ISSN:
1432-0495
Keywords:
Overexploitation
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Hydrochemistry
;
Karstic aquifer
;
Conceptual model
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
Notes:
Abstract The groundwater mining of the Crevillente aquifer (southeastern Spain) has resulted in the progressive deterioration of water quality, with particularly significant increases in chloride, sulfate, and sodium. The possibility of a vertical hydrochemical zoning is deduced that would require examining the importance of the geometry and lithology (evaporitic materials) in the salinization process. The time of water-rock contact (residence time) and dilution by infiltration of rainwater also influences the hydrogeochemistry of the aquifer. The hydrochemical data are useful in defining the conceptual model of the aquifer, completely karstified with relative homogeneity.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00770473
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