“…Except for calcite and dolomite dissolution in the dust and the soil by soil CO 2 , no other significant mineral contributions are probable, as Tertiary saline formations are located more to the centre of the basin and the sulphate-rich Keuper formations are not expected in the region of influence. This makes a difference with the close Ports de Besei-Tortosa aquifer system, to the East, and studied in detail (Espinosa et al, 2014).…”