Relation of salinity and selenium in shallow groundwater to hydrologic and geochemical processes, Western San Joaquin Valley, California
Journal of Hydrology
By: S. J. Deverel and S.K. Gallanthine
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Abstract
Salinity and selenium concentrations in shallow groundwater of the western San Joaquin Valley, California, are related to the geomorphology and hydrology of the alluvial fans. The highest salinity and selenium concentrations in shallow groundwater occur in alluvium deposited by ephemeral streams and at the margins of the major alluvial fans, where there were naturally saline, fine-grained soils. Low-to-moderate salinity and selenium concentrations in shallow groundwater are associated with upper and middle areas of the major alluvial fans deposited by intermittent streams. Areas with the most naturally saline soils have been irrigated in the last 40 years. These are now the areas of highest salinity and selenium concentrations in the shallow groundwater. Present-day (1986) groundwater salinity is spatially correlated with natural soil salinity in these areas. Isotopic data indicate that the highest salinity and selenium concentrations in groundwater present at low altitudes resulted from evaporative concentration when the water table was shallow.
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Deverel, S.J., and Gallanthine, S., 1989, Relation of salinity and selenium in shallow groundwater to hydrologic and geochemical processes, Western San Joaquin Valley, California: Journal of Hydrology, v. 109, no. 1-2, p. 125-149, https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1694(89)90011-5.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Relation of salinity and selenium in shallow groundwater to hydrologic and geochemical processes, Western San Joaquin Valley, California |
| Series title | Journal of Hydrology |
| DOI | 10.1016/0022-1694(89)90011-5 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Year Published | 1989 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | California Water Science Center |
| Description | 25 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Hydrology |
| First page | 125 |
| Last page | 149 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | San Joaquin Valley |