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Title: Mercury speciation modeling using site specific chemical and redox data from the TNXOD OU

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/752682· OSTI ID:752682

The objective of this study was to evaluate mercury speciation under reducing conditions expected in sediments at the TNX Outfall Delta Operable Unit. These changes in speciation would then be used to infer whether mercury toxicity and mobility would be expected to be significantly altered under reducing conditions. The results from this work suggest that mercury would likely become more strongly retained by the solid phase under reducing conditions than under oxidizing conditions at the TNX Outfall Delta Site. Considering that experimental results indicate that mercury is extremely tightly bound to the solid phase under oxidizing conditions, little mercury mobility would therefore be expected under reducing conditions.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-96SR18500
OSTI ID:
752682
Report Number(s):
WSRC-TR-2000-00058; TRN: US0002628
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 22 Mar 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English