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Hydrogeochemistry and Netpath Modeling of Groundwater in Taklimakan Desert, China
Corresponding Author(s) : Jinglong Fan
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 26 No. 17 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 17
Abstract
The eco-environment is highly dependent on groundwater in arid areas, especially in desert. Because of the scarcity of surface water resources within the Taklimakan desert, a groundwater-fed water supply system was constructed by Shelter-forest ecological engineering and oilfield engineering in the hinterland of the desert. The groundwater’s TDS concentrations were relatively high in the north and lower in the south. A continuous evaporation and leached effects lead to the downstream ion concentration increased. Natural rock salt was dissolved always and the calcite was at precipitation state, resulting in a decrease of the HCO3– concentration. Due to the fewer amounts of orthoclase and the precipitation state of muscovite in chemical reaction, the potassium content was low in groundwater solution. The above processes may ultimately results in a groundwater of Cl-SO4-Na type that resulting in the formation of brine in the downstream.
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- W.Z. Zhao and G.D. Cheng, Chin. Sci. Bull., 47, 353 (2002); doi:10.1360/02tb9084.
- L. Ma, X.M. Wei, A.M. Bao and S.F. Wang, J. Arid Land, 4, 123 (2012); doi:10.3724/SP.J.1227.2012.00123.
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- R. Malcolm and C. Soulsby, Sci. Total Environ., 265, 269 (2001); doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00663-X.
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- Tarim Headquarters of Oil Development, Tarim Desert Oil Highway, Petroleum Industry Press, China, pp. 892 (1996).
- APHA-AWWA-WEF, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, edn. 20 (1998).
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- A.I. El Kadi, L.N. Plummer and P. Aggarwal, Ground Water, 49, 593 (2011); doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00779.x.
- C.R. Fitts, Groundwater Science, Academic Press, USA, pp. 285 (2002).
- Z.D. Zhu, Z.P. Chen and Z. Wu, Study on Aeolian Geomorphology in Taklimakan Desert, Science Press, China, pp. 8-26 (1981).
- Y. B. Qian, Z. N. Wu, J. F. Jin, D. Z. Si, C. Ao, and J. Sun, Arid Zone Res., 11, 46 (1994).
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L. Ma, X.M. Wei, A.M. Bao and S.F. Wang, J. Arid Land, 4, 123 (2012); doi:10.3724/SP.J.1227.2012.00123.
J. Sun and T. Liu, Science, 312, 1621 (2006); doi:10.1126/science.1124616.
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R. Malcolm and C. Soulsby, Sci. Total Environ., 265, 269 (2001); doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00663-X.
J.Q. Lei, S.Y. Li, Z.Z. Jin, J.L. Fan, H.F. Wang, D.D. Fan, H.W. Zhou, F. Gu, Y.Z. Qiu and B. Xu, Chin. Sci. Bull., 53(S2), 190 (2008); doi:10.1007/s11434-008-6022-3.
B. Liu, G.F. Meng and Z.H. Wang, Groundwater Exploration in the Tarim Basin, Geology Publishing House, China, pp. 74-75 (2008).
Z.H. Wang, T.D. Chen, D.S. Yu and F.J. Song, Xinjiang Geol., 22, 262 (2004).
Tarim Headquarters of Oil Development, Tarim Desert Oil Highway, Petroleum Industry Press, China, pp. 892 (1996).
APHA-AWWA-WEF, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, American Public Health Association, Washington, DC, edn. 20 (1998).
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C.R. Fitts, Groundwater Science, Academic Press, USA, pp. 285 (2002).
Z.D. Zhu, Z.P. Chen and Z. Wu, Study on Aeolian Geomorphology in Taklimakan Desert, Science Press, China, pp. 8-26 (1981).
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Q. Feng, G. T. Chen and G. R. Dong, Acta Sedimentol. Sinica, 13, 66 (1995).
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