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Yan J, Ren K, Wang T. Improving multidimensional normal cloud model to evaluate groundwater quality with grey wolf optimization algorithm and projection pursuit method. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 354:120279. [PMID: 38354612 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Groundwater quality is related to several uncertain factors. Using multidimensional normal cloud model to reduce the randomness and ambiguity of the integrated groundwater quality evaluation is important in environmental research. Previous optimizations of multidimensional normal cloud models have focused on improving the affiliation criteria of the evaluation results, neglecting the weighting scheme of multiple indicators. In this study, a new multidimensional normal cloud model was constructed for the existing one-dimensional normal cloud model (ONCM) by combining the projection-pursuit (PP) method and the Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO) algorithm. The effectiveness and robustness of the model were analyzed. The results showed that compared with ONCM, the new multidimensional normal cloud model (GWOPPC model) integrated multiple evaluation parameters, simplified the modeling process, and reduced the number of calculations for the affiliation degree. Compared with other metaheuristic optimization algorithms, the GWO algorithms converged within 20 iterations during 20 simulations showing faster convergence speed, and the convergence results of all objective functions satisfy the iteration accuracy of 0.001, which indicates that the algorithm is more stable. Compared to the traditional entropy weights (0.27, 0.23, 0.47, 0.44, 0.29, 0.59, 0.12) or principal component weights (0.38, 0.33, 0.42, 0.34, 0.47, 0.29, 0.38), the weight allocation scheme provided by the GWOPP method (0.50, 0.48, 0.05, 0.38, 0.02. 0.51 and 0.32) considers the density of the distribution of all samples in the data set space. Among all 55 groundwater samples, the GWOPPC model has 21 samples with lower evaluation ratings than the fuzzy evaluation method, and 28 samples lower than the Random Forest method or the WQI method, indicating that the GWOPPC model is more conservative under the conditions of considering fuzziness and randomness. This method can be used to evaluate groundwater quality in other areas to provide a basis for the planning and management of groundwater resources.
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- Jiaheng Yan
- Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China.
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- Faculty of Computer and Software Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China.
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- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Ren X, Zhang Z, Yu R, Li Y, Li Y, Zhao Y. Hydrochemical variations and driving mechanisms in a large linked river-irrigation-lake system. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 225:115596. [PMID: 36871946 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A linked river-irrigation-lake system exhibits intricate and dynamic hydrochemical variations, closely related to changes in natural conditions and anthropogenic activities. However, little is known about the sources, migration and transformation of hydrochemical composition, and the driving mechanisms, in such systems. In this study, the hydrochemical characteristics and processes in the linked Yellow River-Hetao Irrigation District-Lake Ulansuhai system were studied, based on a comprehensive hydrochemical and stable isotope analysis of water samples collected during spring, summer, and autumn. The results showed that the water bodies in the system were weakly alkaline with a pH range of 8.05-8.49. The concentrations of hydrochemical ions showed an increasing trend in the water flow direction. Total dissolved solids (TDS) were less than 1000 mg/L (freshwater) in the Yellow River and the irrigation canals, and increased to more than 1800 mg/L (saltwater) in the drainage ditches and Lake Ulansuhai. The dominant hydrochemical types varied from SO4•Cl-Ca•Mg and HCO3-Ca•Mg types in the Yellow River and the irrigation canals to Cl-Na type in the drainage ditches and Lake Ulansuhai. The ion concentrations in the Yellow River, the irrigation canals, and the drainage ditches were highest during summer, while ion concentrations in Lake Ulansuhai were highest during spring. The hydrochemistry of the Yellow River and the irrigation canals was mainly affected by rock weathering, while evaporation was the principal controlling factor in the drainage ditches and Lake Ulansuhai. Water-rock interactions including the dissolution of evaporites and silicates, the precipitation of carbonates, and cation exchange were the main sources of hydrochemical compositions in this system. Anthropogenic inputs had a low impact on the hydrochemistry. Therefore, greater attention should be paid in future to hydrochemical variations, especially salt ions, in the management of linked river-irrigation-lake system water resources.
