Artículo
Evaluation of the potential for dissolved oxygen ingress into deep sedimentary basins during a glaciation event
Fecha de publicación:
04/2018
Editorial:
Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
Revista:
Geofluids
ISSN:
1468-8115
e-ISSN:
1468-8123
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Geochemical conditions in intracratonic sedimentary basins are currently reducing, even at relatively shallow depths. However, during glaciation-deglaciation events, glacial meltwater production may result in enhanced recharge (Bea et al., 2011; and Bea et al., 2016) potentially having high concentrations of dissolved oxygen (O2). In this study, the reactive transport code Par-MIN3PTHCm was used to perform an informed, illustrative set of simulations assessing the depth of penetration of low salinity, O2-rich, subglacial recharge. Simulation results indicate that the large-scale basin hydrostratigraphy, in combination with the presence of dense brines at depth, results in low groundwater velocities during glacial meltwater infiltration, restricting the vertical ingress of dilute recharge waters. Furthermore, several geochemical attenuation mechanisms exist for O2, which is consumed by reactions with reduced mineral phases and solid organic matter (SOM). The modeling showed that effective oxidative mineral dissolution rates and SOMoxidation rates between 5 × 10-15 and 6 × 10-13 mol dm-3 bulk s-1 were sufficient to restrict the depth of O2 ingress to less than 200m.These effective rates are low and thus conservative, in comparison to rates reported in the literature. Additional simulations with more realistic, yet still conservative, parameters reaffirm the limited ability for O2 to penetrate into sedimentary basin rocks during a glaciation-deglaciation event.
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Articulos(CCT - TANDIL)
Articulos de CTRO CIENTIFICO TECNOLOGICO CONICET - TANDIL
Articulos de CTRO CIENTIFICO TECNOLOGICO CONICET - TANDIL
Citación
Bea, Sergio Andrés; Su, Danyang; Mayer, Klaus Ulrich; MacQuarrie, T. B.; Evaluation of the potential for dissolved oxygen ingress into deep sedimentary basins during a glaciation event; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Geofluids; 2018; 4-2018; 1-20; 9475741
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