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Lan T, Wang F, Bao S, Miao J, Bai Y, Jia S, Cao Y. The human health risk assessment and countermeasures study of groundwater quality. Environ Geochem Health 2023; 45:3215-3228. [PMID: 36197532 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01384-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Due to various geological, hydrogeological conditions and human activities, groundwater of different regions has distinct hydrochemical characteristics. The harmful chemical components of groundwater affect human health, and thus, the groundwater quality health risk assessment (GQHR) is important to local residents. It is vital to select GQHR factors combined with hydrochemical features, and to explore their formation, concentration characteristics and the prominent controlling role of influencing risk distribution from natural and human reasons. The factors of NO3-, NO2-, NH4+ and F- were extracted as assessment factors to evaluate the GQHR. The factors NO3-, NO2- and NH4+ are derived by human activities and F- stems from irrigation of geogenic high-fluoride groundwater and fertilizer use. The results of GQHR showed the risk order as children > adult females > adult males. The low- and medium-risk regions correspond to high groundwater levels, which are mainly controlled by natural factors. The high-risk regions located in eastern part of the study area, which were affected by both natural and human reasons. The targeted measures to prevent the increase of groundwater health risk caused by different dominant controlling effects were put forward. The research provides a scientific basis for the safety of groundwater supply and environmental exposure in this area. The research ideas and methods can be a reference for similar studies.
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- Tianshan Lan
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey, Tianjin, 300170, China
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- Tianjin Center, China Geological Survey, Tianjin, 300170, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Tripodi MA, Cueto GR, Muschetto E, Hancke D, Suárez OV. Intra- and inter-annual variations in metal concentrations in the superficial water of a highly polluted urban basin of Argentina. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:60838-60853. [PMID: 37037934 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26391-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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To protect ecosystems impacted by human activities and prevent their degradation, it is imperative to evaluate variations in the concentration of environmental pollutants over time. Here, we evaluated the intra- and inter-annual variations of several metals from 15 sites in the Matanza Riachuelo River basin (one of the most polluted in the world) and determined the physicochemical and meteorological parameters associated with these changes from 2008 to 2015. For this, in each site, we used Asymmetric Eigenvector Maps and Redundancy Analysis. The results highlighted temporal patterns of metal concentrations and several factors associated with them, perhaps related to the actions performed in the area since 2008. Additionally, we found that the effects of physicochemical and meteorological factors on metal concentrations were site-dependent, possibly related to the presence of different local sources of pollution or characteristics of the river in each site, such as its sediments. This approach could be applied to different scenarios (aquatic and terrestrial) and could provide a tool to help decision-makers address the harmful consequences of the continuous advance of human activities on human and ecosystem health.
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- Mariel A Tripodi
- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Grupo de Bioestadística Aplicada, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología de Roedores Urbanos, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución - IEGEBA (UBA-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Pabellón II, 4° Piso, Laboratorio 104, C1428EHA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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He B, He J, Zeng Y, Sun J, Peng C, Bi E. Coupling of multi-hydrochemical and statistical methods for identifying apparent background levels of major components and anthropogenic anomalous activities in shallow groundwater of the Liujiang Basin, China. Sci Total Environ 2022; 838:155905. [PMID: 35569664 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Natural background levels (NBLs) is a prerequisite for distinguishing anthropogenic groundwater pollution and judging the evolution of groundwater quality. However, due to regional differences of hydrogeochemitry and water-rock interaction, coupled with long-term anthropogenic activities, it is no longer accurate to assess NBLs with only statistical methods or without considering human impact. Herein, multi-hydrochemical and statistical methods were examined to identify apparent background levels and anthropogenic anomalous activities of shallow groundwater by selecting Liujiang Basin as a study area. The results showed that the differences in hydrochemical characteristics among each hydrogeological unit (HU) fully illustrated the necessity of rationally dividing HU for background value identification. The application of the concept of apparent background levels (ABLs), that is, incorporating normal human activities into the background levels, efficiently solved the problem of being unable to obtain pristine NBLs due to long-term human activities. The coupling of Hydrochemistry and Grubbs' test (Hydro-Grubbs) was confirmed as the optimal method in identifying and eliminating anthropogenic groundwater anomalies, performing sufficiently superiority when compared with purely statistical methods. It is mainly because the Hydro-Grubbs method not only considers the discreteness of the data itself, but also considers the internal connection and evolution process of the hydrochemical compositions. For the eliminated abnormal points, 91.0-93.6% of which have been effectively explained by pollution percentage index and the impact of coal mining, industrial activities, residents, agricultural activities, and septic tanks leakage, proving the rationality and reliability of Hydro-Grubbs method and ABLs evaluation result. This finding will assist in accurately identifying anthropogenic pollution on a regional scale and guiding future efforts to protect groundwater resources.