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- Xiaohui Ren
- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of River and Lake Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of River and Lake Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of River and Lake Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China; Key Laboratory of Mongolian Plateau Ecology and Resource Utilization, Ministry of Education, Hohhot, 010021, China; Autonomous Region Collaborative Innovation Center for Integrated Management of Water Resources and Water Environment in the Inner Mongolia Reaches of the Yellow River, Hohhot, 010018, China.
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of River and Lake Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of River and Lake Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of River and Lake Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, China
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Tripodi MA, Cueto GR, Muschetto E, Hancke D, Suárez OV. Intra- and inter-annual variations in metal concentrations in the superficial water of a highly polluted urban basin of Argentina. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:60838-60853. [PMID: 37037934 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26391-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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To protect ecosystems impacted by human activities and prevent their degradation, it is imperative to evaluate variations in the concentration of environmental pollutants over time. Here, we evaluated the intra- and inter-annual variations of several metals from 15 sites in the Matanza Riachuelo River basin (one of the most polluted in the world) and determined the physicochemical and meteorological parameters associated with these changes from 2008 to 2015. For this, in each site, we used Asymmetric Eigenvector Maps and Redundancy Analysis. The results highlighted temporal patterns of metal concentrations and several factors associated with them, perhaps related to the actions performed in the area since 2008. Additionally, we found that the effects of physicochemical and meteorological factors on metal concentrations were site-dependent, possibly related to the presence of different local sources of pollution or characteristics of the river in each site, such as its sediments. This approach could be applied to different scenarios (aquatic and terrestrial) and could provide a tool to help decision-makers address the harmful consequences of the continuous advance of human activities on human and ecosystem health.
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- Mariel A Tripodi
- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Grupo de Bioestadística Aplicada, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ren X, Yu R, Kang J, Li X, Wang R, Zhuang S, Wang D, Zhang X. Hydrochemical evaluation of water quality and its influencing factors in a closed inland lake basin of Northern China. Front Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1005289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Understanding the water quality and its influencing factors of different water bodies is essential for managing water resources in closed inland lake basins in semi-arid regions. However, generally, groundwater or surface water is assessed separately, and the differences among different water bodies are neglected. This study assessed the water quality and its influencing factors of different water bodies in the Daihai Lake Basin (a closed inland lake basin in a semi-arid region) by analysing the hydrochemical data of groundwater, and spring, river, and lake waters in the dry and wet seasons. The dominant hydrochemical type of groundwater (81.48%), spring water (80%), and river water (83.33%) was HCO3–Ca•Mg, while that of lake water was Cl-Na (100%). Groundwater, spring water, and river water were suitable for drinking and agricultural irrigation; however, the groundwater quality was worse in the wet season than in the dry season. Na+ and Cl– majorly affected the lake water quality. The mean NO3– concentration in groundwater was 28.39 mg/L, and its non-carcinogenic hazard quotient indicated that high risk areas were mainly distributed in Tiancheng and northern Maihutu. The hydrochemical compositions of groundwater, spring water, and river water were mainly influenced by rock (silicate and carbonate) weathering and cation exchange, and agricultural activities were the main sources of groundwater NO3–. Moreover, the lake hydrochemical composition was mainly affected by evaporation and halite dissolution. Thus, groundwater NO3– pollution and lake water salinisation should be prioritised. These findings provide a more thorough understanding of water quality and its influencing factors in the closed inland lake basin in the semi-arid region, and can be used to develop the protection of ecosystems and water resources management strategies in the Daihai Lake Basin.
