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Biogeochemical processes contributing to the neutralization of acidic groundwater passing through near-shore sediments of an acidified lake (Dart's Lake) were investigated in a controlled laboratory experiment. Three intact sediment cores collected from the near-shore region of the lake were connected to a system that simulated groundwater flow through lake sediments in a temperature controlled laboratory environment. The effect of sediment biogeochemical processes on groundwater chemistry was determined by evaluating changes in acid/base and metal chemistry for solutions entering and leaving the cores. Aluminum mobilization represented the most significant source of neutralization for each core and contributed up to 99% of H+ removal. Although the sediment cores were collected parallel to the shoreline and over a linear distance of only 0.3 m, significant differences in sediment chemistry were apparent and contributed to variations in the chemistry of water transported from the cores. For one core that exhibited retention of Al from the influent groundwater, retention of Pb by the sediment was similarly observed. Following acidification of this groundwater, Pb was readily remobilized. These results suggest that near-shore lake sediments may be effective at influencing seasonal variations in Al, Pb and base cations in lakes receiving groundwater inputs.
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Schafran, G.C., Ika, R.V. Neutralization of acidic groundwater inputs and control of metal mobility by a near-shore adirondack lake sediment. Water Air Soil Pollut 60, 149–180 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00293972
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