Abstract
Colloid particle size plays an important role in contaminant adsorption and clogging in the hyporheic zone, but it remains unclear how the particle size changes during the transport of colloids. This study investigated the variation of the particle size of colloids in the overlying water and the effects of settlement and hyporheic exchange via laboratory experiments and numerical simulations with two main factors settlement and hyporheic exchange being considered. The results show that the particle size distribution varies when colloids transport in hyporheic zone, and both settlement and hyporheic exchange are involved in the exchange of colloids between stream and streambed. Large-sized particles are mainly controlled by settlement and advection and thus their concentration in the overlying water decreases more quickly; but small-sized particles are mainly controlled by hyporheic exchange and thus their concentration decreases more slowly, and some particles can be resuspended. The increase of retention coefficient and settling velocity will accelerate the transfer of colloids into the streambed. This study may provide important insights into the variation of the particle size of colloids in the overlying water and the effects of settlement and hyporheic exchange.
Highlights
-
The distribution of colloidal particle size varies during the transport process in hyporheic zone.
-
Larger sized colloidal particles are affected by settlement more when transport in hyporheic zone, while smaller sized are affected by both hyporheic exchange and settlement.
-
The increase of retention coefficient and settling velocity will accelerate the transfer of colloids into the streambed, and the effect of settling velocity is more sensitive than that of retention coefficient.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Data Availability
The data sets for this study are available online at https://zenodo.org/record/8024901.
References
Baxter, C.V., Hauer, F.R.: Geomorphology, hyporheic exchange, and selection of spawning habitat by bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57(7), 1470–1481 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1139/f00-056
Benjankar, R., Tonina, D., Marzadri, A., McKean, J., Isaak, D.J.: Effects of habitat quality and ambient hyporheic flows on salmon spawning site selection. J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosci. 121(5), 1222–1235 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JG003079
Besemer, K.: Biodiversity, community structure and function of biofilms in stream ecosystems. Res. Microbiol. 166(10), 774–781 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2015.05.006
Boano, F., Revelli, R., Ridolfi, L.: Bedform-induced hyporheic exchange with unsteady flows. Adv. Water Resour. 30(1), 148–156 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2006.03.004
Boano, F., Harvey, J.W., Marion, A., Packman, A.I., Revelli, R., Ridolfi, L., Wörman, A.: Hyporheic flow and transport processes: mechanisms, models, and biogeochemical implications. Rev. Geophys. 52(4), 603–679 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1002/2012RG000417
Boulton, A.J., Findlay, S., Marmonier, P., Stanley, E.H., Valett, H.M.: The functional significance of the hyporheic zone in streams and rivers. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 29(1), 59–81 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.29.1.59
Bradl, H.B.: Adsorption of heavy metal ions on soils and soils constituents. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 277(1), 1–18 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2004.04.005
Brunke, M.: Colmation and depth filtration within streambeds: retention of particles in hyporheic interstices. Int. Rev. Hydrobiol. 84(2), 99–117 (1999)
Brunke, M., Gonser, T.O.M.: The ecological significance of exchange processes between rivers and groundwater. Freshw. Biol. 37(1), 1–33 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00143.x
Camarena, C., Otero, D., Ren, J.: Modelling and experimental study of coupled exchange of p, p-DDE and colloids in a flume simulated stream-streambed system. Hydrol. Process. 30(1), 40–56 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10560
Cardenas, M.B.: Hyporheic zone hydrologic science: a historical account of its emergence and a prospectus. Water Resour. Res. 51(5), 3601–3616 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017028
Cardenas, M.B.R. (2006). Dynamics of fluids, heat and solutes along sediment-water interfaces: a multiphysics modeling study. PhD dissertation, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico. http://www.ees.nmt.edu/outside/alumni/papers/2006d_cardenas_mr.pdf. Accessed 2 June 2021
