Coexistence of High Fluoride Fresh and Saline Groundwaters in the Yuncheng Basin, Northern China
- Gao, X.B.
- Zhang, F.C.
- Wang, C.
- Wang, Y.X.
Publication date
December 2013
DOI Publisher
The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.Abstract
AbstractFluoride contaminated groundwater is a serious health issue worldwide. However, little is known about the coexistence of fresh and saline elevated fluoride groundwaters. In this case, fresh and saline groundwaters with elevated F concentrations (up to 14.1mg/l) in the Yuncheng Basin (YB) were investigated. The enrichment and mobility of F in groundwater are controlled by natural water-rock interaction processes in the aquifers, which were indicated by the positive correlation of high F and high HCO - concentrations, and the negative correlation between F and nitrate concentrations in groundwater
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