Bioremediation by Denitrification in the Saturated Zone : Mathematical Model and Experiment

  • Lee Eun-Jung (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee Kang-Kun (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim Young (Dept. of Environmental Engineering College of Science and Technology Korea University) ;
  • Ha Cheol-Yun (Dept. of Environmental Engineering College of Science and Technology Korea University)
  • Published : 2005.04.01

Abstract

The reactive transport model on the biologically mediated sequential nitrate transformation and its subsequent transport was developed and tested. This model was coded as a reaction module within the RT3D framework (Clement, 1997). Transports of the reasonable six mobile solutes (dissolved organic carbon, $O_2,\;{NO_3}^-,\;{NO_2}^-,\;N_2O,\;N_2$) and two immobile microbes were simulated. The simulation results gave a reasonable match with supposed transport pattern. For the next step, the developed model will be validated against experimental data.

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