Chrysikopoulos, C.V., Katzourakis, V.E.: Colloid particle size-dependent dispersivity. Water Resour. Res. 51(6), 4668–4683 (2015)
Chupakova, A.A., Chupakov, A.V., Neverova, N.V., Shirokova, L.S., Pokrovsky, O.S.: Photodegradation of river dissolved organic matter and trace metals in the largest European arctic estuary. Sci. Total Environ. 622–623, 1343–1352 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.030
Drummond, J.D., Davies-Colley, R.J., Stott, R., Sukias, J.P., Nagels, J.W., Sharp, A., Packman, A.I.: Retention and remobilization dynamics of fine particles and microorganisms in pastoral streams. Water Res. 66, 459–472 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.025
Drummond, J.D., Larsen, L.G., Gonzalez-Pinzon, R., Packman, A.I., Harvey, J.W.: Fine particle retention within stream storage areas at base flow and in response to a storm event. Water Resour. Res. 53, 5690–5705 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR020202
Findlay, S.: Importance of surface-subsurface exchange in stream ecosystems: the hyporheic zone. Limnol. Oceanogr. 40(1), 159–164 (1995). https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1995.40.1.0159
Fox, A., Boano, F., Arnon, S.: Impact of losing and gaining streamflow conditions on hyporheic exchange fluxes induced by dune-shaped bed forms. Water Resour. Res. 50, 1895–1907 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1002/2013WR014668
Fox, A., Packman, A.I., Boano, F., Phillips, C.B., Arnon, S.: Interactions between suspended kaolinite deposition and hyporheic exchange flux under losing and gaining flow conditions. Geophys. Res. Lett. 45(9), 4077–4085 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077951
Fraser, B.G., Williams, D.D., Howard, K.W.: Monitoring biotic and abiotic processes across the hyporheic/groundwater interface. Hydrogeol. J. 4(2), 36–50 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100400050085
Gan, C., Luo, Z., Su, C., Tong, L., Liu, H.: Mechanism of reactive co-transport of Fe2+ and antibiotics in hyporheic zone simulated by quartz sand column. J. Hydrol. 621, 129641 (2023)
Guo, M., Chorover, J.: Transport and fractionation of dissolved organic matter in soil columns. Soil Sci. 168(2), 108–118 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ss.0000055306.23789.65
Hartland, A., Larsen, J.R., Andersen, M.S., Baalousha, M., O’Carroll, D.: Association of arsenic and phosphorus with iron nanoparticles between streams and aquifers: implications for arsenic mobility. Environ. Sci. Technol. 49(24), 14101–14109 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b03506
Huettel, M., Ziebis, W., Forster, S.: Flow-induced uptake of particulate matter in permeable sediments. Limnol. Oceanogr. 41(2), 309–322 (1996). https://doi.org/10.4319/lo.1996.41.2.0309
Jin, G., Tang, H., Gibbes, B., Li, L., Barry, D.A.: Transport of nonsorbing solutes in a streambed with periodic bedforms. Adv. Water Resour. 33(11), 1402–1416 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.09.003
Jin, G.Q., Tang, H.W., Li, L., Barry, D.A.: Prolonged river water pollution due to variable-density flow and solute transport in the riverbed. Water Resour. Res. 51(4), 1898–1915 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1002/2014WR016369
Jin, G., Jiang, Q., Tang, H., Li, L., Barry, D.A.: Density effects on nanoparticle transport in the hyporheic zone. Adv. Water Resour. 121, 406–418 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.09.004
Jin, G., Zhang, Z., Tang, H., Xiaoquan, Y., Li, L., Barry, D.A.: Colloid transport and distribution in the hyporheic zone. Hydrol. Process. 33(6), 932–944 (2019a). https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13375
Jin, G., Chen, Y., Tang, H., Zhang, P., Li, L., Barry, D.A.: Interplay of hyporheic exchange and fine particle deposition in a riverbed. Adv. Water Resour. 128, 145–157 (2019b). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2019.04.014
Jin, G., Chen, H., Zhang, Z., Jiang, Q., Liu, Z., Tang, H.: Transport of phosphorus in the hyporheic zone. Water Resour. Res. 58(3), e2021WR031292 (2022)
Kan, A.T., Tomson, M.B.: Ground water transport of hydrophobic organic compounds in the presence of dissolved organic matter. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. Int. J. 9(3), 253–263 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620090302
Karathanasis, A.D.: Subsurface migration of copper and zinc mediated by soil colloids. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 63(4), 830–838 (1999). https://doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1999.634830x
