Validation of basaltic glass adsorption capabilities from geothermal arsenic in a basaltic aquifer: A case study from Bjarnarflag power Station, Iceland

• Published in: Geoscience Frontiers
• Main Authors: Weaver, KC, Hoque, MA, Amin, SM, Markússon, SH, Butler, AP
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Science & Technology; Physical Sciences; Geosciences; Multidisciplinary; Geology; Geothermal; Groundwater; Hydrogeochemistry; Arsenic; Modelling; GROUNDWATER-FLOW SYSTEMS; LAKE MYVATN; BEHAVIOR; WATER; 0402 Geochemistry; 0403 Geology; 0404 Geophysics; Mývatn; Bjarnarflag; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/69366; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2019.01.001

Arsenic is a carcinogen known for its acute toxicity to organisms. Geothermal waters are commonly high in arsenic, as shown at the Bjarnarflag Power Plant, Iceland (∼224 μg/kg of solvent). Development of geothermal energy requires adequate disposal of arsenic-rich waters into groundwater/geothermal...