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Peroni B, Navas M, Bideberripe HP, Barbero B, Casella ML, Jaworski MA. Development of PdCu Structured Catalysts Based on ZrO 2–CeO 2 Materials Supported on Cordierite Monoliths for Water Remediation: Removal of Hazardous Oxyanions. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c01784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Belén Peroni
- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco” (CINDECA, CCT CONICET-La Plata, UNLP, CICPBA), La Plata, Buenos Aires 1900, Argentina
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires 1900, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco” (CINDECA, CCT CONICET-La Plata, UNLP, CICPBA), La Plata, Buenos Aires 1900, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco” (CINDECA, CCT CONICET-La Plata, UNLP, CICPBA), La Plata, Buenos Aires 1900, Argentina
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires 1900, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Tecnología Química (INTEQUI, UNSL-CONICET), San Luis Capital, San Luis D5702, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco” (CINDECA, CCT CONICET-La Plata, UNLP, CICPBA), La Plata, Buenos Aires 1900, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas “Dr. Jorge J. Ronco” (CINDECA, CCT CONICET-La Plata, UNLP, CICPBA), La Plata, Buenos Aires 1900, Argentina
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Buenos Aires 1900, Argentina
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Yan J, Chen J, Zhang W. Study on the groundwater quality and its influencing factor in Songyuan City, Northeast China, using integrated hydrogeochemical method. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 773:144958. [PMID: 33592469 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.144958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Clean groundwater resources are important for the health of human. In Songyuan City, Northeast China, anthropogenic activities have led to changes in groundwater circulation, thereby depleting the aquifer system and causing water quality deterioration. To evaluate the genesis of water quality, we analyzed the hydrochemical and stable isotope compositions of shallow and deep groundwater. According to drinking water quality standards, the concentrations of Ca2+, Mg2+, and NO3- in 23.0, 30.2 and 35.4% of the samples, respectively, exceeded the acceptable ranges. The groundwater chemistry in these samples was related to geochemical processes and agricultural pollution. The hydrochemical analysis explained the reaction mechanisms in each aquifer, showing that the main source of ions in both deep and shallow groundwater is the weathering of silicate rock. In addition, the dissolution of carbonate minerals and artificial pollutants is greater in the shallow groundwater. The stable isotope results showed that long-term extraction is the cause of the diffusion of pollutants in shallow aquifers. Moreover, because most of the well-drilling techniques are backward, the aquifer structure is destroyed, and the deep groundwater is mixed with the shallow groundwater during the process of artificial extraction. The study also analyzed the conditions of the water-rock reaction. Combined with the geological background, it was found that the deep CO2 gas reservoir could provide the necessary material source for the reactions. Owing to frequent tectonic activities, deep CO2 could be discharged to the surface through the fault zone, which promotes the water-rock reaction in this area.
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- Jiaheng Yan
- Geotechnical Research Institute, College of Civil and Transportation, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, China
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Vadell MV, Salomone VN, Castesana PS, Morandeira NS, Rubio A, Cardo MV. Assessment of Environmental Hazards to Public Health in Temperate Urban Argentina. ECOHEALTH 2021; 18:250-266. [PMID: 34448975 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-021-01535-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Human health risk in urban areas depends on multiple environmental features. We performed a year-round survey in a highly urbanized district located in temperate Argentina (General San Martín, Buenos Aires) to establish baseline information about environmental hazards associated with health risks. Sampling was stratified into low and high hazardous zones according to estimated indexes previously developed for the area for four hazards: drinking water and air pollution, and mosquito and rodent infestation. Water from wells showed lower concentrations of aluminum, manganese and iron, and higher values of arsenic than tap samples, with the latter showing records above the maximum permitted for arsenic, aluminum and chromium. Benzene concentration in air was higher in summer than in winter, and in areas close to dumps and landfills, gas stations, high traffic pathways and industries with respect to low hazard areas. Adult mosquito collections were more abundant in high hazardous areas, three species from the genus Culex dominated the captures and the proportion of individuals from each species was variable seasonally and spatially. Rodent activity was recorded inside and outside dwellings, and its observed values did not differ between low and high hazardous areas. In the comparison between field data and estimated hazard maps, high accuracy was obtained for air pollution maps, intermediate accuracy for water pollution and mosquito infestation, and poor accuracy for rodent infestation. How to improve field surveys and estimated maps are both discussed, highlighting the need for dynamic feedback between GIS-based models and environmental monitoring.