Karathanasis, A.D.: Colloid-mediated transport of pb through soil porous media. Int. J. Environ. Stud. 57(5), 579–596 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1080/00207230008711298
Karwan, D.L., Saiers, J.E.: Hyporheic exchange and streambed filtration of suspended particles. Water Resour. Res. 48(1), W01519 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1029/2011WR011173
Li, N., Li, Y.: Effects of colloids on ammonia nitrogen release under different ion conditions in natural sediments of Lake Taihu China. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 29(27), 41455–41466 (2022)
Ling, X., Yan, Z., Lu, G.: Vertical transport and retention behavior of polystyrene nanoplastics in simulated hyporheic zone. Water Res. 219, 118609 (2022)
Mathers, K.L., Millett, J., Robertson, A.L., Stubbington, R., Wood, P.J.: Faunal response to benthic and hyporheic sedimentation varies with direction of vertical hydrological exchange. Freshw. Biol. 59(11), 2278–2289 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.12430
McCarthy, J., Zachara, J.: Subsurface transport of contaminants. Environ. Sci. Technol. 23(5), 496–502 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1021/es00063a001
O’Carroll, D.M., Hartland, A., Larsen, J., and Andersen, M.S.: A field investigation of arsenic transport by colloidal iron oxides in the hyporheic zone. In: AGU fall meeting abstracts, H13E-1408 (2012). https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012AGUFM.H13E1408O. Accessed 2 June 2021
Packman, A.I., Brooks, N.H.: Hyporheic exchange of solutes and colloids with moving bed forms. Water Resour. Res. 37(10), 2591–2605 (2001)
Packman, A.I., Brooks, N.H., Morgan, J.J.: Experimental techniques for laboratory investigation of clay colloid transport and filtration in a stream with a sand bed. Water Air Soil Pollut. 99, 113–122 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018380231521
Packman, A.I., Brooks, N.H., Morgan, J.J.: Kaolinite exchange between a stream and streambed: laboratory experiments and validation of a colloid transport model. Water Resour. Res. 36(8), 2363–2372 (2000a). https://doi.org/10.1029/2000WR900058
Packman, A.I., Brooks, N.H., Morgan, J.J.: A physicochemical model for colloid exchange between a stream and a sand streambed with bed forms. Water Resour. Res. 36(8), 2351–2361 (2000b). https://doi.org/10.1029/2000wr900059
Partington, D., Therrien, R., Simmons, C.T., Brunner, P.: Blueprint for a coupled model of sedimentology, hydrology, and hydrogeology in streambeds. Rev. Geophys. 55(2), 287–309 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1002/2016RG000530
Peleg, E., Johnson, W.P., Teitelbaum, Y., & Arnon, S.: Modeling microplastic deposition in sandy streams with moving bedforms. In: Paper Presented at the EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts (2022)
Pretty, J.L., Hildrew, A.G., Trimmer, M.: Nutrient dynamics in relation to surface-subsurface hydrological exchange in a groundwater fed chalk stream. J. Hydrol. 330(1–2), 84–100 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.04.013
Preziosi-Ribero, A., Packman, A.I., Escobar-Vargas, J.A., Phillips, C.B., Donado, L.D., Arnon, S.: Fine sediment deposition and filtration under losing and gaining flow conditions: a particle-tracking model approach. Water Resour. Res. 56(2), 1–14 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR026057
Rehg, K.J., Packman, A.I., Ren, J.H.: Effects of suspended sediment characteristics and bed sediment transport on streambed clogging. Hydrol. Process. 19(2), 413–427 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.5540
Ren, J., Packman, A.I.: Stream-subsurface exchange of zinc in the presence of silica and kaolinite colloids. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38(24), 6571–6581 (2004a). https://doi.org/10.1021/es035090x
Ren, J., Packman, A.I.: Modeling of simultaneous exchange of colloids and sorbing contaminants between streams and streambeds. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38(10), 2901–2911 (2004b). https://doi.org/10.1021/es034852l
Ren, J., Packman, A.I.: Changes in fine sediment size distributions due to interactions with streambed sediments. Sed. Geol. 202(3), 529–537 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.03.021
Ryan, J.N., Elimelech, M.: Colloid mobilization and transport in groundwater. Colloids Surf. A 107, 1–56 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1016/0927-7757(95)03384-X
Saavedra Cifuentes, E., Teitelbaum, Y., Arnon, S., Dallmann, J., Phillips, C.B., Packman, A.I.: Turbulence-driven clogging of hyporheic zones by fine particle filtration. Geophys. Res. Lett. 50(20), e2023GL105002 (2023)