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- Baonan He
- School of Water Resource and Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, and MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of Water Resource and Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, and MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China.
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- Jiangxi Province Architectural Design & Research Institute, Nanchang 330000, China
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- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050061, China
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- Institute of Karst Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Guilin 541004, China
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- School of Water Resource and Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, and MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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Herms I, Jódar J, Soler A, Lambán LJ, Custodio E, Núñez JA, Arnó G, Ortego MI, Parcerisa D, Jorge J. Evaluation of natural background levels of high mountain karst aquifers in complex hydrogeological settings. A Gaussian mixture model approach in the Port del Comte (SE, Pyrenees) case study. Sci Total Environ 2021; 756:143864. [PMID: 33293084 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The hydrogeological processes driving the hydrochemical composition of groundwater in the alpine pristine aquifer system of the Port del Comte Massif (PCM) are characterized through the multivariate statistical techniques Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Gaussian Mixture Models (GMM) in the framework of Compositional Data (CoDa) analysis. Also, the groundwater Natural Background Levels (NBLs) for NO3 and SO4 and Cl are evaluated, which are specially important for indicating the occurrence of groundwater contamination derived from the anthropic activities conducted in the PCM. The different hydrogeochemical facies found in the aquifer system of the PCM comprises low mineralized Ca-HCO3 water for the main Eocene karst aquifer, and Ca-SO4 and highly mineralized NaCl water types in the minor aquifers discharging from the PCM. The NBL values of SO4, Cl and NO3 obtained for the main karst aquifer are 14.33, 4.06 and 6.55 mg/L, respectively. These values are 35, 3 and 1.2 times lower than the respective official NBLs values that were determined by the water administration to be compared with in the case of conducting a pollution assessment characterization in the main karst aquifer. Official overestimation of NBLs can put important groundwater resources in the PCM at risk.
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- I Herms
- Àrea de Recursos Geològics. Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto Geológico Minero de España (IGME), Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Grup MAiMA, SGR Mineralogia Aplicada, Geoquímica i Geomicrobiologia, Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto Geológico Minero de España (IGME), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, Groundwater Hydrogeology Group, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Àrea de Recursos Geològics. Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Àrea de Recursos Geològics. Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC), Barcelona, Spain
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- Compositional and Spatial Data Analysis (COSDA) Research Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Minera, Industrial i TIC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Manresa, Spain
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- Departament d'Enginyeria Minera, Industrial i TIC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Manresa, Spain
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Wegahita NK, Ma L, Liu J, Huang T, Luo Q, Qian J. Spatial Assessment of Groundwater Quality and Health Risk of Nitrogen Pollution for Shallow Groundwater Aquifer around Fuyang City, China. Water 2020; 12:3341. [DOI: 10.3390/w12123341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Prolonged exposure to intensive and extensive agricultural and industrial activities is leading to an increased deterioration of groundwater quality, especially nitrogen pollution in shallow groundwater aquifers. This study was carried out using the fuzzy comprehensive method to assess the overall groundwater quality, and the noncarcinogenic risks were estimated using the human health risk assessment method recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) via drinking water intake pathways around Fuyang City, China. A total of 34 samples were collected from shallow groundwater private wells, and 16 parameters were analyzed for each groundwater sample. The evaluation results of groundwater quality show 14.7% of groundwater samples classified as poor and very poor quality, and NO3-N, TH, TDS, Fe3+, and Mn are of high potential to affect the quality of potable drinking water. These are mainly derived from anthropogenic pollutants, predominantly due to uncontrolled agricultural and industrial activities, as well as some natural processes. The noncarcinogenic risk of nitrate indicates that 8.82% of groundwater samples surpass the permissible limit recommended by the USEPA for both adults and children. This study may provide the local authority with insights into making scientific decisions for exploiting groundwater in a sustainable manner so as to protect public health.
