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Jessen et al., manuscript to be submitted to Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta<br />

without rul<strong>in</strong>g out Fe hydro(oxide) surfaces as a host for As <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> reduced sediment.<br />

Instead, possibly <strong>the</strong> surface sites controll<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> As adsorption to <strong>the</strong> iron oxides for <strong>the</strong><br />

observed As concentration range are not characterized <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> models (Ponthieu et al.,<br />

2006).<br />

5. IMPLICATIONS FOR BANK INFILTRATION<br />

The results of <strong>the</strong> present study can be used to assess <strong>the</strong> potential of bank <strong>in</strong>filtration to<br />

mitigate <strong>the</strong> groundwater As problem <strong>in</strong> floodpla<strong>in</strong>s. The results <strong>in</strong>dicate that bank<br />

<strong>in</strong>filtration of low-As surface water can immediately reduce <strong>the</strong> As concentration <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

pumped water to an expected As concentration of 1-2 μM (75 to 150 μg/L) provided<br />

that <strong>the</strong> pumped water consists primarily of <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>filtrated surface water. An As<br />

concentration below <strong>the</strong> 0.13 μM (10 μg/L) WHO guidel<strong>in</strong>e will, however, not<br />

immediately be obta<strong>in</strong>ed and <strong>the</strong>refore <strong>the</strong> pumped water with a reduced As<br />

concentration still requires treatment. Clearly, fur<strong>the</strong>r research on bank <strong>in</strong>filtration as an<br />

As mitigation technique is needed. Firstly, <strong>the</strong> present study <strong>in</strong>dicates that As is released<br />

by <strong>the</strong> bed sediments. Previous studies suggest that <strong>the</strong> release may be cont<strong>in</strong>uous<br />

(Polizzotto et al., 2008) and <strong>in</strong> practice not related to <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>filtration rate (Schlieker et<br />

al., 2001). Secondly, if <strong>the</strong> As release from <strong>the</strong> bed sediment ceases, a low As<br />

concentration <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> pumped water might be obta<strong>in</strong>ed only after prolonged periods<br />

(years) of cont<strong>in</strong>uous pump<strong>in</strong>g. F<strong>in</strong>ally, with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> aquifer, mobilization of solid bound<br />

As by reductive dissolution of Fe oxides appears to become important at residence times<br />

greater than one month.<br />

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