Chloroform in a pristine aquifer system: Toward an evidence of biogenic origin

2000 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 2999-3009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Laturnus ◽  
Frants R. Lauritsen ◽  
Christian Grøn
Keyword(s):  
Biogenic Origin ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Pristine Aquifer

scholarly journals Identification of Natural and Anthropogenic Geochemical Processes Determining the Groundwater Quality in Port del Comte High Mountain Karst Aquifer (SE, Pyrenees)

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 2891
Author(s):  
Ignasi Herms ◽  
Jorge Jódar ◽  
Albert Soler ◽  
Luís Javier Lambán ◽  
Emilio Custodio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Karst Aquifer ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Major Elements ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
High Mountain ◽  
Main Process ◽  
Geochemical Processes ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
A Minor ◽  
Pristine Aquifer

The Port del Comte Massif (SE, Pyrenees) contains one of the most important vulnerable and strategic karst aquifers for supplying freshwater to the city of Barcelona (Spain). It is a fragile system, whose possible environmental impact is highly conditioned by land use. To improve the hydrogeological knowledge of the system, between September 2013 and October 2015, a detailed fieldwork was carried out for the revision of the geological model, the inventory of water points, and the in situ physico-chemical characterization on major elements and isotopes of up to a total of 43 springs, as well as precipitation water. This paper focuses on the characterization of the geochemical processes that allow explanation of the observed chemical variability of groundwater drained by the pristine aquifer system to determine the origin of salinity. The results show that the main process is the dissolution of calcite and dolomite, followed by gypsum and halite, and a minor cation exchange-like process. Sulfur and oxygen isotopes from dissolved sulfate in the studied springs point out a geogenic origin related to the dissolution of gypsum from Triassic and Tertiary materials, and that the contribution from anthropogenic sources, like fertilizers, is lower. Nitrate in groundwater is not an important issue, with a few localized cases related with agricultural activities. The multidisciplinary approach has allowed the development of a consistent hydrogeological conceptual model of the functioning of the aquifer system, which can be replicated in other places to understand the geogenic character of the hydrogeochemistry.

Hydrogeological and isotopic study of the multi-aquifer system of the Sibari Plain (Calabria, Southern Italy)

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 134-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni Vespasiano ◽  
Carmine Apollaro ◽  
Luigi Marini ◽  
Rocco Dominici ◽  
Giuseppe Cianflone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southern Italy ◽  
Isotopic Study ◽  
Aquifer System

Using groundwater levels and Specific Yield to Estimate the Recharge, South of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Sherwan Sh. Qurtas
Keyword(s):  
Unconfined Aquifer ◽  
Middle Part ◽  
Water Levels ◽  
Specific Yield ◽  
Aquifer System ◽  
Groundwater Levels ◽  
Monitoring Wells ◽  
Water Table Fluctuation Method ◽  
Recharge Estimation ◽  
Fluctuation Method

Recharge estimation accurately is crucial to proper groundwater resource management, for the groundwater is dynamic and replenished natural resource. Usually recharge estimation depends on the; the water balance, water levels, and precipitation. This paper is studying the south-middle part of Erbil basin, with the majority of Quaternary sediments, the unconfined aquifer system is dominant, and the unsaturated zone is ranging from 15 to 50 meters, which groundwater levels response is moderate. The purpose of this study is quantification the natural recharge from precipitation. The water table fluctuation method is applied; using groundwater levels data of selected monitoring wells, neighboring meteorological station of the wells, and the specific yield of the aquifers. This method is widely used for its simplicity, scientific, realistic, and direct measurement. The accuracy depends on the how much the determination of specific yield is accurate, accuracy of the data, and the extrapolations of recession of groundwater levels curves of no rain periods. The normal annual precipitation there is 420 mm, the average recharge is 89 mm, and the average specific yield is around 0.03. The data of one water year of 2009 and 2010 has taken for some technical and accuracy reasons.

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