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Navas MB, Bideberrripe HP, Cabello CI, Gazzoli D, Casella ML, Jaworski MA. Use of PdCu catalysts supported on zirconia-ceria based supports for the elimination of oxyanions present in water. Catal Today 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Su H, Geng D, Zhang Z, Luo Q, Wang J. Assessment of the impact of natural and anthropogenic activities on the groundwater chemistry in Baotou City (North China) using geochemical equilibrium and multivariate statistical techniques. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:27651-27662. [PMID: 32394248 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09117-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The rapid development of urbanization and agriculture poses serious impacts on groundwater in arid and semi-arid areas, which typically have high groundwater depletion rates. In this study, chemical and isotopic analyses combined with different data interpretation methods (diagrams, bivariate analyses, principal component analysis (PCA), and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA)) were used to identify the major factors controlling groundwater chemistry in an arid and semi-arid region of North China. Sixty-four groundwater samples (35 from unconfined aquifer, 29 from confined aquifer) were collected in Baotou City, North China, and 17 chemical variables were detected for each sample. The complex hydrochemical types in unconfined groundwater (e.g., HCO3-Ca·Mg, HCO3·Cl-Na·Mg, SO4-Na·Mg, and Cl·SO4-Na types) may be related to anthropogenic activities, while the main hydrochemical types in confined groundwater are HCO3-Ca·Mg, HCO3-Na·Mg, HCO3·Cl-Na·Ca, SO4·HCO3-Na·Mg, and Cl·SO4-Na types. Three component models for unconfined and confined groundwater were revealed using PCA, which explained approximately 79.69% and 80.68% of the data variance, respectively, providing a deeper insight into groundwater composition controlled by geochemistry and anthropogenic activities. Three clusters were yielded from HCA. The factors and identified clusters were verified with hydrochemical investigations. Among the natural factors, the main hydrochemical processes involve the dissolution of various minerals (halite, gypsum, feldspar, fluorite, mirabilite, biotite, dolomite, and calcite), cation exchange, evaporation, and mixing. The anthropogenic factors include domestic sewage intrusion and agricultural activities, which are most likely to lead to further declines in groundwater quality. These findings may be useful for improving groundwater resource management for sustainable development in arid and semi-arid areas.
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- He Su
- Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- Exploration Surveying Institute of Baogang Group, Baotou, 014010, China
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- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology Survey, China Geological Survey, Baoding, 071051, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Northern Taibai Str. 229, Xi'an, 710069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Northern Taibai Str. 229, Xi'an, 710069, China.
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Ceballos E, Margalef-Martí R, Carrey R, Frei R, Otero N, Soler A, Ayora C. Characterisation of the natural attenuation of chromium contamination in the presence of nitrate using isotopic methods. A case study from the Matanza-Riachuelo River basin, Argentina. Sci Total Environ 2020; 699:134331. [PMID: 31670212 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The groundwater contamination by hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in a site of the Matanza-Riachuelo River basin (MRB), Argentina, has been evaluated by determining the processes that control the natural mobility and attenuation of Cr(VI) in the presence of high nitrate (NO3-) contents. The groundwater Cr(VI) concentrations ranged between 1.9E-5 mM and 0.04 mM, while the NO3- concentrations ranged between 0.5 mM and 3.9 mM. In order to evaluate the natural attenuation of Cr(VI) and NO3- in the MRB groundwater, Cr and N isotopes were measured in these contaminants. In addition, laboratory batch experiments were performed to determine the isotope fractionation (ε) during the reduction of Cr(VI) under denitrifying conditions. While the Cr(VI) reduction rate is not affected by the presence of NO3-, the NO3- attenuation is slower in the presence of Cr(VI). Nevertheless, no significant differences on ε values were observed when testing the absence or presence of each contaminant. The ε53Cr determined in the batch experiments describe a two- stage trend, in which Stage I is characterized by ε53Cr ~-1.8‰ and Stage II by ε53Cr ~-0.9‰. The respective ε15NNO3 obtained is -23.9‰ whereas ε18ONO3 amount to -25.7‰. Using these ε values and a Rayleigh fractionation model we estimate that an average of 60% of the original Cr(VI) is removed from the groundwater of the contaminated site. Moreover, the average degree of NO3- attenuation by denitrification is found to be about 20%. This study provides valuable information about the dynamics of a complex system that can serve as a basis for efficient management of contaminated groundwater in the most populated and industrialized basin of Argentina.