Song, J.N., Zhang, G.T., Wang, W.Z., et al.: Variability in the vertical hyporheic water exchange affected by hydraulic conductivity and river morphology at a natural confluent meander bend. Hydrol. Process. 31(19), 3047–3420 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.11265
Song, J.N., Wang, L.P., Dou, X.Y., et al.: Spatial and depth variability of streambed vertical hydraulic conductivity under the regional flow regimes. Hydrol. Process. 32(19), 3006–3018 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13241
Stokes, G.G.: On the effect of the internal friction of fluids on the motion of pendulums. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (1851)
Stubbington, R.: The hyporheic zone as an invertebrate refuge: a review of variability in space, time, taxa and behaviour. Mar. Freshw. Res. 63(4), 293–311 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1071/MF11196
Syngouna, V.I., Chrysikopoulos, C.V.: Cotransport of clay colloids and viruses in water saturated porous media. Colloids Surf. A 416, 56–65 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.10.018
Triska, F.J., Kennedy, V.C., Avanzino, R.J., Zellweger, G.W., Bencala, K.E.: Retention and transport of nutrients in a third-order stream in northwestern California: hyporheic processes. Ecology 70(6), 1893–1905 (1989a). https://doi.org/10.2307/1938120
Triska, F.J., Kennedy, V.C., Avanzino, R.J., Zellweger, G.W., Bencala, K.E.: Retention and transport of nutrients in a third-order stream: channel processes. Ecology 70(6), 1877–1892 (1989b). https://doi.org/10.2307/1938119
Wagner, K., Bengtsson, M.M., Besemer, K., et al.: Functional and structural responses of hyporheic biofilms to varying sources of dissolved organic matter. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 80(19), 6004–6012 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01128-14
Wharton, G., Mohajeri, S.H., Righetti, M.: The pernicious problem of streambed colmation: a multi-disciplinary reflection on the mechanisms, causes, impacts, and management challenges. Wires Water 4(5), e1231 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1231
Yu, C., Duan, P., Barry, D.A., Johnson, W.P., Chen, L., Yu, Z., Li, Y.: Colloidal transport and deposition through dense vegetation. Chemosphere 287, 132197 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132197
Zhang, M., Li, W., Yang, Y., Chen, B., Song, F.: Effects of readily dispersible colloid on adsorption and transport of Zn, Cu, and Pb in soils. Environ. Int. 31(6), 840–844 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2005.05.037
Zhang, W., Tang, X.Y., Xian, Q.S., Weisbrod, N., Yang, J.E., Wang, H.L.: A field study of colloid transport in surface and subsurface flows. J. Hydrol. 542, 101–114 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.08.056
Zhuang, J., Flury, M., Jin, Y.: Colloid-facilitated Cs transport through water-saturated Hanford sediment and Ottawa sand. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37(21), 4905–4911 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1021/es0264504
Funding
This research has been supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (U2040205, 52309090), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (B200203063), the National Key R&D Program of China (2019YFE0109900), the Water Science and Technology Project of Jiangsu Province (2021034, 2022057).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Contributions
Conceptualization—Zhongtian Zhang; Guangqiu Jin—Methodology—Zhongtian Zhang; Hongwu Tang; Wenhui Shao—Formal analysis and investigation—Zhongtian Zhang; Qihao Jiang—Writing—original draft preparation—Zhongtian Zhang; Xiaorong Zhou—Writing—review and editing—Haiyu Yuan; Guangqiu Jin—Funding acquisition—Guangqiu Jin; Hongwu Tang—Resources—Guangqiu Jin; Hongwu Tang—Supervision—Guangqiu Jin; David Andrew Barry.
Corresponding author
Ethics declarations
Competing interests
The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
Additional information
Publisher's Note
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Supplementary Information
Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.
Rights and permissions
Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.
About this article
Cite this article
Zhang, Z., Jin, G., Tang, H. et al. Effects of Hyporheic Exchange and Settlement on the Particle Size Distribution of Colloids. Transp Porous Med 151, 719–741 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-024-02061-4
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11242-024-02061-4