EP A/600/R-10/015
ERASC-009 F
June 2014
EVALUATING POTENTIAL EXPOSURES TO ECOLOGICAL RECEPTORS DUE
TO TRANSPORT OF HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN
SUBSURFACE SYSTEMS
by
Robert G. Ford
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Cincinnati, OH
Michael C. Brooks
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Ada, OK
Carl G. Enfield
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Cincinnati, OH
Michael Kravitz
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Center for Environmental Assessment
Cincinnati, OH
Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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NOTICE
This document has been subjected to the Agency's peer and administrative review and
has been approved for publication as an EPA document. Mention of trade names or commercial
products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Preferred Citation:
Ford, R., M. Brooks, C. Enfield and M. Kravitz. 2014. Evaluating Potential Exposures To Ecological Receptors
Due To Transport Of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants In Subsurface Systems. U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center, Cincinnati, OH. EPA/600/R-10/015.
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ABSTRACT
The occurrence of substantial concentrations of hydrophobic organic contaminants
(HOCs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or dioxin in ground water presents a
conundrum in that HOCs are generally immobile in subsurface systems. For systems in which
there is hydraulic connection between the contaminated aquifer and downgradient surface water
bodies, assessment of ecological exposure to HOCs may be required. Mechanisms that may
enhance subsurface HOC migration include increases in solubility due to cosolvency with other
mobile organic constituents in the plume, and the association of HOCs with mobile colloids
within the aquifer. HOC transport by either mechanism can be affected by the site-contaminant
source composition, the geophysical characteristics of the hydrologic system, and the dynamics
of subsurface chemistry, which can affect sorption of the HOC (chemical partitioning) to mobile
(e.g., colloidal) or immobile subsurface solids. This technical paper recommends several types
of screening assessments to evaluate site conditions for the potential to enhance transport of
HOCs, as well as site artifacts that result from inadequate well installation and sampling
procedures within a ground-water monitoring network. These assessments are incorporated into
a suggested three-tiered decision analysis process that provides a summarized view of the
upland, contaminant source characteristics that need evaluation in order to establish if facilitated
transport of HOCs may occur at a given site. The decision analysis process attempts to address
all potential mechanisms that can result in HOC transport to surface water. The potential
transport pathways (tiers) considered in the decision analysis process are (1) nonaqueous phase
liquid (NAPL) as primary transport medium, (2) ground water as primary transport medium, and
(3) mobile colloids as primary transport medium.
Visual inspection of site conditions within surface water bodies that are located along the
flow path originating from upgradient source areas can support estimates of plume discharge
locations based on screening evaluations of aquifer conditions. Along with subsequent
examination of HOC concentrations in sediment solids and pore water from suspect locations,
this preliminary site assessment provides the basis for establishing a monitoring network to map
out the dimensions of the migrating plume and the zone of impact within the surface water body.
Delineation of the spatial extent and magnitude of contaminant flux migrating across the
GW/SW transition zone will ultimately help target approaches to estimate the extent of
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bioaccumulation and/or ecological risk that more accurately capture realistic exposure scenarios
for biota in the surface water body.
A process for using HOC exposure information to estimate risks to ecological receptors is
summarized below. A general assumption for assessing the extent of biological uptake is that the
dissolved form of the HOC is the primary source of bio-uptake for the biological receptor.
Evaluation of the distribution of HOCs between the dissolved, NAPL, and/or
colloidal/particulate phases, and the influence of this phase distribution on exposure/toxicity to
ecological receptors, is particularly important where facilitated transport occurs. Where a
complete exposure pathway exists from ground water to surface water, several methodologies
may be used to estimate risks to ecological receptors:
•	Compare chemical concentrations in ground water, interstitial water or overlying
water to water-only toxicity values (i.e., effect concentrations) such as final chronic
values (FCVs) or secondary chronic values (SCVs).
•	Compare organic carbon normalized sediment concentrations to equilibrium
partitioning sediment benchmarks (ESBs) derived from water-only effects
concentrations and respective organic carbon-water partition coefficients.
•	Compare concentrations derived through the use of chemical uptake models or
bioaccumulation studies to risk-based concentrations. Chemical uptake models
utilizing HOC distributions in sediments, pore water and overlying surface water may
employ laboratory-derived bioconcentration factors (BCFs), field-derived
bioaccumulation factors (BAFs), or biota sediment accumulation factors (BS AFs).
•	Compare results from toxicity and bioaccumulation tests (in situ preferred) to those
from a reference site.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
NOTICE	ii
ABSTRACT	iii
LIST OF FIGURES	vi
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS	vii
AUTHORS, CONTRIBUTORS AND REVIEWERS	viii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	ix
1.	INTRODUCTION	1
2.	GENERALIZED CONCEPTUAL SITE MODEL	2
3.	FACILITATED TRANSPORT of HOCs	8
3.1.	CONTAMINANT SOLUBILITY—SINGLE COMPONENT SYSTEMS	8
3.2.	CONTAMINANT SOLUBILITY—MULTICOMPONENT SYSTEMS	11
3.3.	COSOLVENT TRANSPORT	14
3.3.1.	Mathematical Descriptions ofCosolvency	15
3.3.2.	Cosolvency and Reduced Sorption	17
3.3.3.	Oxygenated and Alternative Fuels	17
3.3.4.	Screening Evaluation of Cosolvent Facilitated Transport	19
3.4.	COLLOIDAL TRANSPORT	24
3.4.1.	Forms of Colloidal Material Relevant to HOC Transport	28
3.4.2.	Conditions Conducive to Colloid Mobilization in Ground Water	29
3.4.3.	Field Approaches to Characterize Subsurface Colloidal Transport	30
3.4.4.	Importance of Initial Well Development and Sampling Approach	31
3.4.5.	Stabilization Criteria to Ensure Representative Formation Water	33
4.	EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM EXPOSURE AND RISK	36
4.1.	ASSESSING EXPOSURE PATHWAY	36
4.2.	ESTIMATING RISKS TO ECOLOGICAL RECEPTORS	41
5.	RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY	43
6.	REFERENCES	46
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LIST OF FIGURES
No.	Title	Page
Figure 1. Generalized Conceptual Site Model (CSM) with Nonaqueous Phase
Liquid (NAPL) Release into the Subsurface	6
Figure 2. Depiction of the Distribution of Contaminant(s) within the Pore Space of
the Unsaturated and Saturated Zones of an Unconsolidated Aquifer	7
Figure 3. Aqueous Solubility Plotted as a Function of Molecular Weight for
Selected Contaminants	10
Figure 4. Solubility Enhancement, Defined as the Ratio of Solubility with Cosolvent
to Aqueous Solubility, Plotted as a Function of the Cosolvent Fraction
Using the Log-Linear Cosolvency Model (equation 4a)	16
Figure 5. Solubility Enhancement (Ratio of Enhanced Hydrophobic Organic
Contaminant [HOC] Solubility with Cosolvent, HPCD, or Humic Acid to
Aqueous Solubility) Plotted as a Function of Total Organic Carbon (TOC,
mg/L)	22
Figure 6. Surface Tension for Selected Chemicals that may Facilitate Hydrophobic
Organic Contaminant (HOC) Transport	23
Figure 7. Data from Hawthorne et al. (2005) Illustrating the Distribution of PAH
Contaminants Between the Dissolved and Particulate/Colloidal Fraction in
Sediment Pore Water Isolated from Sediments Collected from a
Freshwater Harbor Near a Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site;
Particulate/Colloidal Fraction is Attributed to Natural Humic/Fulvic
Compounds	26
Figure 8. Analysis of Field-Measured Ground-Water Parameters for Establishing
that Purged Groundwater is Representative of Conditions Within the
Natural Ground-Water Flow Field	35
Figure 9. Illustration of Potential Scenarios for Ecological Exposures to
Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants (HOCs) in Surface Water	38
Figure 10. Illustrations of NAPL Pools or Sheens at Sites with Subsurface
Discharge/Release of NAPL with Associated Hydrophobic Organic
Contaminant (HOC)	39
Figure 11. Decision Analysis Process for Assessing the Potential for Facilitated
Subsurface Transport of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants (HOCs)	45
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
BAF
bioaccumulation factor
BCF
bioconcentration factor
BSAF
biota sediment accumulation factor
CSM
conceptual site model
DNAPL
dense nonaqueous phase liquid
DOC
dissolved organic carbon
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPI
Estimation Programs Interface
ERASC
Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center
ESB
equilibrium partitioning sediment benchmark
FCV
final chronic value
GW/SW
ground-water/surface-water
HOC
hydrophobic organic contaminant
HPCD
hydro xypropyl-/?-cyclodextrin
IFT
interfacial tension
IUPAC
International Union for Pure and Applied Chemistry
MTBE
methyl tert-butyl ether
NAPL
nonaqueous phase liquid
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
OC
organic carbon
PAH
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
PCB
polychlorinated biphenyl
S
solubility limit
scv
secondary chronic value
TOC
total organic carbon
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AUTHORS, CONTRIBUTORS AND REVIEWERS
AUTHORS
Robert G. Ford
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Cincinnati, OH
Michael C. Brooks
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Ada, OK
Carl G. Enfield (retired)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Cincinnati, OH
Michael Kravitz
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Center for Environmental Assessment
Cincinnati, OH
CONTRIBUTORS
Cornell Rosiu
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (former employee)
Region 1
Boston, MA
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AUTHORS, CONTRIBUTORS AND REVIEWERS (continued)
REVIEWERS
Tissa H. Illangasekare
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO
Donald Mackay
DMER Ltd
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
John Pardue
Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The first draft of this document was internally (within EPA) reviewed by Kay
Wischkaemper (EPA Region 4) and Rene Fuentes (EPA Region 10). Sharon Thorns and Brett
Thomas (EPA Region 4), and Jean Zodrow (formerly of EPA Region 10) also provided technical
comments on the first draft. Kathy Tynsky (Computer Sciences Corporation) is acknowledged
for assistance in preparation of graphics. David Jewett (EPA Office of Research and
Development) and Bruce Pivetz (Shaw Environmental, Inc.) are acknowledged for providing
sources of background information pertinent to assessment of hydrophobic organic compound
transport via the soil-to-ground-water pathway. Programmatic review was conducted by Sharon
Thorns and Jean Zodrow, both former Trichairs of EPA's Ecological Risk Assessment Forum.
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1. INTRODUCTION
The Office of Research and Development's Ecological Risk Assessment Support Center
(ERASC) received a request from the Ecological Risk Assessment Forum relating to the
mechanisms by which hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) may transport via a
ground-water pathway to downgradient media, and how these mechanisms affect exposures,
bioaccumulation and toxic effects on ecological receptors. Hydrophobic organic contaminants
comprise a wide array of compounds, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and polychlorinated
dibenzo-/>dioxins. These contaminants commonly enter into the environment in nonaqueous
phase liquids (NAPLs), or more specifically in dense nonaqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) such
as creosote, coal tar, PCB oils and chlorinated solvents (U.S. EPA, 1991a; Pankow and Cherry,
1996; Environment Agency, 2003).
