Spatiotemporal Variation Characteristics of Groundwater Quality in A Semi-Arid Steppe Area in Northwest China
2021
Quansheng Li, Kai Zhang, Yingming Yang, Shan Chong, Wenfeng Du and Yunlan He
In this paper, the open-pit coal mine in semi-arid grassland was taken as the research object. The water samples of the open-pit coal mine and its surrounding areas were collected and the hydrochemical parameters were detected. The temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, and dissolved oxygen in the groundwater were studied. The results showed that the groundwater in the study area was alkaline and brackish water. Climate factors might have a certain impact on the pH, conductivity, and dissolved oxygen of groundwater. The pH value of groundwater in the mining area was higher than that in the surrounding pastoral area, while the conductivity value of the mining area was between the pastoral area in the west and the Xilin river area in the east. The parameters of pH, conductivity and total dissolved solids of the four monitoring wells around the mining area showed a slow change or stable phenomenon in the vertical direction with the increase of groundwater depth. This study is of great significance to understand the characteristics of groundwater chemistry in mining areas and the rational development and utilization of groundwater resources.
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