PODMT3DMS-Tool: proper orthogonal decomposition linked to the MT3DMS model for nitrate simulation in aquifers

Noori, Roohollah; Hooshyaripor, Farhad; Javadi, Saman; Dodangeh, Mehrnaz; Adamowski, Jan; Berndtsson, Ronny; Baghvand, Akbar; Kløve, Bjørn

doi:10.1007/s10040-020-02114-0

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“…As a result, most lakes and reservoirs around the country are suffering from eutrophication (Akbarzadeh et al, 2008; Aradpour et al, 2020; Noori et al, 2019; Rezaei et al, 2012). In addition, groundwater pollution by nitrate, as a nutrient that mainly originates from agricultural lands, is considered as a serious problem for most aquifers around the country (Esmaeili et al, 2014; Ghahremanzadeh et al, 2018; Mahvi et al, 2005; Noori et al, 2020).…”

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Iran's Agriculture in the Anthropocene

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The anthropogenic impacts of development and frequent droughts have limited Iran's water availability. This has major implications for Iran's agricultural sector which is responsible for about 90% of water consumption at the national scale. This study investigates if declining water availability impacted agriculture in Iran. Using the Mann-Kendall and Sen's slope estimator methods, we explored the changes in Iran's agricultural production and area during the 1981-2013 period. Despite decreasing water availability during this period, irrigated agricultural production and area continuously increased. This unsustainable agricultural development, which would have been impossible without the overabstraction of surface and ground water resources, has major long-term water, food, environmental, and human security implications for Iran. Plain Language Summary Given the heavy reliance of the agricultural sector on water availability, it is important to examine if Iran's agriculture has been impacted by water availability changes in recent decades. The investigation of the long-term impacts of natural water availability changes on agricultural activities in the country during the 1981-2013 period revealed that the agricultural sector in Iran continued to expand regardless of decreasing water availability in the country. This expansion was facilitated by the excessive use of nonrenewable water resources which has significant environmental and socioeconomic implications.

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Iran's Agriculture in the Anthropocene

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“…GMS has become one of the most widely used groundwater simulation software in the world with a good user interface, powerful pre-processing and post-processing functions, and excellent 3D visual effects [54,55]. The modules MODFLOW and MT3DMS are applied separately to simulate groundwater flow and the influence range of benzene series when pollutants are released [56]. The effects of drilling on the unconfined water near each water source well are forecasted by simulation.…”

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“…The scatter plot in Figure 4c shows good compatibility between observed and calculated groundwater levels by the model. The mobility of pollutants was assessed based on the migration characteristics in groundwater [56]. The impact of petroleum pollutants on groundwater is predicted by applying the groundwater solute transport model of 20 years to the leakage of polluted water from drilling wells in the process of oil mining.…”

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Assessment of Groundwater Contamination Risk in Oilfield Drilling Sites Based on Groundwater Vulnerability, Pollution Source Hazard, and Groundwater Value Function in Yitong County

Fang

Liu

Zhao

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Water

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Oilfield drilling sites are the potential dispersive pollution source of groundwater, especially to shallow groundwater. The pollution risk assessment in these areas is an important reference for effective groundwater management and protection. The vulnerability assessment alone is not sufficient for groundwater contamination risk assessment. In this study, we developed a comprehensive groundwater pollution risk assessment method for oilfield drilling sites that combine groundwater vulnerability, pollution source hazard, and groundwater value function to produce a more comprehensive result. Consider the oilfield drilling area in Yitong County of Jilin Province, China, as an example. Thematic maps of the three aspects (groundwater vulnerability, pollution source hazard, and groundwater value function) were generated in ArcGIS environment to assess the contamination risk of groundwater in quaternary pore unconfined aquifer. The results show that 9.92% of the study area is characterized as being at high risk. These areas are mainly distributed around the center position of the oil drilling site, floodplains, and the reservoir. The moderate risk area accounts for 21.04% of the total area. It is distributed in the first-level terrace, mainly because of the high function value of groundwater. The remaining 69.04% of the study area is characterized as none and mild risk, mainly distributed in the valleys and terraces. This integrated groundwater contamination risk assessment method is suited for comparative assessment of multiple-point sources of contamination at a regional scale. Finally, the groundwater contamination risk grade distributed in this area provides a reference for effective protection and sustainable supply of groundwater in the oilfield drilling area.

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“…It is important in a country such as Iran where groundwater supplies more than 55% of the national's water demand, which its contribution increases to even more than 80% in rural communities (IPRC, 2017). However, scientific investigations into Iran's groundwater quality assessment are usually local and have limited coverage (Amiri et al., 2014; Barzegar et al., 2019; Chitsazan et al., 2017; Ghahremanzadeh et al., 2018; Mirzavand et al., 2020; Moghaddam & Fijani, 2008; Nadiri et al., 2013; Noori et al., 2020; Rezaei and Hassani, 2018; Sheikhi et al., 2020). There is no a countrywide, large‐scale analysis to show Iran's groundwater suitability for drinking and irrigation uses although a rich record of studies can be found associated with the decline in groundwater storage, discharge, level, and withdrawal as well as groundwater extraction points (Forootan et al., 2014; Joodaki et al., 2014; Khaki et al., 2018; Nabavi, 2018; Noori et al., 2021; Panahi et al., 2020).…”

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Iran's Groundwater Hydrochemistry

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Noori

Partani

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Earth and Space Science

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 Since Iran's groundwater hydrochemistry has not been well understood, we explored it using a rich, nationwide data sampled from 9,468 wells. Findings indicate the dominance of mix water type in 13 out of 30 of Iran's sub-basins, followed by NaCl water type in nine sub-basins. A distinctive relationship exists between Iran's geological-geomorphological features and hydrochemical facies/groundwater quality. This study's results can be used in the formulation of new strategies and policies for Iran's groundwater quality management in the future.

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PODMT3DMS-Tool: proper orthogonal decomposition linked to the MT3DMS model for nitrate simulation in aquifers

Cited by 16 publications

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Iran's Agriculture in the Anthropocene

Iran's Agriculture in the Anthropocene

Assessment of Groundwater Contamination Risk in Oilfield Drilling Sites Based on Groundwater Vulnerability, Pollution Source Hazard, and Groundwater Value Function in Yitong County

Iran's Groundwater Hydrochemistry

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