Hydrophobic organic contaminants may transport through ground water via several
mechanisms, including (1) direct transport as a NAPL, (2) partial dissolution into and transport
as a dissolved component in ground water, and (3) enhanced transport via interaction with
cosolvents or surfactants originating from contaminant source zones or mobile colloidal phases
derived from contaminant sources or the native aquifer solids. In general, completion of an
exposure pathway from the subsurface to surface water bodies by direct NAPL transport or
NAPL dissolution into ground water will depend on the proximity of contamination to the
surface water body. Detailed discussion of enhanced transport mechanisms is the focus of this
document. For detailed information on the first two transport mechanisms, several
comprehensive reference sources are available for review (e.g., Environment Agency, 2003;
ITRC, 2003; U.S. EPA, 2009).
Sites with HOC contamination frequently show the presence of NAPLs consisting of
mixtures of various organic compounds that possess a range of solubility in water. The solubility
of a given HOC may increase due to interactions with comingled organic solvents that have
greater water solubility. Therefore, HOC transport may increase via a cosolvency mechanism in
the presence of an additional organic solvent(s) of higher aqueous solubility. Moreover,
transport of HOCs may increase by partitioning to mobile (carrier) colloids in ground water,
which have a high surface-area-to-volume ratio. HOCs have a tendency to "escape" the water
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due to their hydrophobicity (Mackay, 1991) and partition to solid-phase materials such as carrier
colloids that can migrate with ground water.
The focus of this document is to provide a critical review of the current state of
knowledge concerning enhanced transport mechanisms for HOC in ground water with particular
emphasis on sites in which a complete pathway exists for transport from ground water to surface
water. Elaboration of the role of cosolvents, surfactants and mobile colloids towards facilitating
subsurface HOC transport is emphasized, including discussion of sampling and measurement
approaches employed to delineate and characterize the influence of these components.
Following detailed discussion of the potential mechanisms for enhanced HOC transport, we
present: (1) a decision framework for assessing the potential for facilitated transport of HOCs to
surface water bodies, and (2) a process for using exposure information to estimate risks to
ecological receptors. In addition, the reader is directed to existing published guidance for
detailed discussion of methods that may be employed to assess exposure and risk to ecological
receptors (e.g., U.S. EPA, 1997, 2002a, 2002b, 2002c, 2008).
2. GENERALIZED CONCEPTUAL SITE MODEL
Developing the framework for evaluating potential downgradient exposures from
subsurface release of HOCs into ground water depends on understanding the mass transport
processes that control HOC migration from source to receptor (Environment Agency, 2003).
Transport processes may vary depending on the specific nature of HOCs, the hydrogeological
and biogeological characteristics of the site, and the physical characteristics and age of the
contaminant release. Consequently, it is important to develop a conceptual site model (CSM)
based on site-specific characterization data that describe the dominant transport processes as
accurately as possible.
In general, CSMs begin with the consideration of one or more fluid phases, such as water,
air, or NAPL, within the void space of an assumed immobile solid porous matrix. There are
situations where it may be inappropriate to assume an immobile solid porous matrix, and, as will
be discussed later, mobile solids may serve as an important vector for HOC transport. These
mobile solids may originate from the immobile porous matrix, or they may derive from
upgradient sources and, thus, represent a special component of the transported fluid. Transport
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processes associated with each fluid may include advection, diffusion, and dispersion. For
source areas in close proximity to a surface water body, advective transport of the NAPL may
represent the predominant HOC transport process. Chemical processes that influence
HOC-phase partitioning may also be important and may include dissolution, volatilization, and
sorption. These transport and partitioning processes may in turn be linked to abiotic and biotic
degradation processes, both from the standpoint of contaminant loss (i.e., degradation of a parent
compound) and contaminant gain (i.e., production of a daughter product in those cases where the
daughter product is also a contaminant of concern). Finally, subsurface contaminant transport
may lead to contamination of overbank soils/sediments susceptible to physical erosion into the
surface water body under the influence of heavy rain events or daily tidal fluctuations.
Given the nature of HOC contamination sites, it is likely that the subsurface distribution
of HOC mass will initially be controlled by subsurface NAPL migration and partitioning
between NAPL and ground water. In general, introduction of HOCs to the subsurface will result
from a surface release (or near-surface release for underground storage tanks) followed by
gravity-induced infiltration through the unsaturated zone and, potentially, into saturated portions
of an unconsolidated or underlying consolidated aquifer. The migration and ultimate distribution
of NAPL is important not only because it is a contaminant itself, but also because it may act as a
carrier for other HOC contaminants (e.g., Han et al., 2008; Serralde et al., 2008; Weber et al.,
2008). Factors that impact the movement and distribution of NAPL in the subsurface include
fluid properties such as interfacial tension, density, and viscosity; porous media properties such
as permeability and grain-size distribution; and fluid/porous media properties such as wettability
and capillary pressure (e.g., Mercer and Cohen, 1990; U.S. EPA, 1991a; Pankow and Cherry,
1996). Moreover, these factors may change with time due to other NAPL component properties
such as volatility and solubility (e.g., Roy et al., 2002).
It is also important to recognize that NAPL migration may proceed for a long time after
release into the subsurface. For example, Gerhard et al. (2007) investigated the time to reach
stable distributions for six different DNAPLs, and reported a strong relationship to DNAPL
density, DNAPL viscosity, and the aquifer permeability. Low density, high viscosity DNAPLs
(e.g., PCB and coal tar) were reported to take two or more orders of magnitude longer to reach
stable distributions compared to high density, low viscosity DNAPLs (e.g., chlorinated solvents).
Results from their simulations, based on an unconsolidated aquifer with fine- to medium-grained
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sand of moderate heterogeneity, indicated that it would require more than 100 years for a
20-drum release of coal tar to reach a steady-state mass distribution. Jackson et al. (2006) also
reported long-term migration associated with coal tars and creosotes.
Ultimately, NAPL released into the subsurface will become trapped either in the pore
space at residual saturations or as "pools" of higher saturation above capillary barriers. In either
case, trapped NAPL may remobilize under certain conditions, which may constitute facilitated
transport if the NAPL contains HOCs. Pennell et al. (1996) and Li et al. (2007) introduced and
tested a dimensionless number, called the total trapping number, to characterize the potential for
tetrachloroethylene mobilization based on the balance between capillary, aqueous viscous, and
gravity forces at the pore scale. A NAPL becomes trapped in porous media when capillary
forces are sufficiently large to inhibit displacement by aqueous viscous or gravity forces.
Facilitated transport through the remobilization of trapped NAPL may therefore occur if
conditions are imposed to disrupt the force balance. Examples include an increase in the
aqueous viscous force due to increased ground-water velocity or reductions in the capillary
forces due to reductions in interfacial tension. Changes in interfacial tension may result from
codisposal of waste material or subsequent disposal of waste material (e.g., Moody and Field,
2000; Hsu and Demond, 2007; Nellis et al., 2009). Partitioning of dissolved phase contaminants
from up-stream contaminant sources into downgradient trapped NAPL may also result in
mobilization (Serralde et al., 2008). Moreover, dissolution of components from a
multicomponent DNAPL may produce changes in the DNAPL properties that result in
remobilization (Roy et al., 2002; Roy et al., 2004; Birak and Miller, 2009).
Other factors that may promote mobilization of trapped NAPL include a reduction in
NAPL viscosity due to seasonal variability in temperature (McLinn and Stolzenburg, 2009), at
least for locations adjacent to surface water bodies. Finally, under certain conditions, the
ebullition of gas bubbles may promote the upward migration of NAPL. For example, McLinn
and Stolzenburg (2009) reported that the upward migration of methane and carbon dioxide,
produced from anaerobic biodegradation, entrained coal tar and facilitated its transport from
sediment to surface water.
To illustrate the complexity of characteristics such as site hydrogeology and plume
architecture, a hypothetical CSM is illustrated in Figure 1. For this particular scenario, the
NAPL containing HOCs has penetrated into both the saturated, unconsolidated aquifer, as well
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as the underlying consolidated, fractured bedrock aquifer. In both aquifer types, the contaminant
is present in both the NAPL and as a dissolved component in ground water. Potential exposure
pathways for HOC transport are illustrated, including human health receptors that may ingest
ground water from either the unconsolidated or consolidated portions of the subsurface system,
or ecological receptors that may occur in aquatic habitats that can intercept contaminated ground
water as it discharges to surface water (U.S. EPA, 2008). For sites underlain by fractured
bedrock systems, transport of HOCs associated with the NAPL through the fracture network may
provide a focused pathway for transport to surface water or to shallow unconsolidated sediments
underlying the surface water body (e.g., Cho et al., 2008; Banks et al., 2009).
The potential phase distribution of the NAPL-HOC mixture in both the unsaturated and
saturated zones of the subsurface is illustrated in detail in Figure 2. Due to the hydrophobic
nature of the NAPL-HOC mixture, the contaminant may exist as a separate liquid phase within
the sediment interstitial (pore) space or a fraction of the mass may partition into air, water or
solid surfaces. Fundamental parameters that are often used to make initial assessments of
partitioning behavior into the water, air or solid surfaces are the HOC solubility, Henry's law
constant, and the octanol-water partitioning coefficient, respectively. Sorption to solid surfaces
will involve a distribution of particle sizes, including colloidal-sized particles that may be
susceptible to mobilization at the velocities of ground-water flow. Due to the viscosity and
density of typical NAPLs with which HOCs are associated, horizontal transport over large
distances is generally not anticipated to be a primary mechanism for HOC transport. Once in the
ground water, the primary mechanisms for HOC transport are advection and mechanical
dispersion, the former resulting from the bulk ground-water motion, and the latter resulting from
heterogeneities in the flow field on various scales. In addition, in some circumstances, HOC
dissolved-phased transport in media with low hydraulic conductivity may be dominated by
diffusion (e.g., Vulava et al., 2007; Chapman and Parker, 2005). Many HOCs exhibit strong
partitioning behavior to solids because of their hydrophobic nature, and, in the case of an
immobile solid matrix, this can result in significant retardation of the HOC relative to the
flowing ground water. However, the extent of retardation may be reduced by two primary
mechanisms that enhance partitioning into flowing ground water: increased aqueous solubility of
the HOCs due to the presence of organic cosolvents with greater aqueous solubility, and/or the
mobilization of colloidal solids to which the HOC is attached.
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Figure 1. Generalized Conceptual Site Model (CSM) with Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (NAPL) Release into the Subsurface.
For this depiction, the contaminant plume is distributed across the unsaturated zone, the saturated unconsolidated aquifer
and an underlying fractured bedrock aquifer. The contaminant(s) is present as both NAPL and dissolved fractions within
groundwater. The unconsolidated (alluvial) and bedrock aquifers are partially incised by a river, which receives a portion
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Figure 2. Depiction of the Distribution of Contaminant(s) within the Pore Space of the Unsaturated and Saturated Zones of
an Unconsolidated Aquifer. For the two zones, contaminant partitions between nonaqueous phase liquid (NAPL),
aquifer/soil solid surfaces (including attached or mobile colloidal material), water and vapor (unsaturated zone).
