Hydrochemistry−isotope characteristics and quality assessment of groundwater in the Beiluo River Basin, Shaanxi Province

ZHOU Yinzhu; MA Tao; YUAN Lei; LI Fucheng; HAN Shuangbao; ZHOU Jinlong; LI Yong

doi:10.12029/gc20220401003

2024 Vol. 51, No. 2

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ZHOU Yinzhu, MA Tao, YUAN Lei, LI Fucheng, HAN Shuangbao, ZHOU Jinlong, LI Yong. 2024. Hydrochemistry−isotope characteristics and quality assessment of groundwater in the Beiluo River Basin, Shaanxi Province[J]. Geology in China, 51(2): 663-675. doi: 10.12029/gc20220401003

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ZHOU Yinzhu, MA Tao, YUAN Lei, LI Fucheng, HAN Shuangbao, ZHOU Jinlong, LI Yong. 2024. Hydrochemistry−isotope characteristics and quality assessment of groundwater in the Beiluo River Basin, Shaanxi Province[J]. Geology in China, 51(2): 663-675. doi: 10.12029/gc20220401003

Hydrochemistry−isotope characteristics and quality assessment of groundwater in the Beiluo River Basin, Shaanxi Province

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Hydrogeological and environmental geological survey center of China Geological Survey, Baoding 071051, Hebei, China
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Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
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College of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830052, Xinjiang, China
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Shaanxi Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring, Xi’an 710054, Shaanxi, China

Fund Project: Supported by the project of China Geological Survey (No.DD20190333).

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Author Bio: ZHOU Yinzhu, female, born in 1990, senior engineer, engaged in the research of hydrogeological survey and isotopic hydrogeochemistry; E-mail: yinzhu_zhou@qq.com
Corresponding author: HAN Shuangbao, male, born in 1983, professor level senior engineer, engaged in the research of hydrogeology and water resources; E-mail: hanshuangbao@mail.cgs.gov.cn.

Received Date: 01 April 2022

Revised Date: 17 January 2023

Publish Date: 25 March 2024

Abstract

Abstract

This paper is the result of hydrogeological survey engineering.
Objective
The Beiluo River Basin is an important secondary tributary of the Yellow River. Research on groundwater quality in typical tributary basin of theYellow River is of significant for ecological protection and high−quality development. To ensure local drinking water safety, we systematically identified status of groundwater quality and delineated inferior groundwater region in the Beiluo River Basin.
Methods
Besides, based on analysis of D−¹⁸O isotope in groundwater, characteristics and evolution mechanism of groundwater hydrochemistry were studied and effects of hydrogeological condition and anthropogenic activities on groundwater hydrochemistry were revealed.
Results
Groundwater hydrochemical composition was jointly affected by rock weathering and evaporation concentration, part of which was influenced by anthropogenic activities. D−¹⁸O isotope composition suggested that evaporation concentration is the major influence factor of groundwater hydrogeochemistry.
Conclusions
Leaching of soluble minerals such as gypsum halite in clasolite and evaporation concentration of pore water in Cenozoic faulted basin in the downstream caused salt accumulation and high TDS in groundwater in the upstream and downstream, respectively. Hydrochemical composition of groundwater in Ordovician karst aquifer and Cenozoic faulted basin aquifer was mainly controlled by evaporites and anthropogenic activities. While hydrochemical composition in Cretaceous aquifer and Carboniferous−Jurassic aquifer was mainly controlled by rock weathering (especially silicate rocks and evaporite) and less affected by anthropogenic activities. Moreover, groundwater in the upstream and downstream was significantly affected by industrial and mining activities. While groundwater in the midstream is of good quality due to less influence of industrial/mining activities, agricultural activities and domestic wastewater.
- hydrochemistry /
- D−¹⁸O isotope /
- groundwater quality assessment /
- Beiluo River Basin /
- hydrogeology survey engineering /
- Shaanxi Province

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