Tracing underground sources of pollution to coastal waters off Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand.

Tracing underground sources of pollution to coastal waters off Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand.

Burnett, William C;Sola, Phachirarat;Chanyotha, Supitcha;Bidorn, Butsawan;Kritsananuwat, Rawiwan;Chinfak, Narainrit;
Marine pollution bulletin 2019 Vol. 148 pp. 75-84
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We explored the possibility that an underground pathway, "submarine groundwater discharge" (SGD), may contribute to the observed coastal contamination from a large industrial complex on the Gulf of Thailand. Three surveys were performed to map the area for the natural groundwater tracers radon, thoron and salinity. The results from all three surveys were internally consistent showing a point source adjacent to a large pier that serves the complex. It may be that a piling, driven into the ground to support the pier, intercepted a shallow aquifer and this resulted in an underground pathway between land and sea. Some low-density sediments are enriched in radium, we suspect from fly ash from a nearby power plant. Water quality parameters showed that total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs) correlated strongly to nitrite, dissolved inorganic phosphate and silica, indicating a common source. Data analysis shows that diffuse seepage accounts for more discharge than the point source.

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