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- Elina Ceballos
- Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff", CONICET-UNCPBA-CIC, República de Italia 780, 47 (B7300), Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Grup MAiMA, SGR Mineralogia Aplicada, Geoquímica i Geomicrobiologia, Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona, UB, C/Martí i Franquès, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Grup MAiMA, SGR Mineralogia Aplicada, Geoquímica i Geomicrobiologia, Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona, UB, C/Martí i Franquès, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Grup MAiMA, SGR Mineralogia Aplicada, Geoquímica i Geomicrobiologia, Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona, UB, C/Martí i Franquès, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; Serra Húnter Fellow, Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain
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- Grup MAiMA, SGR Mineralogia Aplicada, Geoquímica i Geomicrobiologia, Departament de Mineralogia, Petrologia i Geologia Aplicada, Facultat de Ciències de la Terra, Universitat de Barcelona, UB, C/Martí i Franquès, s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Geoscience, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, IDAEA-CSIC, C/Jordi Girona, 18, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Borzi G, Tanjal C, Santucci L, Carol E. Geochemical mechanisms controlling the isotopic and chemical composition of groundwater and surface water in a sector of the Pampean plain (Argentina). Sci Total Environ 2019; 683:455-469. [PMID: 31141747 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Samborombón River basin, which has eminently rural characteristics, develops within the Pampean plain along with other basins with serious contamination problems due to the growth of the industrial activities and the absence of a proper groundwater management. Considering that the knowledge of the natural baseline quality is important to measure an imposed environmental change, the aim of this work was to study the mechanisms that control the natural composition of groundwater and superficial water in the Samborombón River basin. In order to achieve this, detailed analysis of the minerals forming the aquifer matrix along with the data obtained from isotopes, major and trace elements were performed. Geochemical processes that define the chemical characteristics and contribute to the evolution of both surface and groundwater are associated with rainwater infiltration, carbonate dissolution, cation exchange and evaporation. Additionally, the low concentration of heavy metals may respond to natural background levels. Comprehending the hydrochemical processes governing groundwater and superficial water quality, particularly in a rural area where water supply is vital for the development of human activities, is essential to prevent environmental deterioration and thus, enhance socio-economic growth.
