Hydrogeochemical tracing of mineral water in Jingyu County, Northeast China

The east Jilin Province in China, Jingyu County has been explored as a potential for enriching mineral water. In order to assess the water quality and quantity, it is of crucial importance to investigate the origin of the mineral water and its flow paths. In this study, eighteen mineral springs were...

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Published in:Environmental geochemistry and health 2016-02, Vol.38 (1), p.291-307
Main Authors: Yan, Baizhong, Xiao, Changlai, Liang, Xiujuan, Wu, Shili
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basalt
Carbon dioxide
China
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Monitoring
Geochemistry
Geologic Sediments - analysis
Hydrology
Magnesium
Mineral springs
Mineral water
Mineral Waters - analysis
Models, Chemical
Multivariate Analysis
Original Paper
Public Health
Seasons
Soil Science & Conservation
Statistical analysis
Strontium
Terrestrial Pollution
Water quality assessments
Water springs
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Summary:The east Jilin Province in China, Jingyu County has been explored as a potential for enriching mineral water. In order to assess the water quality and quantity, it is of crucial importance to investigate the origin of the mineral water and its flow paths. In this study, eighteen mineral springs were sampled in May and September of 2012, May and September of 2013, and May 2014 and the environment, evolvement, and reaction mechanism of mineral water formation were analysed by hydrochemical data analysis, geochemical modelling and multivariate statistical analysis. The results showed that the investigated mineral water was rich in calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, bicarbonate, chloride, sulphate, fluoride, nitrate, total iron, silicate, and strontium, and mineral water ages ranged from 11.0 to more than 61.0 years. The U-shape contours of the mineral ages indicate a local and discrete recharge. The mineral compositions of the rocks were olivine, potassium feldspar, pyroxene, albite, and anorthite and were under-saturated in the mineral water. The origin of mineral water was from the hydrolysis of basalt minerals under a neutral to slightly alkaline and CO 2 -rich environment.
ISSN:0269-4042
1573-2983
DOI:10.1007/s10653-015-9719-7