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- María Victoria Vadell
- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), 25 de Mayo and Francia - Campus Miguelete (3iA), 1650, General San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto Nacional de Medicina Tropical (INMeT-ANLIS-MSAL), Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), 25 de Mayo and Francia - Campus Miguelete (3iA), 1650, General San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), 25 de Mayo and Francia - Campus Miguelete (3iA), 1650, General San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Gerencia Química, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, 1650, General San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), 25 de Mayo and Francia - Campus Miguelete (3iA), 1650, General San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), 25 de Mayo and Francia - Campus Miguelete (3iA), 1650, General San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), 25 de Mayo and Francia - Campus Miguelete (3iA), 1650, General San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Zabala ME, Gorocito M, Dietrich S, Varni M, Murillo RS, Manzano M, Ceballos E. Key hydrological processes in the Del Azul Creek basin, sub-humid Pampean Plain. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 754:142258. [PMID: 33254946 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Groundwater plays an important role in the economic development of the Chaco-Pampean Plain (Argentina), where industry, agriculture and cattle farming are the main economic activities. The 66% of the country's population lives in this area. The low slopes of this region condition the water movement and the occurrence of physical and chemical processes. The aim of this work is to update the hydrological conceptual model of the Del Azul Creek basin (Buenos Aires Province), a sub-humid and continental plain, using environmental tracers. In total, the study was based on the analysis of 201 samples (stable isotopes) and 184 samples (chemical data) including rainwater, surface water and groundwater. The temporal and spatial variation in the isotopic composition of rainfall and the hydrological physical-processes, evaporation, surface water-groundwater interaction and recharge were studied. Isotopic compositions of rainfall revealed a seasonal variation across the basin. Low δ18O rainfalls occur during the coldest seasons, while high δ18O rainfalls occur during the warmest seasons. The isotopic compositions of rainfall varied only during the cold period in the upper basin. At this time, the lowest δ18O rainfall fell in the upper basin, while in the other areas and during the warmer seasons, no differences were observed. Evaporation was a relevant process in the flatter area of the basin, mainly during the warmest seasons. Samples taken from the wetlands and from the lower section of the Del Azul Creek were strongly evaporated. In the first 30 m depth of the aquifer, groundwater reflected the isotopic composition of rainfall from the warmest seasons, thus revealing seasonal preferential recharge and a good hydraulic connection. This study provides direct evidence showing that both evaporation and the surface water-groundwater interaction are processes that play a key role in the control of the isotopic and chemical composition of water.
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- M E Zabala
- Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff" (IHLLA), República de Italia 780, Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Pinto 399, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff" (IHLLA), República de Italia 780, Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, Godoy Cruz 2370, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff" (IHLLA), República de Italia 780, Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Pinto 399, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff" (IHLLA), República de Italia 780, Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Pinto 399, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Stable Isotopes Research Group and Water Resources Management Laboratory, Universidad Nacional, Heredia 86-3000, Costa Rica
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- Escuela de Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos y de Ingeniería de Minas, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, P° de Alfonso XIII 52, E-30203 Cartagena, Spain
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- Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff" (IHLLA), República de Italia 780, Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Li C, Gao X, Li S, Bundschuh J. A review of the distribution, sources, genesis, and environmental concerns of salinity in groundwater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:41157-41174. [PMID: 32815007 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10354-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Awareness concerning the degradation of groundwater quality and their exacerbating adverse effects due to salinization processes is gaining traction, raising for adequate understanding of the distribution, sources, genesis, and environmental concerns of salinity in groundwater. Saline groundwater is widely distributed all over the world, with an area of 24 million km2 (16% of the total land area on earth) and 1.1 billion people living in the affected areas, especially the arid/semi-arid areas in developing countries. These large-scale groundwater salinization problems are sourced from two major ways: natural and anthropogenic. The natural sources are diversified from connate saline groundwater, seawater intrusion, evaporation, dissolution of soluble salts, membrane filtration process to geothermal origin. The anthropogenic sources include irrigation return flow, road deicing salts, industrial and agricultural wastewater, and gas and oil production activities. The integrated approach of geochemical tracers and multiple isotopes (δ18OH2O, δ2HH2O, δ11B, δ36Cl, δ34Ssulfate, 87Sr/86Sr, and δ7Li) is proved to be useful in the constraints of the origin and transport of solutes in groundwater. Groundwater salinization is often associated with high levels of some toxic elements like arsenic, fluoride, selenium, and boron. Four "triggers" lead to this association: salt effect, competing adsorption, microbial processes, and cation exchange.
