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Amor Ben Moussa Sarra Bel Haj Salem Kamel Zouari Vincent Marc Fayçal Jlassi 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2011,62(6):1287-1300
Detailed hydrogeochemical and isotopic data of groundwaters from the Hammamet–Nabeul unconfined aquifer are used to provide
a better understanding of the natural and anthropogenic processes that control the groundwater mineralization as well as the
sources of different groundwater bodies. It has been demonstrated that groundwaters, which show Na–Cl and Ca–SO4–Cl water facies, are mainly influenced by the dissolution of evaporates, the dedolomitization and the cation-exchange process;
and supplementary by anthropogenic process in relation with return flow of irrigation waters. The isotopic signatures permit
to classify the studied groundwaters into two different groups. Non-evaporated groundwaters that are characterized by depleted
δ
18O and δ
2H contents highlighting the importance of modern recharge at higher altitude. Evaporated groundwaters with enriched contents
reflecting the significance infiltration of return flow irrigation waters. Tritium data in the studied groundwaters lend support
to the existence of pre-1950 and post-1960 recharge. Carbon-14 activities in shallow wells that provide evidence to the large
contamination by organic 14C corroborate the recent origin of the groundwaters in the study area. 相似文献
2.
Geochemical and isotopic characterization of groundwater from shallow and deep limestone aquifers system of Aleppo basin (north Syria) 总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0
A. Al-Charideh 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2012,65(4):1157-1168
Stable isotopes (δ18O, δ2H and 13C) and radioactivity (3H, 14C) have been used in conjunction with chemical data to evaluate the processes generating the chemical composition, reconstruct
the origin of the water and groundwater residence time. The Aleppo basin is comprised of two main limestone aquifers: the
first one is unconfined of Paleogene age and the second is confined of Upper Cretaceous age. The chemical data indicate that
the dissolution of minerals and evaporation are the main processes controlling groundwater mineralization. The groundwater
from the two aquifers is characterized by distinctive stable isotope signatures. This difference in water isotopes is interpreted
in terms of difference origin and recharge period. Fresh and brackish shallow groundwater were mostly recharged during the
Holocene period. The presence of 3H in several groundwater samples of this aquifer gives evidence that groundwater recharge is going on. Brackish water of the
deep confined aquifer has depleted stable isotope composition and very low 14C activity that indicates recharge during the late Pleistocene cold period. 相似文献
3.
Geochemistry of heavily exploited aquifers in the Emilia-Romagna region (Po Valley, northern Italy) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
More than 5 800 chemical analyses on water samples collected during 1987–1995 from 528 monitoring wells located in the southernmost
part of the Po Valley (Emilia-Romagna region, northern Italy), one of the most urbanized, industrialized and agriculturally
developed areas of Italy, have been processed. The analysis of data showed that: (1) waters are discharging from both confined
and unconfined aquifers; (2) the water in the unconfined aquifer(s) is Ca(Mg)-HCO3 in composition while confined ones are Na-Cl and/or Na-(HCO3); (3) both confined and unconfined aquifer samples have δ18O and δD isotopic values of meteoric signature; (4) waters from both the aquifers are at least 40 years old; (5) the pumping
rate has caused subsidence, particularly where the aquifer(s) is (are) unconfined; (6) the unconfined aquifer(s) is exposed
to the risk of NO3 pollution; (7) considering the present "pressure" (i.e. pumping rate) on this natural environment by human activity, care
must be taken in the future to preserve this "strategic" resource.
Received: 27 October 1997 · Accepted: 12 March 1998 相似文献
4.
Thirty-two groundwater samples collected from the Merguellil Wadi basin (central Tunisia) complemented by the Haouareb dam reservoir water samples have been isotopically analysed in order to investigate the implication of the reservoir water to recharging the aquifer, and also to infer the sources, relative ages and mixing processes in the aquifer system. Plots of the stable isotopes data against the local meteoric lines of Tunis-Carthage and Sfax indicate a strong implication of the dam water noticeable up to a distance of 6–7 km. A contribution as much as 80% of the pumped water has been evidenced using isotopic mass balance. In addition, poorly distinguished water clusters in the stable isotope plots, but clearly identified in the diagrams δ18O versus 3H and 3H versus 14C, indicate various water types related to sources and timing of recharge. The isotopic signatures of the dam accounting water, the “old” and “native” recharged waters, have been evidenced in relation to their geographical distribution and also to their radiogenic isotopes (3H and 14C) contents. In the south-western part of the aquifer, mixing process occurs between the dam reservoir water and both the “old” and “native” water components. 相似文献
5.
