Sources and pollution path identification of PAHs in karst aquifers: an example from Liulin karst water system, northern China
| Autor: | Ruyao Yan, Xingzhou Zhang, Yu Feng, Peili Gong, Xubo Gao, Ting Tan, Kaisaerjiang Aihemaiti, Zeyong Chi, Chengcheng Li, Dong Xu, Jiancong Fang, Xiao Wu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Pollution
China δ18O media_common.quotation_subject 0207 environmental engineering Aquifer 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Rivers Environmental Chemistry Coal Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 020701 environmental engineering Groundwater 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology media_common geography geography.geographical_feature_category business.industry Water Karst Infiltration (hydrology) Environmental chemistry Environmental science Surface runoff business Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 241:103810 |
| ISSN: | 0169-7722 |
| Popis: | Karst water, with constituting major sources for water supply worldwide, is vulnerable and prone to be polluted. In this study, it is reported that karst water polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution is caused by the infiltration of surface runoff in the bared carbonate areas, which is of universal significance for the protection of groundwater resources in karst region. Hydro-geochemistry, stable isotopes (δD, δ18O and 87Sr/86Sr) and characteristic ratio method were conducted together to illustrate the concentration, distribution, sources and pollution path of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in groundwater in the Liulin karst water system of northern China. The results showed that total concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ranged from 39.25 to 16,830 ng/L in groundwater, with Naphthalene being the dominant component, and the median value increased gradually along the flow path. The highest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons concentrations in karst water were mainly observed in the coal mining and the discharge areas. Based on the characteristic ratios, the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the study area mainly come from local incomplete combustion of woods, fossil fuels, coal and liquid fuels. The slight shift of δD and δ18O and moderate 87Sr/86Sr ratios suggest that the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in karst water is mainly polluted by surface runoff during rain events in the bared karst region. The leakage of river water may partly contribute to the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some karst water, which normally located close to the karst water - river water mixing line. This study provides a new technical method for tracing the sources and identifying the pollution paths of organic pollution in a karst water system. |
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