Contaminant movement will be influenced by gravity flow of NAPL, in addition to episodic and/or continuous water flux.
Colloid transport will be governed by physical shear stresses from water movement and perturbations to ground-water
chemistry that influence partitioning to immobile subsurface solids.
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3. FACILITATED TRANSPORT OF HOCS
The occurrence of substantial concentrations of HOCs such as PCBs or dioxin in ground
water presents a conundrum in that HOCs are thought to be relatively immobile due to
partitioning onto soil or aquifer solids. Two predominant factors that contribute to enhanced
HOC mobility include (1) increased partitioning of the HOC into the mobile aqueous phase or
(2) mobilization of fine-grained particles from the aquifer matrix and/or natural organic
molecules to which the HOC is partitioned. For the latter mechanism, the mobile solids are
commonly referred to as "colloids." The following discussion provides the technical basis for
these processes in contaminant plumes, provides context for conditions under which these
mechanisms might be active, and outlines site characterization strategies that may be employed
to determine the impact of these processes at a given site.
3.1. CONTAMINANT SOLUBILITY—SINGLE COMPONENT SYSTEMS
Aqueous solubility is a fundamentally important characteristic for assessing the fate and
transport of contaminants in ground water or surface water. The aqueous solubility limit (£)
refers to the equilibrium partitioning relationship of a compound between water and the pure
compound, either in liquid or solid phase, or between water and a gaseous phase in which the
compound resides at its equilibrium vapor pressure. In most cases, contaminants, when present
in the aqueous environment, are at concentrations less than S, and consequently, S may be
viewed as the maximum expected concentration of the contaminant in the environment.
However, there are cases where contaminant concentrations may reach S, as for example, when
single-component NAPL contaminants are released into the environment. If water is in close
contact with the NAPL for sufficient durations, the aqueous concentration of the contaminant
may reach values of S. Moreover, there are circumstances whereby aqueous concentrations may
exceed S, in particular, due to the presence of a cosolvent in the aqueous phase as will be
discussed further in the following sections. In general, facilitated transport includes those
circumstances whereby contaminant concentrations exceed S.
Before proceeding, it is useful to note that S is a function of other environmental factors,
namely temperature and dissolved inorganic salt concentrations (Schwarzenbach et al., 2003).
Solubility increases nonlinearly with temperature for some compounds, while for others it is a
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convex function of temperature (i.e., S decreases to a minimum and then increases). However,
given that ground-water temperatures vary little on an annual basis, changes in S due to changes
in ground-water temperature are typically insignificant. Changes in surface-water temperature,
however, may be more significant. If significant changes in temperature occur as ground water
discharges to surface water, changes in S as a function of temperature may need to be considered
depending on the contaminants in question and the extent of temperature variation. Inorganic
salts may nonlinearly decrease values of S (i.e., salting-out effect). This effect, however, would
most likely not be of concern except in coastal regions.
Values of S for contaminants of interest are typically obtained from published literature,
and examples of references that have compiled S data include Verschueren (2001), Mackay et al.
(1992), and Schwarzenbach et al. (2003). Online resources that may be helpful for obtaining
solubility data include the Estimation Programs Interface (EPI) Suite™, which is a software
package for screening-level evaluations of chemical properties and environmental fate developed
by the EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and Syracuse Research Corporation
(http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/exposure/pubs/episuite.htm'): the International Union for Pure and
Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)-National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Solubility
Database, which is an online database containing solubility data originally published in the
IUPAC-NIST Solubility Data Series (http://srdata.nist. gov/solubilitv/intro.aspx'): and Sparc
Performs Automated Reasoning in Chemistry (SPARC), which calculates physical and chemical
properties of contaminants based on their molecular structure and basic information about the
environment, developed jointly by the EPA and the University of Georgia
(http:I/archemcalc.com/). Additional databases and online calculators for chemical properties are
available via a website maintained by the EPA (http://www.epa.gov/athens/learn2model/part-
two/onsite/Y As an illustration of the large range over which S may extend, Figure 3 summarizes
S values for a variety of HOCs that may be found in ground water.
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Figure 3. Aqueous Solubility Plotted as a Function of Molecular Weight for Selected Contaminants. Shown are selected
chlorinated solvents at 25°C (open squares); benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTEX) isomers at 25°C (solid blue triangles);
selected PAHs at 25°C (solid green diamonds); selected PCBs at 15, 20 or 25°C (open red circles) and all 209 PCB
congeners at 15°C based on thermodynamic considerations (blue crosses).
Sources: (a) Peters et al., 1999; (b) D'Affonseca et al., 2008; (c) Dickhut et al., 1986; (d) Huang and Hong, 2002; (e) Paasivirta and Sinkkonen,
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3.2. CONTAMINANT SOLUBILITY—MULTICOMPONENT SYSTEMS
In contrast to aqueous dissolution from single-component NAPLs, aqueous dissolution of
compounds from multicomponent NAPLs, such as fuels, coal tar or Aroclor mixtures, is a more
complex process (Brusseau, 1993). At equilibrium, the chemical potential of each solute is
uniform among all phases. However, since the NAPL consists of multiple components, the
equilibrium aqueous concentration of any given compound will be less than S. Being able to
estimate the equilibrium solubility of the 7th solute dissolving from a NAPL mixture is important
in the evaluation of facilitated transport mechanisms, and estimation methods can, in general, be
divided into theoretical and empirical approaches. Described below is the most common
theoretical approach (i.e., Raoult's law), a common empirical approach, and a relatively new and
improved theoretical approach.
One of the most commonly used expressions to describe equilibrium dissolution from
multicomponent NAPLs is Raoult's law (Banerjee, 1984). Using Raoult's law convention, the
aqueous concentration of the 7th solute (Ci, molL-3) in equilibrium with the NAPL mixture can be
expressed as
C/=XA	(eql)
where xt is the mole fraction [—] of the 7th solute in the organic phase, and Si [molL 3] is the
aqueous solubility limit of the 7th solute (in the absence of other solutes). Raoult's law is derived
from the equilibrium relationship that states the thermodynamic activity of each solute in both
solvents is equal (Cline et al., 1991). Three assumptions are then made: the mole fraction of
water in the organic phase can be neglected, the activity coefficient of the 7th solute in water with
all solutes is the same as that if the 7 th solute was the only one present (i.e., ideal aqueous
mixture), and the activity coefficient of the solute in the organic phase is equal to unity (i.e.,
ideal organic mixture). The last assumption is most often investigated when considering
nonideal behavior. If the components of the NAPL have a similar chemical structure, the
activity coefficient is close to unity (Banerjee, 1984; Lesage and Brown, 1994; Broholm and
Feenstra, 1995), and, consequently, the organic mixture can be considered ideal. Cline et al.
(1991) found the activity coefficient for a variety of fuels to range between 1.3 and 1.5. They
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also described Raoult's law in terms of a NAPL:water partition coefficient (Ki) for the /th solute
as
cf cf P
' C, XlSt SsMW	(eq 2)
where c SN [molL-1] is the concentration of the zth solute in the NAPL, p is the NAPL density
[ML-3], andMW is the average NAPL molecular weight [Mmol-1]. This equation can be used to
estimate the partitioning of the 7th solute between water and the NAPL mixture using parameters
(p , MW, and Si) obtained from manufacturer's information (e.g., of a particular fuel), by
measurement, or through the literature.
Raoult's law has been used in a number of cases to describe partitioning behavior
between NAPL mixtures and water. For example, it has been used to describe partitioning
between PCB NAPLs (i.e., Aroclors) and water (Luthy et al., 1997; Ghosh et al., 1998), gasoline
and water (Cline et al., 1991; Reckhorn et al., 2001), diesel fuel and water (Lee et al., 1992a),
coal tar and water (Lee et al., 1992b; King and Barker, 1999; D'Affonseca et al., 2008; Fraser et
al., 2008), and chlorinated solvents and water (Broholm and Feenstra, 1995; Broholm et al.,
2005). In the case of coal tars, reasonable agreement between measurements and estimates based
on Raoult's law has been reported, with the difference between the two ranging from factors of
2 to 4 (Lee et al., 1992a,b; King and Barker, 1999). Others, however, have noted order-of
magnitude-differences (Lane and Loehr, 1995). Mahjoub et al. (2000) reported that Raoult's law
was not appropriate to describe dissolution from coal tars in the experiments they conducted and
noted that the equilibrium relationship was not applicable because of kinetic limitations in mass
transfer resulting from diffusional transport of the solute in the NAPL. In addition, a film was
noted to form at the water/coal tar interface, and they suggested that the film resulted from the
loss of the more soluble components at the interface leaving a localized area of less soluble,
more viscous compounds. This, in turn, then created additional kinetic limitations in mass
transfer by limiting the rate of solute diffusion across the interface.
Several alternative methods have been used to estimate equilibrium partitioning between
multicomponent NAPLs and water. Recently, polyparameter linear free energy relationships
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have been introduced as an improved means to estimate equilibrium partitioning between
complex NAPLs and water (Goss and Schwarzenbach, 2001; Endo and Schmidt, 2006).
Polyparameter linear free energy relationships are an extension of single-parameter linear free
energy relationships wherein partitioning of a solute in one two-phase system is related to the
partitioning of the solute in another two-phase system. For example, partitioning of a solute
between a given fuel and water may be related to the partitioning of the solute between octanol
and water using the relationship log K //w = /? log K ow + a , where a and p are empirical constants,
and Kow is the octanol-water partitioning coefficient. The underlying theory for this approach is
that the free energy associated with solute partitioning in one system (e.g., octanol-water) is
linearly related to the free energy in the other system (e.g., fuel-water). A limitation of this
approach is that the empirical constants are only applicable to solutes of similar structure, and
different empirical constants are needed for structurally different classes of solutes. In contrast,
polyparameter linear free energy relationships are based on a more mechanistic description of the
intermolecular interactions that result in partitioning, and are therefore more broadly applicable
to a range of solutes, solvents, and sorbents. As an illustration, Endo and Schmidt (2006) noted
the general form of a polyparameter linear free energy relationship describing the partitioning of
a solute between a solvent J and water:
logK j/w = c + eE + sS + aA + bB + vV	(eq3)
where E, S, A, B and V are Abraham's solute descriptors and denote different intermolecular
interaction mechanisms associated with the solute, and c, e, s, a, b and v denote the solvent's role
in the corresponding interaction mechanisms. A detailed discussion of the intermolecular
interaction mechanisms is provided by Goss and Schwarzenbach (2001) and Endo and Schmidt
(2006). Arey and Gschwend (2005) used this approach to describe partitioning between fuels
and water, and Endo and Schmidt (2006) used this approach to describe partitioning between
complex NAPLs (fuels, coal tar, and creosote) and water. In general, this approach provides an
improved means to estimate partitioning coefficients; however, it requires information to define
both the solute and solvent/sorbent parameters.
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3.3. COSOLVENT TRANSPORT
At sites where a mixture of contaminants has been released, either concurrently or
sequentially, the transport of contaminants may be significantly different from the fate and
transport processes of a single contaminant in the environment. In particular, if one or more of
the components in the contaminant source act as a cosolvent, then the concentration of the HOC
contaminant in the solvent mixture may exceed its aqueous solubility for a situation in which
water was the only solvent phase. For example, Zemanek et al. (1997) investigated PAH
partitioning behavior in soils collected from petroleum and creosote contaminated sites.
