Hydrochemical characteristics and water quality assessment of groundwater in the Yishu River basin

• Autorzy: Liu Jiutan , Wang Min , Gao Zongjun , Chen Qiao , Wu Guangwei , Li Fuquan

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DOI

10.1007/s11600-020-00440-1

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Groundwater is the primary source of water for human development in the Yishu River basin, and therefore characterizing groundwater quality is essential for sustainable development of groundwater resources in the region. This study aimed to determine the hydrochemical characteristics and water quality of groundwater in the Yishu River basin by sampling 45 wells in October 2016 and May 2017. Hydrochemical characteristics of groundwater were determined using integrated hydrochemical analysis and the groundwater quality was evaluated based on the water quality index (WQI). Groundwater of the Yishu River basin was characterized as weak alkaline hard water with mean concentrations of total hardness and total dissolved solids of less than 500 mg L⁻¹ and 1000 mg L⁻¹, respectively, and the principal chemical components of groundwater were higher in 2016 than in 2017. A Piper diagram showed that 64.4% of the water samples contained Ca–HCO₃ type water and 27% contained mixed water (27%). The dominant processes driving the chemical composition of groundwater were found to be dissolution of silicate and carbonate minerals and cation exchange. The saturation index indicated that carbonate minerals were supersaturated, whereas gypsum, fuorite, and halite were unsaturated. The WQI indicated good groundwater quality in the Yishu River basin, with only one water sample classifed as having "poor" water quality in 2016 and 2017, respectively. However, these samples contained high nitrate concentrations (>200 mg L⁻¹), which may be the result of domestic sewage discharge and/or the use of agricultural fertilizers.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

groundwater; hydrochemical characteristics; water quality assessment; Yishu River basin

PL

wody gruntowe; właściwości hydrochemiczne; ocena jakości wody; dorzecze rzeki Yishu

• Wydawca: Instytut Geofizyki PAN ; Springer
• Czasopismo: Acta Geophysica
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 68, no. 3
• Strony: 877--889
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Liu Jiutan

• College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, China

autor

Wang Min

• College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, China

autor

Gao Zongjun

• College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, China

autor

Chen Qiao

• College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, Shandong, China

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Wu Guangwei

• Shandong Geological Environmental Monitoring Station, Jinan 250014, Shandong, China

autor

Li Fuquan

• The Seventh Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration of Shandong Province, Linyi 276006, Shandong, China

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2021)