Groundwater systems in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, USA have been re-evaluated by an analysis of solute and isotopic data. Existing stream, spring, and groundwater samples have been augmented with 154 solute and isotopic samples. Based on geochemical stratification, three groundwater regimes have been identified within 1,200 m of the surface: unconfined, upper active confined, and lower active confined with maximum TDS concentrations of 35,000, 3,500 and 600 mg/L, respectively. The elevated TDS of northern valley unconfined and upper active confined systems result from mineral dissolution, ion exchange and methanogenesis of organic and evaporate lake sediments deposited in an ancient lake, herein designated as Lake Sipapu. Chemical evolutions along flow paths were modeled with NETPATH. Groundwater ages, and δ13C, δ2H and δ18O compositions and distributions, suggest that mountain front recharge is the principle recharge mechanism for the upper and lower confined aquifers with travel times in the northern valley of more than 20,000 and 30,000 14C years, respectively. Southern valley confined aquifer travel times are 5,000 14C years or less. The unconfined aquifer contains appreciable modern recharge water and the contribution of confined aquifer water to the unconfined aquifer does not exceed 20%. 相似文献
6.
《Applied Geochemistry》1996,11(3):433-445
Twenty-seven samples from a confined Lower-Middle Jurassic aquifer and an unconfined Oxfordian aquifer of the North Aquitaine Basin (France) have been analysed for their major elements, Br−,18O,2H,13C and14C contents. Hydrochemistry indicates (1) a dissolution of carbonate and anhydrite near the recharge zone and (2) a dilution of a saline water derived from a seawater/halite mixing in the deeper part of the aquifer. The mixing is also visible in a δ18O vs Cl− diagram in which two different groups appear: recent waters and old waters indicating a mixing process between fresh and saline groundwaters. The composition of the saline water is likely to be 34,100±11,200 ppm in Cl, 70±20 ppm in Br and more than −3.5±07‰ vs SMOW in18O.13C contents indicate (1) a C exchange with CaCO3 matrix for groundwaters near the recharge zone and (2) a participation of organic matter in the deep part of the aquifer.Residence times for waters near the area of the aquifer outcrop correspond to Holocene and Late Pleistocene periods. The depletion in stable isotopes of 10 to 15,000 y B.P. waters show a late glacial period infiltration to the aquifer. After a distance of about 10 km in the aquifer, the14C activities are 0 pmc showing the presence of ‘old’ groundwaters. 相似文献
7.
《Applied Geochemistry》1998,13(5):593-606
The comparative geochemical and isotopic study of confined and unconfined Chalk groundwaters of the Paris Basin and the N German Basin proves a significant chemical evolution during groundwater flow from the recharge zones to the deep confined aquifer. Different time dependent geochemical parameters have been tested as dating tools: Cation ratios (Sr2+/Ca2+, Mg2+/Ca2+), N–NO−3, noble gas contents as paleotemperature indicators (Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe), radiogenic He, 13C, 14C, 18O, 2H, 3H. Cation ratios and 13C show the importance of incongruent dissolution processes in the Chalk aquifer. Water–rock interactions were taken into account in a multi-step dissolution model to determine radiocarbon groundwater ages. The oldest waters in the confined part of the Paris basin Chalk with maximum 14C ages of 14,000 a B.P. contain pleistocene recharge components as can be shown by a stable isotope depletion and noble gas temperatures significantly lower than in recent groundwaters. Chalk waters at the Lägerdorf site in Northern Germany show a distinct stratification with respect to residence times and hydrochemistry. 相似文献
8.