Concentrations for several PAH compounds exceeded pure aqueous solubility limits by factors
ranging up to —50 for the more hydrophobic compounds. It was suggested that soluble phenolic
and heterocyclic compounds that make up —15% weight per weight of the creosote may have
acted as cosolvents, and that this, along with colloidal interactions, may have resulted in the
enhanced concentrations. In general, a cosolvent can be thought of as an agent that reduces the
polar nature of water, thereby enhancing the dissolution of nonpolar compounds into the mixture.
Cosolvents can be either completely miscible in water (such as methanol), or they can be
partially miscible in water (such as ^-octanol). To help differentiate these cases, adopted herein
is the convention used in EPA (1991b) in which mixtures of water and completely miscible
solvents are called mixed solvents, and mixtures of water and partially miscible cosolvents are
multiphasic solvents.
While the main topic herein addresses mixed solvents, a few comments regarding
multiphasic solvents are important to note. First, it may be difficult to distinguish between
dissolved contaminant concentrations and total sample concentrations (i.e., dissolved plus the
concentration associated with the NAPL). While the latter may represent a form of facilitated
transport (e.g., emulsified NAPL), it may also be the result of sampling artifacts (e.g., Zemo,
2006). Second, it is important to note that a multiphase system may not necessarily result in
HOC solubility enhancement. Coyle et al. (1997) reported a reduction in HOC (biphenyl,
2,2',4,4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl, and 2,2,,4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl) solubility in the presence of
multiphase solvents (methylene chloride and chloroform). The solubility reduction was noted to
increase for increasing multiphase solvent concentration and for increasing HOC hydrophobicity.
It was suggested that the HOC solubility reduction was due to a salting-out effect, whereby water
molecules were prevented from associating with HOCs because of association with the
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multiphase solvent. Finally, it is important to recognize that NAPLs may represent a separate
solvent phase (hence multiphasic) into which contaminants may partition (e.g., Luthy et al.,
1997; Russold et al., 2006). This is a somewhat different perspective from how NAPLs are
typically viewed, wherein NAPLs are considered as the contaminant themselves. However,
NAPLs are hydrophobic in nature and, therefore, may act as a solvent to other hydrophobic
contaminants. If the NAPL is mobile, then it may facilitate the transport of the hydrophobic
contaminants for which it is a solvent (e.g., Han et al., 2008; Serralde et al., 2008; Weber et al.,
2008). Moreover, if the NAPL is more soluble or degrades more quickly than the hydrophobic
contaminant, then the latter's mole fraction in the NAPL will increase with time, which could
result in increases in its aqueous concentration as well (e.g., McNamara et al., 2005).
3.3.1. Mathematical Descriptions of Cosolvency
The solubility of an organic contaminant in a solvent mixture (Sm, ML-3) consisting of
water and another solvent (cosolvent) has been described by Morris et al. (1988) using a
log-linear function:
where fi is the zth cosolvent volumetric fraction [-] and m is a dimensionless constant for the zth
cosolvent, equal to the ratio of the solute solubility in the pure zth solvent (s') and water:
i°gs„ = logs +
(eq 4a)
or, for solvent mixtures with N cosolvents (N > 1):
N
logSm = logS + X fP
(eq 4b)
(eq 5)
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The term a has been called the cosolvency power (Pinal et al., 1990), and can be calculated using
equation 5 and published compilations of solubility data (e.g., Verschueren, 2001). When
solubility data for the compound of interest is not available, it is sometimes possible to estimate
the cosolvency power based on Kow of the solute (Morris et al., 1988) using
a = a\ogK0W + b	(eq6)
where a and b are empirical constants. Figure 4 illustrates the solubility enhancement, defined as
the ratio of solubility with cosolvent to aqueous solubility, resulting from a cosolvent using
equation 4a. Cosolvency powers were selected to range from 3 to 7 based on published data
(Morris et al., 1988; Pinal et al., 1990; Chen and Delfino, 1997).
1000
Cosolvent Fraction
Figure 4. Solubility Enhancement, Defined as the Ratio of Solubility with Cosolvent to
Aqueous Solubility, Plotted as a Function of the Cosolvent Fraction U sing the
Log-Linear Cosolvency Model (equation 4a). Cosolvency powers were selected to
range from 3 to 7 based on published data.
Sources: Morris et al. (1988), Pinal et al. (1990), Chen and Delfino (1997).
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In general, the projections shown in Figure 4 illustrate that, for cosolvents commonly
encountered in contaminant plumes, significant solubility enhancement (e.g., greater than a
factor of 2) would require a cosolvent volume fraction of 0.05 or greater. The utility of this
mathematical calculation for site evaluation is currently limited by the lack of data on either
cosolvent fraction(s) or cosolvency power for mixtures commonly encountered in HOC
contaminant plumes. In response to this data gap, discussion is provided below for alternative
approaches to evaluate the potential influence of cosolvent interactions on HOC transport
employing measurements of total organic carbon (TOC) in ground water and/or measurement of
the surface tension of ground-water samples collected along relevant transport pathways.
3.3.2.	Cosolvency and Reduced Sorption
Because cosolvents reduce the polar nature of water, a cosolvent would likewise reduce
the hydrophobic-induced attraction between contaminants and sorption sites associated with the
porous media. Reductions in the extent of sorption produce more mobile contaminants, which,
therefore, represents another facilitated transport mechanism. Similar to the log-linear model for
the relationship between cosolvency and solubility, a log-linear model has been used to describe
the relationship between sorption and cosolvency, although in this case, there is an inverse
relationship between sorption and the cosolvent fraction (Rao et al., 1985; Rao et al., 1990;
Wood et al., 1990; Brusseau et al., 1991; U.S. EPA, 1991b; Bouchard, 1998; Krauss and Wilcke,
2001; Chen et al., 2008). Given the linear relationship between contaminant retardation i? and
the equilibrium sorption coefficients [L3M-1] (i.e., R = 1 + pK/6, wherep and 6 are the soil
bulk density [ML-3] and liquid phase content, respectively), a log-linear relationship between the
equilibrium sorption coefficient and the cosolvent fraction results in a log-linear relationship
between retardation and the cosolvent fraction. In general, a log-linear relationship between
sorption and cosolvent fraction ignores interactions between the cosolvent and the porous media
(Rao et al., 1990). Given the experimental evidence for the log-linear relationship, however, the
significance of this interaction is considered minimal.
3.3.3.	Oxygenated and Alternative Fuels
One scenario, in particular, that has been investigated for its potential to induce facilitated
transport by cosolvency is the release of oxygenated fuels or alternative fuels (Cline et al., 1991;
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Chen and Delfino, 1997; Powers et al., 2001; Reckhorn et al., 2001; Corseuil et al., 2004; Chen
et al., 2005). Over the last 30 years, oxygenates consisting either of alcohols (e.g., methanol,
ethanol, tert-butyl alcohol) or ethers (e.g., methyl tert-butyl ether [MTBE], tert-amyl methyl
ether, ethyl tert-butyl ether) have been added to fuel to increase the octane rating and/or reduce
air pollution. More recently, ethanol, and to a lesser extent methanol, have been considered as
alternative fuel sources to help alleviate demand for petroleum-based fuels. By far, the three
compounds most studied for their potential to act as fuel-related cosolvents are methanol,
ethanol, and MTBE. Methanol and ethanol are completely miscible in water, and MTBE has a
very high aqueous solubility (>40,000 mg/L); moreover, they each may have significant
cosolvent effects if present in sufficient quantities. Chen and Delfino (1997) investigated the
cosolvency effect of fuel-related methanol, ethanol and MTBE on 18 PAH compounds ranging
from naphthalene (molecular weight of 128 g/mole and log K0w of —3.4) to benzo[ghi]perylene
(molecular weight of 276 g/mole and log Kow of ~7.1). Methanol cosolvency powers ranged
from 3.72 for naphthalene to 6.90 for benzo[ghi]perylene; ethanol cosolvency powers ranged
from 3.99 for naphthalene to 7.08 for benzo[ghi]perylene; and MTBE cosolvency powers ranged
from 4.06 for naphthalene to 7.09 for benzo[ghi]perylene. These results highlighted the greater
impact that a cosolvent has on solutes with greater hydrophobicity.
However, even though a cosolvent may have the ability to significantly enhance the
dissolution of a given HOC (i.e., large cosolvency power), its presence in the NAPL plume may
not necessarily result in enhanced dissolution if its concentration is not sufficiently high
(Brusseau, 1993). As a point of reference, typical remediation efforts that are based on enhanced
dissolution due to ethanol cosolvency employ flushing solutions with ethanol concentrations on
the order of —70% by volume or more (Jawitz et al., 2000; Brooks et al., 2004). Research has
demonstrated the limited influence of MTBE (Cline et al., 1991; Chen and Delfino, 1997) or
ethanol (Corseuil et al., 2000; Powers et al., 2001; Reckhorn et al., 2001; Corseuil et al., 2004) to
induce significant cosolvent effects on organic cocontaminants because if insufficient quantities
in the fuel mixtures (i.e., MTBE <15% and methanol <20% by volume). For contaminant
plumes with a finite mass/volume, the influence of the water-soluble cosolvent would diminish
in time and spatial extent with dilution in ground water.
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3.3.4. Screening Evaluation of Cosolvent Facilitated Transport
Mackay and Gschwend (2001) and Rawson et al. (2002) describe the use of TOC and
air-ground-water interfacial tension (IFT) measurements to assess facilitated transport
mechanisms. These measurements are relatively easy to complete and should be useful in
screening evaluations of facilitated transport mechanisms. As discussed above, cosolvents such
as methanol, ethanol, or MTBE have to be present in sufficient quantities to significantly
enhance solute solubility. Typically, this is in the percentage concentration range, which would
result in TOC concentrations much greater than 10,000 mg/L. Consequently, a screening-level
assessment for facilitated transport by cosolvents could be conducted by an evaluation of TOC
samples. Figure 5 provides an illustration of solubility enhancements as reported in the literature
plotted as a function of TOC associated with various cosolvents (i.e., methanol, ethanol, and
MTBE). Also shown for comparison are solubility enhancements resulting from cyclodextrin
and humic acid. Cyclodextrin has been investigated as a remedial agent to enhance HOC
solubility in water through a 1:1 inclusion complex (Brusseau et al., 1994) rather than
influencing the polarity of water as a cosolvent. Likewise, humic acid does not enhance
solubility through a cosolvent action but through the formation of an HOC-humic acid complex.
As indicated in the figure, the amount of agent needed to enhance solubility as measured by TOC
concentrations, decreases as the hydrophobicity of the HOC increases. Hydrophobicity of a
particular HOC may be assessed through its octanol-water partitioning coefficient, and the insert
graphic in Figure 5 shows HOC octanol-water partitioning coefficients as a function of
molecular weight. Consequently, it is important to note that while elevated TOC concentrations
may suggest facilitated transport conditions, highly hydrophobic HOCs may become mobile at
TOC concentrations that are not elevated.
