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Author Zhao, Q.; Su, X.; Kang, B.; Zhang, Y.; Wu, X.; Liu, M.
Title A hydrogeochemistry and multi-isotope (Sr, O, H, and C) study of groundwater salinity origin and hydrogeochemcial processes in the shallow confined aquifer of northern Yangtze River downstream coastal plain, China Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Applied Geochemistry Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 86 Issue Pages 49-58
Keywords Coastal confined groundwater, Salinity, Hydrogeochemcial processes, Multiple environmental tracers
Abstract Economically developed coastal areas have a high water demand, and their groundwater resources can be threatened by salinization. Many methods and tracers have been used to discriminate the source of salinization because a single method does not yield reliable results. In this paper, the shallow confined coastal plain aquifer, north of the downstream Yangtze River in China, is used as a case study to investigate the origin of the salinity and the relevant geochemical processes for this aquifer. Multiple environmental tracers of major ions, minor ions (Br−, I−), and isotopes (18O, 2H, 13C, 87Sr, 3H, 14C) were used so as to provide reliable conclusions. The TDS distribution of the aquifer has an increasing trend, from below 500 mg/L in the inland areas to more than 20,000 mg/L around the southeast coastline. The water chemical type evolves from HCO3-Ca to Cl-Na as the TDS increases. The results suggest that the groundwater salinity is influenced by seawater intrusion. The seawater proportions in the groundwater samples range from 0.07% to 94.41% and show the same spatial distribution pattern as TDS. The 3H and 14C values show that the highest salinity was mainly caused by a seawater transgression around 6000a B.P. The aquifer is also affected by other hydrogeochemical processes: base exchange has enriched Ca2+ and depleted K+ and Na+, sulfate reduction has reduced the concentration of SO42− and enriched HCO3−, and iodine-rich organic matter decomposition has enriched the concentration of I−. The iodine enrichment also suggests paleo-seawater intrusion. In addition, the precipitation of carbonate minerals has decreased the concentration of Ca2+, Mg2+, and HCO3−, albeit to a limited extent.
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Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ Zhao201749 Serial 182
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Author Linde*, N.; Renard, P.; Mukerji, T.; Caers, J.
Title Geological realism in hydrogeological and geophysical inverse modeling: A review Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Adv. Water Resour. Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 86 Issue Pages 86-101
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Call Number CUT @ phaedon.kyriakidis @ Linde2015 Serial 151
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Author Aryafar*, A.; Khosravi, V.; Karami, S.
Title Groundwater quality assessment of Birjand plain aquifer using kriging estimation and sequential Gaussian simulation methods Type Journal Article
Year 2020 Publication Environ. Earth Sci. Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 79 Issue Pages 210
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Call Number CUT @ phaedon.kyriakidis @ aryafar2020 Serial 128
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Author Bahir, M.; Ouhamdouch, S.; Carreira, P.M.
Title Geochemical and isotopic approach to decrypt the groundwater salinization origin of coastal aquifers from semi-arid areas (Essaouira basin, Western Morocco) Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Environmental Earth Sciences Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 77 Issue 13 Pages 485
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Abstract In arid and semi-arid areas, the groundwater is the main source of water supply and agricultural activity. Overexploitation of coastal aquifers and pollution vulnerability are among the main problems related to groundwater resources assessment and management in these zones. In fact, in the last decades, these resources have been threatened by a degradation of their quality and quantity that furthers natural and anthropic effects, such as climate change, seawater intrusion and overexploitation. However, the protection and management of these resources requires knowledge of the origin of their mineralization. In this study, the Essaouira basin is selected as a typical example. Stable isotopes (18O and 2H) together with geochemical data were used to identify the groundwater salinization origin in the coastal aquifers of the Essaouira basin. The results of both the approaches show that the groundwater mineralization is due to: (1) the dissolution of salt minerals, (2) the ion exchange phenomena, (3) seawater intrusion, and (4) sulphate reduction. Also, the recharge is supported by fast infiltration of oceanic precipitation without significant evaporation.
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Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ Bahir2018 Serial 177
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Author Sarker, M.M.R.; Van Camp, M.; Islam, M.; Ahmed, N.; Walraevens, K.
Title Hydrochemistry in coastal aquifer of southwest Bangladesh : origin of salinity Type Journal Article
Year 2018 Publication Environmental Earth Sciences Abbreviated Journal
Volume (down) 77 Issue 2 Pages 20
Keywords Hydrochemistry,Stable isotope,Seawater intrusion,Coastal aquifer,Bangladesh,DAR-ES-SALAAM,SEAWATER INTRUSION,DELTA PLAIN,GROUNDWATER,DRINKING,TANZANIA,DROUGHT,COMPLEX
Abstract In the coastal region of Bangladesh, groundwater is mainly used for domestic and agricultural purposes, but salinization of many groundwater resources limits its suitability for human consumption and practical application. This paper reports the results of a study that has mapped the salinity distribution in different aquifer layers up to a depth of 300 m in a region bordering the Bay of Bengal based on the main hydrochemistry and has investigated the origin of the salinity using Cl/Br ratios of the samples. The subsurface consists of a sequence of deltaic sediments with an alternation of more sandy and clayey sections in which several aquifer layers can be recognized. The main hydrochemistry shows different main water types in the different aquifers, indicating varying stages of freshening or salinization processes. The most freshwater, soft NaHCO3-type water with Cl concentrations mostly below 100 mg/l, is found in the deepest aquifer at 200-300 m below ground level (b.g.l.), in which the fresh/saltwater interface is pushed far to the south. Salinity is a main problem in the shallow aquifer systems, where Cl concentrations rise to nearly 8000 mg/l and the groundwater is mostly brackish NaCl water. Investigation of the Cl/Br ratios has shown that the source of the salinity in the deep aquifer is mixing with old connate seawater and that the saline waters in the more shallow aquifers do not originate from old connate water or direct seawater intrusion, but are derived from the dissolution of evaporite salts. These must have been formed in a tidal flat under influence of a strong seasonal precipitation pattern. Long dry seasons with high evaporation rates have evaporated seawater from inundated gullies and depressions, leading to salt precipitation, while subsequent heavy monsoon rains have dissolved the formed salts, and the solution has infiltrated in the subsoil, recharging groundwater.
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Call Number THL @ christoph.kuells @ Sarker2018 Serial 194
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