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- Guido Borzi
- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, CONICET-UNLP, Diagonal 113 n#275, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Av. 122 and 60, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, CONICET-UNLP, Diagonal 113 n#275, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Av. 122 and 60, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, CONICET-UNLP, Diagonal 113 n#275, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Av. 122 and 60, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas, CONICET-UNLP, Diagonal 113 n#275, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Av. 122 and 60, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jaworski MA, Barbero BP, Siri GJ, Casella ML. REMOVAL OF NITRATE FROM DRINKING WATER BY USING PdCu STRUCTURED CATALYSTS BASED ON CORDIERITE MONOLITHS. Braz J Chem Eng 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-6632.20190362s20180292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- María A. Jaworski
- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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Xu P, Feng W, Qian H, Zhang Q. Hydrogeochemical Characterization and Irrigation Quality Assessment of Shallow Groundwater in the Central-Western Guanzhong Basin, China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 16:ijerph16091492. [PMID: 31035576 PMCID: PMC6539987 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16091492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Groundwater is the major water resource for the agricultural development of the Guanzhong Basin, China. In this study, a total of 97 groundwater samples (51 from the North Bank of the Wei River (NBWR) and 46 from the South Bank of the Wei River (SBWR)) were collected from the central-western Guanzhong Basin. The aim of this study was to investigate the hydrogeochemical characteristics of the basin and to determine the suitability of shallow groundwater for irrigation. The groundwater of the entire study area is alkaline. The groundwater of the SBWR is fresh water, and the NBWR groundwater is either freshwater or brackish water. The average concentration of ions (except for Ca2+) in SBWR samples is lower than in NBWR samples. HCO3- is dominant in the groundwater of the study area. Ca2+ is dominant in the SBWR while Na+ is dominant in the NBWR. The SBWR groundwater is mainly of the HCO3-Ca·Mg type, and has undergone the main hydrogeochemical processes of rock weathering-leaching. The hydrochemical facies of the majority of the NBWR groundwater samples are the HCO3-Na type with several minor hydrochemical facies of the HCO3-Ca·Mg, SO4·Cl-Na, and SO4·Cl-Ca·Mg types. Its chemistry is mainly controlled by rock weathering, cation exchange, and evaporation. Salinity hazard, sodium percentage, sodium adsorption ratio, residual sodium carbonate, magnesium hazard, permeability index, Kelley's ratio, potential salinity, synthetic harmful coefficient, and irrigation coefficient were assessed to evaluate the irrigation quality of groundwater. The results of the comprehensive consideration of these indicators indicate that the percentage of NBWR water samples suitable for irrigation purposes ranges between 15.7% and 100% at an average level of 56.7%. Of the SBWR water samples suitable for irrigation, the percentage ranges from 78.3% to 100% with an average of 91.8%. Land irrigated with such water will not be exposed to any alkali hazard, but will suffer from a salinity hazard, which is more severe in the NBWR. Thus, most of the water in the NBWR can be used for soils with good drainage conditions which control salinity.
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- Panpan Xu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, No. 126 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China.
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region of the Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, No. 126 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, No. 126 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China.
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region of the Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, No. 126 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, No. 126 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China.
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region of the Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, No. 126 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Chang'an University, No. 126 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China.
- Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region of the Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, No. 126 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China.
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Ahmed N, Bodrud-Doza M, Towfiqul Islam ARM, Hossain S, Moniruzzaman M, Deb N, Bhuiyan MAQ. Appraising spatial variations of As, Fe, Mn and NO 3 contaminations associated health risks of drinking water from Surma basin, Bangladesh. Chemosphere 2019; 218:726-740. [PMID: 30504048 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This study aims to appraise the spatial variations and pathways of groundwater contaminations and associated health risks in the Surma basin, Bangladesh using geostatistics, Fuzzy GIS technique and health risk modelbased on ninety groundwater samples. The results show that the mean concentrations of As, Fe, Mn and NO3 are below the Bangladesh water quality standard, whereas As, Fe and Mn concentrations exceed World Health Organization guideline values in several sampling sites. The compositional study identifies weathering of source rocks, reductive dissolution of Fe and Mn-oxyhydroxide minerals and various anthropogenic inputs as the key sources of groundwater contamination. The kriged maps show the elevated risks of Fe, Mn and NO3 concentrations from the south to northern parts and As concentration from the north to southwestern parts of the Surma basin. The results of fuzzy GIS maps confirm the outcomes of kriged maps. Cross validation results show better performance of indicator kriging over probability kriging. The results also show a spatial heterogeneity with As, Fe, Mn and NO3 concentrations, indicating the low to medium risk categories. A health risk assessment is performed using hazard quotient (HQ) and hazard index (HI). The HQ values imply that the risk of contamination through oral ingestion pathway is medium to high levels for both adults and children as the trace elements show HQ values more than one. It is found that drinking water of several upazilas exhibits high contamination and that children are more susceptible to the non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risks than adults in the study area.