Surface tension measurements may also provide a screening level assessment about the
likelihood of facilitated transport. Corey (1990) reported that water in natural porous media
often has a crcosa (where a is surface tension and a is the contact angle) value of —60 dynes/cm.
Assuming a contact angle of zero, a typical range for the surface tension of unimpacted ground
water may be 60 dynes/cm or larger. For example, air-ground-water surface tension
measurements at a coal tar impacted site were reported as 70.6 ± 3 dynes/cm by Mackay and
Gschwend (2001) and were reported to be similar to pure water (—72 dynes/cm) at a
PCB-impacted site by Rawson et al. (2002). However, cosolvents present in large concentrations
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in the subsurface environment would not only result in large TOC concentrations, but they would
also reduce surface tension to values significantly less than 60 dynes/cm. Surface tension
measurements for various concentrations of methanol and ethanol are shown in Figure 6, and
indicate that the surface tension drops below 60 dynes/cm once the alcohol concentration
exceeds 100,000 mg/L (equivalent to 20,000-40,000 mg/L TOC). Consequently, high TOC
concentrations (>10,000 mg/L) and reduced surface tension values would be strong
indications of the potential for facilitated transport due to the presence of a cosolvent.
Reduced surface tension may also result from the presence of surfactants, and, therefore,
suggest another facilitated transport mechanism. At sufficient concentrations, surfactants form
micelles, which have hydrophobic interiors, and, therefore, provide a structure for the facilitated
transport of HOCs. Moreover, surfactants may influence HOC sorption characteristics; however,
unlike cosolvents, surfactants may enhance HOC sorption by sorbing themselves and effectively
increasing the organic carbon (OC) content of the solid matrix (e.g., Edwards et al., 1994).
While use of surfactants in subsurface remediation applications has been investigated, the
presence of surfactants as a codisposed waste and subsequent agent in facilitated transport is not
commonly reported (Grant et al., 2011). Nonetheless, given their potential to impact HOC
transport, initial formulations of the CSM should assess the presence of surfactants and their
potential to facilitate transport.
Surfactants at sufficient concentrations to produce micelles may also result in reduced
surface tension and/or the formation of an emulsion. For example, Kanga et al. (1997)
investigated the ability of a glycolipid biosurfactant to enhance the solubility of selected PAH
compounds and compared results to the synthetic surfactant Tween-80. For both the
biosurfactant and synthetic surfactant, at sufficient concentrations to form micelles, the IFT was
reduced to —30 dynes/cm. Unlike cosolvents, however, TOC concentrations may not necessarily
suggest the presence of surfactants because surfactant concentrations sufficient to form micelles
are typically in the mg/L range. Consequently, reduced surface tension in combination with
moderate TOC concentrations in the range of100-10,000 mg/L, may suggest facilitated
transport by surfactants. Likewise, normal surface tension and elevated TOC concentrations
may also suggest a facilitated transport mechanism. As an example, Figures 5 and 6 show the
resulting TOC concentration and surface tension values associated with a sugar-complexing
agent (hydroxypropyl-/?-cyclodextrin [HPCD]). While HPCD does not appear to significantly
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affect the surface tension, concentrations sufficient to significantly enhance solubility should
result in elevated TOC concentrations.
As previously discussed, the types of cosolvents that are commonly encountered in
NAPL contaminant sources possess cosolvency powers typically <10 (see Figure 4). Thus, as
reflected by data presented in Figure 5, relatively high cosolvent concentrations (i.e.,
>100,000 mg/L expressed as TOC) may be necessary to observe significant enhancement in
HOC solubility. In contrast, data presented in Figure 5 for the influence of a soil-derived humic
acid (data labeled "SSHA") suggests that this compound has a significantly higher cosolvency
power compared to the other organic compounds referenced in this figure. While one may view
naturally derived humic/fulvic substances as a "cosolvent" or "surfactant," for the purpose of this
document, these compounds are treated as colloids. In general, humic acid compounds exist as
large, macromolecular constituents in natural waters, with molecular dimensions that fall within
the size range in which colloidal material is classified. In the following text, further discussion is
provided on the potential importance of colloid-facilitated transport for HOCs and the significant
role that humic/fulvic compounds may play for this class of organic contaminants.
Cosolvent and Surfactant Facilitated Transport—Key Points
•	High TOC concentrations (>10,000 mg/L) and reduced surface tension values in
ground-water samples are indicators for potential facilitated transport by cosolvents.
•	Moderate TOC concentrations (100-10,000 mg/L) and reduced surface tension values
in ground-water samples are indicators for potential facilitated transport by surfactants.
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purposes of this graphic, TOC is based solely on the cosolvent, HPCD, or humic acid concentration.
Sources: (a) Pinal et al., 1990; (b) Chen and Delfino, 1997; (c) Viglianti et al., 2006; (d) Wang and Brusseau, 1993; and (e) Chiou et al., 1986.
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Shown are surface tension measurements as a function of the concentration of methanol and ethanol (Vazquez et al.,
1995), hydroxypropyl-//-cyclodextrin (HPCD) (Wang and Bmsseau, 1993), humic acid (Tuckermann and Cammenga,
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3.4. COLLOIDAL TRANSPORT
The association of contaminants with suspended colloidal material in ground water is a
possible transport mechanism and a complicating factor for designing subsurface monitoring
systems to assess transport of HOCs (U.S. EPA, 1989a; McCarthy and Zachara, 1989). The
mobile colloidal phase must be highly reactive for HOC partitioning, of sufficient quantity, and
stable (i.e., remain in suspension due to physical or chemical perturbations to the aquifer) to
enable the transport of a significant mass of contaminant. Field and laboratory investigations
provide evidence that colloidal transport of contaminants may be significant for some species
under some hydrogeologic conditions (e.g., Villholth, 1999; Mackay and Gschwend, 2001).
Thus, it is important that sampling methods, contaminant transport models, and site assessments
be designed to provide direct measures of colloidal transport and simulation of this transport
mechanism in projecting plume evolution.
Colloids are generally defined as particles with diameters less than 10 microns (|im)
(Stumm and Morgan, 1981). Based on theoretical considerations, Yao et al. (1971) and O'Melia
(1980) have estimated that the most mobile colloidal particles in filtration studies in porous
media may range from 0.1 to 1.0 jim. These include both organic and inorganic materials such
as natural organic matter and minerals derived from the aquifer (e.g., Baumann et al., 2006).
Recent estimates of colloidal concentrations in ground water range as high as 63 mg/L
(Buddemeier and Hunt, 1988), 60 mg/L (Ryan and Gschwend, 1990), and 20 mg/L (Puis and
Eychaner, 1990). Colloidal solids such as organic carbon particles, clay minerals and
iron/aluminum oxides have a high surface area per unit mass, which may result in substantial
reactive surface area for HOC partitioning. If mobile in subsurface systems, these colloids can
affect the migration of contaminants for much larger distances than many transport models
would predict because sorbing contaminants may spend a significant fraction of time associated
with mobile rather than immobile solids.
The relative importance of colloids on the total concentration of HOCs in contact with
solid porous media is illustrated in Figure 7. The data presented in this figure were derived from
Hawthorne et al. (2005) based on their measurements of "total" and "dissolved" concentrations
of PAH compounds isolated from pore water from a range of sediments. In this work, the
colloidal (or particulate) concentration of PAH compounds was operationally defined as the
difference between the total pore water concentration less the measured concentration following
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flocculation of the "particulate" fraction (Hawthorne et al., 2005; Hawthorne et al., 2009a).
While there is not yet a uniform technical consensus on the most appropriate methods for
distinguishing the colloidal fraction suspended in natural water, this published data set provides
useful perspective on the importance of both colloid concentration and the chemical properties of
the HOC contaminant. Data presented in the top panel in Figure 7 illustrate the relationship
between the calculated particulate/colloidal PAH fraction and the total PAH concentration
measured in the isolated pore water from three different sediment samples. These data point to
the analytical difficulty of assessing the colloidal fraction of HOCs for low colloid and total
contaminant concentrations (i.e., note the number of calculated observations showing negative
values for particulate/colloidal fraction for the sediment pore water with 3 mg/L colloid OC
concentration). However, based on this data set, one might anticipate that this analytical issue
will be less problematic for higher total colloid concentrations. The calculated
particulate/colloidal fractions (for samples with positive values) are plotted in the bottom panel
of Figure 7 as a function of log Koc for a range of PAH compounds for the same set of pore water
samples. As one would anticipate, there is a positive correlation between the calculated
particulate/colloidal fraction and PAH log Koc. The correlation appears more robust for samples
with higher particulate/colloidal concentrations. These data set the stage for further
consideration of the potential importance of colloid-facilitated transport of HOCs, with specific
emphasis on the relative importance of naturally-derived humic/fulvic compounds in subsurface
systems.
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precipitation of new colloid-sized inorganic solids that become entrained within flowing ground
water, or can cause the dissolution of matrix-cementing agents, promoting the release of
colloid-sized particles. In addition, changes in the concentrations of solutes that affect colloid
surface charge, such as pH or organic anions, can change the stability of colloids.
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Harbor Near a Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site; Particulate/Colloidal
Fraction is Attributed to Natural Humic/Fulvic Compounds. The top panel
illustrates the relative fraction of PAH contaminants associated with the colloidal
(particulate) fraction as a function of total PAH concentration in pore water recovered
from three sediments. The bottom panel illustrates the relationship between the
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An excellent review of the mechanisms of colloidal release, transport and stability was published
by McCarthy and Zachara (1989). Reference to field and laboratory studies provide examples of
situations representative of sites with subsurface contamination where periods of colloid
mobilization may exist. For example, Gschwend and Reynolds (1987) demonstrated that
submicron ferrous phosphate colloids were suspended and presumably mobile in a sand and
gravel aquifer. The colloids were formed from sewage-derived phosphate and iron released from
aquifer solids due to reduction and dissolution of ferric iron from the soil. Thompson et al.
(2006) have also demonstrated that microbially driven redox cycling of iron bound to soils may
also lead to release of colloidal solids via indirect impacts on water chemistry. In this instance,
the mobilized colloidal fraction was dominated by solid organic carbon.
One special type of colloid suspension that may form within the subsurface fluid matrix
is a Pickering emulsion (Harrold et al., 2005; Roy-Perreault et al., 2005; Yaron-Marcovich et al.,
2007). Pickering emulsions are water/oil emulsions stabilized by the presence of solid particles
that are much smaller than the dispersed immiscible liquid drops in the continuous liquid phase
(Binks, 2002). In this case, the NAPL phase with which the HOC is associated can form a
Pickering emulsion during interaction with colloidal-sized aquifer fines. Review of the technical
literature under real and/or simulated ground-water conditions suggests that Pickering emulsions
can form, but their significance is relatively minor in the absence of surfactants introduced at
elevated concentrations to remediate NAPL residuals (Torres et al., 2008) and/or physical
perturbations to the aquifer such as drilling (Kueper et al., 2004). The formation of a Pickering
emulsion due to well drilling activities may result in short-term contaminant concentration spikes
in monitoring wells near the drilling location. From this perspective, the formation of Pickering
emulsions is not likely to be a primary factor for HOC transport over extended distances in the
absence of physical manipulations to the subsurface environment. However, the potential for
unintended subsurface translocation of HOCs due to site characterization activities should be
considered during design of the investigation.