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- Chengcheng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology and School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, No. 388, Lumo Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
- School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology and School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, No. 388, Lumo Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology and School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, No. 388, Lumo Road, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, West Street, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350, Australia.
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Navas MB, Bideberrripe HP, Cabello CI, Gazzoli D, Casella ML, Jaworski MA. Use of PdCu catalysts supported on zirconia-ceria based supports for the elimination of oxyanions present in water. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tripodi MA, Muschetto E, Cueto G, Hancke D, Suárez O. Are soft tissues of urban rats good indicators of exposure to heavy metal pollution? A study conducted in one of the most polluted basins of Buenos Aires, Argentina. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2020; 192:349. [PMID: 32388837 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08300-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The overall goal of this work was to analyze the relationship between the concentration of lead in the kidney, liver, and stomach contents of rats captured in a polluted urban basin and the concentration of this metal in the environment, meteorological factors, and different intrinsic characteristics of the individuals. To this end, we determined the concentration of lead in the kidney, liver, and stomach contents of 133 Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) captured in the Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin (Buenos Aires, Argentina). This basin is one of the most severe cases of water pollution in Latin America and metals like lead represent the most common chemical pollutants. Rats were trapped in nine sites with different soil and water lead concentrations, between 2014 and 2015. A positive relationship was found between lead concentration in the liver and kidney of R. norvegicus and the environmental concentration of this metal in water and soil. Although the remaining variables analyzed were also related to the lead concentration in soft tissues, they did not affect the association between the lead concentration in soft tissues and that in the environment. The lead concentration in the stomach contents was not related to any of the variables analyzed. Our results constitute the first study in an urban basin with a gradient of environmental lead concentration and suggest that the quantification of lead in the kidney and liver of rats can be used as an indicator of exposure to this metal within a large city.
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- Mariel A Tripodi
- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, IEGEBA (CONICET-UBA), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad Universitaria, Núñez, C1428EGA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Sosa NN, Kulkarni HV, Datta S, Beilinson E, Porfido C, Spagnuolo M, Zárate MA, Surber J. Occurrence and distribution of high arsenic in sediments and groundwater of the Claromecó fluvial basin, southern Pampean plain (Argentina). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 695:133673. [PMID: 31425994 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Occurrences of high arsenic (As) in sediments and groundwaters were investigated in the Claromecó fluvial basin, southern Pampean plain, Argentina. This investigation includes sedimentology, mineralogy, and hydrogeochemistry of the Neogene and Quaternary aquifers to determine possible sources and transport mechanisms for As in the Claromecó basin. Characterization of the sediments revealed homogeneous mineralogy in both Neogene highlands and Quaternary floodplains with abundant plagioclase, volcanic glass shards (VGS), K-feldspar, quartz, clay minerals and minor concentrations of clinopyroxenes, orthopyroxenes, hornblende, epidote, Fe-(oxy)hydroxides and fluorapatite. The