Assessment of the Evolution of Groundwater Chemistry and Its Controlling Factors in the Huangshui River Basin of Northwestern China, Using Hydrochemistry and Multivariate Statistical Techniques
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Groundwater Sampling and Laboratory Analyses
2.3. Data Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristics of Hydrochemical Parameters in Groundwater
3.2. Effect of Land Use on the Groundwater Chemistry
3.3. Hydrochemical Types
3.4. Controlling Factors of Groundwater Hydrochemical Evolution
3.5. Water-Rock Interactions (Mineral Dissolution and Ions Sources)
3.6. Correlations between the Hydrochemical Parameters
3.7. Identifying the Primary Factors Influencing Groundwater Chemical Characteristics
4. Suggestions for Environmental Management
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Analytical Method | Analytical Equipment | Detection Limit (mg/L) |
---|---|---|---|
Nitrate [NO3−] | Spectrophotometry | Perkin-Elmer Lambda 35, Waltham, MA, USA | 0.664 |
Nitrite [NO2−] | 0.003 | ||
Chloride [Cl−] | 1.0 | ||
Sulfate [SO42−] | 0.75 | ||
Potassium [K+] | Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry | Agilent 7500ce ICP-MS, Tokyo, Japan | 0.05 |
Sodium [Na+] | 0.01 | ||
Calcium [Ca2+] | 4.0 | ||
Magnesium [Mg2+] | 3.0 | ||
Iron [Fe] | 0.0045 | ||
Manganese [Mn] | 0.0005 | ||
Bicarbonate [HCO3−] | Acid–base titration | — | 5.0 |
Carbonate [CO32−] | Acid–base titration | — | 5.0 |
Total dissolved solids [TDS] | Gravimetric methods | — | — |
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) | Alkaline permanganate oxidation | Hach, USA, DRB200; Shimadzum, Japan, UV-1700 | 0.05 |
Total hardness [TH] | EDTA titration method | — | 1.0 |
Parameters | Min (mg/L) | Max (mg/L) | Mean (mg/L) | SD | CV (%) | Standard | Exceed Standard Rate(%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pH | 6.52 | 9.65 | 7.54 | 0.394 | 5.22 | 6.5–8.5 | 1.28 |
DO | 0.940 | 14.8 | 5.75 | 2.51 | 43.7 | — | — |
K+ | 0.750 | 89.5 | 5.79 | 8.69 | 150 | — | — |
Na+ | 2.69 | 6557 | 133 | 535 | 403 | 200 | 14.7 |
Ca2+ | 2.06 | 603 | 115 | 100 | 86.8 | — | — |
Mg2+ | 1.17 | 315 | 40.2 | 47.5 | 118 | — | — |
Cl− | 1.75 | 2721 | 103 | 267 | 259 | 250 | 7.69 |
SO42− | 10.0 | 2221 | 278 | 741 | 267 | 250 | 23.1 |
HCO3− | 48.8 | 4210 | 324 | 336 | 104 | — | — |
NO3− | 0.200 | 391 | 40.7 | 49.1 | 121 | 88.6 | 8.97 |
NO2− | 0.002 | 1.40 | 0.040 | 0.146 | 364 | 3.29 | 0.00 |
TH | 10.0 | 2572 | 453 | 418 | 92.1 | 450 | 33.3 |
TDS | 80.0 | 20190 | 888 | 1715 | 193 | 1000 | 22.4 |
COD | 0.230 | 15.4 | 1.26 | 1.56 | 123 | 3.00 | 2.56 |
Fe | 0.010 | 130 | 2.41 | 13.6 | 565 | 0.3 | 35.3 |
Mn | 0.005 | 6.01 | 0.151 | 0.660 | 438 | 0.1 | 13.5 |
Hydrochemical Type | Samples | Proportions of Hydrochemical Type (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HCO3-Ca(Mg) Type | SO4 Type | Cl Type | Na Type | ||
Urban area | 25 | 32 | 68 | 16 | 52 |
Industrial area | 21 | 14 | 76 | 29 | 67 |
Forest area | 17 | 59 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
Village area | 72 | 49 | 43 | 14 | 33 |
Agricultural area | 21 | 48 | 43 | 10 | 14 |
Sum | 156 | 42 | 51 | 14 | 40 |
Groundwater Type | Samples | Proportions of Hydrochemical Type (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HCO3-Ca(Mg) Type | SO4 Type | Cl Type | Na Type | ||
Loose stratum pore water | 122 | 42 | 52 | 14 | 42 |
Clastic rock fissures water | 34 | 59 | 35 | 12 | 12 |
Parameters | Factors | ||
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PC1 | PC2 | PC3 | |
TDS | 0.947 | 0.124 | 0.206 |
Mg2+ | 0.938 | 0.057 | −0.123 |
TH | 0.902 | 0.102 | −0.287 |
SO42− | 0.887 | 0.181 | 0.238 |
Cl− | 0.881 | 0.125 | 0.288 |
Na+ | 0.844 | 0.144 | 0.372 |
HCO3− | 0.821 | −0.087 | 0.003 |
Ca2+ | 0.803 | 0.125 | −0.391 |
NO3− | 0.631 | −0.347 | −0.131 |
Mn | 0.113 | 0.919 | 0.081 |
Fe | −0.037 | 0.913 | 0.031 |
COD | 0.126 | 0.509 | 0.195 |
pH | −0.199 | −0.100 | 0.784 |
NO2− | 0.209 | 0.469 | 0.488 |
Eigenvalue | 6.81 | 2.37 | 1.41 |
% of Variance explained | 48.7 | 16.9 | 10.1 |
% Cumulative Variance | 48.7 | 65.6 | 75.7 |
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Zhou, B.; Wang, H.; Zhang, Q. Assessment of the Evolution of Groundwater Chemistry and Its Controlling Factors in the Huangshui River Basin of Northwestern China, Using Hydrochemistry and Multivariate Statistical Techniques. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 7551. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147551
Zhou B, Wang H, Zhang Q. Assessment of the Evolution of Groundwater Chemistry and Its Controlling Factors in the Huangshui River Basin of Northwestern China, Using Hydrochemistry and Multivariate Statistical Techniques. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(14):7551. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147551
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Bing, Huiwei Wang, and Qianqian Zhang. 2021. "Assessment of the Evolution of Groundwater Chemistry and Its Controlling Factors in the Huangshui River Basin of Northwestern China, Using Hydrochemistry and Multivariate Statistical Techniques" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 14: 7551. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147551