Abstract

The Upper Mystic Lake suffers from both chronic and acute contamination by arsenic and other heavy metals. Predictions require an understanding of the physical, biological and chemical processes determining the fate of the arsenic within the lake. Four major pathways influencing arsenic concentration will be examined in this study: transport through and trapping in shallow forebays; initial transport to lake sediments; subsequent and repeated remobilization from lake sediment; and finally, vertical transport to and within the surface waters. Intensive field measurement will be used to characterize both the temporal and spatial variability of these processes. Measurement will focus on 1) arsenic speciation, concentration and soluble vs. particulate fraction; 2)particulate suspension and deposition; and 3)the mean and turbulent flow fields. The specific goal will be to produce a conceptual model of the physical, biological and chemical processes active in determining the arsenic distribution in the system.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Type
Hazardous Substances Basic Research Grants Program (NIEHS) (P42)
Project #
2P42ES004675-09
Application #
3733687
Study Section
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Cambridge
State
MA
Country
United States
Zip Code
02139

  Publications

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Coller, Hilary A; Khrapko, Konstantin; Herrero-Jimenez, Pablo et al. (2005) Clustering of mutant mitochondrial DNA copies suggests stem cells are common in human bronchial epithelium. Mutat Res 578:256-71
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Durant, John L; Ivushkina, Tatiana; MacLaughlin, Kathy et al. (2004) Elevated levels of arsenic in the sediments of an urban pond: sources, distribution and water quality impacts. Water Res 38:2989-3000
Blute, Nicole Keon; Brabander, Daniel J; Hemond, Harold F et al. (2004) Arsenic sequestration by ferric iron plaque on cattail roots. Environ Sci Technol 38:6074-7
Pedersen, Daniel U; Durant, John L; Penman, Bruce W et al. (2004) Human-cell mutagens in respirable airborne particles in the northeastern United States. 1. Mutagenicity of fractionated samples. Environ Sci Technol 38:682-9
Tomita-Mitchell, Aoy; Ling, Losee Lucy; Glover, Curtis L et al. (2003) The mutational spectrum of the HPRT gene from human T cells in vivo shares a significant concordant set of hot spots with MNNG-treated human cells. Cancer Res 63:5793-8
Southworth, Barbara A; Voelker, Bettina M (2003) Hydroxyl radical production via the photo-Fenton reaction in the presence of fulvic acid. Environ Sci Technol 37:1130-6

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