Hydrochemistry of the Natural Low pH Groundwater in the Coastal Aquifers near Beihai, China

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摘要 NaturalweakacidicgroundwateroccursintheunconfinedandconfinedaquifersconsistingofQuaternaryandNeogeneunconsolidatedsedimentsnearBeihaiinsouthernGuangxi,China.UndernaturalconditionsthegroundwaterhaslowTDS(lessthan200mgL-1)andlowconcentrationsoftraceelements(lessthan100μgL-1)withadeceasingtendincontentsoftheLanthanides(rareearthelements,lessthan1μgL-1)towardshigheratomicnumber.ThegroundwaterrangesinpHfrom3.33to7.0withanaveragevalueof5.12(evenlowerthanthatoflocalrainwater,5.88).pHvaluesinthegroundwaterareabithigherinrainyseasonsthanthoseindryseasonsanddonotshowsignificantincreasingordecreasingtrendwithtime.TheaveragepHvalueingroundwaterintheconfinedaquifersisevenabitlowerthanthatintheunconfinedaquifer.ComprehensiveanalysesofthegroundwaterenvironmentsuggestthatH+inthegroundwatermaybederivedfromdissociationofH2CO3,releaseoftheabsorbedH3O+inclaylayersandtheacidityofrainwater.TheH2CO3inthegroundwatermaybeformedbydissolutionofCO2(g).Mineralsintheunconsolidatedsedimentarepredominatedbyquartzwithsmallamountofclayminerals.Thesedimentsundergoingalong-termweatheringcontainlowlevelsofsolubleconstitutes.Lackofalkalinesubstancesinthegroundwatersystemisalsohelpfulintheaccumulationofacidityofthegroundwater.
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出版日期 2015年03月13日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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