Evolution of Quaternary groundwater system in North China Plain

Zhang, Zonghu; Dehong, Shi; Fuhong, Ren; Yin, Zhengzhou; Sun, Jichao; Zhang, Cuiyun

doi:10.1007/bf02877536

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“…This aquifer can be divided into four sub-aquifers (I-IV) from the land surface downwards, all of which are composed of clay, silt and fine sand ( Table 1; Figures 2 and 3). Zhang et al [33] indicated that the sea level fall persisted in the Upper Pleistocene, and the NCP expanded east, while salt accumulation continued in the Upper Pleistocene stratum under arid conditions and was aggravated by the seawater intrusion in the Holocene. The subsequent leaching and water-rock interaction resulted in the development of salt water in the Upper Pleistocene stratum (Aquifer II), with increasing thickness and salinity occurring from west to east (Figures 2 and 3).…”

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“…In the early period of the 1950s, shallow and deep groundwater in Cangzhou generally flowed from west to northeast into the Bohai Sea. From the 1960s, decreased precipitation and increasing exploitation of groundwater resulted in the development and expansion of groundwater depression cones in the urban area and the northeast part of Cangzhou, which caused the natural flow to shift toward the centers of the groundwater depression cones [33,34]. …”

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Assessment of Long-Term Evolution of Groundwater Hydrochemical Characteristics Using Multiple Approaches: A Case Study in Cangzhou, Northern China

Wang

Liu³

et al. 2015

Water

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Water shortage is severe in the North China Plain (NCP). In addition to a deficiency of water resources, deterioration of groundwater quality should be of great concern. In this study, hydrogeological analysis was conducted in combination with principal component analysis, correlation analysis and the co-kriging method to identify factors controlling the content of major ions and total dissolved solids (TDS) in areal shallow and deep groundwater and to assess groundwater evolution in Cangzhou, China. The results suggested that groundwater quality degradation occurred and developed in the study area, as indicated by increasing concentrations of major ions, TDS and hardness in both shallow and deep groundwater. In shallow groundwater, whose hydrochemical water types changed from HCO3-Ca.Na.Mg and HCO3.Cl-Na in the west (Zone II) to Cl.SO4-Na and Cl-Na in the east (Zone III). Areas with TDS concentrations between 1500 and 2000 mg/L occupied 79.76% of the total in the 1980s, while areas with a TDS concentration ranging from 2500 to 3000 mg/L comprised 59.11% of the total in the 2010s. In deep groundwater, the area with TDS over 1000 mg/L expanded from 5366.39 km groundwater. Dissolution of dolomite, calcite, feldspar and gypsum were the primary sources of major ions in groundwater, and the ion exchange reaction had a strong effect on the cation content, especially for deep groundwater.

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Assessment of Long-Term Evolution of Groundwater Hydrochemical Characteristics Using Multiple Approaches: A Case Study in Cangzhou, Northern China

Wang

Liu³

et al. 2015

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“…Given that over-exploitation of surface water causes the lower reaches of streams to often dry up in North China, groundwater has been primary source for irrigation since the 1970s. The density of pumped wells have led to severe depletions of both unconfined and confined aquifers (Zhang et al, 1997;Zheng et al, 2010). Quite a few studies have been carried out to better understand the spatiotemporal variations in groundwater depletion across the NCP and to develop sustainable groundwater management options (Cao et al, 2013;Liu et al, 2008); in these works, the effects of human-induced change were evaluated by a scenario-based method (Wang et al, 2008;Liu et al, 2008Liu et al, , 2011.…”

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Socio-hydrological perspectives of the co-evolution of humans and groundwater in Cangzhou, North China Plain

Han

Liu

Duan

2017

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…Groundwaters in alluvial fans represent important water resource in semi-arid and semi-humid areas in China (Foster et al 2004;Zhang et al 2000Zhang et al , 2004 and worldwide (Bull 1977;Robertson 1991;Stimson et al 2001). The Quaternary Aquifer in the North China Plain (NCP) (Fig.…”

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“…The Quaternary Aquifer in the North China Plain (NCP) (Fig. 1) is one of the largest aquifer systems in the world (Foster et al 2004;Zhang et al 2000). Owing to the abundance of groundwater resources, the alluvial fans associated with this formation are ideal sites for developing cities including Beijing, Tianjin, and Shijiazhuang municipalities in NCP (Fig.…”

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Recharge source and hydrogeochemical evolution of shallow groundwater in a complex alluvial fan system, southwest of North China Plain

Pan

Tang

et al. 2007

Environ Geol

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Many cities around the world are developed at alluvial fans. With economic and industrial development and increase in population, quality and quantity of groundwater are often damaged by over-exploitation in these areas. In order to realistically assess these groundwater resources and their sustainability, it is vital to understand the recharge sources and hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater in alluvial fans. In March 2006, groundwater and surface water were sampled for major element analysis and stable isotope (oxygen-18 and deuterium) compositions in Xinxiang, which is located at a complex alluvial fan system composed of a mountainous area, Taihang Mt. alluvial fan and Yellow River alluvial fan. In the Taihang mountainous area, the groundwater was recharged by precipitation and was characterized by Transferred water from the Yellow River is the main source of the groundwater in the Yellow River alluvial fan in the south of the study area, and stable isotopic compositions of the groundwater (mean value of -8.8% d 18 O) were similar to those of transferred water (-8.9%), increasing from the southern boundary of the study area to the distal end of the fan. The groundwater underwent chemical evolution from Ca-HCO 3 , Na-HCO 3 , to Na-SO 4 . A conceptual model, integrating stiff diagrams, is used to describe the spatial variation of recharge sources, chemical evolution, and groundwater flow paths in the complex alluvial fan aquifer system.

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Evolution of Quaternary groundwater system in North China Plain

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Assessment of Long-Term Evolution of Groundwater Hydrochemical Characteristics Using Multiple Approaches: A Case Study in Cangzhou, Northern China

Assessment of Long-Term Evolution of Groundwater Hydrochemical Characteristics Using Multiple Approaches: A Case Study in Cangzhou, Northern China

Socio-hydrological perspectives of the co-evolution of humans and groundwater in Cangzhou, North China Plain

Recharge source and hydrogeochemical evolution of shallow groundwater in a complex alluvial fan system, southwest of North China Plain

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