查卡里平原 (阿富汗) 地下水酸盐来源的识别和分配
Abdulhalim Zaryab1,2, Asadullah Farahmand3, Thomas J Mack4
1Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Faculty of Geology and Mines, Kabul Polytechnic University, Kabul, Afghanistan. a.zaryab@kpu.edu.af.
Environmental geochemistry and health
|July 18, 2023
概括
查卡里水层中的酸盐污染主要来自污水和肥,自然减弱最小. 了解这些来源对于可持续的地下水管理至关重要.
科学领域:
- 水文地质学 水文地质学
- 环境地质化学环境地质化学
- 同位素水文学 同位素水文学
背景情况:
- 查卡里流水层对当地供水至关重要,包括人类,动物和灌需求.
- 了解酸盐来源和命运对于管理查卡里平原地下水质量至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 研究查卡里平原地下水和河水的地质化学和稳定同位素比例.
- 确定和量化查卡里水层中酸盐污染的主要来源.
- 评估生物地化学过程对动态和酸盐减弱的影响.
主要方法:
- 在水样中分析主要离子和稳定同位素比 (δ2H-H2O, δ18O-H2O, δ15N-NO3−, δ18O-NO3−).
- 使用 δ15N-NO3− 与 δ18O-NO3− 的交叉图表来推断酸盐来源.
- 使用贝叶斯源识别模型 (BSIMM) 来量化不同酸盐来源的贡献.
主要成果:
- 肥料和污水被确定为主要的酸盐来源,约占75%.
- 土壤 (13%) 和化学肥料 (9.5%) 也被确定为贡献来源.
- 化是主要的生态化学过程,观察到可以忽略不计的化和酸盐的自然衰减.
结论:
- 查卡里平原的地下水污染受到污水和肥料的重大影响.
- 有效的地下水管理策略必须解决非点源,如农业排水和废水.
- 这些发现为决策者提供了关键数据,以实施有针对性的污染控制,并确保可持续的水资源管理.
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