Results from field observations indicate that colloid mobilization in the subsurface may
be transient (e.g., Nightingale and Bianchi, 1977; Miekeley et al., 1992; Baumann et al., 2006).
Nightingale and Bianchi (1977) observed that ground-water turbidity may increase for periods of
time due to mobilization of colloidal solids coincident with time-varying recharge events. These
observed turbidity increases were abated with time as the aquifer returned to steady-state
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conditions. In addition, Baumann et al. (2006) observed high colloid concentrations in leachate
from landfills, but colloid concentrations decreased rapidly in ground-water down gradient from
the landfill. These observations suggested that the change of hydrochemical conditions at the
interface, from a reducing, high ionic strength environment inside of the disposal sites to an
oxidizing, low ionic strength environment in the ground water (together with physical filtration
effects for the larger particles) was an effective chemical barrier for colloid migration. Thus, it
appears that while colloid mobilization (along with associated contaminants) probably does
occur, there are several physicochemical mechanisms that might limit colloid migration
significant distances beyond the point of generation. A conceptual framework for understanding
colloid stability and transport in ground water has been developed (Degueldre et al., 2000), and it
is recommended that this be consulted as a point of reference for assessing the potential
importance of this process at a given site.
3.4.1. Forms of Colloidal Material Relevant to HOC Transport
Most accounts of HOC association with mobile colloids indicates that natural dissolved
organic carbon (DOC), either as a single phase or associated with colloidal-sized aquifer
minerals, is the most likely carrier phase (e.g., Villhoth, 1999; Mackay and Gschwend, 2001;
Persson et al., 2003; Kim et al., 2008; Persson et al., 2008). The source of DOC in aquifers is
typically the release of organic matter, e.g., humic/fulvic compounds, from surface soils that
infiltrates deeper into the subsurface as meteoric water percolates through the unsaturated zone
into saturated portions of the aquifer (e.g., Kaplan et al., 1997). [For more detailed discussion of
the properties and measurement of humic compounds, refer to literature sources such as Haitzer
et al. (1999) or Ehlers and Loibner (2006).] Research conducted by Kim et al. (2008) indicates
that release of organic matter from soils may be enhanced under anaerobic conditions. The
mechanisms responsible for this process may include weathering transformations in the organic
matter assemblage during microbial reactions (Kim et al., 2008) or the dispersal of organic
matter-iron oxide aggregates due to reductive dissolution of iron oxide-cementing agents.
Regardless of the mechanism, this observation indicates that reducing conditions that frequently
develop in association with HOC plumes may be a source for enhanced mobilization of colloidal
DOC. As suggested by Persson et al. (2003), the importance of DOC-facilitated transport for
nonionic PAHs was greatest for PAHs with log Kow > 5 and DOC concentrations greater than
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250 mg C/L. Thus, the total mass of colloidal DOC within the subsurface system factors into the
potential for colloidal transport.
3.4.2. Conditions Conducive to Colloid Mobilization in Ground Water
Two general conditions to consider relative to the potential for colloid transport through
the subsurface include (1) the hydrogeologic setting and (2) chemical perturbations to the aquifer
due either to the dynamics of ground-water recharge for the system or the influence of plume
chemistry. While colloid transport is known to occur in unconsolidated, porous aquifer solids
(McCarthy and Zachara, 1989), it has also been observed that highly fractured consolidated
aquifers or karst systems may be susceptible to higher colloidal mass fluxes (e.g., Atteia and
Kozel, 1997; Shevenell and McCarthy, 2002; Vesper and White, 2003). Thus, it will be
important during development of the site conceptual model and design of the ground-water
monitoring system that consideration be given to the types of subsurface hydrogeologic features
that may lie along ground-water flow paths (e.g., see Figure 1). As an example, Massei et al.
(2002) have characterized a hydrogeologic system in which ground-water transport to wells
within an unconsolidated, alluvial aquifer consisted of episodic infiltration through the overlying
unsaturated zone and via hydraulic connection to a highly transmissive karst aquifer. For this
complex system, colloid characteristics differed as a function of the predominant source of
recharge to the alluvial aquifer. Given differences in flow characteristics for karst and highly
fractured bedrock systems versus granular, unconsolidated aquifers, flow dynamics will play a
larger role for colloid mobilization for the former subsurface systems.
For unconsolidated, porous media, field investigations of colloid mobilization in
subsurface systems generally demonstrate that colloid transport is greatest when the system is
perturbed from its steady-state condition. Examples of the types of perturbations that may occur
include changes in the ionic strength (or specific conductivity) of infiltrating water (Seaman et
al., 2007), changes in redox conditions driven by microbial processes (Kim et al., 2008) and the
physical stress of large infiltration events or freeze-thaw cycles (Totsche et al., 2007; Wehrer and
Totsche, 2008). Thus, the extent of colloid mobilization may be tied to seasonal weather patterns
as well as the influence of plume chemistry. The dynamics of seasonal weather patterns will
likely be of greatest importance for shallow unconsolidated aquifers and highly fractured
consolidated aquifer systems with connection to surface recharge events. Biogeochemical
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influences on colloid mobilization will likely be important where high fluxes of dissolved salts
originate from contaminant source areas or where the subsurface microbiology is stimulated by
the influx of degradable organic compounds (e.g., cosolvents or volatile organic compounds)
and/or dissolved constituents such as terminal electron acceptors (e.g., nitrate or sulfate).
Knowledge of the dynamics in water flux and/or the flux of dissolved constituents through the
subsurface may prove critical for designing the monitoring strategy (frequency and locations) for
assessing the importance of colloid-facilitated transport of HOCs.
3.4.3. Field Approaches to Characterize Subsurface Colloidal Transport
Determination of whether colloidal transport is a factor for HOC transport in ground
water will be predicated on implementation of well installation, development and sampling
protocols that avoid potential artifacts leading to colloidal loss or production of colloidal material
not present within the plume. One approach to differentiate the relative influence of the freely
dissolved-phase and colloidal transport of HOCs involves determination of contaminant
concentrations for samples retrieved using low-flow purging techniques as well as in situ passive
sampling of only the dissolved phase. The difference between these two measurements would be
attributed to the fraction of the HOC transported by a colloidal phase. One advantage of this
approach over the use of postsampling size fractionation is the avoidance of artifacts that can be
problematic due to manipulation of ground water removed from the chemical and physical
conditions within the aquifer. In addition, this approach avoids some of the analytical problems
associated with pressure/vacuum membrane filtration procedures for fractionating the HOC
between "colloidal" and "dissolved" phases. Bopp et al. (2005) have demonstrated use of a
sampling device constructed of a cylindrical ceramic membrane that houses a sorbent to collect
the HOC that passes through the membrane via diffusion. This device is designed in a manner
such that temperature, which influences HOC diffusion coefficients, and aqueous contaminant
concentration are the only variables that influence mass accumulation within the device. The
performance of the device was validated under field conditions at a former gas works site for a
range of P AHs. Although ground-water temperature may not vary significantly throughout the
site or as a function of time for a given well location, one can further constrain the uncertainty in
time-weighted average contaminant concentration derived from this device through continuous
monitoring of ground-water temperature using in situ data logging devices.
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The success of determining the colloidal fraction of the transported HOCs by difference
using this methodology would depend on the ability to retrieve a ground-water sample free from
particulates derived from sources other than truly mobile colloids. Potential limitations to the
collection of artifact-free ground-water samples are discussed below, along with
recommendations for steps that can be taken to minimize these potential artifacts.
3.4.4. Importance of Initial Well Development and Sampling Approach
Well installation procedures may be a source of suspended solids retrieved during well
sampling. Two common types of solids include fine-grained materials used in drilling fluids
(e.g., bentonite) and colloidal-sized aquifer solids either dislodged from the matrix or resulting
from breakdown of larger-sized matrix particles due to physical forces from the drilling activity.
Introduction of anthropogenic, fine-grained materials may be avoided through the use of drilling
methods that do not require lubricants such as clay suspensions or through the use of water as the
drilling fluid. Aggressive development of the well (e.g., surging and/or high pumping rates) can
be used to remove these types of solids from within the well screen and the portion of the aquifer
in contact with the screened interval. As suggested by Backhus et al. (1993), one approach to
discern if residual solids contamination persists for a given well screen is to examine trends in
initial turbidity from the initiation of well purging for multiple sampling events spaced through
time. In general, it is anticipated that the initial turbidity would decrease with each sampling
event if residual solids are the primary source of suspended solids.
Another potential source of artifactual solids retrieved during sampling may be due to
precipitated solids that accumulate on well-screen materials and are physically dislodged by the
sampling activity (e.g., Houben, 2006). An example of this type of solid is the accumulation of
iron oxides that result from the oxidation and precipitation of ferrous iron during natural or
anthropogenic intrusions of dissolved oxygen within the screened interval of the aquifer. While
use of dedicated down-hole sampling devices may help minimize physical disturbance of these
precipitates, changes in ground-water chemistry and/or low purging rates still provide potential
routes to suspend these solids during sampling. From this perspective, it is recommended that
the well screen be redeveloped (e.g., high purge rates and/or down-hole scrubbing with a pipe
brush) prior to initiating low-flow purging to establish stabilization of field parameters. Because
these types of mineral precipitates are typically dissolved by mild reductants or acids, it is
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recommended that their occurrence within a sampled well screen be assessed by measuring
acid-digestable total metals concentrations from a subsample of the suspensions collected during
the redevelopment process. [Note: For well screens susceptible to iron oxide precipitation, it is
possible to conduct this analysis in the field using HACH Method 8008 for ferrous iron, which
uses a mild reductant suitable for dissolving iron oxides such as ferrihydrite. Likewise,
comparison of ferrous iron concentrations using HACH Method 8146 (dissolved Fe2+by
1,10-phenanthroline) and HACH Method 8008 can be used to rule out possible precipitation of
ferrous iron during sampling (Hassellov et al., 2007).]
Zemo (2009) provides clear examples of potential analytical bias for samples collected
from zones in which both free phase (NAPL) and dissolved forms of organic contaminants may
be present. For several of the case study examples (Zemo, 2009), elevated turbidity above that in
the ambient ground-water flow field was likely caused by either incomplete initial development
of the well screen following installation or the use of procedures for retrieving water from the
well casing that caused mobilization of aquifer fines that were otherwise immobile. Since HOCs
may strongly partition to aquifer solids throughout the plume, it is critical to ensure that
suspended solids that are present in sampled ground water are truly mobile within the formation.
