Hydrogeological and biogeochemical constrains of arsenic mobilization in shallow aquifers from the Hetao basin, Inner Mongolia |
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Authors: | Guo Huaming Zhang Bo Li Yuan Berner Zsolt Tang Xiaohui Norra Stefan Stüben Doris |
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Affiliation: | a School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Xueyuan Road No. 29, Beijing 100083, China b Institute for Mineralogy and Geochemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe 76131, Germany |
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Abstract: | Little is known about the importance of drainage/irrigation channels and biogeochemical processes in arsenic distribution of shallow groundwaters from the Hetao basin. This investigation shows that although As concentrations are primarily dependent on reducing conditions, evaporation increases As concentration in the centre of palaeo-lake sedimentation. Near drainage channels, groundwater As concentrations are the lowest in suboxic-weakly reducing conditions. Results demonstrate that both drainage and irrigation channels produce oxygen-rich water that recharges shallow groundwaters and therefore immobilize As. Groundwater As concentration increases with a progressive decrease in redox potential along the flow path in an alluvial fan. A negative correlation between SO42− concentrations and δ34S values indicates that bacterial reduction of SO42− occurs in reducing aquifers. Due to high concentrations of Fe (>0.5 mg L−1), reductive dissolution of Fe oxides is believed to cause As release from aquifer sediments. Target aquifers for safe drinking water resources are available in alluvial fans and near irrigation channels. |
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Keywords: | Arsenic Dissolved organic matter Groundwater Hydrogeochemistry Isotope |
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