scholarly journals Hydrochemistry and Stable Isotope Indication of Mineral Water and Surface Water in Changbai Mountain, China

Author(s):  
Yihan Li ◽  
jianmin Bian ◽  
Jialin Li ◽  
Yuxi Ma ◽  
Jesus Anguiano

Changbai Mountain is the source region of Songhua River, Tumen River and Yalu River. It is a famous concentrated distribution area of high quality mineral water in China, which has great economic value. Antu County is one of the main distribution areas of basalt and mineral water in Changbai Mountain. The distribution of mineral springs has a strong hydraulic relationship with surface water, which constitutes abundant recharge reserves. It is necessary to study the hydrochemical characteristics and relationship between surface water and mineral water, so as to provide a theoretical basis for further discussion on the formation process and rational utilization of mineral water resources in Changbai Mountain. 57 water samples from 2016 to 2020 were collected, including precipitation, mineral water and surface water. Geostatistics, Piper and Gibbs diagram are used to analyze the hydrochemical characteristics. Hydrochemical component tracing and stable environment isotope technology with end-number calculation are used to reveal the transformation relationship between mineral water and surface water. Results demonstrate: Surface water and mineral water are weak alkaline and low salinity. The hydrochemical type of mineral water is mainly HCO3-Na·Mg·Ca and of surface water is mainly HCO3-Na. The isotopes of precipitation are more enriched in summer due to the influence of water vapor source and temperature effect. The temporal and spatial differences between D and 18O of mineral water is obvious, and isotopes are enriched abundant in autumn. The recharge source and interaction between mineral water and surface water have changes in different periods. In summer, mineral springs in Erdaobai River and Sandaobai River watershed replenished surface water, and the recharge proportion is more than 60%. The interaction between Toudao Baihe river and mineral water is weak. In autumn, precipitation is the main recharge for mineral water and surface water.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jialin Li ◽  
min jian Bian ◽  
Yihan Li ◽  
Yuxi Ma ◽  
Yanmei Li

Abstract Changbai Mountain area in China is an important mineral water storage and development area. The hydrochemical composition of mineral water is the decisive factor for mineral-water quality. Therefore, it is necessary to study the hydrochemical characteristics and genesis of mineral water in Changbai Mountain area. Considering the integrity of basin and groundwater system, the study area was classified into three areas where mineral springs are densely distributed. For these areas, according to the mineral water parameter contents, the springs are further classified into single-type (metasilicic acid) mineral spring and compound mineral spring. By examining 74 mineral water samples collected from 2018 to 2020, the characteristics and formation mechanism of the hydrochemical components of the spring water were analyzed by mathematical statistics, model construction, cluster analysis, and principal component analysis. The results show that the formation of single-type mineral spring is controlled by rock weathering; compound mineral springs are the product of CO2-rich, weakly acidic, confined hot groundwater with high salinity and its mixing with shallow groundwater as it rises along the fracture. Volcanic geological process greatly influence the formation of the hydrochemical components of mineral springs on the North slope of Changbai Mountain. The mineral springs on the Longgang Mountain are greatly affected by human activities. The results of cluster analysis only considering hydrochemical components are consistent with the classification of the areas with concentrated distributions of mineral springs as determined by hydrogeological and geomorphological studies. The results of this study are useful for understanding the distribution, hydrochemical characteristics, and formation mechanism of mineral springs in Changbai Mountain area of China and provide the theoretical basis for the protection and development of mineral spring water.


2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang ZHANG ◽  
Fa-Dong LI ◽  
Jing LI ◽  
Shuai SONG ◽  
Wen-Jing CAI ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 7688-7698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhidan Wen ◽  
Xiaoli Huang ◽  
Dawen Gao ◽  
Ge Liu ◽  
Chong Fang ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Jean Lagarde Betti ◽  
Pascal Eric Billong Fils ◽  
Prisca Toffon ◽  
Eric Wété ◽  
Jules Romain Ngueguim ◽  
...  

Gnetum africanum Welw. is a plant specie of Central and West Africa, a Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP) with high nutritional, medicinal and economic value. In Cameroon, its leaves are recognized by the forestry administration as a special product. Strong demand combined with destructive harvesting techniques has resulted in its rarity in its distribution area. The objective of this work is to characterize the harvesting and trade of G. africanaum, and to assess its abundance (density and structure) in order to appreciate the economic value of the Lehman agroforest system (ALM) based in Massoumboum, a village located at 30 Km of Douala town, the economical capital of Cameroon. An ethnobotanical survey was conducted among harvesters and sellers of G. africanum in the ALM and in adjacent markets. An inventory of G. africanum stems and leaves was carried out at an overall sampling rate of 9.52%. The study revealed that, harvesting of G. africanum is freely done by women, youngers and elders. They start their activity early in the morning and convey their products to markets located in the periphery and inside the city of Douala. The price of the gramme is too high in the periphery than in the city, averaging 0.58 CFA franc. This price is high in the dry season due to the scarcity of other agricultural vegetables. The inventories conducted revealed densities of 6 191 stems/ha and 119 548 leaves/ha, with the high density of leaves obtained in less perturbed plots. The combination of field data (forest inventories) with those obtained in the markets (trade data), what we call « quantitative ethnobotany », allowed us to appreciate the temporal economic value (EV) of the ALM. This EV ranges from 500 000 - 700 000 CFA franc, for an average value of 37 059.9 CFA franc /ha. If well managed, G. africanum can contribute not only to the economy of the women-harvesters, but also to the economy of the ALM. The glaring development challenge of the background of what precedes is the development of non-detriment findings (NDF) for G. africanum in Cameroon. These consist of setting tools which aims to sustain the resource and trade such as the delimitation of Gnetum Allocation Units (GAU), as well as the development and implementation of simple management plans (SMPs).


