Influence of Basalt Weathering on Shallow Groundwater Quality in Semi-Arid Cawoods-Mazunga, Zimbabwe: Petrographic Study

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Moyce ◽  
M. Meck ◽  
R. Owen ◽  
D. Love
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Basalt Weathering ◽  
Petrographic Study ◽  
Semi Arid

Shallow groundwater quality on dairy farms with irrigated forage crops

2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 287-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Harter ◽  
Harley Davis ◽  
Marsha C Mathews ◽  
Roland D Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Forage Crops

scholarly journals Assessing threats to shallow groundwater quality from soil pollutants in Glasgow, UK: development of a new screening tool

2017 ◽  
Vol 108 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 173-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. M. Fordyce ◽  
B. É. Ó Dochartaigh ◽  
H. C. Bonsor ◽  
E. L. Ander ◽  
M. T. Graham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Soil Sample ◽  
Screening Tool ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Groundwater Chemistry ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Quaternary Deposit ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
High Soil ◽  
Very High

ABSTRACTA new GIS-based screening tool to assess threats to shallow groundwater quality has been trialled in Glasgow, UK. The GRoundwater And Soil Pollutants (GRASP) tool is based on a British Standard method for assessing the threat from potential leaching of metal pollutants in unsaturated soil/superficial materials to shallow groundwater, using data on soil and Quaternary deposit properties, climate and depth to groundwater. GRASP breaks new ground by also incorporating a new Glasgow-wide soil chemistry dataset. GRASP considers eight metals, including chromium, lead and nickel at 1622 soil sample locations. The final output is a map to aid urban management, which highlights areas where shallow groundwater quality may be at risk from current and future surface pollutants. The tool indicated that 13% of soil sample sites in Glasgow present a very high potential threat to groundwater quality, due largely to shallow groundwater depths and high soil metal concentrations. Initial attempts to validate GRASP revealed partial spatial coincidence between the GRASP threat ranks (low, moderate, high and very high) and groundwater chemistry, with statistical correlation between areas of high soil and groundwater metal concentrations for both Cr and Cu (r2>0.152; P<0.05). Validation was hampered by a lack of, and inconsistency in, existing groundwater chemistry data. To address this, standardised subsurface data collection networks have been trialled recently in Glasgow. It is recommended that, once available, new groundwater depth and chemistry information from these networks is used to validate the GRASP model further.

Acidification of shallow groundwater in the unconfined sandy aquifer of the city of Douala, Cameroon, Western Africa: implications for groundwater quality and use

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 6831-6846 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. E. Takem ◽  
D. Kuitcha ◽  
A. A. Ako ◽  
G. T. Mafany ◽  
A. Takounjou-Fouepe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Western Africa ◽  
Sandy Aquifer ◽  
The City

Effect of Riparian Buffer Width and Vegetation Type on Shallow Groundwater Quality

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Dukes ◽  
Robert O. Evans ◽  
J. Wendell Gilliam ◽  
Sheryl H. Kunickis
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Riparian Buffer ◽  
Buffer Width

scholarly journals Anthropogenic Effects on Hydrogeochemical Characterization of the Shallow Groundwater in an Arid Irrigated Plain in Northwestern China

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang ◽  
Mei ◽  
Yu ◽  
Li ◽  
Meng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Saturation Index ◽  
Shallow Groundwater ◽  
Total Hardness ◽  
Agricultural Activity ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Weathering Processes ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
Geostatistical Techniques ◽  
Hydrogeochemical Characterization

Many irrigated plains in arid and semi-arid regions have groundwater quality issues due to both intensive human activity and natural processes. Comprehensive studies are urgently needed to explore hydrogeochemical evolutions, investigate possible pollution sources, and understand the controls on groundwater compositions in such regions. Here, we combine geostatistical techniques and hydrogeochemical assessments to characterize groundwater quality over time in the Yinchuan Plain (a typical irrigated plain in China), using 12 physicochemical variables derived from sampling in 600 and 602 wells in 2004 and 2014, respectively. Our results show that groundwater-rock interactions and evaporation are the key natural factors controlling groundwater compositions. Hydrogeochemical water types in both 2004 and 2014 were Ca-HCO3, Na-Cl, and mixed Ca·Mg-Cl. Along with the hydrogeochemical compositions, we used ionic ratios and the saturation index to delineate mineral solution reactions and weathering processes. Dissolution of gypsum, halite, fluorite, and mirabilite, along with silicate weathering and cation exchange, were identified in the study area. Our results indicated rising ion concentrations in groundwater, which could be the result of anthropogenic influences. Increasing total hardness and nitrates over the study period were most likely caused by agricultural activity and the discharge of waste water from human residential areas.

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