Quantifying regional groundwater flow between Continental Intercalaire and Djeffara aquifers in southern Tunisia using isotope methods 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Large-scale interaction between the Continental Intercalaire and the Djeffara aquifer systems in the southeast of Tunisia
has been investigated with the aid of chemical and isotopic tracers. Two distinct groundwater types have been identified:
(1) the Continental Intercalaire groundwater characterized by elevated temperatures (50–61.4°C), low δ18O (−8.4 to−7.87) and δ2H (−67.2 to−59) values and negligible radiocarbon content, both testifying its great age dating from the late Pleistocene
period, and (2) the Djeffara groundwater with distinctly heavier isotopic composition (δ18O = −8.31 to −5.80, δ2H = −65.9 to −31.9). The Djeffara groundwaters reveal a distinct changes of physico-chemical and isotopic parameters near
El Hamma Faults in the northwestern part of the Djeffara basin. These changes could possibly be explained by a vertical leakage
from the Continental Intercalaire aquifer through El Hamma Faults. The mixing proportions inferred from stable isotope mass
balance prove that the contribution of the Continental Intercalaire to the recharge of Djeffara aquifer is very significant
and may reach 100% in the El Hamma region and in the northern part of Gabes. Isotope tracers strongly suggest that recent
recharge to the Djeffara aquifer system is very limited. Its current yield, particularly in its central and northern parts
can be maintained only thanks to large-scale underground inflow from the Continental Intercalaire aquifer system, which carries
late Pleistocene palaeowater. Consequently, current exploitation of groundwater resources of the Djeffara aquifer has non-sustainable
character. 相似文献
9.
Samir Kamel 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2011,63(1):189-199
The hydrodynamic groundwater data and stable isotopes of water have been used jointly for better understanding of upward leakage
and mixing processes in the Djerid aquifer system (southwestern Tunisia). The aquifer system is composed of the upper unconfined
Plio-Quaternary (PQ) aquifer, the intermediate (semi-)confined Complex Terminal (CT) aquifer and the deeper confined Continental
Intercalaire (CI) aquifer. A total of 41 groundwater samples from the CT and PQ aquifers were collected during June 2001.
The stable isotope composition of waters establishes that the CT deep groundwater (depleted as compared to present Nefta local
rainfall) is ancient water recharged during late Quaternary time. The relatively recent water in the shallow PQ aquifer is
composed of mixed water resulting from upward leakage and sporadic meteoric recharge. In order to characterize the meteoric
input signal for PQ in the study area, rainfall water samples were collected during 4 years (2000–2003) at the Nefta meteorological
station. Weighted mean values of isotopic contents with respect to rainfall amounts have been computed. Despite the short
collection period in the study area, results agree with those found in Beni Abbes (southwestern Algerian Sahara) by Fontes
on 9 years of rainfall surveillance. Stable isotopic relationships provide clear evidence of shallow PQ aquifer replenishment
by deep CT groundwater. The 18O/upward leakage rate allowed the identification of distinctive PQ waters related to CT aquifer configuration (confined in
the western part of the study area, semi-permeable in the eastern part). These trends were confirmed by the relation 18O/TDS. The isotope balance model indicated a contribution of up to 75% of the deep CT groundwater to the upper PQ aquifer
in the western study area, between Nefta and Hazoua. 相似文献
10.
The present work was conducted in the Sinai Peninsula (1) to identify the recharge and flow characteristics and to evaluate
the continuity of the Lower Cretaceous Nubian Sandstone aquifer; and (2) to provide information for the aquifer's rational
appraisal. Isotopic and hydrochemical compositions combined with the geological and hydrogeological settings were used for
this purpose.
A considerable depletion in isotopic content (oxygen-18 and deuterium) and low d-excess values exist in the studied groundwater,
reflecting the contribution of old meteoric water that recharged the aquifer in pluvial times. Modern recharge also occurs
from precipitation that falls on the aquifer outcrops. The wide scatter of the data points around the two meteoric lines,
the global meteoric water line (GMWL) and Mediterranean meteoric water line (MMWL), in the δ18O–δD diagram indicates considerable variation in recharge conditions (amount, altitude, temperature, air masses, distances
from catchment, overland flow, etc.). The isotopic composition in the El-Bruk area is minimum (18O=–9.53‰), very close to the average value of the Western Desert Nubian Sandstone (18O=–10‰), where the local structural and lithologic conditions retard groundwater flow and the main bulk of water becomes noncyclic.
The continuity of the aquifer in northern and central Sinai is evidenced by the isotopic similarity between samples taken
from above and below the central Sinai Ragabet El-Naam fault, the distribution of potentiometric head, and hydrogeological
cross sections.
The combination of isotopic composition in terms of 18O and chemical composition in terms of TDS and salt contents is the basis for separating the studied groundwater into groups
that reflect the recharge sources and isotopic and chemical modifications during flow.
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11.
