Spatial variation in background groundwater geochemistry of the Gurinai Wetland, Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia
Models for assessing and monitoring groundwater quality. Proc. symposium, Boulder, 1995
By: Weizu Gu and N.E. Peters
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Abstract
Age dating of groundwater from several hand-dug wells in the Gurinai Wetland of the Badajilin-Gobi Desert, north-central China, indicated a continuum from present to 7625??155 years B.P. Water age correlates with concentration for some constituents. In general, concentrations of Fe, Cr, Se and Sr increase with increasing age, whereas Ca, Br, Zn and Rb decrease. Compared to concentration ranges reported for freshwaters, several constituents were much more concentrated including Na, Cl, Mg, Br and Th, and many others extended the upper concentration limit including Sr, Mo, Rb, Cr, U, Se, Nb and Ce. For Th, the maximum observed concentration extends the previously summarized maximum by more than an order of magnitude.
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Gu, W., and Peters, N., 1995, Spatial variation in background groundwater geochemistry of the Gurinai Wetland, Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia: Models for assessing and monitoring groundwater quality. Proc. symposium, Boulder, 1995, v. 227, p. 85-90.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Spatial variation in background groundwater geochemistry of the Gurinai Wetland, Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia |
| Series title | Models for assessing and monitoring groundwater quality. Proc. symposium, Boulder, 1995 |
| Volume | 227 |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Models for assessing and monitoring groundwater quality. Proc. symposium, Boulder, 1995 |
| First page | 85 |
| Last page | 90 |