Characterizing hydrochemical properties of springs in Taiwan based on their geological origins |
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Authors: | Cheng-Shin Jang Jui-Sheng Chen Yun-Bin Lin Chen-Wuing Liu |
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Institution: | Department of Leisure and Recreation Management, Kainan University, Luzhu, Taoyuan, Taiwan 338, Republic of China. |
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Abstract: | This study was performed to characterize hydrochemical properties of springs based on their geological origins in Taiwan.
Stepwise discriminant analysis (DA) was used to establish a linear classification model of springs using hydrochemical parameters.
Two hydrochemical datasets—ion concentrations and relative proportions of equivalents per liter of major ions—were included
to perform prediction of the geological origins of springs. Analyzed results reveal that DA using relative proportions of
equivalents per liter of major ions yields a 95.6% right assignation, which is superior to DA using ion concentrations. This
result indicates that relative proportions of equivalents of major hydrochemical parameters in spring water are more highly
associated with the geological origins than ion concentrations do. Low percentages of Na + equivalents are common properties of springs emerging from acid-sulfate and neutral-sulfate igneous rock. Springs emerging
from metamorphic rock show low percentages of Cl − equivalents and high percentages of HCO3-_{3}^{-} equivalents, and springs emerging from sedimentary rock exhibit high Cl − /SO42-_{4}^{2-} ratios. |
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