MTCA Science Advisory Board Presentation Establishing Moderate Soil Levels for Arsenic October 23, 2006
Tacoma Smelter
Pesticide Applications
Yakima County Historic Orchards
Arsenic and Lead Mobility Metal concentration Metal speciation Soil redox and pH conditions Precipitation Soil composition and permeability Other (i.e., application of phosphate fertilizers)
Arsenate Column Experiment
Arsenite Column Experiment
Field Data as an Indicator of Arsenic and Lead Mobility
Soil Profiles Near the Tacoma Smelter LeadArsenic
Soil Profiles – Central, WA
Old Yakima Orchard Concentrations w/ Depth
Groundwater Data No Specific combined GW/Soil study However on Vashon – lots of soil data and lots of GW Data 22 Group A systems 137 Group B systems 50 to 75 % of Group A and B systems receive water from 25 ft or less DOH and King County Databases
WDOH Database
Equilibrium Partitioning Model Where: C s = Soil Concentration (mg/kg) C w = Groundwater concentration or cleanup level (μg/L) USF= Unit conversion factor (1 mg/1,000 μg) DF= Dilution factor (dimensionless: 20 for unsaturated zone soil) K d = Distribution coefficient (L/kg) θ w = Water-filled soil porosity (mL water/mL soil: 0.3 for unsaturated soil) P b = Dry soil bulk density (1.5 kg/L)
K d - Distribution Coefficient Soil (mg/kg) Water (mg/L) Container K d = Water (mg/L) Soil (mg/kg) = L/kg
K d - Arsenic Examples of K d values reported in literature reviews
K d - Lead Examples of K d values reported in literature reviews
Equilibrium Partitioning Model C W (K d of 29, MTCA) = 43 μg/L C W (K d of 2512, EPA median) = 0.50 μg/L C W (K d of 1585, EPA mean) = 0.79 μg/L C W (K d of 1825, Sauve median) = 0.68 μg/L C W (K d of 13119, Sauve mean) = 0.10 μg/L Arsenic (C S = 25 mg/kg)
Equilibrium Partitioning Model C W (K d of 2,510) = 5 μg/L Arsenic (C S = 251 mg/kg)