1. Identifying contaminants of concern for ground water monitoring and water supply planning
Whitney Morrison, Chris Rokicki, and Treavor H. Boyer*
Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
*thboyer@ufl.edu ~ 352.846.3351 ~ www.ees.ufl.edu/homepp/boyer
MOTIVATION PROCESS SCHEMATICS
• Update/expand a ground water quality monitoring report that is Material flow Process Releases
used by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Surfactants
Wash water
(FDEP).
• The report contains contaminant information and recommends Aluminum,
ground water monitoring parameters for prevalent industries in Car +e.g.
Chemical
calcium,
Florida. washing oxygen demand chloride, iron,
• This document will generate new knowledge to: facilities (COD), oil & grease sulfate, &
Washing
wastewater
- Aid permitting and planning in the district offices. vehicles
Surfactants
- Assist site/field investigations for ground water contamination. +COC Domestic
- Create future regulations pertaining to emerging contaminants Ground water Wastewater wastewater +e.g. BOD5,
related to health hazards. contamination Solid waste treatment alkalinity, & COD
Treating
- Educate the general public. Rainfall facilities
wastewater Aluminum,
*Wood calcium,
preservatives Solid +e.g. Biochemical chloride, iron,
**Conditioning Ground water sulfate, +COC,
INDUSTRIES water
Managing
waste
facilities
oxygen demand (BOD5),
alkalinity, & COD contamination & wastewater
solid waste
Wood +COC
Industry Type Count (%) Volume (%) preserving Leachate Ammonia
facilities Ground water Sulfur
Mining 5 20 Treating
contamination
wood *Wood Wash water
Agriculture 25 35
preservatives
Services 35 5 +COC
Manufacturing 35 40 Ground water Phosphate
Wastewater
contamination rock mines
Mining
phosphate
Count (%) (n = 512) Volume (%) (500 million gallons per day) *Creosote, copper, chromium, pentachlorophenol , and other chlorophenols Ammonia,
**Conditioning is used to burst the wood cells under pressure
ore
5
20 +e.g. ammonia, phosphorus, & arsenic Sulfur, +COC, &
35
Ground water *Slimes
25 40 contamination
CONTAMINANT FLOW +e.g.pH, aluminum, & calcium
35 *Slimes are a slurry of fine clay particles and phosphate minerals, and they
5 contain the wastewater effluents produced in the phosphate mining process
35 Contaminants of Water Activities and Water
concern flows processes sources
• This data is specific to Florida and does not include domestic wastewater.
• Examples of the industry types:
IMPACT
- Mining: Phosphate rock mines, limestone mining, sand mines, & clay mines
Mining Agriculture Municipal solid
- Agriculture: Citrus fruit & egg producers waste landfill
- Services: Car washes & coin-operated laundries and cleaning
Health
- Manufacturing: Wood preserving, pulp and paper mills, & fertilizer production hazards
METHODS Education & Final
Permitting
Outreach Report
Task 1 • Identified information sources, which included:
Storm *Ground Drinking Drinking
- Previous FDEP reports water Site
- U.S. EPA Sector Notebooks and Development water water water Investigations
Documents
treatment
- Peer-reviewed journal articles
Task 2 • Identified contaminants of concern and indicator ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
parameters using sources found in Task 1.
Task 3 • Described each industry and its processes, including: Services Domestic Manufacturing
I would like to thank Dr. Treavor Boyer, Chris Rokicki, and Sarah
- Raw materials wastewater Comstock for their hard work on this project. This work was funded
- Final product(s) treatment by Florida Department of Environmental Protection Contract No.
- Wastewater effluent GW278 Contaminants of Concern. I would also like to thank our
• Categorize contaminants of concern and indicator Project Manager Ms. Linda Ann Clemens for her assistance
parameters. *Includes surface water infiltration
throughout the project.
2011 AEESP Education and Research Conference