For this reason, it is recommended that ground-water sampling for the purpose of evaluating
the presence of mobile colloids be conducted using permanent monitoring points that have a
clear record of well construction (including description of granular solid materials employed
during drilling and screen placement within the formation), procedures usedfor development,
and the data used to evaluate the adequacy of well development. As an example, the removal
of three well-casing volumes is often employed as a general reference point for establishing
adequate well development. However, the degree that aquifer fines, physically dislodged during
the well installation process, are removed during the well development process will likely vary
as a function of the rate at which ground water can be flushed through the screen and the
physicochemical characteristics of the particulates. (This may also apply to solid materials such
as bentonite or screen sand packs used in well construction.) As noted by Kim (2003), the well
drilling process can have long-lived impacts (days to months depending on formation flow rates)
on the composition of sampled ground water from the well screen due to the physical abrasion or
breakdown of aquifer solids. These observations all indicate that, in addition to establishing that
ground-water purging and sampling procedures are optimized, it is also important to examine the
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record of stabilization results for a given well screen throughout its period of use to establish that
it is a source of reliable data on mobile colloids in the screened interval of the formation.
The results from a limited number of studies have indicated that passive collection of
ground-water colloids might be achieved (e.g., Ronen et al., 1992; Petruzzi and Silliman, 2006).
Based on the hydrologic characteristics for these studies, it appears this would only be successful
for highly transmissive systems where ground-water replacement within the well screen was
rapid. As noted by Ronen et al. (1992), rigorous development of the screened interval needs to
be conducted in order to avoid many of the artifacts associated with poor well development prior
to low-flow sampling procedures. Due to the lack of studies comparing performance of passive
and low-flow sampling of colloidal material, the reliability of passive sampling methods is
unknown. However, this approach may have some merit for sampling colloids in karst or highly
fractured bedrock systems, and further evaluations of this technique are recommended.
3.4.5. Stabilization Criteria to Ensure Representative Formation Water
The importance of observing the chemical and physical parameters of purged ground
water to establish that representative formation water is being sampled has recently been
reviewed by Barcelona et al. (2005). This review reinforces the findings and recommendations
of the original EPA Ground-Water Issue Paper that established the basis for using low-flow,
minimal drawdown sampling procedures (U.S. EPA, 1989b). The importance of establishing
stabilization of the physicochemical ground-water parameters has been reinforced by field
studies for a wide range of sites (e.g., Backhus et al., 1993; Jensen and Christensen, 1999; Gibs
et al., 2000). It should also be noted that the detailed results published by Backhus et al. (1993)
demonstrate that stabilization of turbidity is the most critical parameter for establishing that the
solids retrieved are representative of mobile colloids moving with the flow of ground water.
Thus, it is recommended that strict adherence to the criterion for establishing stabilization of
turbidity be observedfor sampling of mobile colloids.
To illustrate this point, analysis of well-stabilization data from Jensen and Christensen
(1999) is presented in Figure 8. The relative percent change between subsequent field parameter
measurements is shown for turbidity, pH, specific conductance, and temperature. It should be
noted that pH and specific conductance stabilized rapidly during purging, suggesting that
ground-water chemistry had stabilized. However, stabilization of turbidity (±10% is a
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commonly accepted criterion) required longer purge times, with stability being established after
approximately 4 hours of purging at <100 mL/min (Jensen and Christensen, 1999). Estimates of
the cumulative purge volume indicate that 10-25 liters (2.64-6.60 gallons) of ground water
needed to be purged in order to achieve this stabilized condition. The results from these
field-sampling studies indicate that long periods of well purging (i.e., in excess of 3-4 hours)
may be required to establish stable turbidity measurements. Thus, the time needed to ensure
optimal conditions within the well screen and stabilization of pumped ground water indicates
that sampling for mobile colloids will most likely be practically and successfully implemented
for only a subset of monitoring wells for the site. This will likely require careful consideration
by all stakeholders of what monitoring wells will provide the most useful observations relative to
HOC transport at a given site.
While turbidity can provide a surrogate indicator for mobile colloids, it does not
necessarily provide a direct measure of colloid concentration in ground water. Turbidity is
measured using light scattering in most field instrument designs, i.e., that portion of source
illumination that is scattered at an angle of 90° from the path of the light source. Therefore, the
amount of scattered light will depend on the light scattering characteristics of the colloidal
material. The degree of light scattering will depend on the total density of particles, but it will
also depend on the distribution of particle sizes and the chemical composition of the colloidal
material (Wehrer and Totsche, 2009). As shown by Baumann et al. (2006), there is a range of
inorganic and organic compositions of colloids in subsurface systems, including dissolved
organic carbon (e.g., humic molecules derived from overlying soils) and minerals such as
carbonates, aluminosilicates and iron/aluminum oxides. Ultimately, it may be necessary to
identify the specific colloidal phase that is responsible for HOC transport.
Colloid Facilitated Transport—Key Points
•	Documentation of ground-water well construction, development and maintenance
procedures are critical for evaluating the presence of mobile colloids.
•	Acquisition of ground-water samples to establish the presence of mobile colloids should
strictly adhere to the criterion for demonstrating stabilization of turbidity during well
pumping.
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Purged Groundwater is Representative of Conditions Within the Natural
Ground-Water Flow Field. (Note break in y-axis scale in top panel.) The original
data were digitized from Figure 1 published in Jensen and Christensen (1999);
absolute values of percentage change were calculated as 100 * ((Valuei+i -
Valuei)/Valuei). The bottom panel shows the digitized turbidity values used to
calculate percentage change and example estimates of cumulative purged water
volume assuming either purge rates of 100 mL/min or 50 mL/min; Jensen and
Christensen (1999) report purge rate of <100 mL/min.
S.U. = standard unit; NTU = nephelometric turbidity unit.
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4. EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM EXPOSURE AND RISK
In the preceding discussion, the technical basis for enhanced subsurface transport of
HOCs was presented along with approaches one can employ to assess the mechanism(s)
controlling HOC mobility within ground water. For contaminated sites, assessment of the
current extent or potential for HOC migration is needed to evaluate potential risks to
downgradient receptors and/or evaluate potential remedial alternatives to control the flux of
HOCs through the subsurface. The complexity in the subsurface distribution of HOCs between
multiple phases, in conjunction with the complex hydrogeologic flow environments commonly
encountered at contaminated sites, indicates sole reliance on model projections of HOC transport
and exposure will not provide substantial predictive insight into the potential for downgradient
exposure. The uncertainty of these model projections is further increased by the lack of technical
consensus on appropriate approaches to incorporate and constrain mathematical descriptions of
facilitated transport of HOCs in subsurface systems. Thus, development of a firm
understanding of the hydrogeologic system in which the HOCs have been introduced, along
with the acquisition of contaminant distribution data for transects of monitoring locations
perpendicular and parallel to the subsurface flow gradient, currently provides the most
straightforward approach to assess the extent of downgradient exposures. This is consistent
both with published recommendations for characterizing sites contaminated with NAPLs (ITRC,
2003; U.S. EPA, 2009) and guidance for conducting an ecological risk assessment at sites where
contaminant transport across the ground-water/surface-water (GW/SW) transition zone
constitutes an exposure pathway (U.S. EPA, 2008).
4.1. ASSESSING EXPOSURE PATHWAY
Supplemental guidance published recently by the EPA illustrates approaches to
characterize sites with suspected exposures in surface water bodies due to contaminated
ground-water discharge (U.S. EPA, 2008). This document provides recommendations on
approaches to site characterization to evaluate whether contaminant discharge from ground water
is occurring and determine whether a complete exposure pathway exists. In Figure 9, potential
physical scenarios for ecological exposures across the GW/SW transition zone are illustrated. As
discussed earlier in this document, characteristics of subsurface fluid transport and proximity of
surface or shallow subsurface contaminant source areas may influence the physicochemical
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process leading to ecological receptor exposure to HOCs. For situations in which the
contaminant source area(s) is close to the receiving surface water body, overland or subsurface
transport of the NAPL may serve as the primary process by which HOC contaminant mass is
conveyed to sediments or overlying surface water. This may result in exposures to both benthic
organisms and aquatic life within the water column due to physical contact with the NAPL or
soluble HOC concentrations supported by dissolution of the NAPL (i.e., Scenarios 1 and 2 in
Figure 9). For systems in which subsurface transport follows a path through the aquatic
sediment layer, ecosystem exposure may occur within the sediments or in the overlying water
column (Scenarios 3 and 4 in Figure 9). For systems in which HOCs are associated with residual
NAPL trapped within sediments or the underlying shallow ground-water aquifer, transport of
contaminants into the overlying surface water may occur via ebullition. This process leads to
potential exposures in surface water depicted as Scenario 5 in Figure 9.
Duncan et al. (2007) provide a case study discussion that illustrates the application of site
reconnaissance methods for delineating organic plume discharge into a tidally influenced
waterway. This study also illustrates the usefulness of visual observations in assessing the
potential that plume discharge is already occurring. Examples of visual indicators may include
(1)	evidence of hydrocarbon seeps along shorelines during low-tide or base flow conditions,
(2)	observations of free-phase pools of NAPLs in near-shore areas, and/or (3) the presence of
organic sheens on the surface of near-shore waters that may be indicative of lighter hydrocarbon
cocontaminants within the discharging plume (see Figure 10). These visual indicators provide a
useful screening approach to support decisions regarding sample collection and
characterization for acquisition of contaminant data used in estimating ecological exposures.
For example, examination of the literature indicates that collection of this type of information
can help inform approaches to site characterization and risk assessment (e.g., Michel et al.,
2009).
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Surface Water. (1) Exposure to dissolved or colloid-associated HOCs from direct plume discharge into surface water,
(2) contact with NAPL or dissolved HOC in equilibrium with NAPL phase, (3) exposure to dissolved HOC in sediment
pore water (benthic), (4) aquatic life exposure in overlying surface water due to desorption from contaminated sediments
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Figure 10. Illustrations of NAPL Pools or Sheens at Sites with Subsurface
Discharge/Release of NAPL with Associated Hydrophobic Organic
Contaminant (HOC). (Left Panel) Transport due to groundwater discharge
(Oregon DEQ, 2006) and (Right Panel) transport due to gas ebullition (photo
courtesy of Steve Mangion, U.S. EPA).
Recent studies have pointed to greater reliability of in situ measurements of dissolved
HOC concentrations to successfully predict actual contaminant uptake levels at contaminated
sediment sites (e.g., Xu et al., 2007; Arp et al., 2009; Friedman et al., 2009; Hawthorne et al.,
2009b; van der Heijden and Jonker, 2009; McDonough et al., 2010; Ruus et al., 2010; Werner et
al., 2010). Because dissolved HOC concentrations can vary as a Junction of time and space at
a ground-water discharge zone, design of the monitoring or detection systems need to capture
this variability to the extent practicable. In designing the approach to characterize the extent
and impact of HOC exposure, it is important to consider the following factors: (1) the spatial
distribution of contaminated ground-water flux across the areal extent of the aquatic system (e.g.,
Conant et al., 2004; Hamonts et al., 2009; Landmeyer et al., 2010), (2) the temporal variation in
the magnitude and direction of contaminated ground-water flux across the GW/SW transition
zone (e.g., Kennedy et al., 2009) and (3) the spatial distribution in sediment properties that
influence the capacity for and rate of HOC sequestration across the zone of plume discharge
(e.g., Jonker and Barendregt, 2006; Smith and Lerner, 2008).
