Analysis of Soils to Demonstrate Sustained Organic Carbon Removal during Soil Aquifer Treatment
Peter Foxa,*,
Waleed Aboshanpa and
Bashar Alsamadib
a Arizona State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tempe, AZ 85287-5306
b Department of Water and Environment, Institute of Earth, Water and Environment, The Hashemite University, Zarka, Jordan

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Fig. 1. Schematic of the soil aquifer treatment (SAT).
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Fig. 2. Total organic carbon (TOC) vs. time for Pilot Column 9 with Agua Fria sand fed chlorinated denitrified effluent.
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Fig. 3. Extractable organic matter for soil samples from the North Pond silt column (referred to as silt) and the Agua Fria sand column (referred to as sand).
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Fig. 4. Combustible organic matter for soil samples before and after soil aquifer treatment (SAT). Measurements were done after each sequential extraction step carbonates by acid extraction.
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Fig. 5. Extractable metal oxides and associated materials for soils before and after soil aquifer treatment (SAT).
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Fig. 6. Soil depth profile for infiltrating water at the Mesa Northwest Water Reclamation Plant Recharge Facility.
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Fig. 7. Total combustible organic matter from soils at the Mesa Northwest Water Reclamation Plant Recharge Facility.
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Fig. 8. Total iron extracted from soils at the Mesa Northwest Water Reclamation Plant Recharge Facility.
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Fig. 9. Total manganese extracted from soils at the Mesa Northwest Water Reclamation Plant Recharge Facility.
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Copyright © 2005 by the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.