sedimentary As concentrations ranged between 2.8 and 31 mg kg-1 in both aquifers. The average total dissolved As (dissolved AsT) concentrations was 47.2 ± 30.8 μg L-1 (15.3-110 μg L-1) in groundwater in Neogene aquifer (GW1), while it was 97.1 ± 30.6 μg L-1 (45-144 μg L-1) in Quaternary floodplain aquifer (GW2), with all samples exceeding WHO's guideline for dissolved AsT in safe drinking water of 10 μg L-1. Some GW1 (33%) and all GW2 samples contained high levels of fluoride (F-) ranging from 0.6 to 2.6 mg L-1 (1.37 ± 0.59 mg L-1) in GW1 and 2 to 5 mg L-1 (3.2 ± 0.9 mg L-1) in GW2 which also exceeded WHO's guideline for F- in safe drinking water of 1.5 mg L-1. Elevated concentrations of Na+, Cl- and SO42- in the Quaternary flood plain groundwater (GW2) could indicated some degree of sea water mixing as well as some contribution from inland processes (e.g. high evapotranspiration rates, long residence time and soil-water interactions). Dissolution of As bearing VGS or Fe-(oxy)hydroxides, alkaline desorption or competitive desorption with HCO3- from Fe-(oxy)hydroxides appear to be dominating processes of As mobilization, while desorption from fluorapatite elevate dissolved F- levels. This study provides valuable insights on As mobilization processes in Neogene and near coast Quaternary floodplain aquifer.
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- Numa N Sosa
- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas (CONICET - UNLP), Diag.113 # 275, La Plata 1900, Argentina.
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- Department of Geology, Kansas State University (KSU) - Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, USA; Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), San Antonio, 78249, USA
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- Department of Geology, Kansas State University (KSU) - Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, USA; Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), San Antonio, 78249, USA.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas (CONICET - UNLP), Diag.113 # 275, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti (Di.S.S.P.A.), Universitá degli Studi di Bari, Bari 70126, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti (Di.S.S.P.A.), Universitá degli Studi di Bari, Bari 70126, Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra y Ambientales de la Pampa (CONICET - UNLPam), Avenida Uruguay 151, Santa Rosa 6300, Argentina
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- Department of Geology, Kansas State University (KSU) - Manhattan, Kansas, 66506, USA
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Borzi G, Tanjal C, Santucci L, Carol E. Geochemical mechanisms controlling the isotopic and chemical composition of groundwater and surface water in a sector of the Pampean plain (Argentina). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 683:455-469. [PMID: 31141747 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Samborombón River basin, which has eminently rural characteristics, develops within the Pampean plain along with other basins with serious contamination problems due to the growth of the industrial activities and the absence of a proper groundwater management. Considering that the knowledge of the natural baseline quality is important to measure an imposed environmental change, the aim of this work was to study the mechanisms that control the natural composition of groundwater and superficial water in the Samborombón River basin. In order to achieve this, detailed analysis of the minerals forming the aquifer matrix along with the data obtained from isotopes, major and trace elements were performed. Geochemical processes that define the chemical characteristics and contribute to the evolution of both surface and groundwater are associated with rainwater infiltration, carbonate dissolution, cation exchange and evaporation. Additionally, the low concentration of heavy metals may respond to natural background levels. Comprehending the hydrochemical processes governing groundwater and superficial water quality, particularly in a rural area where water supply is vital for the development of human activities, is essential to prevent environmental deterioration and thus, enhance socio-economic growth.