While exposure to the dissolved form of the HOC is generally assumed as the primary
process controlling biological uptake (e.g., Brack et al., 2009; McDonough et al., 2010),
transport of the NAPL into sediments or surface water may also contribute to ecological
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impairment. In Figure 9, scenarios 2 and 5 represent special situations in which NAPL transport
into the surface water body may occur due to the proximity of contaminant sources to the
impacted aquatic ecosystem. For these situations, components of the NAPL, in addition to
specific HOCs, may contribute to the overall impact to ecological receptors (e.g., Driscoll et al.,
2009; Muijs and Jonker, 2010). Site photographs shown in Figure 10 illustrate conditions where
ground-water advection and/or ebullition contribute to the bulk movement of NAPL into surface
water. The left panel in Figure 10 illustrates direct discharge of NAPL at a creosote site in
Portland, Oregon (Oregon DEQ, 2006; Sower and Anderson, 2008). The right panel in
Figure 10 illustrates transport of NAPL from sediments into surface water due to ebullition of
biogenic gas from contaminated sediments at a site in Burlington, Vermont (ARCADIS BBL and
Hart Crowser, 2008). The ebullition of biogenic gas during decay of newly deposited natural
organic matter is a common phenomenon (e.g., Casper et al., 2000; Huttunen et al., 2001;
Delongchamp et al., 2010; Varadharajan et al., 2010). For sites where trapped NAPL overlies
sediment layers where methane is produced during anaerobic degradation of organic matter,
ebullition-induced transport of NAPL and/or associated HOCs into the overlying surface water
may occur (e.g., Viana et al., 2007; McLinn and Stolzenburg, 2009; Yin et al., 2010; Viana et al.,
2012). For Scenarios 2 and 5, assessment of impairment to biological receptors may warrant
delineating the presence of NAPL in addition to specific HOCs.
Knowledge of the location and dimensions of the upgradient plume along with
information on the potentiometric ground-water surface can also be used to guide sampling of
shallow ground water and/or sediments within the surface water body for the purpose of
determining the presence of HOCs (e.g., Roy and Bickerton, 2010). Once contaminant discharge
has been confirmed, then a more detailed monitoring network can be established within the
GW/SW transition zone in order to map out the dimensions of the contaminated zone and
determine contaminant discharge, and subsequently, estimate exposure point concentrations and
ecological risk.
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Evaluating Downgradient Exposures—Key Points
•	A monitoring network developed from knowledge of the upland hydrogeologic system
and contaminant distribution is an important component for design of the ecological
exposure assessment.
•	Visual observation of hydrocarbon seeps, NAPL pools and organic sheens at
ground-water discharge zones can support design of the contaminant monitoring or
detection systems.
•	Design contaminant monitoring or detection systems to evaluate the temporal and
spatial variability in HOC concentrations transported across the GW/SW transition
zone.
4.2. ESTIMATING RISKS TO ECOLOGICAL RECEPTORS
A general assumption for assessing the extent of biological uptake for the exposure
scenarios illustrated in Figure 9 is that the dissolved form of the HOC is the primary source of
bio-uptake for the biological receptor. Evaluation of the distribution of HOCs between the
dissolved, NAPL, and/or colloidal/particulate phases, and the influence of this phase distribution
on exposure/toxicity to ecological receptors, is particularly important where facilitated transport
occurs. Where a complete exposure pathway exists from ground water to surface water, several
methodologies may be used to estimate risks to ecological receptors:
•	Compare chemical concentrations in ground water, interstitial water (Greenberg et al.,
2014) or overlying water to water-only toxicity values (i.e., effect concentrations)
such as final chronic values (FCVs) or secondary chronic values (SCVs).
•	Compare organic carbon normalized sediment concentrations to equilibrium
partitioning sediment benchmarks (ESBs) derived from water-only effects
concentrations and respective organic carbon-water partition coefficients
(U.S. EPA, 2012). An ESB is the organic carbon normalized solid phase
concentration for a particular HOC below which adverse effects are unlikely to occur
and above which effects may occur.
•	Compare concentrations derived through use of chemical uptake models or
bioaccumulation studies to risk-based concentrations (e.g., references in
Section 23.2.7 of Suter, 2007).
o Chemical uptake models utilizing HOC distributions in sediments, pore water
and overlying surface water may employ (1) laboratory-derived
bioconcentration factors (BCFs) (U.S. EPA, 2000a), (2) field-derived
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bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) (Ingersoll and MacDonald, 2002), or
(3) biota sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) (Burkhard, 2009).
• Compare results from toxicity and bioaccumulation tests (in situ preferred) to those
from a reference site (Burton et al., 2005; Greenberg et al., 2002; U.S. EPA, 1994,
2000b).
The first two methodologies for estimating risk derive from a mechanistic approach to
determine if a specific HOC (or mixture) is sufficiently bioavailable to cause a toxic effect.
Burgess et al. (2013) provide context for the use of ESBs derived from the analysis of HOC and
organic carbon concentrations in sediments versus direct measurements of dissolved HOC
concentrations in interstitial water. For risk estimates that rely heavily on sediment-associated
HOC concentration measurements, it may be important to evaluate sediment solid phase
composition (e.g., presence and quantity of carbonaceous particles or NAPLs) and the potential
influence this may have on estimates of HOC bioavailability (e.g., Ghosh et al., 2003; Jonker and
Barendregt, 2006; Ghosh and Hawthorne, 2010; Witt et al., 2010). There can be uncertainty
associated with the prediction of the bioavailability of sediment-associated HOCs (Mayer et al.,
2014), which can lead to inaccuracy in estimated risk for a given site. With improvements in the
accuracy and reductions in cost for direct analytical determinations of dissolved HOC
concentrations, Burgess et al. (2013) project that the direct methods for assessing dissolved HOC
concentrations will likely become more prevalent. For the third method for estimating risk, it is
important to recognize and account for potential analytical artifacts observed for highly
hydrophobic HOCs when determining laboratory-derived BCFs (Jonker and van der Heijden,
2007). For the fourth method, it is preferred that in situ tests of toxicity/bioaccumulation be
employed using confined organisms. While laboratory-based tests provide a measure of relative
differences in toxicity for sediments from a given site, they may be unable to replicate the
physical and chemical dynamics of site conditions that factor into the cumulative toxicity to
ecological receptors (Burton et al., 2005; Hose et al., 2006).
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5. RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY
As illustrated in the preceding text, assessing the potential for HOC exposure in surface
water via transport from upgradient source areas will depend on the accuracy of the conceptual
site model. The types of information that underpin the conceptual site model include the
chemical composition of the contaminant source(s), the characteristics of fluid (aqueous and
NAPL) transport in the subsurface, and the hydraulic connectivity between the subsurface
system and the downgradient surface water system. Due to the low water solubility of HOCs,
the potential for ground water to transport these contaminants to the surface water system will
most likely be due to the existence of fast pathways for fluid transport (e.g., fluid flow through a
subsurface fracture network) and/or the existence of chemical conditions that facilitate transport
through porous subsurface media. Facilitated transport through porous, unconsolidated aquifers
is most likely due to the presence of other organic constituents in the contaminant source that
increase the dissolved concentrations of HOCs over that predicted by aqueous solubility (i.e.,
cosolvents or surfactants) and/or the generation of mobile colloidal phases. Assessing the
relative importance of these factors will depend on review or acquisition of organic constituent
composition data for waste materials that have been released to the subsurface, and the
installation and sampling of a ground-water monitoring well network that minimizes sampling
artifacts for colloid identification.
The decision analysis process illustrated in Figure 11 provides a summarized view of the
upland, contaminant source characteristics that need evaluation in order to establish if facilitated
transport of HOCs may occur at a given site. The decision analysis process is divided into three
tiers that attempt to address all potential mechanisms that can result in HOC transport to surface
water. The tiers are divided to address situations in which NAPL, ground water and mobile
colloids are the primary medium for HOC movement in the subsurface. The following list
summarizes the potential transport pathways considered in the decision analysis process.
Tier 1—NAPL as Primary Transport Medium
•	Synthetic or natural surfactant compounds create NAPL emulsions that are more
readily transported
•	Cosolvents present in the source zone interact with NAPL to promote its movement
through porous media
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•	NAPL is sufficiently mobile, or becomes remobilized, to represent a direct risk to the
surface water body
Tier 2—Ground Water as Primary Transport Medium
•	Source zone cosolvents completely or partially soluble in water increase HOC
aqueous solubility
•	Source zone surfactants increase HOC aqueous solubility
Tier 3—Mobile Colloids as Primary Transport Medium
•	Conditions conducive to generation of mobile colloids; sample quality issues critical
The decision analysis process shown in Figure 11 incorporates consideration of the
screening tests and monitoring system design recommendations highlighted in Sections 3.3 and
3.4. Screening evaluations of the relationship between TOC concentrations, IFT measurements,
and HOC concentrations in ground-water samples can guide assessing the potential influence of
cosolvents or surfactants within the contaminant plume. Likewise, screening evaluations of the
relationship between ground-water turbidity and HOC concentrations provide a basis for
assessing the potential influence of colloid-facilitated transport, provided demonstration that well
installation or sampling artifacts are absent. In conjunction with knowledge of subsurface
hydrogeology, these ground-water quality characteristics provide a basis for identifying potential
pathways for plume discharge to surface water.
Following determination of a complete pathway for HOC transport to downgradient
ecological receptors, delineation of the spatial extent and magnitude of contaminant flux
migrating across the GW/SW transition zone will ultimately help target approaches to estimate
the extent of bioaccumulation and/or ecological risk that more accurately capture realistic
exposure scenarios for biota in the surface water body. Evaluation of the distribution of HOCs
between the dissolved, NAPL, and/or colloidal/particulate phases, and the influence of this phase
distribution on exposure/toxicity to ecological receptors, is particularly important where
facilitated transport occurs. Where a complete exposure pathway exists from ground water to
surface water, risks to ecological receptors can be estimated using the following methodologies:
•	Compare chemical concentrations in ground water, interstitial water or overlying
water to water-only toxicity values (i.e., effect concentrations) such as final chronic
values (FCVs) or secondary chronic values (SCVs).
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•	Compare organic carbon normalized sediment concentrations to equilibrium
partitioning sediment benchmarks (ESBs) derived from water-only effects
concentrations and respective organic carbon-water partition coefficients.
•	Compare concentrations derived from chemical uptake models or bioaccumulation
studies to risk-based concentrations. Chemical uptake models utilizing HOC
distribution in sediments, pore water and overlying surface water may employ
laboratory-derived bioconcentration factors (BCFs), field-derived bioaccumulation
factors (BAFs), or biota sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs).
•	Compare results from toxicity and bioaccumulation tests to those from a reference
site.
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Figure 11. Decision Analysis Process for Assessing the Potential for Facilitated Subsurface
Transport of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants (HOCs). The analysis begins
with the assessment of the presence of NAPLs, then proceeds forward based on
evaluation of the organic constituent composition of the contaminant source and
groundwater characterization data from screening measurements.
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