The use of isotope tracers as a tool for assessing aquifer responses to intensive exploitation is demonstrated and used to attain a better understanding of the sustainability of intensively exploited aquifers in the North China Plain. Eleven well sites were selected that have long-term (years 1985–2014) analysis data of isotopic tracers. The stable isotopes δ18O and δ2H and hydrochemistry were used to understand the hydrodynamic responses of the aquifer system, including unconfined and confined aquifers, to groundwater abstraction. The time series data of 14C activity were also used to assess groundwater age, thereby contributing to an understanding of groundwater sustainability and aquifer depletion. Enrichment of the heavy oxygen isotope (18O) and elevated concentrations of chloride, sulfate, and nitrate were found in groundwater abstracted from the unconfined aquifer, which suggests that intensive exploitation might induce the potential for aquifer contamination. The time series data of 14C activity showed an increase of groundwater age with exploitation of the confined parts of the aquifer system, which indicates that a larger fraction of old water has been exploited over time, and that the groundwater from the deep aquifer has been mined. The current water demand exceeds the sustainable production capabilities of the aquifer system in the North China Plain. Some measures must be taken to ensure major cuts in groundwater withdrawals from the aquifers after a long period of depletion. 相似文献
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Radiocarbon dating of dissolved inorganic carbon in groundwater from confined parts of the Upper Floridan aquifer, Florida, USA 总被引:3,自引:1,他引:3
Geochemical reaction models were evaluated to improve radiocarbon dating of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) in groundwater
from confined parts of the Upper Floridan aquifer in central and northeastern Florida, USA. The predominant geochemical reactions
affecting the 14C activity of DIC include (1) dissolution of dolomite and anhydrite with calcite precipitation (dedolomitization), (2) sulfate
reduction accompanying microbial degradation of organic carbon, (3) recrystallization of calcite (isotopic exchange), and
(4) mixing of fresh water with as much as 7% saline water in some coastal areas. The calculated cumulative net mineral transfers
are negligibly small in upgradient parts of the aquifer and increase significantly in downgradient parts of the aquifer, reflecting,
at least in part, upward leakage from the Lower Floridan aquifer and circulation that contacted middle confining units in
the Floridan aquifer system. The adjusted radiocarbon ages are independent of flow path and represent travel times of water
from the recharge area to the sample point in the aquifer. Downgradient from Polk City (adjusted age 1.7 ka) and Keystone
Heights (adjusted age 0.4 ka), 14 of the 22 waters have adjusted 14C ages of 20–30 ka, indicating that most of the fresh-water resource in the Upper Floridan aquifer today was recharged during
the last glacial period. All of the paleowaters are enriched in 18O and 2H relative to modern infiltration, with maximum enrichment in δ18O of approximately 2.0‰.
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Study of shallow groundwater quality evolution under saline intrusion with environmental isotopes and geochemistry 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
Evolution of the shallow groundwater quality under saline intrusion in porous aquifer system has been studied with environmental
isotopes and geochemistry in the Laizhou Bay area, China. Two campaigns of water sampling from various sources were carried
out in spring and winter for environmental isotopic and chemical analyses. The origin of groundwater salinity from intrusion
of both modern seawater and deep brine water was identified by analysing the correlations between 18O, D, T, Cl−, SO42− and electrical conductivity. The results indicate that the brine is originated from evaporating and concentrating of intruded
seawater and its δD and δ18O are different from modern seawater but similar to those of mixture of seawater with fresh groundwater. It is hard to distinguish
the salinity origin in this area by the δD–δ18O relationship alone. The relations between δ18O and conductivity, Cl− and SO42− have been used to identify the salinity origin due to the distinct difference in salinity between the brine and seawater,
conjunctively with use of T. A threshold of T = 12 TU was adopted to identify the origin of saline groundwater. 相似文献
14.
Environmental isotopic and hydrochemical study of groundwater in the Ejina Basin,northwest China 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
The study investigates the groundwater evolution and its residence time in the Ejina Basin, northwest China according to isotope
and hydrochemical analyses results. The groundwater chemistry is mainly controlled by the dissolution of halite, Glauber’s
salt, gypsum, dolomite and calcite, also influenced by other processes such as evaporation, ion exchange, and deposition.
Based on tritium content in atmospheric precipitation and by adopting a model with exponential time distribution function,
the mean residence time of the unconfined aquifer groundwater with fairly high tritium activities (21–49 TU) is evaluated.
