Multiscale Investigation on Biofilm Distribution and Its Impact on Macroscopic Biogeochemical Reaction Rates

Yan, Zhifeng; Liu, Chongxuan; Liu, Yuanyuan; Bailey, Vanessa L.

doi:10.1002/2017WR020570

Title: Multiscale Investigation on Biofilm Distribution and Its Impact on Macroscopic Biogeochemical Reaction Rates

Journal Article · Mon Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Water Resources Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR020570· OSTI ID:1430450

Yan, Zhifeng ^[1];

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Tianjin Univ., (China); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Southern Univ. of Science and Technology, Shenzhen (China)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Nanjing Univ. (China)
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Biofilms are critical locations for biogeochemical reactions in the subsurface environment. The occurrence and distribution of biofilms at microscale as well as their impacts on macroscopic biogeochemical reaction rates are still poorly understood. This paper investigated the formation and distributions of biofilms in heterogeneous sediments using multiscale models, and evaluated the effects of biofilm heterogeneity on local and macroscopic biogeochemical reaction rates. Sediment pore structures derived from X-ray computed tomography were used to simulate the microscale flow dynamics and biofilm distribution in the sediment column. The response of biofilm formation and distribution to the variations in hydraulic and chemical properties was first examined. One representative biofilm distribution was then utilized to evaluate its effects on macroscopic reaction rates using nitrate reduction as an example. The results revealed that microorganisms primarily grew on the surfaces of grains and aggregates near preferential flow paths where both electron donor and acceptor were readily accessible, leading to the heterogeneous distribution of biofilms in the sediments. Furthermore, the heterogeneous biofilm distribution decreased the macroscopic rate of biogeochemical reactions as compared with those in homogeneous cases. Operationally considering the heterogeneous biofilm distribution in macroscopic reactive transport models such as using dual porosity domain concept can significantly improve the prediction of biogeochemical reaction rates. Overall, this study provided important insights into the biofilm formation and distribution in soils and sediments as well as their impacts on the macroscopic manifestation of reaction rates.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Natural Science Foundation of China; Southern University of Science and Technology; Ministry of Science and Technology of China; National Key R&D Program China

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830; G01296001; 2016YFA0601000; 2016YF0601002

OSTI ID:: 1430450

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1407819

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-123939; 49369; KP1702010

Journal Information:: Water Resources Research, Vol. 53, Issue 11; ISSN 0043-1397

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Country of Publication:: United States

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