Delineation of groundwater flow paths using hydrochemical and strontium isotope composition: A case study in high arsenic aquifer systems of the Datong basin, northern China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 476, Issue , 2013, Pages 87-96

  Xie, Xianjun ^a   Wang, Yanxin ^a   Ellis, Andre ^b   Su, Chunli ^a   Li, Junxia ^a   Li, Mengdi ^a   Duan, Mengyu ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Datong basin; Groundwater flow path; Hydrochemistry; Strontium isotope

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER SYSTEMS; COMBINED EFFECT; CONCENTRATION ANALYSIS; CONTOUR MAP; CONTROLLING FACTORS; DATONG BASIN; EVAPORITES; EXPECTED VALUES; FLOW PATH; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HYDROCHEMICALS; INVERSE MODELING; ION COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC DATA; MAJOR ION CHEMISTRY; MAJOR IONS; MIXING LINES; NORTHERN CHINA; PHREEQC; RECHARGE AREA; REDOX CONDITION; RIVER WATER; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; VERTICAL FLOWS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; GYPSUM; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INVERSE PROBLEMS; IONS; ISOTOPES; MIXING; SILICATES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRONTIUM;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

CHINA; DATONG BASIN; SHANXI;

EID: 84870982651     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.10.016     Document Type: Article

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