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- Nasir Ahmed
- Isotope Hydrology Division, Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh; Climate Change Programme, BRAC, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
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- Isotope Hydrology Division, Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Isotope Hydrology Division, Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Isotope Hydrology Division, Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Isotope Hydrology Division, Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Huang Y, Zuo R, Li J, Wu J, Zhai Y, Teng Y. The Spatial and Temporal Variability of Groundwater Vulnerability and Human Health Risk in the Limin District, Harbin, China. Water 2018; 10:686. [DOI: 10.3390/w10060686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Armengol S, Manzano M, Bea SA, Martínez S. Identifying and quantifying geochemical and mixing processes in the Matanza-Riachuelo Aquifer System, Argentina. Sci Total Environ 2017; 599-600:1417-1432. [PMID: 28531951 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The Matanza-Riachuelo River Basin, in the Northeast of the Buenos Aires Province, is one of the most industrialized and populated region in Argentina and it is worldwide known for its alarming environmental degradation. In order to prevent further damages, the aquifer system, which consists of two overlaid aquifers, is being monitored from 2008 by the river basin authority, Autoridad de la Cuenca Matanza-Riachuelo. The groundwater chemical baseline has been established in a previous paper (Zabala et al., 2016), and this one is devoted to the identification of the main physical and hydrogeochemical processes that control groundwater chemistry and its areal distribution. Thirty five representative groundwater samples from the Upper Aquifer and thirty four from the deep Puelche Aquifer have been studied with a multi-tool approach to understand the origin of their chemical and isotopic values. The resulting conceptual model has been validated though hydrogeochemical modeling. Most of the aquifer system has fresh groundwater, but some areas have brackish and salt groundwater. Water recharging the Upper Aquifer is of the Ca-HCO3 type as a result of soil CO2 and carbonate dissolution. Evapotranspiration plays a great role concentrating recharge water. After recharge, groundwater becomes Na-HCO3, mostly due to cation exchange with Na release and Ca uptake, which induces calcite dissolution. Saline groundwaters exist in the lower and upper sectors of the basin as a result of Na-HCO3 water mixing with marine water of different origins. In the upper reaches, besides mixing with connate sea water other sources of SO4 exist, most probably gypsum and/or sulfides. This work highlights the relevance of performing detailed studies to understand the processes controlling groundwater chemistry at regional scale. Moreover, it is a step forward in the knowledge of the aquifer system, and provides a sound scientific basis to design effective management programs and recovery plans.
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- S Armengol
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, C1033AAJ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff", Av. República Italia 780, 7300 Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Escuela de Ingeniería de Caminos, Canales y Puertos y de Ingeniería de Minas, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, P° de Alfonso XIII 52, E-30203 Cartagena, Spain
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, C1033AAJ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras "Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff", Av. República Italia 780, 7300 Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Autoridad de Cuenca Matanza Riachuelo (ACUMAR), Esmeralda 255 PB, C1033AAJ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ducci D, de Melo MTC, Preziosi E, Sellerino M, Parrone D, Ribeiro L. Combining natural background levels (NBLs) assessment with indicator kriging analysis to improve groundwater quality data interpretation and management. Sci Total Environ 2016; 569-570:569-584. [PMID: 27371772 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The natural background level (NBL) concept is revisited and combined with indicator kriging method to analyze the spatial distribution of groundwater quality within a groundwater body (GWB). The aim is to provide a methodology to easily identify areas with the same probability of exceeding a given threshold (which may be a groundwater quality criteria, standards, or recommended limits for selected properties and constituents). Three case studies with different hydrogeological settings and located in two countries (Portugal and Italy) are used to derive NBL using the preselection method and validate the proposed methodology illustrating its main advantages over conventional statistical water quality analysis. Indicator kriging analysis was used to create probability maps of the three potential groundwater contaminants. The results clearly indicate the areas within a groundwater body that are potentially contaminated because the concentrations exceed the drinking water standards or even the local NBL, and cannot be justified by geogenic origin. The combined methodology developed facilitates the management of groundwater quality because it allows for the spatial interpretation of NBL values.
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- Daniela Ducci
- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy; IRSA-CNR, Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy.
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- CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- IRSA-CNR, Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy
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- IRSA-CNR, Water Research Institute, National Research Council, Via Salaria Km 29,300, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy; Department of Science, RomaTre University, Rome, Italy
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- CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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