Groundwater flow and hydrogeochemical evolution in the Jianghan Plain, central China
Autor: | Teng Ma, Yanxin Wang, Ke Zhao, Yamin Deng, Xing Liang, Yiqun Gan |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
geography
Hydrogeology geography.geographical_feature_category Groundwater flow 0208 environmental biotechnology Geochemistry Aquifer 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences 020801 environmental engineering Hydrology (agriculture) Groundwater pollution Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Environmental science Water quality Surface water Groundwater 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology |
Zdroj: | Hydrogeology Journal. 26:1609-1623 |
ISSN: | 1435-0157 1431-2174 |
Popis: | Hydrogeochemical analysis and multivariate statistics were applied to identify flow patterns and major processes controlling the hydrogeochemistry of groundwater in the Jianghan Plain, which is located in central Yangtze River Basin (central China) and characterized by intensive surface-water/groundwater interaction. Although HCO3-Ca-(Mg) type water predominated in the study area, the 457 (21 surface water and 436 groundwater) samples were effectively classified into five clusters by hierarchical cluster analysis. The hydrochemical variations among these clusters were governed by three factors from factor analysis. Major components (e.g., Ca, Mg and HCO3) in surface water and groundwater originated from carbonate and silicate weathering (factor 1). Redox conditions (factor 2) influenced the geogenic Fe and As contamination in shallow confined groundwater. Anthropogenic activities (factor 3) primarily caused high levels of Cl and SO4 in surface water and phreatic groundwater. Furthermore, the factor score 1 of samples in the shallow confined aquifer gradually increased along the flow paths. This study demonstrates that enhanced information on hydrochemistry in complex groundwater flow systems, by multivariate statistical methods, improves the understanding of groundwater flow and hydrogeochemical evolution due to natural and anthropogenic impacts. |
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