capability,penetrating a 50 cm thick silt column within 40 d.Under high salinity conditions(EC:10.08 ms/cm),the migration of NH4+-N was controlled by adsorption,with a Kd of 25.87 L/kg,and no nitrification occurred.After 150 d of continuous leaching,NH4+-N migrated to the groundwater table(18 m depth)with concentrations exceeding the Class Ⅲ Groundwater Quality Standard(0.5 mg/L,GB/T 14848-2017).By 223 d,it completely penetrated the vadose zone,severely contaminating the groundwater.[Conclusions]In high-salinity tannery wastewater,Cr(Ⅲ)exhibits limited migration capacity in silt and is difficult to oxidize to Cr(Ⅵ),posing a lesser threat to groundwater.Conversely,NH4+-N rapidly migrates to the groundwater surface with water flow,posing a serious threat to groundwater safety.
关键词
三价铬/氨氮/包气带/迁移/Hydrus-1D/制革废水/华北平原/环境地质调查工程
Key words
trivalent chromium/ammonium nitrogen/vadose zone/migration/Hydrus-1D/tannery wastewater/North China Plain/environmental geological survey engineering