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http://dx.doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2021.26.6.082

An Experimental Study on Denitrification Efficiency of Agricultural Byproducts for Prevention of Nitrate Contamination from LID or Groundwater Recharge Facilities  

Lee, Jinwon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Phung, Thanh Huy (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Lee, Byungsun (Korea Rural Community Corporation, Rural Research Institute)
Kim, Kangjoo (Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University)
Lee, Gyusang (Korea Rural Community Corporation, Rural Research Institute)
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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment / v.26, no.6, 2021 , pp. 82-94 More about this Journal
Abstract
Facilities for low impact development (LID) or groundwater recharge have the high potential spreading groundwater nitrate contamination because of the rapid infiltration. This study was initiated to remove nitrate from the waters using agricultural byproducts as organic sources for denitrification during infiltration. As the first step of this purpose, we experimentally tested the denitrifying efficiency of 4 organic materials (pine tree woodchips, cherry leaves, rice straws, and rice hulls) and tried to identify the key factors controlling the efficiency. For this study, we precisely investigated the change of chemical reactions during the experiment by analyzing various geochemical parameters. The result shows that the denitrification efficiency is not simply linked to the availability of the easily decomposable contents in the organic matter. It is found that avoiding the severe pH decrease due to the CO2 generation is the essence to derive the efficient denitrifying conditions when organic matters were used.
Keywords
denitrification; groundwater; nitrate; organic matter; agricultural byproducts; carbon dioxide;
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