Hydrogeochemical evolution of groundwater impacted by acid mine drainage (AMD) from polymetallic mining areas (South China)

被引:5
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作者
Liu, Yu [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Xie, Xianming [4 ]
Wang, Song [4 ]
Hu, Simin [1 ]
Wei, Lezhang [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Wu, Qihang [1 ,3 ]
Luo, Dinggui [1 ,2 ,3 ]
Xiao, Tangfu [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Guangzhou Univ, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Guangzhou 510006, Peoples R China
[2] Guangzhou Univ, Linkoping Univ Guangzhou Univ Res Ctr Urban Sustai, Guangzhou 510006, Peoples R China
[3] Minist Educ, Key Lab Water Qual & Conservat Pearl River Delta, Minist Educ, Guangzhou 510006, Peoples R China
[4] Guangdong Hydrogeol Battal, Guangzhou 510080, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Groundwater; Hydrochemical; Acid mine drainage; Potentially toxic elements; WATER-QUALITY INDEX; DABAOSHAN MINE; CHEMISTRY; WASTE; RIVER;
D O I
10.1016/j.jconhyd.2023.104254
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Mining activities have long-term impacts on the groundwater of surrounding areas and deserve in-depth analysis and study. Herein, the geochemical mechanisms of acid mine drainage (AMD)-affected groundwaters were examined, and groundwater quality was assessed through water quality indices. 15 water samples from 7 do -mestic and 4 groundwater monitoring wells were tested for physical and chemical parameters in 2022, and multivariate statistical analysis was carried out with monitoring data from 21 domestic wells in 2010. The groundwater chemical composition varied from a predominantly Ca-HCO3 type in 2010 to a Ca-SO4 type in 2022. The isotopic values of delta 18O and delta D indicate that groundwater has not been significantly affected by evaporation. Changes in groundwater sulfate and total dissolved solids (TDS) levels over the twelve-year period confirmed the AMD infiltration impact on groundwater quality. The groundwater chemical properties changed more slowly than those of surface waters affected by AMD based on a cumulative increase in sulfate concentration of 29.94 mg/L. Changes in groundwater quality were investigated, namely, the spatiotemporal distribution of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), including Fe, Mn, Cd, Pb, and As. Mn concentrations in upstream groundwater areas near the mine decreased by 61.8% between 2010 and 2022. Conversely, groundwater in midstream areas had Mn concentrations of 2.25 mg/L and arsenic concentrations of 11.8 mu g/L, both exceeding the WHO, 2022 standard. According to multivariate statistical analysis, Mn, Cd, and Pb originated from polymetallic minerals, whereas As was likely derived from the reduction of Fe/Mn hydroxyl oxides. AMD remediation improved contaminated upstream groundwater quality over 12 years, with a 36.8% improvement in WQI values. PTE distribution determined water quality changes; therefore, PTE contamination should be treated in mid-and downstream regions while contaminated groundwater should be treated upstream.
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