TY - GEN
T1 - Evaluation of nitrate attenuation potential in the groundwater of Jakarta metropolitan area, Indonesia
AU - Saito, Mitsuyo
AU - Onodera, Shin Ichi
AU - Umezawa, Yu
AU - Hosono, Takahiro
AU - Shimizu, Yuta
AU - Delinom, Robert
AU - Taniguchi, Makoto
PY - 2009/12/1
Y1 - 2009/12/1
N2 - To evaluate the nitrate attenuation potential in the groundwater of Jakarta metropolitan area, we tried to examine the mixing and denitrification process with toe groundwater flow. The hydraulic potential distribution shows the direction of overall horizontal groundwater flow is from the mountainside to Jakarta Bay (south to north). Nitrate-nitrogen (NO3N) concentrations in the shallow groundwater at depths of <100 m were more than 600 μ M -1 in the mountainside. However, it declined to less than 50 μ M-1 during 5 km of horizontal groundwater flow. The variation in nitrogen stable isotope ratio (δ15N) shows slightly increasing trend with groundwater flow. The relation between Cl- and NO 3N concentrations, and NO3N and δ15N suggests that the mixing and denitrification process occurs in the shallow groundwater. Based on these results, it is estimated that approx. 5% of nitrate denitrified during 1 km of horizontal groundwater flow. Compared with the result in the Yellow River Delta, the nitrate attenuation potential in the groundwater is relatively low in Jakarta. However, it is suggested that nitrate in the groundwater is denitrified before it reaches the sea.
AB - To evaluate the nitrate attenuation potential in the groundwater of Jakarta metropolitan area, we tried to examine the mixing and denitrification process with toe groundwater flow. The hydraulic potential distribution shows the direction of overall horizontal groundwater flow is from the mountainside to Jakarta Bay (south to north). Nitrate-nitrogen (NO3N) concentrations in the shallow groundwater at depths of <100 m were more than 600 μ M -1 in the mountainside. However, it declined to less than 50 μ M-1 during 5 km of horizontal groundwater flow. The variation in nitrogen stable isotope ratio (δ15N) shows slightly increasing trend with groundwater flow. The relation between Cl- and NO 3N concentrations, and NO3N and δ15N suggests that the mixing and denitrification process occurs in the shallow groundwater. Based on these results, it is estimated that approx. 5% of nitrate denitrified during 1 km of horizontal groundwater flow. Compared with the result in the Yellow River Delta, the nitrate attenuation potential in the groundwater is relatively low in Jakarta. However, it is suggested that nitrate in the groundwater is denitrified before it reaches the sea.
KW - Aquifer
KW - Attenuation potential
KW - Jakarta
KW - Nitrate
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78951481414
SN - 9781907161001
T3 - IAHS-AISH Publication
SP - 305
EP - 310
BT - Trends and Sustainability of Groundwater in Highly Stressed Aquifers
T2 - Symposium HS.2 at the Joint Convention of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, IAHS and the International Association of Hydrogeologists, IAH
Y2 - 6 September 2009 through 12 September 2009
ER -