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- Guido Borzi
- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, CONICET-UNLP, Diagonal 113 n#275, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Av. 122 and 60, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, CONICET-UNLP, Diagonal 113 n#275, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Av. 122 and 60, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, CONICET-UNLP, Diagonal 113 n#275, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Av. 122 and 60, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, CONICET-UNLP, Diagonal 113 n#275, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Av. 122 and 60, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jaworski MA, Barbero BP, Siri GJ, Casella ML. REMOVAL OF NITRATE FROM DRINKING WATER BY USING PdCu STRUCTURED CATALYSTS BASED ON CORDIERITE MONOLITHS. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-6632.20190362s20180292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- María A. Jaworski
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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Ferrer N, Folch A, Lane M, Olago D, Odida J, Custodio E. Groundwater hydrodynamics of an Eastern Africa coastal aquifer, including La Niña 2016-17 drought. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 661:575-597. [PMID: 30682610 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In 2016-17 much of East Africa was affected by a severe drought which has been attributed to Indian Ocean Dipole and El Niño Southern Oscillation conditions. Extreme events such as this have immediate and knock-on effects on water availability for household, agricultural and industrial use. Groundwater resources can provide a buffer in times of drought, but may themselves be stressed by reduced recharge and increased usage, posing significant challenges to groundwater resource management. In the context of East Africa, groundwater management is also hampered by a lack of information on aquifer characteristics. With the aim of addressing this knowledge gap, this study shows the hydrogeological behaviour before and during La Niña 2016/17 drought in southern coastal Kenya on a groundwater system which sits within a geological structure which is representative of an important portion of the East African coast. Diverse hydrochemical and isotopic campaigns, as well as groundwater head variation measurements, were carried out to study the groundwater hydrodynamics and thus characterize the aquifer system under climatic conditions before and during the La Niña event. This information is complemented with an estimation of changes in local recharge since 2012 using local data sets. The main consequence of the drought was a 69% reduction of recharge compared to an average climatic year. There was reduced recharge during the first rainy season (April-June) and no recharge during the second wet season (October-December). There was a concurrent increase in seawater intrusion even during the wet season.
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- Núria Ferrer
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Jordi Girona 1-3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; Associated Unit: Hydrogeology Group (UPC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Jordi Girona 1-3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; Associated Unit: Hydrogeology Group (UPC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Geology, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Jordi Girona 1-3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; Associated Unit: Hydrogeology Group (UPC-CSIC), Barcelona, Spain; Royal Academy of Sciences of Spain, Spain
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Liang Z, Chen J, Jiang T, Li K, Gao L, Wang Z, Li S, Xie Z. Identification of the dominant hydrogeochemical processes and characterization of potential contaminants in groundwater in Qingyuan, China, by multivariate statistical analysis. RSC Adv 2018; 8:33243-33255. [PMID: 35548109 PMCID: PMC9086470 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra06051g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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In karst areas, groundwater is an important water source for drinking and irrigation purposes; however, karst aquifers are vulnerable and recovery from damage is difficult. We collected surface water (pond and river water) and groundwater (hand-pump well, dug well, and borehole water) samples in Qingyuan city, China, to determine the major chemicals in the water with the primary goals of evaluating the geochemical composition, identifying the geochemical processes governing the water chemistry, and identifying the probable sources of potential contaminants in shallow and deep groundwater in the study area. The results revealed marked differences in water chemistry between shallow and deep groundwater. The groundwater composition was largely controlled by rock–water interactions, particularly the dissolution of evaporite minerals (e.g., calcite, gypsum, and anhydrite), and ion exchange processes were important drivers of the chemical compositions of groundwater in the study area. Moreover, in shallow and deep groundwater, Mg2+ and SO42− concentrations were increased due to the long residence time of deep groundwater, while K+ and Na+ concentrations were decreased due to anthropogenic input. Finally, factor analysis of the major and trace elements differentiated between anthropogenic and geogenic sources of potential contaminants in karst aquifers. In karst areas, groundwater is an important water source for drinking and irrigation purposes; however, karst aquifers are vulnerable and recovery from damage is difficult.![]()
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- Zuobing Liang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Geo-simulation
- School of Geography and Planning
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Geo-simulation
- School of Geography and Planning
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Geo-simulation
- School of Geography and Planning
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Geo-simulation
- School of Geography and Planning
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Geo-simulation
- School of Geography and Planning
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Geo-simulation
- School of Geography and Planning
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Geo-simulation
- School of Geography and Planning
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Geo-simulation
- School of Geography and Planning
- Sun Yat-Sen University
- Guangzhou
- PR China
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