Factors Governing Groundwater Chemistry in Paleozoic Sedimentary Aquifers in an Arid Environment: A Case Study from Hail Province in Saudi Arabia

Zaidi, Faisal K.; Kassem, Osama M. K.; Albassam, A.A.; Al-Humidan, Saad

doi:10.1007/s13369-014-1534-4

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“…The study of the above techniques for the assessment of groundwater suitability for irrigation purposes confirmed the majority of the area having good or suitable water for irrigation. Several researchers have used the geochemical properties of water for the assessment of water quality for different purposes [59][60][61][62][63][64][65].…”

Section: Magnesium Hazardmentioning

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Use of Geographic Information System and Water Quality Index to Assess Groundwater Quality in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

Shabbir

Ahmad

2015

Arab J Sci Eng

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Water quality assessment has always been a dominant part of environmental quality management. The present study involved the suitability assessment and mapping of groundwater quality for agricultural activities and drinking purposes in Rawalpindi and Islamabad area. A total of 22 samples were collected from borewells and open wells, and these water samples were further analysed for physical and chemical characteristics on the basis of which different indices were developed. Water quality index was calculated for overall water quality quantification from the perspective of human consumption. The results showed that a greater proportion exhibited poor quality for drinking due to overexploitation of groundwater resource, agricultural impact and direct release of contaminants. Further, evaluation of groundwater for its suitability for irrigation showed that majority of the groundwater was suitable for irrigation purposes.

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Section: Magnesium Hazardmentioning

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Use of Geographic Information System and Water Quality Index to Assess Groundwater Quality in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

Shabbir

Ahmad

2015

Arab J Sci Eng

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“…Besides, the meteoric origin of the groundwater might have been lost due to water–rock interaction, mixture with high charged surface waters and ion exchange reactions. Earlier, Zaidi et al. (2015) reported alteration in the meteoric source of the groundwater in the Arabia coastal basin as a result of rock-water interaction.…”

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Hydrogeochemical and salinity appraisal of surficial lens of freshwater aquifer along Lagos coastal belt, South West, Nigeria

Yusuf¹,

Abiye²,

Ibrahim³

et al. 2021

Heliyon

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In order to determine the hydrogeochemical processes and salinity status of the surficial lens of freshwater aquifer in the Lagos coastal basin, physicochemical parameters and hydrogeochemical tools were employed in this study. These tools include existing methods such as Piper diagram, Durov diagram, Gibb's diagram, statistical analysis and geochemical modelling, and the newly proposed cationic contribution evaluation and ionic ratio bivariate plots. The Piper plot revealed that chemical facies is rich in (Ca, Mg, Cl and HCO 3 ) and (Ca and HCO 3 ) for the groundwater in both wet and dry seasons while Mg-Cl and Na-Cl water types characterised the lagoon and the Ocean, respectively. The surficial aquifer is an essentially freshwater in the dry season and partly saline in the wet season due to flash flood, marine aerosol precipitation and infiltration from the surrounding brackish surface waters. The Ca 2þ þMg 2þ vs total cation (TZ þ ); HCO 3 -/Ca 2þ vs Ca 2þ /Mg 2þ and HCO 3 -/Ca 2þ vs Ca 2þ /Na þ plots as well as geochemical modelling indicated that carbonate weathering is the dominant chemical process controlling the groundwater chemistry for both seasons. In a descending order, water-rock interaction, ion exchange and evaporation are the geochemical processes controlling the groundwater quality in the area. Besides the natural processes, factor analysis revealed the imminent influence of anthropogenic activities (industrial and domestic) on the groundwater chemistry indicated by the presence of Mn, Fe, Ni, Cd, Pb, Cu and NO 3 above the permissible limit of drinking water standard, particularly in the wet season. In addition to the successful application of the proposed ionic plots, the study justifies the importance of multiple tools application in the hydrogeochemical deductions and recommends consistent monitoring of the shallow aquifers in the Lagos coastal basin.

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“…Gibbs diagram, an effective approach for evaluating the source of dissolved chemical constituents, can be used to distinguish the dominant factors controlling the surface water and/or groundwater chemistry, including precipitation dominant, rock dominant (water-rock interaction) and evaporation dominant (Kumar et al 2015;Zaidi et al 2015aZaidi et al , 2015bAhmad et al 2019). The ratios of Cl À /(Cl À þ HCO 3 À ) and…”

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Hydrochemical characteristics, hydraulic connectivity and water quality assessment of multilayer aquifers in Western Suzhou City, Northern Anhui Province, China

Song

Feng

et al. 2021

Water Supply

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The present study focuses on the shallow phreatic aquifer (SA) and the upper confined aquifer (CA) developed in Cenozoic loose strata, which are the major regional groundwater resources for drinking, irrigation, industry and other water-related activities. Seven samples from SA and seventeen samples from CA were analyzed to depict the hydrochemical characteristics, categorize the hydrochemical facies, evaluate the hydraulic connectivity, and appraise the drinking water and irrigation water quality. The abundance of cations is Na+ > Ca2+ > Mg2+ > K+ and the anions is HCO3− > SO42− > Cl− in both aquifers, respectively. Groundwater chemistry is controlled by water-rock interactions such as halite dissolution, ion exchange, reverse ion exchange, silicate weathering, and followed by the dissolution of Glauber's salt. The low connectivity and moderate connectivity between these two aquifers has engendered. The majority of the ion concentrations are within the limit for drinking, only one sample from the shallow aquifer are greater than the limit of 250 mg/L, a total of 29% from the shallow unconfined aquifer and 14% from the confined aquifer were not within the limit of 250 mg/L. The sodium absorption ratio (SAR), residual sodium carbonate (RSC) and soluble sodium percentage (%Na) values reveal that all the samples are appropriate for irrigation uses. The the US salinity laboratory (USSL) diagram shows that sixteen CA samples and all the SA samples fall in the C3S1 zone, implying high salinity hazard and low alkalinity hazard.

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Factors Governing Groundwater Chemistry in Paleozoic Sedimentary Aquifers in an Arid Environment: A Case Study from Hail Province in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 22 publications

References 21 publications

Use of Geographic Information System and Water Quality Index to Assess Groundwater Quality in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

Use of Geographic Information System and Water Quality Index to Assess Groundwater Quality in Rawalpindi and Islamabad

Hydrogeochemical and salinity appraisal of surficial lens of freshwater aquifer along Lagos coastal belt, South West, Nigeria

Hydrochemical characteristics, hydraulic connectivity and water quality assessment of multilayer aquifers in Western Suzhou City, Northern Anhui Province, China

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