The objective of this research study was to evaluate the feasibility of using a minimum liquid discharge (MLD) desalination approach as an alternate management option for unconventional produced waters (PWs) with a focus on minimizing the generation...
Salt precipitation and pore clogging near CO2 injection wells can reduce injectivity during geological storage in saline formations; yet, the combined effects of CO2 phase state, flow rate, and humidity remain insufficiently resolved at the core scal...
This paper analyses the mineralogical composition, texture, and structure of a stalactite sampled from the city-wall storerooms of the Nueva Tabarca fortress (southeast Spain). This speleothem presents an uncommon mineral assemblage: aragonite, bruci...
Elevated surface paleobrine temperatures (average 85.6 °C) are reported here from Cretaceous marine halites in the Maha Sarakham Formation, Khorat Plateau, Thailand. Fluid inclusions in primary subaqueous “chevron” and “cumulate” halites associated w...
In order to study hydrogeochemical effect in the process of seawater intrusion (SI), and provide scientific basis for comprehensive management of water resources and water ecological restoration, the Longkou city of Shandong province in China was tak...
In this study, the ion concentrations (K+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl−, SO42−, Br−, NO3−, and B3+) and boron isotope compositions (δ11B) of 34 halite and brines samples from the Neoproterozoic Salt Range Formation, Punjab, Pakistan were studied. Relation am...
Groundwater is a critical water resource for human survival and economic development in arid and semi-arid areas. It is crucial to understand the groundwater circulation and hydrochemical evolution for sustainable management and utilization of ground...
This investigation studies the physical and chemical effect of salt weathering on biocalcarenites and biocalcrudites in the Basilica of Our Lady of Succour (Aspe, Spain). Weathering patterns are the result of salty rising capillary water and water li...
Deeply situated brine is abundant in rare metal minerals, possessing significant economic worth. To the authors’ knowledge, brine present within the Cambrian carbonate-dominated succession in the northeastern region of Chongqing, Southwestern C...
With the implementation of the policy of ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, the Guohe River Basin, which is close to the middle reaches of the Yellow River Basin, is also an important part of future developm...
This study investigates the processes leading to karst development in the southeastern part of Riyadh city extending up to Al Kharj. Numerous solution features such as sinkholes, collapsed dolines, and solution caverns are common in the area. The rol...
The aim of the study was to assess the groundwater quality in a rural area affected by the abandoned pyrite ash waste dumps. The abundance of major ions in groundwater depends largely on the nature of the rocks, climatic conditions, and mobility. To...
In this study, the major chemical compositions of 159 shallow groundwater samples incorporated saturation index (SI) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) were employed to evaluate the mainly geochemical processes that control the hydrogeochemical e...
Thermokarst lakes are a ubiquitous landscape feature that impact the thermal state, hydrological process, ecological environment, and engineering stability of the permafrost. This study established the hydrochemistry and stable isotope (δ18O an...
This paper discusses the origin and evolution of saline springs in north and central Laos, based on chemical and stable isotopes (δD, δ18O, δ11B, and δ37Cl). All the saline springs in this study are of the Na–Cl geochemi...
Floating rafts are thin, flat mineral layers that precipitate at still air–water interfaces. They are composed of calcite, aragonite, vaterite, gypsum, trona, carnallite, and/or halite. Floating rafts present a flat surface at the top in contac...
CO2 mineralization is a method of sequestering CO2 in the form of carbonated minerals. Brine discharged from seawater desalination is a potential source of Mg and Ca, which can precipitate CO2 as forms of their carbonate minerals. The concentration o...
The southeastern Hainan Island boasts abundant hydrothermal resources, most of which are exposed as thermal springs. Analyzing the hydrochemical characteristics, hydrochemical evolutionary mechanisms, and material transition of these resources is sig...
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The Mussulo lagoon is a coastal environment located near Luanda, one of the SW African cities that has been growing more rapidly during the last decades. Geochemical, mineralogical, and grain-size data obtained for the lagoon sediments are analyzed t...
Interaction between groundwaters with different salinities and lakes show seasonal variations driven by changes in precipitation and evapotranspiration. In the vicinity of Villafáfila lakes, local fresh and brackish regional groundwaters feeds...
Rubidium and cesium are important strategic resources, and West Taijinar Salt Lake is rich in rubidium and cesium reserves, while the concentration is low and the relationship with coexisting potassium and magnesium ions is complex. In order to under...
The hydrochemical characteristics and evolution mechanisms of groundwater are critical for accurately understanding the input–output budget of hydrochemical constituents in pristine groundwater. However, few studies have analyzed the changes in...
Soil and groundwater salinization are very important environmental issues of global concern. They threaten mainly the arid and semiarid regions characterized by dry climate conditions and an increase of irrigation practices. Among these regions, the...
Knowledge of dry–wet variations in arid Central Asia (ACA) during the mid-Pliocene warm period (mPWP; ~3.3–3.0 Ma) is instructive to understanding the future variations in this fragile ecosystem region. However, the dry–wet variatio...
This work aims to investigate the hydrochemical characteristics and formation mechanisms of shallow groundwater in a part of the Nanchang section of Ganfu plain. The hydrochemical data from 90 groundwater samples were interpreted by the methods of ma...
