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Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of Areas with Arsenic Poisoning from Drinking Water and Arsenic Enrichment in Groundwater in Songnen Plain of China

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.17879
B. Jianmin
Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China
G. Yue
Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China
W. Yu
Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Resources, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : B. Jianmin

bianjianmin@126.com, chair19881224@126.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 27 No. 2 (2015): Vol 27 Issue 2

Abstract

The aim of this study was to statistically analyze the environmental characteristics of groundwater of the Songnen Plain, China, which is elevated in arsenic and used as drinking water. Topographical, geological and hydrogeological conditions of the study area were evaluated along with regional geochemical survey results and previous epidemiological surveys and a field investigation was conducted in which 196 groundwater samples were collected and analyzed. Descriptive statistics, contouring and correlation analyses were calculated for the main chemical components (arsenic and fluorine) of concern in the groundwater. Analysis of regional hydrological geochemical characteristics, arsenic concentrations and distribution in the groundwater, correlations of arsenic with other elements in the groundwater and hydrochemical factors associated with enrichment of arsenic were determined. The results showed that the As5+ concentration ranged over 0.00024-0.33604 mg/L, higher than that of As3+ and in tertiary and quaternary confined water exceeding the drinking water standard of 0.01 mg/L. High arsenic concentrations in groundwater corresponded to high concentrations of total iron and bicarbonate, low concentrations of sulphate and a higher ratio of Na/(Cl + SO4) meq. Groundwater with high arsenic was generally of the HCO3, HCO3-Cl, or Cl-HCO3 type. Enrichment of arsenic in groundwater is influenced by many factors, the two most significant of which are geological sources and hydrochemical conditions.

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Arsenic Songnen plain Hydrochemical characteristics China Enrichment law
Jianmin, B., Yue, G., & Yu, W. (2015). Hydrogeochemical Characteristics of Areas with Arsenic Poisoning from Drinking Water and Arsenic Enrichment in Groundwater in Songnen Plain of China. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 27(2), 713–721. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.17879
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