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 4627-4639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annie L. Putman ◽  
Xiahong Feng ◽  
Leslie J. Sonder ◽  
Eric S. Posmentier

Abstract. In this study, precipitation isotopic variations at Barrow, AK, USA, are linked to conditions at the moisture source region, along the transport path, and at the precipitation site. Seventy precipitation events between January 2009 and March 2013 were analyzed for δ2H and deuterium excess. For each precipitation event, vapor source regions were identified with the hybrid single-particle Lagrangian integrated trajectory (HYSPLIT) air parcel tracking program in back-cast mode. The results show that the vapor source region migrated annually, with the most distal (proximal) and southerly (northerly) vapor source regions occurring during the winter (summer). This may be related to equatorial expansion and poleward contraction of the polar circulation cell and the extent of Arctic sea ice cover. Annual cycles of vapor source region latitude and δ2H in precipitation were in phase; depleted (enriched) δ2H values were associated with winter (summer) and distal (proximal) vapor source regions. Precipitation δ2H responded to variation in vapor source region as reflected by significant correlations between δ2H with the following three parameters: (1) total cooling between lifted condensation level (LCL) and precipitating cloud at Barrow, ΔTcool, (2) meteorological conditions at the evaporation site quantified by 2 m dew point, Td, and (3) whether the vapor transport path crossed the Brooks and/or Alaskan ranges, expressed as a Boolean variable, mtn. These three variables explained 54 % of the variance (p<0. 001) in precipitation δ2H with a sensitivity of −3.51 ± 0.55 ‰ °C−1 (p<0. 001) to ΔTcool, 3.23 ± 0.83 ‰ °C−1 (p<0. 001) to Td, and −32.11 ± 11.04 ‰ (p = 0. 0049) depletion when mtn is true. The magnitude of each effect on isotopic composition also varied with vapor source region proximity. For storms with proximal vapor source regions (where ΔTcool <7 °C), ΔTcool explained 3 % of the variance in δ2H, Td alone accounted for 43 %, while mtn explained 2 %. For storms with distal vapor sources (ΔTcool > 7°C), ΔTcool explained 22 %, Td explained only 1 %, and mtn explained 18 %. The deuterium excess annual cycle lagged by 2–3 months during the δ2H cycle, so the direct correlation between the two variables is weak. Vapor source region relative humidity with respect to the sea surface temperature, hss, explained 34 % of variance in deuterium excess, (−0.395 ± 0.067 ‰ %−1, p<0. 001). The patterns in our data suggest that on an annual scale, isotopic ratios of precipitation at Barrow may respond to changes in the southerly extent of the polar circulation cell, a relationship that may be applicable to interpretation of long-term climate change records like ice cores.


Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2166
Author(s):  
Wang ◽  
Zhao ◽  
Chen ◽  
Zhao

The chemical composition of river water collected from the main stream of the Naqu and its tributaries was analyzed to reveal its hydrochemical characteristics and to evaluate the water quality for irrigation purposes. Based on 39 samples, the results revealed mildly alkaline pH values and total dissolved solids (TDS) values ranging from 115 to 676 mg/L, averaging 271 mg/L. Major ion concentrations based on mean values (mg/L) were in the order of Ca2+>Na+>Mg2+>K+ for cations and HCO3->SO42->Cl->CO32- for anions. Most hydrochemical types were of the Ca–HCO3 (~74.36%) type. Cluster analysis (CA) suggested that the hydrochemical characteristics upstream of the main stream of the Naqu were obviously different from those from the middle and downstream of the main stream and its tributaries. The analysis shows that the Sangqu, Basuoqu, Mumuqu, Zongqingqu, Mugequ basin tributary, and the Gongqu basin tributary were mainly affected by carbonate weathering. Carbonate and silicate weathering commonly controlled the hydrochemistry upstream and downstream of the main Naqu, Chengqu, and Mugequ streams. The middle of the main stream of the Naqu was mainly affected by silicate weathering, and anhydrite/gypsum dissolution mainly affected the hydrochemistry of the main Gongqu stream. The quality of water samples was suitable for irrigation purposes, except for one sample from the main stream of the Mugequ.


2018 ◽  
Vol 246 ◽  
pp. 01089
Author(s):  
Yongqiang Wang ◽  
Zhiming Liu ◽  
Zhe Yuan ◽  
Jijun Xu ◽  
Jin Chen

Taking the source region of the Yellow River as an example, this paper first introduces the theory of energy value and its basic steps. Then combined with the Yellow River source area, the variation characteristics of precipitation and surface water resources from 1961 to 2011 in the Yellow River source area were analyzed, and both of them showed a trend of decreasing year by year. On this basis, using the theory of energy value, combined with relevant parameters, taking 2011 year as an example, further analyses the chemical energy and solar energy of water resources in the Yellow River source area, and gives the value of surface water resources. The value of water resources per unit is 1.59 yuan/m3. For the Yellow River source area, the overall value of water resources for the whole basin in 2011 is 33.55 billion yuan. It can provide a reference for the analysis of the value of surface water resources in the Yellow River Basin.


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