The results show that these groundwaters have low residence time (5–120 years) and are renewable. In contrast, the deep confined
groundwaters are tritium-free and radiocarbon values range from 18.3 to 26.7 pmc. According to the most commonly used 14C correction models, the radiocarbon groundwater ages were calculated which yield ages of approximately 4,087–9,364 years
BP. Isotopic signatures indicate formation of deep confined groundwaters in a colder and wetter climate during the late Pleistocene
and Holocene. It is suggested that long-term, rational water usage guide should be set up for the Heihe River Basin as a whole
to permit a considerable discharge to the Ejina Basin. 相似文献
15.
Ratan K. Majumder M. A. Halim B. B. Saha Reo Ikawa Toshio Nakamura Makoto Kagabu Jun Shimada 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2011,64(5):1343-1352
A total number of 328 groundwater samples are analysed to evaluate the groundwater flow systems in Bengal Delta aquifers,
Bangladesh using environmental isotope (2H, 18O, 13C, 3H, and 14C) techniques. A well-defined Local Meteoric Water Line (LMWL) δ2H = 7.7 δ18O + 10.7 ‰ is constructed applying linear correlation analyses to the monthly weighted rainfall isotopic compositions (δ18O and δ2H). The δ18O and δ2H concentrations of all groundwater samples in the study area are plotted more or less over the LMWL, which provides compelling
evidence that all groundwaters are derived from rainfall and floodwater with a minor localized evaporation effects for the
shallow groundwaters. Tritium concentration is observed in 40 samples out of 41 with values varying between 0.3 and 5.0 TU,
which represents an evidence of young water recharge to the shallow and intermediate aquifers. A decreasing trend of 14C activity is associated with the heavier δ13C values, which indicates the presence of geochemical reactions affecting the 14C concentration along the groundwater flow system. Both vertical and lateral decrease of 14C activity toward down gradient show the presence of regional groundwater flow commencing from the unconfined aquifers, which
discharges along the coastal regions. Finally, shallow, intermediate, and deep groundwater flow dynamics has revealed in the
Bengal Delta aquifers, Bangladesh. 相似文献
16.
P. Möller S. M. Weise M. Tesmer P. Dulski A. Pekdeger U. Bayer F. Magri 《International Journal of Earth Sciences》2008,97(5):1057-1073
Conjoint consideration of distribution of major, rare earth elements (REE) and Y (combined to REY) and of H, O, C, S, Sr isotopes
reveals that four types of groundwater are distinguishable by their chemical composition presented by spider patterns. REY
patterns indicate thermo-saline deep water and two types of shallow saline groundwaters. Presence of connate waters is not
detectable. Sr isotope ratios distinguish three sources of Sr: fast and slow weathering of biotite and K-feldspar in Pleistocene
sediments, respectively, and dissolution of limestones. δ13C(DIC) indicate dissolution of limestone under closed and open system conditions. Numerous samples show δ13C(DIC) > 13‰ which is probably caused by incongruent dissolution of calcite and dolomite. The brines from below 1,000 m represent
mixtures of pre-Pleistocene seawater or its evaporation brines and infiltrated post-Pleistocene precipitation. The shallow
waters represent mixtures of Pleistocene and Recent precipitation salinized by dissolution of evaporites or by mixing with
ascending brines. The distribution of water types is independent on geologic units and lithologies. Even the Tertiary Rupelian
aquiclude does not prevent salinization of the upper aquifer. 相似文献
17.