This study investigates the impact of CO2-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) on the petrophysical properties and oil recovery potential of sandstone reservoirs in the oilfields located in the east-southern Precaspian region of Kazakhstan. Despite the re...
Over the past decades, considerable research has been conducted on extracting energy from superhot geothermal reservoirs, where temperatures are higher than at the critical point of water. A major challenge when operating wells under such conditions...
The Tibetan Plateau, a critical regulator of the global water cycle and climate system, represents a highly sensitive region to environmental changes, with significant implications for sustainable development. This study focuses on Nam Co Lake, the t...
To explore the hydrogeochemical characteristics and dominant water–rock interaction processes of thermal water in Lindian geothermal field (northern Songliao Basin, NE China), this study analyzed 16 thermal water samples (1900–3000 m dept...
The Li-rich brine contained within the halite body of the Salar de Atacama is uncommon for two reasons: First, it has an exceptionally high Li concentration, even compared to other closed basins in the Li triangle of South America; and second, it is...
A total of 18 samples of shallow groundwater around the Hancheng mining area in the Guanzhong Basin were collected from 1–4 May 2018. According to the analysis of hydrochemical data, the Gibbs semi-logarithmic diagram and Piper diagram were use...
Borsec is one of the most important mineral water spa resorts in Romania and is also an important mineral water bottling facility. There are several public springs with significant mineral content. The present paper focuses on mineral powder extracti...
Northwestern Jiangxi Province is rich in metasilicic acid (as H2SiO3) mineral water resources. Investigating their hydrogeochemical characteristics and formation mechanism is crucial for the rational utilization of water resources and the sustainable...
Hexavalent chromium contamination in groundwater has become a very serious and challenging problem. Identification of the groundwater chemical characteristics of the sites and their control mechanisms for remediation of pollutants is a significant ch...
Karst springs of the Makook anticline were investigated to get more insight into the hydrogeologic, hydraulic, and hydrodynamic behavior of this complex karst system. Eight springs were studied in terms of hydrogeochemical constituents as well as δ18...
Anhui Province is rich in geothermal water resources, making the study of its hydrochemical evolution and genetic models essential for scientific development and sustainable utilization. This study combines hydrochemical and hydrogen–oxygen iso...
The Port del Comte Massif (SE, Pyrenees) contains one of the most important vulnerable and strategic karst aquifers for supplying freshwater to the city of Barcelona (Spain). It is a fragile system, whose possible environmental impact is highly condi...
Groundwater resources are playing an increasingly vital role in water supply for domestic and irrigation purposes in the Yinchuan Plain, along with the reduction in water transfer from the Yellow River. This study aimed to identify the current status...
The evolution of groundwater in the Puhe River Basin is closely related to the ecological security of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei water source conservation zone. Based on 122 groundwater samples, this study systematically investigated the h...
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Urban potable waters can be very susceptible to human activities that can impact water quality and, hence, public health. Columbus, Ohio, is currently the 14th largest city in the United States with an estimated population of ~860,000. Much of the ur...
The Santo Domingo Diocesan School (Orihuela, SE Spain) is a singular case study that relates air quality monitoring and stone conservation. The monument suffers severe damage due to salt crystallization by rising damp, which is related to the indoor...
The effect of supercritical CO2 on the shaly caprocks is one of the critical issues to be considered in CO2 sequestration programs. Shale-scCO2 interactions can alter the seal integrity, leading to environmental problems and bringing into question th...
The article presents the studies on understanding the chemical evolution of Maloye Yarovoe lake that is located in the semi-arid landscape of and represent the most widespread chemical type of saline lake (Cl-Na) on the territory of Kulunda steppe (s...
Exploring the hydrogeochemical processes of karst groundwater has significant meaning for protecting local groundwater systems in semi-arid areas. Taking a typical semi-arid karst groundwater system—the Liulin spring area—as the research region, hydr...
Various isotopic and palynological indicators have shown interspersed periods of aridity and humidity for the late Paleocene to early Eocene in central China, so the paleoclimate conditions remain unclear. This research investigates the environmental...
Understanding the hydrologic and hydrochemistry processes in the riparian area is of great importance for managing and protecting riparian water resources. This paper took a highly disturbed and polluted Shaying River Basin (SRB) of China as the stud...
The Xiong’an New Area is one of the areas with the richest geothermal resources in the east-central part of China. However, the genesis of the geothermal water in Jixianian carbonate reservoirs in this area is still unclear. This study conducte...
The exploitation of groundwater in arid and semi-arid areas, especially in basins where groundwater is intensively exploited, is likely to have adverse effects on the originally fragile ecological environment, which also greatly alter the hydrogeoche...
Soil salinization, particularly under irrigation in the arid regions of North Africa, represents a major constraint to sustainable agricultural development. This study investigates the Chott El Hodna region in Algeria, a Ramsar-classified wetland sev...
Geothermal resources in arid inland basins are important for clean energy development, yet their circulation and geochemical mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. This study investigates the hydrochemical characteristics and formation mechanis...
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