Groundwater recharge and evolution in the Quaternary aquifer beneath the Dunhuang Basin was investigated using chemical indicators, stable isotopes, and radiocarbon data to provide guidance for regional water management. The quality of groundwater and surface water is generally good with low salinity and it is unpolluted. The dissolution of halite and sylvite from fine-grained sediments controls concentrations of Na+ and K+ in the groundwater, but Na+/Cl− molar ratios >1 in all samples are also indicative of weathering of feldspar contributing to excess Na+. The dissolution of carbonate minerals yields Ca2+ to the groundwater, thereby exerting a strong influence on groundwater salinity. The δ18O and δ2H values in unconfined groundwater are enriched along the groundwater flow path from SW to NE. In contrast, confined groundwater was depleted in heavy isotopes, with mean values of −10.4‰ δ18O and −74.4‰ δ2H. Compared with the precipitation values, all of the groundwater samples were strongly depleted in heavy isotopes, indicating that modern direct recharge to the groundwater aquifers in the plains area is quite limited. The unconfined water is generally young with radiocarbon values of 64.9–79.6 pmc. In the northern basin, radiocarbon content in the confined groundwater is less than 15 pmc and an uncorrected age of ∼15 ka, indicates that this groundwater was recharged during a humid climatic phases of the late Pleistocence or early Holocene. The results have important implications for inter-basin water allocation programmes and groundwater management in the Dunhuang Basin. 相似文献
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Hydrogeochemical and isotopic study of groundwater in the Habor Lake Basin of the Ordos Plateau,NW China 总被引:2,自引:2,他引:0
Lihe Yin Guangcai Hou Yan Dou Zhengping Tao Ying Li 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2011,64(6):1575-1584
Hydrogeochemistry and isotopes were used to understand the origin and geochemical evolution in the Habor Lake Basin, northwestern
China. Groundwater samples were taken, and the isotopic compositions δD, δ18O and major ions were analyzed. The groundwater can be divided into three types: the Quaternary groundwater, the shallow Cretaceous
groundwater and the deep Cretaceous groundwater. The groundwater chemistry is mainly controlled by the feldspar weathering
and dolomite weathering, the dissolution of Glauber’s salt, and cation exchange. Chemistry of lake water is mainly controlled
by evaporation and precipitation. The stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen in groundwater cluster along the local meteoric
water line, indicating that groundwater is of meteoric origin. Comparing with shallow groundwater, deep groundwater is depleted
in heavy isotopes indicating that deep groundwater was recharged during late Pleistocene and Holocene, during which the climate
was more wetter and colder than today. 相似文献
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Hydrochemistry of urban groundwater in Seoul, South Korea: effects of land-use and pollutant recharge 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Byoung-Young Choi Seong-Taek Yun Soon-Young Yu Pyeong-Koo Lee Seong-Sook Park Gi-Tak Chae Bernhard Mayer 《Environmental Geology》2005,48(8):979-990
The ionic and isotopic compositions (δD, δ18O, and 3H) of urban groundwaters have been monitored in Seoul to examine the water quality in relation to land-use. High tritium contents
(6.1–12.0 TU) and the absence of spatial/seasonal change of O–H isotope data indicate that groundwaters are well mixed within
aquifers with recently recharged waters of high contamination susceptibility. Statistical analyses show a spatial variation
of major ions in relation to land-use type. The major ion concentrations tend to increase with anthropogenic contamination,
due to the local pollutants recharge. The TDS concentration appears to be a useful contamination indicator, as it generally
increases by the order of forested green zone (average 151 mg/l), agricultural area, residential area, traffic area, and industrialized
area (average 585 mg/l). With the increased anthropogenic contamination, the groundwater chemistry changes from a Ca–HCO3 type toward a Ca–Cl(+NO3) type. The source and behavior of major ions are discussed and the hydrochemical backgrounds are proposed as the basis of
a groundwater management plan. 相似文献
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The purpose of this report is to explain geochemical and stable isotopes trends in the Brazilian unit of the Guarani Aquifer
System (Botucatu and Piramboia aquifers) in S?o Paulo State, Brazil. Trends of dissolved species concentrations and geochemical
modeling indicated a significant role of cation exchange and dissolution of carbonates in downgradient evolution of groundwater
chemistry. Loss of calcium by the exchange for sodium drives dissolution of carbonates and results in Na–HCO3 type of groundwater. The cation-exchange front moves downgradient at probably much slower rate compared to the velocity of
groundwater flow and at present is located near to the cities of Sert?ozinho and águas de Santa Barbara (wells PZ-34 and PZ-148,
respectively) in a shallow confined area, 50–70 km from the recharge zone. Part of the sodium probably enters the Guarani
Aquifer System. together with chloride and sulfate from the underlying Piramboia Formation by diffusion related to the dissolution
of evaporates like halite and gypsum. High concentrations of fluorine (up to 13.3 mg/L) can be explained by dissolution of
mineral fluoride also driven by cation exchange. However, it is unclear if the dissolution takes place directly in the Guarani
Aquifer System or in the overlying basaltic Serra Geral Formation. There is depletion in δ
2H and δ
18O values in groundwater downgradient. Values of δ
13C(DIC) are enriched downgradient, indicating dissolution of calcite under closed system conditions. Values of δ
13C(DIC) in deep geothermal wells are very high (>–6.0‰) and probably indicate isotopic exchange with carbonates with δ
13C about –3.0‰. Future work should be based on evaluation of vertical fluxes and potential for penetration of contamination
to the Guarani Aquifer System.
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